The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-06-29
THE SITUATION.


tion !"
,-As We surmised would be the case.
Grant has definitely established himself on
the South side. The scene Of immediate
assault is transferred from Richmond t.
Petersburg. The mass 81 the Federal
army is now south Of the Appomattar, and
about fifteen miles farther from this CITY
than when il made its last effort on the
north side Of the James. For one thing
We must give Grant credit. lie seems 10
be in just as much Of hurry as we are. To
&c, through with this campaign. To be
sure, he is Fastening to very different
consiusion from that which he had hoped
70 reach bu, after III, IL isa ccnrlusioa
lie has at his command certain number
of men, aud definite amount Of resources.
lie has no sort Of hesitation in sacrificing
the men and expanding the resources with
In the shortest possible space Of tine.
When he has sawed this little problem
nothing more can be done. Richmona
will still stand q monument 10 the kill ami
consistency Of the one aide. and To the snrs
tlenting but fru,tles' sindictiveness Of the
other, and-yioia Ia f1,. But Grant will az
least have dnne one thing in which his pre-
decessors have failed. He will have "
haustrd the means Of the Yankee nation.
He 10 resolved 10 differ in something FROM
that long list Of fu:aeious ch,sftains Who
educated the ARM Of the Potomac 10 de-
fsa, and safety. II the beginning IL rverv
Yankee campaign in Virginia had tnr rs
shject to capture Richmond, the end Of ev-
cry campaign had for its purpose to save
the army. "a when Mcclellan made his
famous change Of base when Burnside 70
cooled frsm the heights OF Fredericksburg :
when Hooker rushed irantically back &C ross
the RIppahannoek. the Yankee paper.
could say with some truth that those Tea
erals had accomplished their objec,,--thrv
had saved the army. Gran, evidently
thinks that ii Rirhmand cannot be taksa
the army is not worth saving. With dog
ged resolution he led II 10 slaughter At the
Wilderness. AZ SpottsylsanIa aud II Csld
Ha.bor. and managed IN these fruitless az
saults 10 dispose VI As many men - Me
Clellan took away from the Chickahominv !.
or as Hooker saved from the shamblsp Of
Charlottesville. With the battered rem :
nant he is nov making his last rHsH %
the south SIDE Of the James. Lans DEE .
when that II over, 6rsni aud the Army u
the Potomac will pas, away into the depths
Of history fogether.
Hut 10 the meantime he will doubtless
strike heavy and furious blows. The as
ssulis on our lines N Petersburg, in the
early part OF last week. were buta prsluds
10 a more fsrocious attack on Friday. IL
appears tina, on the morning Of that dsy
the enemy gained partial success 10 ths
capture Of one Of our batteries; but heavy
and repeated chssges on the others wers
successfully rspelled. In the evening =
general advance was attempted; bat was
met by our troops with their resoluts
courage, and after severe fighting the fas-
KEGS were driven from the ground they
had gained. and cur lines were re.es.ab.
lishsl in their original integrity. Of the
operations Of Saturday 10 that quarter. We
have, az the moment Of writing. no definite
information. Rumors were current yes
terday that there had been very severe
lighting but up to late hour, no official.
OF eysn authentic unofficial, information 70
this effect had been received. We imsgine
that after the rspulss Of Friday. Grant took
Al least day TO rest his forces and modi-
~ his plans.
On the line between his city aud Pc
t,rsburg the schemes Of the enemy have
sienally failed. II WAS no doubt, Grants
intention and his hope 70 interpsss . force
On osr line Of communication before sui
scient number Of men could be concsnirst-
ed in Petersburg for its protection asslsst
| the sudden assault which he msdltsses. "