The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-09
raAes. anl Washussoa hAs moro thAs bssn n 0oaGg
danger Of capture than believe kicAmond 70 b aoW
WHAT rHa WHO'S AMD CONVENIENT MEM SAT or

II 70 bs presumed thas shouil Grant be ultimately
:: u. ~ he.
regard y = the normal and natural order Of things
Anything short q repulss and the narrowest
the Grand Army q the Potomac, In It's ION 70 Rich
mood" exploits, win indeed DO agreeable surprise for
peotsd capture q Rosaons .said % 70, tho south
ssss: me s.::: ssss,.S. from q. North. which V
print 70 dAy ead y show that tho fedsras succeed IN
nghtng drawn battle, which, for them. h virtually
sauiy.isns . defeat. they may think themselves for
Richmond have thus far signaly failed. The pretended
retreAs Of Lce and his pursui" by Grant, previously
asserted ~ the fsderss are now expressly oontradc!ed
II rs great mistake 70 estimate tho merits Of cause
~ the ability and perseverance, with which Il 10 con-
days and weeks. or even months. through cold and
hunger. thousand dinoulties to strange him At
tangible good 20 30 sos for himself b. M but simply %
fudl what he considers his duty TO the sangunary d
vnity he worshps SO In the Northern armies there s
no doubt. besides mercenaries, many grim fanatic
laborng under the deuson that he Ii Aghting he bat
tes OF tho Lord" IN crusade against siavery-many
most dsinteresed TO offer up six millions Of
6outheFnes the bloody shrine OF the Union was
But after all the truth that the North do not fight so
WHAT the BRITISH ARIsrooRArs THINK.
From the London Herald (Derby organ), May 2y.l
IL tho American quarrel 10 to be decided by tho ordeal
osviss any dstinos solution JUS. at present Though
some ty thousand men al least have been killed and
wounded In week. mail after mail which brings Us
result Of this fighting still indecisve. Tho circum
stances are such - 70 suggest 70 US very precise
to make us doubtful a. 70 tho issue OF events.
On the one side the power Of almost overwhelm.
not been psrsslsd 10 tho former history Of the war on
tho 0thor side the perfection Of scientific strategy with
an equal 70 conquer or die AZ IN the battle
between Greeks and Troans. when the Father OF the
Gods considered n such perfect match that he urged
upon his fellow banqueters the proprey of interer
match between the federal and the so
even that tho very expression Of sympathy for either
from the far Of spectators Of the combat has something
direct and perhaps a.. most ski!f! attack TIA.
must De confessed however, that all previous attacks
have been miserable failures and improbable that
this ws turn out Do ne compl.sa failure Of a ter tAs
very that has approached nsdrest 10 sccess
On the morning OF the 18th OF May, the federals
found that the enemy had disappeared from their 'front.'
aud tho latest accounts leave them following slowly and
painfully through thiok mud that offers very serious
impeachment 70 the transport OF artillery Time viii show
the object of the southern General in this He
turned BY an advance along the Fredericksburg Rail-
way: He may nnd the position on the 20 creek
too favorable 70 tho federal artillery and too far from his
supplies Tho advance Of Butler along the James river
may have made him anxious about the safety OF Rich
mond He may wish 20 draw the federal army into the
heart Of difficult country, miles further south
OF It's base operations that may DO the better
soed 70 surround y ana complete It's destruction Tns
has gone far that he has longer opportunity OF
escape in case Of disaster THERE'S to all appearance,
but alternative left 10 himA mug either drve Lee
from his front or be himself 0nnihitdtcd
GRANT MUST 90 FORWARD.
(From the London Telegraph, May ~.
long viii New YORK believe in him but suppose he calls
haltsuppoee that his crippled forces held Tor
tnan few days In check before some other rifle pits and
breastworkI stronger than those OF Spottsyvana? TO
the probable reaction, must remember that
almost boodess victory hoped for and that the
Journal which records these sangunary struggles
very recently expressed It's opinion that the campaign
would result Gin the rebel evacuation Of the city, and
Lees retreat into North Carolina without battle, In
been dlspelied and the first indication OF evil for
tune, New York. suddenly recovering from excite
miles Of vrginian soil may have been dearly woa
at the price OF two thousand men for every mile
THE YzELNa IN MANCHESTER.
From the Manchester Examiner, May 2o.l
- survey of these difficulties will enable US
10 understand the considerations which Lee
account determining the tactics Of the cam
pagn retreat TO Richmond would simplify the situa
ton and seem TO afford him 30 many advantages-f that
is the word TO use Where evhfng looks
that we shall DOT DO surprised to hear or his marching
thher at once. He mendcd SiA apdianche Of d,s
daer. and II he should avert from crushing him Il
0I Be nea to q mirdcs of energy and skill
In cooness in fertility of resources, In prompness
Of decision, and, above all, In unnching resolution,
,~ssaraoy dsseancea MS predece, ors The
fore on the soil OF Virginia. than which, perhaps, no
tribute to their prowess could be higher II is simple
truth 70 say that the Confcdeates have astonshsd The
world by their heroism Ii has been revelation OF
southern character which their anecedeus led but
to anticipate and which, even from those who most
severely condemn the cause for which they have taken
arms, must command all the respect which the high
est military qualities can inspire.
OPINION IN LIVERPOOL.
From the Liverpool Mercury, May 81
General Grant viii have 70 follow them,
dragging all his supplies broken roads through
swollen streams All the circumstances OF these desper
ate battles give high respect for the bravery both
oil the federal and Confederate armies but all gene
ralship appears to be on the side OF the
general Lee seems to have the power Of compelling Cen
Grant to fight him In the positions most favorable for
defensive and most unavorable for invading army.
IL Is doubtful whether the federas have been able
their splendid artillery in any OF tbs battles
while the confederatos have been able to much
Of theirs.
The "Howard Hoax' and Other Ameri-
can Diplomatic ForgerIes.
From the London Post government organ May 2S
The last news pontedy brings into notice the extraor
binary orgeres OF State papers In America for the pro-
duc,ion Of which Just now there seems TO be perfect
mania The forged despatch purporng TO be issued by
the Confederate government with reference steam
rams built ut Liverpool was made to do good dpio-
for the intended purpose It's real character made
known aud admitted by the North. Then we
Lyons and President Davis, which Mr.. Isyard. in the
House Of Commons on Thursday night characterized az
hoax and not very ingenious one;p but which, IL
seems, was about AZ ingenious the forged despatch
attributed TO Mr. Mallory, seems to have imposed both
upon government and that Of the United States
We are now told OF forged proc amation published in
the North, tho 18th instant, and purporting to have
been issued BY President Lincoln The substance Of IL
was an announcement that General Grants campaign
closed coupled with demand for four hundred thousand
more troops This hoax, though II is hardly entitled TO
DO considered ~ all ngep ious seems, however, have
imposed for time upon the American pupicunrivaied
a. that public acknowledged 70 be 10 every quality and
characteristic that counts for Ingredient the
tious virtue Of "smsr.osss" The publication Of this
document, We are told, caused intense though
temporary excitement. And there Ia more per.
haps In this than the superficial observer might suppose
to barap shyecd apprehension, gloomy fore.
bdng IN the winds Of h dtscsrning public that Grants
campaign sdy posst6y Mare end which wall render s
ootng os Of half million pery urgent ne.
'esy 10 give the fedoras their due 10 but Justice TO
'ay that IN the matter Of forgery they perfectly im-
partial, and spare their own government than
he government at Richmond.
Coronsr's fnquests.
THE ACCIDENT IN CHURCH srRxn-corouer wildsy yes.
srday held inquest the body or John Kaylor the