Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-03
The Grand Reconnaissance in Force"

Gent IA. DINE tue VsrJ Sing Enas Nc Wtrs eonnaen1
Ia would do he describes hs general ASSAULT Of lAs'
Tsur.d.y a. sUnoissAros in force IN iAe[ eas
a, nv that name. Hs SAYS he OBt about two hnndrea
man by casual les aud 10 prisoners tIspi lev stag
ssr. The thirteen hundred and seventy I'VE men a.
,bs Libby. al Of thsn taken that day, and in that en-
sBs.gsmsaL were, 30 suppose, SEsggIsrs! What
aI'o,s,n,x rsob.e that almy must BE- According TO
,.Ds o.u s,sssnenL cue sucsssS mat have been far
moro eonplstS Than We hAa tVsn imagined Is How
San ne hope 50 succeed In req! cattle Nhsn Ma''
sENr. a ns Uculd have " bsIsVs this ons 70 have
ham eos, him asAry fourteen handrsd man, IN the Ar
,lels Of suasEss SlOasi There Il no instance on re-
cora - believe, Of 20 many sIaSglsrs having essa
ssp,urss sysa N We moss gAaus battle and he most
asssssa LS'oEy'
Lar IA. bean Oi.sa aid, has nssd Of S0oa mem
er,, he hAs ussd Of = gOod many more A1s'oatsa
h.side,. He musL most especially, have good jlos-
man. 90 nAG Iue sacs hs lies Be made 20 doVe-tAi,
ana form = Oou.iaeus Whole. ShsrdAn, ~ quote an
sr.mps lss Esu enough ~ sssue Llneoins re- cleo
ton but not wi enough 20 obtain osedsree anywhere
o,tof Y.aAeedsm. He WSnS judgment DE Cusdtto
tav,reH eed uasl DO hrs. annihllIsed Earys army
on n.psr that he miglG have 10 bgat the same army
or ty.cs more, snd that he would then IND IL d.
seeouot for is resurrection. De dd meet with
"a. dfaoulty, and ne gos Gus Of II IN very clumsy
"a ,psr,isuo manner, b. saying 'hAi Is was L09s-
-. not Eatly, whom ne fought the second uHls.
N,v tbis. re cay, was c.unlJ, e-eAuse the "neIe-
,op.s Of 40 large bo6y Of men As corps cannes %
1ony po,aisd, Ard D0Oay k1ONs where Long
,,s., il Thus, sheridan tails into .h' error Oh 0'Aef
nm Tho lie without iOrethoggat De proves 700 maen
:, e.D, bas i.lien into The same error. II all the
-, ts..p oy "a the other day were Stragglsrs,
=. ms. have bsen very badly WhiPPed-WhiPPsd so
L.a, ,..t hi, army was completely dsOrgAuE-d. IN
5,.d Grant throughout his eAmPAg1, has proved
hm,slf 81 houEh = very EsalOu' yeh most UnsEliul
A., Hsd he been half as successful as he has con
,,u,y represented himself to be- be would have tsken
7,,hr,ond and crushed the rebellion Eve months ago
h. has not done 90, has been owing to the fact
.h.. hs has been beaten in every eng cement and
s.d in every ma q rvrs from the All day Of Nay hst
dova 70 the hour Of writing this paragraph.
Aoa pe- for the truth with gard 20 he pretended
q ,,,s,.o,ssares q, force" A correspondent OF she
Esv York 7yiBvss, writing on Ibe UerniDg that the
movement commenced, says; The entire army Is in
., notion with si1 days ratious and ammunition for
O. ,ny emergency. The movement is left Il INK, and
D
a. yard, he Sou.hsdo RAlrOad aud the AppouAtto1
a. thsir bright banners mirgtg beautifully With the
q, Ap,umn-tnRod woods through which they pAss.-
a. Then comes the Ninth corps in martial array, the
four Divisions laFpDg The cavalry with rafting ar.
Hlery and to other divisions extending % the Filth
" cora, upon tie Third and right division Of
which, a. UPON pivot. the revolving line ia turning,
while the Two divisions Of the Se0nd corps are Keep
inE time With The movement a. a reserve.
Tau IMMEDIATE CsIECrIyE PoISr or IHE MOVE .
ISsr Is THl soUIBslDI RAILROAD" dsIk thAtl-l
{. and the Appoma,toI river, In { circle Of e1-
sting fJrsl6ed Ines. Qua LINZ BRING KxrIED
NJ 70 rHS APPONArFoI With tbs natural barrier BE-
tween ours aud she msil rebs army, IT WILL BIS A
VEEr IAsI MATHS AZ WILL BI sEES BT RETHEENcE TO
=, ZEE NAP 70 EEKP The DASULLE RAILROAD, or THE
O. ,ovrE SIDE OF TIE APP ,NATFOK, CONSTANTLY CUT BIZ
.'oATAIEE RAID"
Hare vs have tbs objso; Of the movement STATED Is
s,ss-ly q, reed b. The sat.ri army, too, il seems
IS pu. in motion 20 participate 10 T. The conerpon
dan. gives tho lie direct 10 he General whole army
IL never moved, merely 20 make "rsconnOissance.'
letter to toe Washington Chronicle is even more
explicit. It ssys: "THE LONG LOCKED FOT AEO
7IIEID CT ADVANCE OF raH AHNIs oPERArISs
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"te,day she hnal preparations we're completed by the
u..hdra4sl Of TIE slArER PART OF TEE AMY or
.'rAE POIJHAc TRoH sHE TiNcHEl, APP NAssISG IT
- - ras HEAR, READY ToR THE Nova"
Ig any isrtbor proof we're wanting, that the move
mn. Of las, Th1Tsday an attack along tie whole
line It would be found IN the fact that on thai morn
{.g. according 10 the statement Of contemporary,
c.r6rued BY undoubtsd testimony, the whole GtmOs-
rhsrs vas saturated vii Ire snel Of whisky, and that
ous soldiers understood At once what It signiaod-
n1usly, that Grant was making his men drank, p:sv-
rs making SstlsCk. Bl: 10 further proof Is needed
TIE whole thing speaks for Itself The assault was
made along the whole lns-nissrSbly, feebly wretch
adv nadc-and Il Tepeed with great slaughter to
tbs enemy and next TO no loss on Gu; side. The fact
g. tie YaLkee amy are dsmoFsEed to fearful extent
aad can no longer BE- urged upon our works "a they
we're last Sumner. Mr.. Grant Wss badly Aogg,d last
Thursday bu; DO he's become accustomed 20 Il that
h does rot mind Il,
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