Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-29
G.nar,l E.rlH,, OpsratiOus.


A HsaveL-o0Tn Gsnsrs, IS Pa. PsOnouoced Uh'e
does net appear upon he sarsh 0fsner than 9nes IN
century a. least. We mean, By this oorr0Hed tefm'
oas Of those rarely gifted msy, before whom AL Ut
tes vanish, whom 40 dangers Gnrgnh ana no Ao0is
tire and ucou whom success IN all nneer'AAms' -
.ands vlIh ~ much unfjTmiy that they come IN Nne
and 20 regard themselves man Of dtsny and are 30
REGARDED py Lhs s.up sasd and dsEGsd multitude SuSh
en us eannO. expect SLSe tie advent Of enc Oh mem
1, so rare, tEas he IL r,gA dsd - prodigy when ne
osneA Aad leaves behind him, when be ssPAfS' A'Oio
40 Freal tha! the qua sPpsArs 70 lave ed m place. Ana
ina world 10 be pOddilg Ca IN dAEknss' AnPnes nave
moulisrd ron The f.es Of thS earth, languages cave
.xusr.d ana ne millions that have POksn m nigh
,,,0lutops have been accomplished, and The destiny
OF racsJ bssn changed without having Witnessed me
spos,s.uss OF suOn person. In general, We mus Be
o,p,ea,sd With Via. SAa be accomplished By men oil
hard Dr,sel sense, AID unSiPu.sd eour Sc, IN CON-
mana If urnes and Eu3s not looG Tor VonaeIs, wen
vsare uslrR Oay human means ASAinS men nos SrsA'-
" infsr,sr 10 us u Intelligence and sseaSe.
TIA irsLd, OF G neral E4Ily DO nos claim for HIN
h,lheIG "a ~ or NAP.l'oa, nor do they t1P'o'
,,cn hin uhAs LO0ody ~. AFFAIR CT NsF0'e0n
c,Vld accomplish; thsy 60 sIPeS' rom hum however
=. . a,,,ral o! excellent sense, sLong Wall,
.,,,unm,,e bravery ami large experience can aeon
h and IN spie Of Al that hss been said 90 the COZ
"a, ,hsy bssTs InA. Ihu iAr nc has 10! dsAPP0ln
ei gasm.
G,ps.a EIly, Il We understand the matter Was SEM
a. -, ,bs ,sy Of Hunter aud his thsVes-tO PEI
.,,,,s ip,o aryAn6-.o threaten the Capital Of The
U,i,sd s:a.ss-.O spread GlArn throughout FsnH''.
yania-Gad 70 check any force oil the enemy 'n' sH'
.,smu, 60 open . uay Ihrouga ths Va ley 70 'ns
/, inDorAns pest Of LyneasuTg Anes-sr gFsa' 0pIse'
IS x.sliol il Understood 10 nave oeen :" 'OiSs
~. OF portion Of Crane toIea ir0m the DOT
asr, Of ,hs Jlns5 20 the borders Of the Oai0' AHs
,,i,b inch he wa t1p.e cd TO tf.et these OF
80. b,sn yariouzy sta.ed by tie enemy, bat We
20 IGNORANT OF lis eG.0ot, and saouli NOS conn Gaze
,it Tla. his operations Es'e sesn yer!
So. :, proved by Ibe iae; that the enemy rAo''-
a, r.ted /; .. forty thousand u'u, when Asartuy
,vsr reached TIE fSIes az IiHIs vi ol ne mas ope-
- has ,,so been variously g s,ed BY the enemy
-, 4, the NV York W0 ID WlOss statements We
,,,,.i f,s GAYS ego, ssyo thd', from d'ss to hs'
-, tbous,rd men have bean employed against hir
Du1p,er si1s; i've 5ous Nd have been ei'Ssr
800 ., ,-uatsI, CT are missing. NV, Ne really a.
So ,b,t % t,spsrsl ,ry, vita Re tVlcs WtieA he
a IA, s.5s ,ae uhglo Wiley, e1sep! tFo eou'u's'
ms, ninety tto,saat men, preventing !h'm ioo
> 80, I.,ne7s5r7, a-d thereby eOsipg up &c mona
=, Ina go. az f. Ii eouog c2Wa upon /. irem ne
-a,D nd sl,s.pg f. - il .aa: d,fsctOl-Ald has o
,bs s.n-t.rs. cocYg,d G ant 70 send large PcrAo'
of "a. ar1y a~sy = Z sa,n, c,pu-ed 'ak.n prisoners
.. .,-,,.i . IS 90 on. o. - % eco a!or sAd-N'
: -, ~. I'd. -. tie With the iofOa a. his com
I'd ad s..I holds t's ground, al :eady 'of
.,o.,S, o..l.--ss 80 ts-e "o-d L. t.sIe arc ~
oo,b. I'm, r l..c-en vso csc.t nave dcne
rnusc rar,.r 5a1 ,l-y hesa 20 lGe.Ita' Su' unV
u.sly s-.l persous Sc 70 o. l.uso ou.s'se Oi TIC
stuy I'D poEsyusiy Ist-le ~ tae coaltr' 'Ae graz
Os,sa. Of ,lsr m4.sAry geni45. Wsh'E 20 any, We
are sspossj - ;hiok Ihera arr ieH Hho eouu Lave
A.. h ttsr than G.Lessl E,rly Las done. Hs vas
SAINT 10 drVs CO Hunter, IS well - 20 Invade Maryland
and Psal Iialil ~ he did Ito dTAEAh a F0s"oH
~ G,.nl', any, and DO did H. A Napoleon, or cur
J,.kcn nS5s, posstlj, have struck 90 N Tbs seven
.,niss o. the enemy in pitched battles, eoP!urtd tie
.,snv', Cap al &c sd BLumore, EaYIgsd PsnnsyVs-
" and even carried tie Sgut1Crn eros vi ban sight II
p,asssIphia. Ba. i: il possibiy merely, and very
far from even . probability /: ls a very imporAn
confederation Whs,hss The cOuCty cn cfHd TO ozs
t,s men that would undoubtedly have bea lost IN tuch
an enterprise hoEtVsE successful aud HhAs would hsVe
ben ous condition had they b,en lostf AZ kf Cen.
Eary has lis army safe, though reduced aud 1t csran'
" is no small compliment: tna: the f1ree which fought
LA, week at Cedar Creek should have bean supposed
By the sntmy q have been reinforced BY LOngSrts!s
eorpA
Civilians propose 10 relieve General E'ry. He is
under General Less command, AID no doubt that of-
Ger is much obliged 10 them for their advice Possibly,
however he may sks ii into his head that he does not
need advice, upon subjsc. purely military, and frI
such quarter A. auy rate We have not heard of bis
making any preparation 70 that tHsc, and tho prooa-
billy is hai his COZ 6lsree not have been shaken,
and chat he sill reposos 1t In General Early SO our
civil friends We supc, viii 20. be grAta'd this lime.