Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-06-03
The last Flankiar Msrsn,n,.

- AerNitnt OF tnc movement across thr
North Anna. lcft Gcncral Grant VIII ~.
Sh9ie army on he south bank q the riser
ueslay ulght. To this was added an In
tinafion. dated al noon or Wrde..l,,
that an important moscui. af. not set O. b,
explained. ~erc b. progress Grant was
st that time confronted o. lee. Who occupi-
ed thc junction Of thc railroads and VS.
suFposcl % have line ~ works soass9h-r,
in advance % the Soufh Anna. within vhi.5
L. proposed o. bar the further pro.r..s q
cur army. The pathr generally 49, led
O. expect a desperate and BLOODY contest.
a. abe prioe az ~h.ch thr beat step On The
gryst advanc- must D.. rurChasrd
lhe farther uioseuasut olscareiy le-c-
st'ioEct in cur drsQateh undcr dato %
~ eunesdaF noou md in thoss received hv
thc >ccrviary 81 War doun 20 Thur.l.v
morning. has nov been deseior-l Aher
dcmoustrations bcyond the North Arn,.
"hi'h "'nsese4 the inprcssion that a 81.
moss moesntut there was intended. Grant
vrhfir.s hts Whole army O. thr north l.rk
On thursday night. ard began nar,h
towards Hanover. tis rtrht being ro,r-.l
by tae rvcr. vhich for some di.tanc~ fou.
in q southcriy course. ard his movement Be-
ing in some dc-rec concrairsl hv the st-,.
means. TIE casalry vcrc throsn f5rrarl
o. secure the passage 90 the Pamunkrr.
I.
tkruwu scruss that RIVER bv Safur.iav nco4
a. a point on che rear ofth- ra,i-,,l ~.
ton and ~ The south Anna che hraatrs--
ters % our army being on SATURDAY, morn
ing rarcly twcnfy uiiics from X chmof.i n
l-ec has saved himself from bsire cat a
i-um Tat cav. 10 aust have been hv a
movement cven more prcCipitate than ti.at
~ vaich b. rctircd from b. other .t-uar
position. 40 >poitsy lFaniA C0srt Hoass al
got behind thc North ANA
he relative Posiiion 81 tho poist. is
sach that this movement. vhIc a. las
brcuEbt our armr within an sasv drrs
maryh 81 kichuroud. has removed it b4t i-
&c farthcr from Port Royal. vbi,h uas
lately reported to % %. hass n s.rrl,.
whilc thc common rcstiuus arr even better
protected than before. And ii must b.
Observed ai-o thar thc operations are nsu
changing their hri4 90 a quarter whrrc thr
ORA al iamlukry NAV st ths ncHt ular~
o. made available a.. fhe means % comm.
nication. a. IN The pcu insofar caupa. IN t~o
years ago
a. siraiegic movement br -hirh Gen
era 1rant o. ilas compelling Lee a. fsllau
ben O. ise battlefield vhich b. prefers. AMI
shere defeat carrirs sith it The cariy Do. q
hich'aond. - M novcltv. eiih-r in as-nrral
hrAnf's o-n raana.-rulcnt or in miI.tary as
= II q . j e.
mfni- covered ~ strCan AID dl.rslsrf
Ply prctious DEM rstratfsns All f-irf H.
- tn iarf ~ scrles 81 such movement.
tnai our armF has ben earned irl-a ths
Ia pt.&n O. tbc near cicht-ortno.l u Ricb-
mord- N1ch movement carried 10 s-rass
thc ksPilan o. tLe Wrdrrnrss batti.-fel5
enc uof far different took D, CD th~ u,~-,.-,-
be he'd in front az Sputtss lvania Co.s-.
uolse. still another canned @ D. 10 North
Anna, and tlc last has nov earned Do g. thr
o1iski-ts % thaf great battle croani -hieh
ual alfeadF become historical ani o.
~htch - no- look for s1ch victory a. .hau
sEtingalsh The m.lnory 81 former uisfor-
tune
The great dissingaishing and eno,g-,-.
inr charactcrsti- of those novsm~nt. :.
-ii suggest .--.th The defcrsnoe -bieh 4.
--e IN touching sPoa = poiut iavolyin- a
sPeeiA4 science .--is their prompt and e.
hctent execution. Ihcy have been e.-r5e4
eut in sfyic shich. We DO no., h~.,t,.. 4,
sAs has not before ben witnessed b. thi.-.r
A army corp- is moved hke On. OF A.,
ptcces in gaulc of chess. faIiosin- In
'iani.g The vill 10 him -h1 81 master 81 ~.
game. and thc ~hoir army move. -
-1itf and purpose. appears O. o. az e.s~v
1t.' ~ei in han1. r2nagcablc ani
prpmpt on action. The raupairn. unLke
most oi thosc ia ~ present "a. be-ln, 10
ch-ipi IN Sam F-rt oi str.ceic design
ard sHecuiion vhith the historical can
"a. ro' 90 k4roTr display. al o. 49, ti,,
- pa an4 drsufery diameter -hirb IL,
s.ilfric generally been rkL.bite.I h~-.
Mob % chs. it must D. frankls orrel +.
d1c O. ihe discipline and seasonir- of,b,
aFn9 POI TO years 81 continuous canlaa en-
- nach also Cd tie admirabie qsalt,-s
Z, 30 'nneiiiie comnan.lcr I'D the chefs
pacty educatc,l b. most arI,os. e..
f.ear- bot most 90 al - believe. 10 81 80.
O. the PoErri4l fuGs.ncc and uastsrIv al
90 ilc -rlrral-in-chirf. uadsr ubor ti,t
inr- tri.rl frr-e 90 attairlr- a. Or, f-..-.
30 .is irrrrsrr.uE De-, .ti.a aid ach.tinethe
lasting yrattlis a o. country.
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