Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-17
On, Victory Last Thursday.

Our victory Last thursday
Ga Fridsy morning. IL b, TIE pAPeis Of this city
ppblLhed the lOlouing despatch from Gen. Lee:
"HIAIoUAATIRs Army NV.
October Is, 1884 !
UAt seven A. n. this mo1nirg the enemy sRdsGVOred
an .6yarce between the DAT0ytOWn ALd Charles Oity
,osd, bIl Wss TSpuked IN every AittmPL The most
str,puous EFFORT was made AbonI p. H., Ltser which
LO Withdrew, leaving many dead. Our loss very
SliEAL"
Fbl, /, AL the commander Of the Army Of Northern
yrEniA hAs TO say Of Of tie mes! thorough cas-
t,rauous u scstd upon an enemy in modern times
ssrq.ticn 10, nisricr in actual destruction OF Life, 20
Tar a the snspy eOnesrned and quite - remarkable
fer the snail lOss OF the parry iIheiins II, - that
.hioh PaskOnhGm suffered A. lhe hAlos OF nsssE
JssLsoa. Nov, are net disposed 10 hnd tNul' Ti'h
General Lee upon any occasion, feeling convinced that
"a buush splsr 10 Do N tbs rgas han We, and 70
s,,drg him ~ the psIton who OF all Others hSa done
ss for the cAuss, and TO whom, therefore, above Al
,,hsrs, cur slAi uto Is due. Nevertheless, We d
HAN, him Tor lis msdtSty in this and similar cases.
sb,rs il GO occasion Tor hin to sGsggers!e-lhAt We
A. "a, s,si-e, aud NO kew that Ne did desire ii
s,.r 50 mpct, We should net be grA ssd-bus it Ger
tny o:ud do his nsseroe no harm to come at lsaSt
20 thu truts lot fA hlr. OF it, for tear Of sIoeet-
Init We alluded sA.ur3Ay 70 the VSs' eject which
,bs living sa,,n.lts OF the enemy, and tho imposing
asmops1a,iCus Always Gems, qasHt upea those state
r,.n,s have had upon the Northern m.nd. We are
mot sure that sL such process Weud produce suhAF
,e.ct here LOT DO We desire to see the experiment
"a, INT Ws are convinced tnat il is good policy 10
i,s A uush prominence possible to our Victories
an all occasions when they occur. Even though 1t
eoud have 10 en- c: in encouraging cur people, Which
!, does 10 remarkable s,gee, IL would have TIA! OF
copn,elsctiI z In SING sor the sHes abroad produced
by the statements Of The enemy.
TIE battle Of ThJE.day was grCa! elOry instead
# bsirz such merely every daJ .fAr the despatch
of General Lee might induce TO suppose j! lad been
We have 10. often gained greater during the uhSls
if the slaughter Of the eremy b. test Of The com
l.,epess of triumph. Our own los Was Emsl beyond
sny example which We can ell TO nnd, except TIA. OF
Ne. Orleans in 1915. scarcely amounting to enc hun
Srsd. al .Cld. The a.;emp. OF tie enemy was made
,oon pan deliberately ior1sd aad ma ured. /. was
Of a most formidable character, ard be had no doubt
~ sueceediug. AL TussdIy nsls hs was passing
v,r hoops from the S0u.hsde, AID al day Wednesday
-, occupied in bringing them u2 20 tbs position they
we're 10 occupy preparatory TO to Gsssut Euy TLur.
5ay morning heavy bodies Of iIf.uTy moved up tie
CSsrles CIV read which lornod tho rghs Of the enemy,
and. simultaneously, = s.rong toIcs moved on tire
D,rbv,ovn road, which was lis extreme left Toe
ala Of battle lay between the two roads The advance
~ the enemy having been checked about tEo miles in
front Of cur main works. be tesan to dep his forces
In the nsishborhoOd of the O7siles City road. The
h,t,le began g. O'clock in the morning. and did not
,s-niuste until four in the evening. bore the same
pnvaryiug sharsc'er throughout. Toe sremy "a
tsup,ed no mai lyre, s,ler by bis wings or centre
His strategy consisted IN directing heavy EASES upon
our bress.uorks, with The Gespers;e hope Of breaking
through then, snd capturing tic men and guus 1,
syery one Of these attempts no Tepulssd v.h &C.
xsrs sauebttr P,rsoDe Who ssE the fields OF Wilder.
os,. spo.sylvAaia Cour, Hcule, and Geld Ha1bcr do
Glaze that they presented no moro f,igheul picture If
ssstrueton than this fed. The ma msdo drunk TO-
aha occasion, advanced, mlDy o. them with unlcaded
znns having been ordered doubt, to trust to the
bayopst alone. But their hearts invariably filled
sssm when they arrived within foIty yards. No
thing eoud brave the terrific FIRE to which they we're
ssp0,ed and tley gave way on each OCCASION before
they could be got nearer 70 the goal A. last, abou
four O'Clock, they made grand CfJrs and were re-
osysd With such 6-e that they broke sad d il tie
widest eoufcsion. Our victory complete. They
lsh 70. only their dead bat many Of their wounded, al
90, IN our hand.
We have beard no estimate made Of the enemys los
N this most ssnguinary ct BY any psrson layinR
oasea authority; bu', comparing Il with Cold HaIbor
We entertain doUb, that il numbered thcusaods in
killed, wounded and missing. Wat Grant will ms, G
out Of T., Il ia impossible to say. contemporary pre-
diets that 10 will cal it mere TseOHaOisGRes ca force
We doubt VhSs,sr b. will be go modest. We ra,he
believe he vi. calm 3 great DRY. UnAble to gair
one 10 the field, be eAsly manufacture one cut o
tss secggsph. After the dgrlceul Of his lroops
lis. TGday week, he claimed great victory. He viii
be very sp. to repeat the lie this Tine fer be playing
q game. A, any rate, this is bat tho prelude to III
grand combined land and naval attack which be Il prs
pysinE, and which think be 10 deferr.ng 70 III,
lsh October tLAs being the anniversary Of OornWa
surrender a. yorktown He is sAd be supersiious an5
believer in conc d, nees BE completed the disgra.e
o. our tr Vekstury last year. the Al of july
AID he hopes to e;ess the 'Psoaee here OF the ls
October. There Il sem, difference IN the conuanders
aud venture 10 suggest. ttee uaJ be toma d;fFJr
sloe in the issua Il is probable, after all tia. he
thinks the eeetol Of Lincoln secure and tha. thers
fore, he mayo. sJGlt until after the ST. Noyember
10 either olO IL Rim assault; when he usy there Is no
the siRl test pIolpec Of bis srocce ing Thus muc,
We "a, FIR the rake Of friends at dist nco, who do no
kaoW the actual cor dtDl Of sfar,.
AnOther Vietorv m Thursdav