Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-17
ADDITIONAL FROM THE UNITED STATS.


ADDITIONAL FROM THE UNITED STATS
From the Herald If the 1871, received yesterday nc
continue Our extracts Of late aad interesting news, TIE
War neWs of the Herald is unusually mesLr., aud the
little that it contained completely exhausted in our
evening aud morn editions Ths only SUI jsct Ct In.
tsrest which We n0Wgve,is
THE AMERICAN QUESrf0N IN EUROPE.
OPINIONS or raE TKGLIsH PRESs.
We make he following extracts Of the opihioAs OF
the gsh Press the various phases oil the present
isue. The following lie the VieS which the London
Times takes oil G ans pOsaOn.
Sp. akiog of it calls GeLeral q ants perth Acy
the Times, o! the 2stl August, says:
No number of reverses seem sufficient TO check this
Dertinacious General. was but few days ago lhat
v, heard Of a repule DISASTROUS that Cour. Of in
curry was mmedis;e!y appointed to investigate lie
causes yet the present mail igfoTms that new and
difficult operation has already been commsrosd-
Two corps OF the Federal Amy were IRA siefred on
Sltprial tbs 10 h. TO Dep BoEoID, on tbs north Of
the James rlVei aud fighting commenced on the San
day. AGd continued more or less uni Wednesday. In
Sunday stu gle the Coniedsrates are raid TO have
been &c first driven back to within six m lee OF Richmond
or about Eve miles ntRrer than Deep Bottom but ui
matsy to have driven back the sdera who oouass TO
suppo q thu G0u. Grant inen1J TO make sricul at
tempt upon Richmond from the north OF hs JIues river
aGtf ing de0era ely abAsd )ned that lice of
ya.cs It vas supposed, therefore, that ths moVem u
Gas intended solsy cover come operations which Gen
arsl Butsr las commenced with q view Of attacking
IT'S Daring 6nd D,eWTys Bluff This fort and the OBJ
rucnus in the stream below DseErys Bluff have hith.
Srto Iettualy prevented the Pede'al gunboats from
sscsndiug IN: ,me5 river The JSm hJWs In pref.
ty direct course from richmond Gown 10 short dis
lance below theee pOin e tut at about ten mils from
Richmond il makes loop 10 cue Test 50 as slnOst 10
.om al island. L. ia stI thu. Gen. Bdtyr IL Engaged
In oattiuS canal no neck OF lind thus left 60
as 10 avoid the loop and the OosttIc iOls which ii Goa
taihs IL the gulbOalB can ny this means ascend tie
river proposed TO make combined attack with tho
naval sod military forces upon FJri DElng and
DrsEry's Bud. Genera! Grant it will be remembered,
made similar ateDpttO divert the course OF the river
at Ycksburg, and al. failure there IL not encouraging
to the prosp OF his prescott attempt. Nor, the
dangers Of lois loop the river be thus eVadsd 10 IL
easy 10 zee Why tho three miles OF river which
viii still remain bsloT Fort ArlDg satu,d o.: be sim
isrly Cbstfuc cd.
F4EhGUTs ePEaLuONs
An,r reouundng ,h1 various incidents of the alta Ol
against the forts 10 Noble Bay, the laval contest With
thu little Confederate ret inads and the severity Of
the struggle With the Tennessee which the Times con-
siders a. one Of the gallant actions OF the war It
concludes es follows the result OF the operations
themselves:
The federEls are, probably the capture of
tie city by the occupation OF DIuphn Island ald F0ri
Gaines ana Powell tnan they were to tbs capture Of
Charleston after she occupation OF FJrs Wsg ler BIZ
toe case would be very DIFF snt ,sJ could attack tie
city by Aud also ard his necessity OF gustdug against
50 n attack msy ave considerable fi up1n the
cp ,rAliols beITe 4 LAMA.
OPISIoS OF TIE FaE .IDKEIIAL CANDIDATE
TIE Times rIcapulstes the events which ara tssni
prng in ths country. which eSl il stst.i ds-
tincsy, the inca aoty of either bsgersat 70 pfsvh
against the other Alter uadertsA ig TO show that Vt
every poia one commander is held in check by auoher
pposing one, wthcui either OF the tao ObtaiCilg
decisive advantage goes to apply these fac 10 the
elucidauon OF political moV,m,nts Ia the N)rth as
these facts tend clearly 10 establish tina, Wills. the Con-
fsderates have nsVer been more unanimous in their
resolution b, resist q Federsl are longer Of tue
saue mind as to the continuance OF tbe attack. IL
,hus defines the political situation at the North
There s a strorg parry dssrous Of rai0ing lhe great
question of p a;e st the approaching Presider-
| usl election From the desoripi ion which has been
given OF their pc icy, IL Is obvious that they are not
III D. epared 10 Bosept the peace al separation from the
Souh if nothing better be done. The resolution
ia disguised under proposal fer general cInyenton
AZ whiea the question may be DISCUSSED bat a. Il 10
known ttat the Sou will insist on independence thoee
Who commence parley with this conviction {
ut ce ssrily be pre- pared to surrender Now, the
uon be ssksd a. this moment s, what VIII DO the
II OF Of such events witness on the views Of
the contendpg p .ruesi The answer vii, give the
Oonlederaea Two chaloBs Rsainst ore. battle may
be either WOr or lost draw. II the feder Is win
il Grsni takes Richmond, Sherman Atlanta, and FAra
gut Nooile--We may anticipate thst the peace party
viii be discouraged and their opponents enabled to
pros cute the IT, however, the Oon!edera 81 Win
aud tho iederRls ,Lpeyiei Os any signal dssCtr, the
war party will be OV rpoWIrvd, while snil,r result
| would probably follow even it neilher party won, and
thpga renamed sxao they This is the strong
10 nj in favor Of the South. II they only prevent
the bAsnce from being turned decsSey aEains: tbem
he Advantage Of ths campaign will be theirs.
| l. ibe event We eluno. bus Snncipass important
con-t gu 3bces in the Northern States.
Nobody can well anticipate that Mr.. Lincoln would
be rs-etc cd without oSnt,at, or that tbe conts {
could be otherwise tIai desperate. Bot a desperate
contest implies conf ing PRINCIPLES, ana dr. Lincolne
primo PIES lave been distinctly pronounced. His policy
as al present svoEed ia ITO the blttet end"
and il Is on the party protesting similar views thai be
has hitherto rCli for support Bustkii adop i'm OF
The Wsr on tho part Of political section i.aFes the
oher with the alternative bat tn adopt III shSps
o. other psi ey OF peace, IL may be uaI sformel or
co lceaed under vaisus DISCUSSES, bu! to this end il
! must come ct last.
If the republicans, with their unsparing efoFts eoud
do nothing against tue South it IL not be i'm igned
A. tbs democrats with tbeir hs,f and-hsl policy o1uld
do any more II Mcclellan Is 10 DO their champion,
know already what NAY be expected. Tue armies Of
tue North would b prudsnty handled, and, after
& check, would ls more e1psdhouliJ WiIhdrsWni bot