The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-11-26


cal scquencc, and in fac, th,;!s nearly eqrn'-ci
BY the improved qualify ofthls yeas crop Tt-re
81 certainly 10 cause Of coUv'-'.t In tic products
ci agriculture FOR the present yo5- Every variety
shqFsh fir y,c'd, and WI Leave considerable
mar ahovc .hc needs ~ home consumption. IT
in subject OF nsi.opa, gra,u'aton, therefore, 10
know TIA: the rnl,cd s,atcg eau a, the s1rne time
carry on tho most s.rpendous war known 10 mod
crl slBorv. supply - solely by home resources,
aad base enough left TO help &c the out.dc wogd
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An rrs,hh View Of General Lees Army.
luz London Trirs, November j'h, Publishes an
incres ing inside view Of tho con l,lon Of General
LrE's army and the eonlcerasy, on the authority
Of 81 cial correspondent, at Richmond. He con.
Arms The assurance that now pr walls in the North
tina; G ncra GrAsr has the advantage Of position
ovtF general LIE ana states;
rs n genera III 3traton il may be said ia, Lee
, s o. d. arc, Grant on the chcc Of circle. hi.
In expression does not exactly fuc tho posi-.
t.oa O. the tao a4Iaee, whose las eX aiding e. n
| OF them over y length of 80 nilcs. 20 not
! pursue my IN form course or iusination.
will endoavor, al the rs. .. Repeating what
have described man, times before, to make my
! meaning clearer Your readers will understand
thai, N ch IN utltude ~ IL oouu I'D nv the armies
Of Leo and Gran, the army whoa take, tho int.
advantage. Lee IL Ike ss'lfnl one-armed prize.
| fighter, ~no Ia a. huui t.e bully with two arms.
!oaser, taller more sf.,e, md keener. lghtea
ihtn lilasef, The most tempting and pro-
! mls'ng opportunities offer themselves to BIN
every dav. He ca,fnos afford TO hazard even twcn-
~ lives ia s.niativc Operation lue tact OF his
nrmer.sl ipier.or;y 10 hlf enemy, and 'ha' he IS
f,thcted down and forced n keep xways larye
portion Of his iruiy bciose PoterhDurg, arc asad.
vHntagcs equivaeM b. the loss Vi An arm by u
przedshet Grant, on Tie o.htr hrnd, has, Ia The
ADVANTAGES ~ MAXI 10 astonishing that. IN
the tour months between re lYih OF
Jine, when lie crossed the James
River, and me present tnle, no should have male
,, little use Of thcu. In his On aTe lies the
River, With us dozen o! Yankee guublai- aud
ntn,tors, covering the Fei raj base Of operations,
nnd makihe II even 1insrpru achsblo by General
Lee. Il ~ douba esf with = view " res ina . IN
u more out Of tAtre nitors that General Butler Is
attempting 20 cat canal through Dutch Gar, INTO
which 10 HOPES 70 tempt the James River. Il is no,
though here, may say par Pnrenthese, tha. any
advantage Will result 70 llefs confr iies from tl
canal Gscn If contrary 10 Federal experience i;
Vcksburs, II proves success, ny means 81 the pom.
toon bridges which connect Bermuda Hundred with
ptcpB tom, Grant can throw snynumber Of men by
night day 10 the north sonh ode the James II
Is almost imp ssibe .or Loo 90 know 4 Grants do.
tnonstrnuous- whether they threaten r edmond on
t'e extreme Federal right o, tho South side rail.
, ionu on the extreme Federal left, fe nts oI
re;li,ics On the other hand from the confauru
ton OF the ground, IL 10 alIrnss ppossible for Lct
10 cut Grants extended linsv " any vital place
The most tempting place u assiil thoso hines would
lie 'umewl ere not tar from the spot where Grant,
IN nc was struck. hut the si.pc OF thc gruunt
AMI d position OF the tores,s such THAI the lines
ear only lie attacked ~ two three conhnc,
iplts. and here naturally Grant mas dele ndei him
soi Tia triple tiers Il fortiisoai ons, and keeps u
! nays s'rong bodies OF men IA position.
:. Tue correspondent then a!lude, te the cxhaus
tos N General Leafs army, rs follows,
Prom the 9Th OF May up 70 the present hou
Lees army has boon continuity N the trenches
other 'ually under FIRE, or nj any rate not know
ing At "ha; moment 1t might ss attacked hy
savage and nIulttudinuus foe. The Confederate
, have been hghing, or on the rack, without inter
, mission for moro than fve months. On the othc
! hand, the Federal Gcncrsl, who knew from the be
gnnns thai Lee was through the psncity of hi
numbers, restricted TO acting the defensive ha,
it In his power at any moment 70 give four
hfhs OF his army entire rest. Inerc wa
nothing 70 prevent Grants saying on the Is, o
Augus, II shall want srea, efforts from YOU OF
t4c sMh OF this month; rest and recruit ydursrlvc
uit,I that day" Ga the contrary, Tor 1871 dayl
iad'S troops have known no rest, ,,ther b. nig hi
~ aay We all remember how tho work In IL
trenches told upon our othcrrs ana prvates in tb
Crmcni II cannot h. wondered thAt isr more nm
interrupted pressure Tor mole ihan i've ton,n
{ .,Aould nave iod icariully upon tho POOR Cont us
rlics expo sd " one Of the trlcrst summers owe
known IN Virginia sclutly fed upon meat -uos,l
B.It meai--an'i hrrAc, without vegetables. with on
o IL occasional coffee, with no other stinuinni, an
! thrahencd tcasclessv by over' helniins number,
VINO have ut their CON nlnd all that lavish prot,
: ION q, expenditure ana the scientific experience ,
Q toe whole csvi zei world eau contribute. came
. be blind TO he fact, US NEE officers and private
from Ten. Lees army, that thcy are half worn on
and that thoish the s9r,, is lao same ever, the
trsently need rest. sn. IN hpIes that diiin, Il
toAn; winter this win no, Ire dcnlei to the,,
NJ Len'a army becomes stronger but be tha, a.
t may, | am convinced that when the tue hi Story
8 the Confederate campaign of IsGi IN Virginia
. written II VIII record u struggle uueurp tsscd
hcrolsm and In the patience and tell- 'cnv,n- 81
y dursnee oi the troops since The .ho hDa4 40.
o was first spit upon the earth, on ilGn hrst In,
. his hand In opgcr against his brotaer.
It IL then intimated that G ncral LIRE has
means Of strengthening his post, TN hy a5,r :en!'
Petersburg aud falling back upon the we,.ei
and higher bank Of the Appomattox, holding Il
/, heights Of Pocobontas, which girltlcs Petc.sbul
on tho north and west This movement wou
greatly strengthen his defensive position as reg ~,
Rct nond but would involve the surrender Of Il
, city in the same way as Fredericksburg WAS abal
I doncd for stronger position al Maryland Height
He adds;