Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-30
nae wa VIRGENTA.

THE WAR IN VIRGINIA.
As regards the situation OF Affairs in Virgins,
and the prospective renewal Of the conflict be
tween Gems. LIE and GRANT, the EzauiHsT
Of the 95sh, says ihzt Gin the letters Of army
correspondenis' we have lately seen the opinion
expressed, that thsre Eould be nc immediate
collision between the great armies near the city
such an opinion showed little knowledge oi
GRANTS previous career. He is not MCCLEL-
Ian, or MEADE, or Burnside GRANT is e
most expeaiiiols pes mage. BE expects ~
play The sane game with LEE and Richmond
hat be dia xith PEMBERTON and Yicksburg
he never dslays battle longer than is necessary
to march bis troops 70 tie fra, and concerns
himself Hstle abeut tbsh jssed' condition. Il
is probsbls that hs and his chief oficers aTe m
der he ballucinstion fha his adversary is de
morsliEsd' BY retreat; believe thatLEE cannot
be reinforced; suppose that bis loss is equal to.
their own Bsthis as il may be, Il is very evi-
dent that shs decisive hattie is sbOat to Be
fought Yssierday the csnnoEadei snd proba.
ably while the reader regards these Lies, TIC
crisis Of the great fight is reached.
GRANT hss brought the whole srmy boldly
over tie riveT. LEE -eonfTonss him before The
Junction, Tor which the, struggle is to be made
We await ihs shock tvith faith and resolution
General LEE oceapies position of great Bss
ursl strength. So far from being dsmoTslizsd,
we know that his troops were never 60 keen,
never 90 vel supplied and content. The Con
federA.e army is nearly equal in npnbsrs q
What il was when the frss battle was joined
l. consists wbelly Ct corps which General LEE
knows and which know him GRANT hsC been
reinforced. But il is doubtful whether bis re-
infoTcsnsnts equals his loas in Tie late battles
and they consist OF men whom he has not
commfndsd-Wbo have never boen comm andsd
BY auy ons in battle-garrison and bOlidsy
troops-.bs scrapiBgs of the cities and the rat
Of the hospitals. While We are sure ths. the
discipline and courage of the army and coun
fTy could support defes', We comet believe il
possible that defeat should come to Us At this
time, at this place, from such bands. Oar men
ofEcsrs and their general know their duty toe
vel to give an inch. The eyes of their coun-
fTy are fIed On them. They contend for more than
life. Victory via be psEee-an end Of danger
--zn end Of hardship.
Speaking on the same subject the Dispateh, o.
the 6b, says {" the forces Of GRAsF are already
on ibe North Anns, and The two armies stand
fEeing each other, and prepared foT the despe
ra,s struggle which Is certain TO elsus- For cur
own part We cannot seriously entertain any
fsErs about tho result. Anxiety We oertsinl,
iesl-ve should be the most cllous of morsa's
If we did not-but, as foT any serious doubt, We
have none. This is the pervsding sentiment
among our citizsns at this moment, whe, while
they necessarily feel the pain Of suspense on al
occasion 50 nomentous, yet place the frmesi
oOr6denes in the army and IN Gen. LEE, and dc
not believe it within tas power Of the enemy to
prevail against. them.
From a number Of coneuTing circumstances,
hoh the testimony Of many eminent ofiesn
and intelligent soldiers, from the issus Of the
bssiles in spetisy yIvanis, and the explicitly De-
eisroa opiniOn Of ons whom we are not at lib |
cry 70 mention. bat whose Judgment, were his
name known, wonl3 be pronounced decisive
We are induced 10 believe GRANTS enormous
Losses have brought his force down to nuneT
ie.l equality with those Of our own army |
STAEToE, We sis tod, telegrspbs the Yankef |
press that he hes sent on rsinforeenasnss to fbs
amount Of 25 600 veterans bat we believe this /
statement to be gross exsgesrslion. If h.
had really sent on 25 OOO, he would have .eIs
grtphed that be hsd seai oD5O OOOs Bat where
was be 10 70 get 25 600 veteIsnsi Hehad already
Skipped Washington, Baltimore, and ell the
NOflhsn cisiss of their garrisons, aud thei.
places had been filed by militia. He had
already drawn from Northern Georgia all the |
men thAt could possibly be spared. HscOulo
get no men from New Orleans, OF from any |
point ives, Of the Mississippi.
Dick TAYLOR has laid an embargo upon tbs !
WhOls YAEkee force in that quarter, and viii /
no: let them come on. By abandoning New /
bern, he might relieve brigade or two; but be
could hardly obtain . 900 men. Ia our opin
ion, if he has Sdded 10000 veterans to GRANTS |
army since she battle, il is the most that be hss
done Ninety days men aud raw milisis--ihs /
sweePings Of the streets cf tho great eities--bs /
may have sent on to the tune Of 25 900; bui
they viii prove poor reliance in the hour OF /
danger. We know. tuoihiDg CT the numbers
sent 10 Gen. LEE, bat We Go know that, 5e they
as great or as small ss they may, they are gssd
Hoops, KoTLhy to stand aide By aide with any
that ever drew a rsmrod.
The Humbsrs of the two armies, then, we take
20 be nearly squsl; but they are unequal in eve
rythi1g else. The Yankees are eowed, broken
sPiiisd aud bgpeiess from tie Tssu nit Of ihs late
battles, IN which tbsy saw that no superiority OF
numbers could prevail ever the superior valor Of
our rooPs. The Coaiedsraie1 srs buoyant,
hopeful, eager ior tho fray, coL6dent Of victory.
snc snxious 10 begin, Tbey have been IN fbe
hsbit Of beaiing me bossted army Of the Po.e-
mac when they numbered three OF four TO one.
They feel no doubt Of their sbiliiy to beat theu,
nov when thsy are not greatly mare numerous
than themselves. IL Is feT these reasons lhA.
we entertain no fears Of the result On The
contrary, We feel assured ihsi it viii be in our
fss0r, snd il GRANT z badly defeated here he il
! ioss man Il shonld not be foIgotsen thai
GsnsIal LEE Tsesi5ss the attack behind breast
works ss be has donsthrougbout TIE campaign,
thereby oeensiuning to.ihs sasmy the most enor-
nous ssughtsF without suferng any great con-
paTanve ssss binsslE
~ Msjor.Gsnssll Howell cohb' has cOn.sib-
ted $1,000 for ihs relief = the refugees from
IaEth Georgia.