Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-05
The Explosion Of the 44iae and the rebound o.
the Telegraph.

WeIsprlnt from ihs NeE Y0fk Herald Of the ! t
pstIl is leader in ubia ioa the reported success
Of Leuseaant GsneTa Grants mining opsTREOnS Il eH
AiOsths if ortA1os vAieh ignOrAnly attached to
thss suroyasns Of the mit-Fy mine, and the high
sxoersSions ahch we're founded on il BY the Yankee
sDsopls bssons one who We nOg apparently upon whS
l. sensational. as the Bohemian peasant does upon
sEssnir
Meantime our efiI,rs had bssn fully sppris tina
some slea al eutsrpdss va on ioo aed would be- re-
sorted - Tue ssasO, f IRON no O.he: reason than
. fss ia tfes 10 amuss star IL nOa- oom6AtAnts
hons sd Os.upy b. Y ok % mind, 81 So to easet toe
SlOuly lroRing conviction, which Vas forcing is
way u al quarter tts. tee =" Arst amyOn the plan
O." commanded their g. raster # zoe art of war;
EAs n a er tn ,ayturs Of einORd S1An ~hsr 4, with
uOp4ra s.sd sp Sbcss, is erosssi itJ Rs6 oR-be
R4pldal-on toe 5 cay OF Nay hAs Is, m2r5 t-sn
ninss days ago ard alter los o. nsp, plsesi hrs
- e5ai OF oVoF loo COO by battle ca ualies alone
FrOa Ibis article, N'd other uces sea d, too, that
tie fs srs General rad hopes II zig al success, and
TAriDs 20 throN nto the bFsca sds By his mice
sso snLr- corps and Tsral div another corps
iuelsd Dg OF eourse DIVISION Ct negroes, nov the
tsEorit, 'FoOps of tas federal Amy.
Ice number Of troops brought into action on the
Y,Skss side and the time ;assn for PREPARATION give to
tais al il gravity Of pitched bait - and tbe
Eus 9 a heavy d,f At the me- ID OF hi' own
ction Aud tbs vii be TIE veF tsken abroad ~
f.ct AmOng ,hs Il KEGS in rhe'n az end.
TIE o.s sekao -ledgsd, coo u doubtless short Of
re But, 5lt tas Aiss al Is OF Ii, e inpOrta ee con-
ii . pg he city Si,h who iOregOsr may b. i'm
prr.d o tskO toe FLOa in Gsa1ta yTg MA shambs Of
thar u. decs,sOsa ff,m G,.m>ny and Ireland. Bat
thsrs s one a c. Of his saa shat We can scarcely
ps1 too high sGsAEssy sppy che fuse TO Ous or two
mine and make amsd attempt, ike the rsok ess,
oo4ar re gambler that be j. TO wresoa victory which
he has oo-srSed by biz sk and Wh ca Is co trary
70 the pob bilsa Of var. H. may explode moro tOas
Of DO der ursss our sOrka and marshal his sses
10 - n TIE Gsadly sCh," eu, the result vii b,
for,sssn N Ass Yak in Wssla gtO0, in every NV
Elsl nd vilge, aud ssariug ais dsnOrsliEsd eOdiers
fab IN tls sce, will render them hopeless Of success
Aud aepes ske ,beis d3eas certain in the very outset
ssbsT % qQsuce nus, 10 shos cur dagn,lsss men
n, rIiai ehAslOsE Of Ills Yankee method for their
defeat
6F MS culture ia bis profession is comparatively
snail HS military Vis.ues have not bssn IiPsDed 0y
she sH Q, the hstOry of operations, or even by
aOq laintA0Os viii ths Banas Of the Agt Of War; e.
Op the elementary books winch be ID as West Poiut
dlrDg he lass year Of academic terD out OF which
san IS pears sg' be must have gained some Vsgu.
IDEAS Of mines, and that they used ia military
operations. Bat surely there are men sb3ut him-or
nsar I'm. B nud, CuEun, Warren, Humphreys, and
tVsI h. !o1,g,st Eogilsss oHi,ers fresh from 9
Pint shO might haSs made N and rIsAad thai cir.
os1sStauess alisr cases. ard that While. nsi"s
r gat b ,Esesvs q siast Forts Of stone or toe
WAils Il Tor, eiaes sni ElAoss yes would prove
Norshl = sgiass long His Of earth yOrks b $.
nj uAeb sand sirrisd army Of Vesrsas ike sh,ss
sA0 hAi frOnisd Aad BAH, d him Is ever point
iron ne 2 dan 10 ,os liaes Of PssersoarE.
We ed Ia Hsreid'S article, which, read uods-
tbs HShs 81 Pressn iOorustOn, l. decidedly ch. TSe
r-sOnod Of the II ;rspa vas more terri, q ,h
Hsra's I'd ts IA k1s readers. tha the txoloayn If
G4Ase. mine VS. 20 oar army:
P11ER s1Rs-sR oRKAR SUCCESS.
Gan RAJ 9raos eAs sa;dsnlv thrSKn q cd Of Ugh
on he rhsry suati0n. dls che COP Jernead. and |