The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-08-03
word OF wARNING-TmE PEOPLES
DErY.

n the Tmes.
here is nothing more likely than that the
pei military Chi, is will come to the cOnclu-
from the repuse a. Petersburg on Saturday
that they can hold and defend their works
Re with force very much less than that of
whole army; and tba' consequently they
now embrace the opportunity 10 SEND off
e part of their main army for aggressive
Eations elsewhere.
bout the truthiulness or fil.ity of this snpno-
II we bavr nothing at present to say. Bnt.
krepeat, there is great probability that tho
Eels will act upon II. Tney have for some time
and during the delivery of this attack had.
g very well know, IA large force 10 The Shen-
pan fey, near the Potomac. This force,
pr Easa5 and BreckiDDdge, has beea greatly
yelated but the authentic information in
-ssion Of 'the military authorities puts il as
ms tweHtS two ihOu'and men. Besid his,
& the time OF tn assault Iud rep lise, thry
tdethcbed from thi, man bod :, aud sent 10
q orth bail Of h. Jams TO NEE thu threat
attack OF Hancock AMI Sh ridaj, "A force
nuch inferior in magnitude 10 the sbpve
ese two detached forces, without the aid Of
n of which the X be,s easily held their
thus constitute an army If Oo'ween forty
n pity thousand strong, al ot them seasoned
ia. IL General Lee shUulo cause the James
a detachment TO effect n iunct'Ou sitn the
hment or column IN the Sh randQab Failuy
III would at once be very form dahle Regc.
on the line of The Potomac.
~|w, il would be well 10 pay some heed ia thi6,
the very few words we have tO say upal is
neither directed towards the PRESIDE nor
.utrnant- General, nor The War OF d, bnt
II loyal people of the uud, The pr. guess
&c issues Of the war, to matter ~ military
or failure, temporary aud hnal Is, after
lr interest, and rests 10 grrat measure, in
e hands.
would neither be proper Dor profitable for
4 ,Rl Grant 60 window aiS army from the
fable position ithoV occupies on rhe south
Of the Jnntsi or tti 10 remove any CON
able paf' Z" u 10 9berate against Rebel de-
Nnents that may Eg sent from his from 20
bee the nee ntal ih, nations capl'Al. He
great fsoof n|sard, and ie nest place from
h TO 'aIfy y 81, ihe place upon wnlch his
81 Is now Piast.d.
abate nos q lo' ~ the faith We have fire.
Atiy eNp sstd In lie suIremc va'ue Of this
ION, Or " t'ir face Lhat from lt he can IN dme
Nie ".tu = tuthhg Ctccs upOn the enemy s
ans eihiiai We heieYn tnnt Lee has
10y iet VI 80 keeuly that he would he will
hN'i1 z. anYihhig tc ihdu General Grant
NnOfe if army Taere rs no Likelihood of
leceed 8 IN tus- iOr Grmgvrry well knows
hhl fli expense 1t would cost him ever
10 'Ptain possession OF the 90 itiin
I've" n these fastS, il hchO1yrs the ncople
mp L perform Their duty, and guard yaiust
Die y Hls. The President has called for a
hc9Yl volunteers and it is soldiers that
ils oment impeT.tiVely needed. They
A,efJ q dfiye the Rebels out of the She
- feily, TO prevent relnforcemeuts reach
Iless airei " there, and TO keep permanently
DaF out of IL. They are peeded for the
% tht border aud the capital They
seoed % hold the Rebels at Richmond,
Usi,sne 6fkfltes diTec iy upon them. They
eSed ~ General Grant 10 effect speedily
'iase aId colhteral purposes.
whai We de- ire 70 say. We have TO
Ine rompt reinforcement OF our army. We
p tfge Volunteering We have 70 urge
IAu u yal citizens TO do their duty like men
'ao s. III they DO even half their duty,
vof Nmg cts even half the r'inforcements
~ rs have, II will not take US very long
Complete the great work which has thus
On carried on with most hopeful progress.
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