The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-12-09
81 Rebel News.

81 Rebel News.
From aDruids" Letter to the N Y. WORLDLY
EARLY HAD MORE TROOPS THAN HE REQUIRED
1t requires the exercise of great general
ship. On the part of their military leaders
to accomplish the results which they seek
to bring about, with the really, compare
lively, small armies that they have in the
field. They lave, in "a word, no troops to
spare. The rebel leaders have certain de-
signs which they wish General Early to
accomplish in the valley, and on the line Of
the upper Potomac this winter, $4,000
troops are not required to accomplish these
results. They can be accomplished, the
rebel leaders think, with even less than
Is, 900. The recent capture of the strongly
fortified positions Of New Creek and Pied
mont, and the destruction of the forts, re-
doubts, outworks. and public property
there, was accomplished by aforce of not
over $500 men, although they were so dis
posed that there seemed to be 5000. Now
IN the light Of this affair at Piedmont, let
any. reasonable man say what force OF
5000 cavalry, supported by 5000 infantry
with few batteries Of light artillery, is
capable of doing, s.aII y,J al5s
TEN THOUSAND TROOPS ENOUGH FOR The
Ys-vALLEY, u. sj-t .-..s a..
TLey could reach the Potomac at some
point near Cumberland, and be in Pennsyl
yania before the movement could be stop
ped; perhaps before it could be discovered.
The rebels who captufsd New Creek were
certainly there before il was known that
they had left their camp; and they had
done their work and VANISHED, before any
pursuit vas organized to head them off,
Once in: Pennsylvania, or even in Maryland,
afoyee Of this kind could create rs much
alarm and CONSERVATION as EARLY did last
July, when he laid seige to Washington
Is it doubted that such movement could
be made as a SURPRISED Why then, was
Rossers late movement to New Greek net
discovered in time to be checked Rosser's
cavalry left Early's camp for New Creek,
in broad day light, although under the COW
Ell of fog. This movement could be com
menced under cover of dark night.
TEN THOUSAND MORE OF EARLY's TROOPS
SENT TO RICHMOND.
do not know whether these considera-
tions have presented themselves to the
minds of the rebel leaders, or not. What
l do know is, that since the 25th of No.
vember, nearly, if not quite, ten thousand
more of Early's troops, in regimental orr
CARNATIONS, have arrived at Richmond from
the valley; so that all the troops Early has
now left in the valley is about eight thou
sand, or possibly ten thousand men, Of
whom three thousand or four thousand are
cavalry Where did get this Information?
From che rebel syrnpathisers in Baltimore,
the american would say. But would the
rebel sympathisers in Baltimore tell me
what would be Of direct injury to their
cause? WoIll they tell me, for nothing,
what the War DepartE. ent, ought to be
willing to pay good round sum to learn,
and what, | will venture to say, General
Sheridan does not know now? Be that as
it may, the facts are as ] have stated. The
10000 troops last sent away were not
wanted in the valley. They ,oere wanted
at Richmond. What General Early is ex.
pected to do with his 5000 or 5000 troops,
l do not know. l know that New Creek
and Piedmont were captured by part of
them; and that expedition, daring and sue
cessfu as it was, was probably undertake n
10 order to convey the idea that Early's
force was still $4,000 strong
EARLY WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD THE VAL.
LEY.
! can tell, however, what EARLY will act
do He will not leave the valley, and
Lynchburg will not be left uncovered. He
will continue to cover Lynchburg and Cor
louisville; he will continue to hold the val
ley; he will continue to threaten at least
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and the
line of the upper Potomac He may do
more; these things he will certainly do
The rebel leaders seem to think that 5000
or 5000 troops are enough for these pur.
poses, but if more are required, moro will
be sent to him.
HOW THE REBELS ARE EyACUATING RICH
MoND.
Your readers. of course, will not believe
for moment the reports that are preva
lent here, and that may reach New York,
that the rebels are making active prepare.
tons to evacuate Petersburg and Richmond;
that they are preparing to abandon the
Nho'e OF Virginia; indeed, that they have
already begun to evacuate Ric hmond. The
foundation lupoh'which all these reports
are bosed is the simple fact that large
number of rebel troops are known to have
LETT Richmond for the west. That fact is
undoubted. But they were sent away for
the same reason that the lsstI 600 troops
were brought away from the Valley, They
were not needed On the lines of Petersburg
and Richmond-they were needed IN Geor-
ga, and to Georgia they have been sent.
AS regards the number so seut there is
less certainty My information places it
at lo,Ooo or 2OOOo, and among them some
b; igades from Ewell's corps, and some
from that of General Hill. Your readers
vii! remember that Gen. Lee received a
very strong accession TO his army during
the months OF Septemb er an DC tober, in
the shane of Soma OS OAn oa,, ro..,;..