Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-05-31

p'FS, i'cdii ing Snta ~ late IL the 1l q. instsHt
hale The tunc i 55inc ii these journals 4.
: %ah defiant ai.i b6as,inl !. i get nrrarens
. maj thH 'rnta Is gradually coming tv lishl
and they will final = be compelled 10 acknow
: !sd"e that Grant has been badly whipped e.,
. every battle field. The New York "Ncws"
r:rn ',,w r.nliIY admits u,n. Grant !,;,, =,
r"nlplrsl','i nothing. 4 correspondent Of a.,
, "News, writing ir'm Washington, Nav
lt.;h. suy7.
For Inc last three days and nights this ri,v
has l'cen The scene ii unusual excitement and
nrliIary iisl'l.y-the former growing out Of
the pe"s ol The battles If the Army Of tia
Potomac, ana the desire to know the progress
Of the series Of battles and their result. Mn.
days have claPsc! and set the ilow ii human
blood ~ not stayed, lInr Is the result Of vi5to-
rg either III one side ur tho other attained -.
General Grant saws he will tight on HIS pre- 4,
sent line all Suiumer, and General Lee, init =
mates that he wi never surrender. 1t is unft
deniahly true that the Federal arnus hays
gained some Sronnl and prestige Aat .at what :
II fearful r1st. Thousands IrUn thousands Of
men kiIlt'i. wounded ur taken ,risonors.
Whether The prestige remains Oh oar il pely
uncertain. War i+a ii.Elc, uncertain procer.
i Wall not call 1t - science and. 10 lrc the
words nr I; ,narnl L..a. in :, recent t:a,r,n, :,
his Covert ,nt, "it is very uncertain"
The tide Of battle rcs:- almo@t solely on
,l,ar,.. assert this ~ :, trutI ,ba, .;nnn,
It, .,.irsaiI or denied l,y these familiar with
u2nru warfare. The merest tyr0 in command
81 81, army may stumble into n victory ard
hscamc 81 idol cl his cnuntry wtthtut. pro.
l'ally, having difPlay.d the first quality ol
prudence, foresight aud Judgment. Victory
depends on the um0uat nl brute force and .ha
/ heSS artillery employee, nothing u0re-1n.
| thin, !cE1. Nav 81 r:2hIa t., the pnint yi Ia.
rreari,; r:.rnrai..n: Too murl, ,.nl;I.or..
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! hc6rcri, 'It!cT "u fh3 ,:Iuli alde e.! ilu.
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them wool ,nJ ht for ,h n''rnos. ars "Io'u uo. ="
| filled with our wounded from the !a.a battle
li''ds !; is estimated that twenty THOUSAND
iihhC ieh' ''o w hb' hI'
ing ut 50 many diseased men into city I'll, this
at "N lime very healthy at" scnr"n of III"
year ~I", nr''r' iln ht't circumstances ~ IN
n.y. ny "',' "'t "lFe"i Wy nA''ei,"s - t'
1 ,nuso .aa' rnI a,
r.aJv . W. f,r iis, I.,urtr, I, mare rony.naI nut
hralilIuI Localities. NV advice 10 the nnic in;
| 10 no. visit Washington the present Summer
season without ursunt business dvrdanGs it,
| otherwise they my have 10 regret it when sui.
| i.rng under the rlI els OF rontagioh or epdcm
it,.
! The ne" orE H"f'd "l y f'rtut da'r
! in spaakirg of the battles in Virginia says 80
/ II i.s su.eeeds II, lratiny lack Grant. pr
| Lecn;n, him ut bav. - he has don. hereto.
! I,,r .ij tl. gui,s,dio,v ruovr;n,nis hr.n,oo
wnr,hlcs, and = waste rr valuable military
| ,,yqer I'm. dread is:,,r IL yet To he decided
| ,nt ,,c.wrrn the twu great armies. So !ur,
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! a 81, 4
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General EmiItr', urmy IL now fakin. need-.
"a rc.: w;rhiu lis s,rnn.;lv intren,Led ni ,iiiou
| -, IA. ,.u:n.,,l. formed Lv the winI;uys oi
/ the J.meA ard AIp0maLt0x rivers, known M
Hera"iA llnndrc'i The troops have earred
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w. H.. I';".',.., nr r,r, I,stI;n~ IN
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49,, r;'.,rrm T.. , fr1r J,ra s;ocn ara y, a.
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,,os;,;n" n.,ybnt rr ,tot2 lJL e;,nnf, ,rsni
a. ''" J.. Ir,, r., .rL.Jy s,,,nntb ou1y Io,.;,,,
,un,y.,!, ,cn;t, ian e,rnun n ,coy,o,t ,vr ior.
,n''s ,,, .;cac ~ Wt. n tI:,nt I6s ,,oM cr 1rn.
L,,, ,r,q E.un,cs1 ami ,r, mthIyem, nu.
,he ,,o,sm.nt. crw,rd Inns M. been devoid c,
! ,r,nI yssnlts. Tier. can be no doul.r ilat
RI. ;fu, .l ,l,. Iotcna. La. been greatly
L.ncGttd Ly Il. Til, ,nrci, tho troor4 here
Jcm,r5 70 ileir rr.Iit They have in front
y ,Ls,, tt,;,Iy th.nsaod mon in arms. cola.
,,,.n,IrI l.y feaur,,ayt. wLa wonlL now l.,
.'osIi;,,., ,i,e ,2,.1,.nI l. q, Lsl NOT Uan. Eat.
l.r c.,rnsstly threat,nci the cactnrc Of l;;ct.
unr, from The rear