New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-27
NEWS FROM REBEL SOURCES.
We have received Richmond papers of the
I'd inst. irom which We make the following extractsi
TIE sITuATroS--PAsT AND PRESENT.
Froup ihs Richmond Vi hig.

FROM Tho Richmond " hs
| Why should unr people he discouraged BY the
present aspect Ci aiT,iIs That is very important
question. bal II 10 question which people WHO are
really discnurapc or who wait 20 b, discouraged. nIe
D the Ehit neither n asking nor OF answering. We
oa occnsun yrs,-ray 10 thov that the actual physical
iesJuTcT Of tie CUlfedeTscy are fully adequate u
sccuiion of the war. even should te enemy contLhe
to wage on tnat gigantic scale Which has hiiu,n.o
characterized their efforts for our sutJugntinn. we
showed ia eject ;nt. fnr from being exhausted Ia
Gs respect the opisderncy II not relatively stronger
noe Ian nj ans previous period OF The war, can mahr
hm se relatively stronger III he held ths" sic mas ever
set b,sn o. To- exyi g. to fact aith more precision:
while We lave e. p0wrr rs demonstrated by our c a
cl tons L. pU Ia the field army oi NJ crs' 4J,oUO
neI, WHEN wond be fT argef numb than we have
v, nd uadrr ins NJ one time tIrTr ~ 10 reason 10
eieyc tsi tie gtAost eortS OF the enemy SiiI enaD
i.m 10 Ssfelbe. iOr nc COg ar an array hs cItRi
rs or ewes lltroachDg IN magnitude, those enormous
R"sIs ch 10 lagnchcd against US N each of Toe ist
ltlree years. IL 70 wa Il time IN tie hiator, o. tis
Wal When he ciaiEied 10 lave aotualy uBd'f arms
ltVloD aeH. and II would be q lbcrp estimate 10 sup
oac hot al a.. sarre time. wo bad 3OluOO men N iLe
noid.
from these premises Il fo,ows that II we rnise our
lrruy ~ the ,ntrhfial ttsuddId OF 5000 men, the
lencIy A.. other circumstance, being eguel, must ruae
mt - car srheli dcslcf. OT IL HU, JOu men a. e
ted Ia uJi1uin even hs past ratio II success III &c
ioannoi d" his nd Ne teli-,e that ohe imaRins
.lt he can do H. iG GU one belieVrs that miioh or
fvcu ball 2 mlhoo pi armed ianAers wal ever aEe.n
.ttind South su!i he cannot n0iuisn bis rel-,''
utay gowe., nuch lee ID arc, toward the slh lg''
tiuu 81 " tlit IL To- say, boxing at tue ques'
ton from pulri, physical point ~ view. 9nd 'oh, ID.
eng tie otter Clements OF Tie problem ~ De con1ial
Ne ale cor,eors tina, other consideration, enter Into
th;s question, sud lrvc sc'y Important leaI' Oh W
s.ruuyn 7 n considerations dIe partly 81 u hOIai
and parity 81 material nature. In 10 lar 10 thy ara
Liie:ir they are snscepirc: IN approximately oern-
rate 'nal,sis and We 6sl! ende ~ ID itnl eree
10 show that ~ thF itapcct positively, ~ wei
~ relatively rr than a. former 'find OF
tire var. This lIau,l If tie Guesi1n Involves no
C. psciy t. feed 10 co,lc, al 10 srIn our mil DRY
I'D lp ~
lilits T. mpsh ID oil cts IL greater nov tbGn
q, bby previous fafloi II. tren these two ir0rt'nt
lypepis o rte qneStion-tha Is ossy, the eahcty 20
.se 40 edeirate force nnA The ability 10 support tha
free b. 'ar God bo satisfactorily S,tlea-tne "ho'o
| .aiIsica biai ch II tie problem will have been e.
htus'ed snd there VIII remain to be taken INTO Tie
ascpust Only the moifl clement.
The mural element We d' hue 10 b" simply the VIII -
co time tie contest; Ald the actual sreiIth oi ihe
I,Ii H iun We OF, To ne eheul! N.h &c ~ vi.
r.u - tio intensity ~ pnrIose wich ~ bi!nf 20 pr
IN nuf paysici nDd material resources, combined WIN
tho dsgIee AZ sh Win VII rse fcsnITri NE CON
h ct AID directed but a. forces Of TINS kind oIB l.
estimated nuy by tbeIr elect se cnh nave 40 ytu'f
mlthtN II cnlCu.atus tie eGrErsticrs al Our ppp
in .hn WEI tlen by Ito energy they Gbpls"
they e lure IN prosecuting IL. The LIST ansys
tl,ie o.. cHbtd low b, taken int" account ~ csu"i
lrF he to,s sun o. proLabiti"S IN GA ihSi
since, however tie utilz, ton Il our u.lurs.l"tHi
rtOurrrs drrrrdJ entirely upon tln ~ sod ptrp",e
our p'crc an nc-e aC1In ~" grruy influenced b!
tie degree 10 Which hope or despair. aatieipD'
II bcomcs Of great IMPORTANCE 70 ascei, I'm Nh
r"lsonrle grounds esst for tho development OF tAes
sii.unitLis 49,
I We rrcsor. return In the question with which we
somu en,ed. Way should De.pis be di-e"urneed
b, thr p.es.nt n.p,et ~ affarsr In nnt"e'Eg t"Ie
fqicstian we oil, hr the wuIDent, limit IagsryV
sticily to it, geographical side having it, a. 20 Of er
Lurngs opef To- f'uie consideration. We sfy. 'hci.
