Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-18
suffer this terrible ard percus tr1irg with its raos in
portant aims and military interests

NoRTH-R1oHhokD CANNOT BE TAKEN-THs NORTH IN MoRs
Thre is great action going in the North Since
Grants repeated failures summers campaign and
vction at last have taken hold the public mind
OF re North that the capture Of richmond is hopeless
can ongsE hope for anything from this adnnistraIion "
change THAI t's nnon E ss D5 eas
that heretofore Ger. Grant has dictated the movements
nens of Gen. Gran We give upon the snSot yery
able ana interesting article from the New York ID
viewing military situation pres. mt phase Of the
1t is quite loHg but senicant and extraor
obary IN ITS character that noIe should fail to read it. 1t
tive masses OF the North Speaking of Grants agn
Richmond has folod the mos. colossal attempt the Ad
mnistration could organize tor its capture We have
interest 10 ewing ouselVes but interest that
Subsequent eff rts shall 10 based correct apprec
tiou of Lbs ac'ua' position of Affairs Re cannot take Rich
mOnd.
1t has been evident to good jusas for several weeks
that General Grants campaign failure but, though
adverse fate had the deed drawn and sgued lacked
seal OF hoal authenficaon which impressed upon it
by the battle of Saturday, What is left tor General Grant
that he has already attempted When, nearl3 month
he Undertook the laborus task Of contructing a
mEes under The rebel works at Petersburg he
were icpregnable to direct assault and incapable OF being
turned THIS hroc but wastefu euacy in assaults had
bis splendid and admirable movemen Constantly
brought him face to face with the ssouole problem
OF carrying earthworks by The surprising mobility
OF his army proceed as futile wond have been attempt
granted army inevitable earthworks still fron,ed
nm and frownod defiance. TIE waste of buYIing troops
against tn inefscsual assaults would il persisted in
have reduced bis army to such point tnat it would b.
the other If his strategy General Grant adopted
against he netho which would ally have
been used against stone fortfcatljns.
This methol was great considered merely as
operation in engineering But 90 easily
constructed that while army undermining Others
CONSTRUCTED Iiues behind it. imprR
nabe TO drsct assault tha fist. Besd2S mining
operations dildtory that gears might b. Consumed
IN reaching dejences Of Richmond. nea'
,tenrral Gran came 10 taking pete seurg We in no
cooditon to judge wthou. xact kaowladge of de-
tajs Nowlths andi"g The affected myaery as to what
must have known tia: if s were ding an thing he va
engag ID in the Instruction Of After having
purpose, that he could DO The rebel geoeras were o
cou!es too circumspec prepare for contingency
expoded explo 10 uader their front G.
fences, that The osion would be futile if
operations gave time for theirs They would nat
coDstuat woEs plant artillery and post sro1g bods 1T
to fochs OF fre more consumi and terrible than tue
Baaalava What It would require no great foresight hut
cnsummate engineering ski TO do, The rebes at Peters
wben General lu ca9se to select for t6e xst rs
trial, trial req rg the s2eadiness and harbood
most perfscs mAnnood, pushed into yeriaoe te
de1Jar, which possibly white troops could have with
stood bat to which it was pccsumptueus tempting c:
fortune to expose those unreliable blacks. 1t a
g fault and vous!y must somebody it
The capital faults of this abotIve exper-
plasaGce the President These (l) the hideou3
Ct LIE consequent the adoption of overland
r. e. aud ~ The pgtiug CT negro r5op5 ino position
which the Thermopyla of the Gen. Grant
pect d. both cases. his beneiactJr while
ocuay serving his country The result proves both
In this last Of putting troops
1al position troops have occupied during the
b.Gader Had this absurdy succeeded would, 3ubt
have been t1umptcard for Mr. Lincoln in the Presieut
la election. But, il has tanned OUT General Grant
sacrificed his Campaign without serving his trend ar
from yindicating Mr. Lincoln, he has given practical
"my plan, as Lincoln called the oyaaie1d route, a0d
CD OF the folly OF depending upon negro TROOPS 10 5ah
white mems bastes.
But, however it he's about the upon
nes0 phase The page that is wtten is witten anu no
Acribed on tie THAI is turned Nobody
can longer hope anything from this Administration;
anybody predict what folly it viii comnit before
it goes cut of power. Ihe GraaE change which The militia
situation has undergone consists ID his that heretofore
General Grant dictated tbs movements Cen Lee,
Put hereafter Gen Lee will dictate the movements of Gen
Grant has determined his positions way
from Spotsylvana Peersbu Bot Lee wiibnow adopt
bolder strategy Having weakened and worn the
forces OF his adversary, and longer tearing for safe
ty OF Richmond he will compel Graa TO change his posi-
on nT viii make the Norh pay she penalty OF pers'stD
in hopeless undertaking bJ the same horrors o
INVASION which il has been III citing the South The
valley OF the ehenando2h Is open; 1t 3 already occupied
by rebel forces strong enough have collected Upes
be not promptly recalled Washington WILL within ten days
be i'll greater danger lhan wbch hichmond has been
exposed since lhe opening of this III starred csmpags
LATEST FROM THE UNITED STATES.
me hcnnOnO SefH2Ret mas received from the Agent
of the Press Association ;he following brief summary
of news, from the Washington Chrocle of the 6th all
that he had an opportunity to copy:
From the Upper Potomac.
P1TTgBURG, Aug. 5.-A dispatch bas been received
here stating that engagement fought yesterday
at 4 P. NJ, with the raiders at New Creek on the
Baltimore and Ohio rorOad, twelve miles east OF Pi
mont, towards Cumberland. The fight was desperate
P1TTsBURG, Aug. 5.-Gen. Kelley telegTap1s ofi-
cally to this city, My forces repuIsed the enemy
yesterday at New Creek under McC8u8land and
Bradley johnson. The enemy attacked our post O
day at O'clock P. NJ The fight contiouei until lat
10 the evening. The enemy then retreated leaving
their killed and wounded.
rs killed AID so wounded. Tha garrison made gal
liant resistance"
Gov Curtin has called for thirty thousand militia
In his proclamation he says:
cannot too earnestly urge upon the people of this
State the necessity for the nnm5date presence of this
torce.'
Gen. Couch has is5oed appeal to the people of
Pennsylvania. He urges them to prepare themselves
for defence, to put their guns il order get in the
of their cOrufeds forests, buldiDga &C. rebel raid
is net impossible at any time curing the summer.
HARRISBURG Aug. 5-FIve messengers from Gen
AVeri have reached McCon1eisviIe, and report that
the rebels three thousand sroDg crossing the Po
tomac at Hancock. They further state, that Our pick
cts wee being driven in towards Cumberland
Observation-Disclosures, just received confirms the fact
that to- Teoes occupied agersOWn IN force at Line o.
clock this morning.
lie greatest CONSERVATION once more prevails al)ng
the Southern portion OF the Cumberland Valley. The
farmers hurryng from their homcs with their stock
sudden, and to than unexpected, occupation by the
rebels,