O. A. 81 lie WiO ne results 81 this years Operation
az. psniiy a,t abc Ia The SlU heru cause nj Urli
lon ui,h s.. ii he as,iGel by comparing tte milton!
.ituptn wil tie military s!tLn;Iun al H. Uei'.a
mo-. O., he cabpugu. IT. March lat Giant Try along
the lH,dIn VIII ~ army % strong ihui according a.
~ er CT ~ lton,. il only waited for the s,na of
its cWnnsndeI 10 narLh straight into RlcmonG. ohe.
MN, aiirr h1s1g twice tr"yrFs"d To Whole breadth
of Mississippi bad taken COmm9id of tie FEDERAL
Ann wh.,h loy Il Dalton, ready To undertake tina
snG cLqJ III, advance.
Iir Nauic ct North Alabama Was IN tie enemy's
pos esiU The VIC OF Ienn zee. ,ih thc exce non
u ~ small corner Hi b. INnssticct mad praIy Ldl
- bIssrsi; u III lie q ne Ms ifsrIi Department.
Pre-. had br' pushed down 10 tnnden nnd u eHci0t
come I'd confidently on permanent co"qnrsf o.
ATkGshs that ger,Irl election, uHer Yankee aus
pies Vas ot icd and Actually noid throu, loui the
SGt- IL LOUIS thr lat niht 81 toifcd' nte
pvwe secucu Ia la vanishing over The Norif-w"-ern
bVIdc snd Tx the lower valley .! the 40 Grade
Vas occupied ty { non forces.
Toby tir.i i,s poIoil,ss and oppareutly simless
hef T. IeieuluIg ana Ei.tuoud after exhaustive :
eii1! to taLc those cit IS costing him In Qualities
a. pisoAeis IL lie v.lious Virginia Operations. at
least 5000 mea or 0hoIi '1OV' oir u an III" amount
DISCONTINUED iri,r at the OPP Bink 81 tie CaiIrh GA
sherman la. completed his muich through GcuTgl. /
and s aIli,ai A, the seac0a,t In fcty Mt ~ con.
qnero hut as uri'ivr r'ei by bis cor tr,wcn /
lilho, nd stisiactury Triumph. II ne itures
Savannah 'e wl aficf an c e giles md saclf Is
oi tiecrnp IGn. iay simli. Exchanged one base %
%nras,s@ y aH'A ma % r r:., WIN H." f9'
Num he Oc, a.. ins ead OF Threatening 1t iron tie
MONA ifs.
Iltil,t gain to the enemy, from these operations, Is
simIl n".hihr. fiOnl Alabama tie enemy has leeA
onIIdy cXi,i d. IND likewise fro.n tho whole oi AIS
sissri, o,cept lr" pouts nlong tie river While his
tehup 81 IrIncssec Ia fr soiuc morhs been 81 pre-
cal lots that tie tunfcerne authority has bee Guri
,aut hrun out almost al Of West Tennessee coed
rori.n If Ndde and Last Tennessee snd has even OK
irIdci IN NesiIn kcn,ucky ArGafsaS has been
mos ert.Iey regnihed so k,wise has Louisiana, e.
cept New Ofcnis ami tie river banks; AID IT, Texas
TIC oily symbol r. feu'r raj power IS an Insignificant
garrDn tie sandy beach of BIGzus saHiiiso. lnLs
II vii be that We, az this n"n.nt hold Ear LiTe
terrLTy thar remained 10 us IN Mnich asi, gnd tbhi
the ceny from advancing TOW ard LIS ject Las
rrhly rrtfu rrd.d n"D IL.
M ed We can ,tntc with absolute truth that al no
tine nee Say. s6., have We held sway over er
tened an area ut this moment acknowledges the
sul renacy VI Confederate authority. And We may
cncide ~ saying, Whit ecuhvnced Is true. q az
our o mics e;tD how. after the defeut Of Hood. our
ou, Material disuster stronger IA propoition
thoseof tie uemy Than they al the cuSe Of the
last vars .iOus-hom all Of which it is plain that
tc-is nothing To ii prtss but much " eKalt VA In the
preset aspect VI military affairs.
FiOM WILMINGTON.
wLMISGrOH, Dee 2I.-The Federal fleet il
Still riding nj anchor on the par. NO change.
1b.monitoTs 10, visible. The weather Is thick,
siorny and exceedingly rough outside. II the gale
shnu cease The enemy could not land under foItyeiyt
hour,
Aluc< at Newborn Tho enemy moving up
the IpnilOkc River against Fort Branch.
SECOND pisIATcu.
WLSEoToy Dec. 22.--rhe Union fleets have
draw OF tom the IT, Only the uasts OF the Colo
rndo md Wabash visible. IL is uncertain whether
they ave sought port or gone south High winds and
yeryough sen.
G,s. Irycr,hurpe attacked the enemys gunboats aud
bstls below POplar Point, on the Roanoke River, on
u..- n 81 |