The New York herald., 1864-10-23
REBEL ACCOUNTS.
\ Review Of General Grants Cam.
patEn - His Cooperative MOvemeu eut
ON Lynchbur9 u Failure:

paign = His Cooperative Movsmens
ON Lynchburg u Failure:
from the Richmond Whig Oct l9l
mo lall campaign OF General Grant against Richmond
presents striking points Of with
spring. They were very much the same design, but
have Offered materially in the execution In each case
the grand movement Of the principal army against Rich
mond seconded by simultaneous movements from
the north and west upon Lynchburg-a town which
seems to be assumed the key to Richmond sort OF
rear entrance into the fortress from the mountain ap
proach.
In May the grand army set from Culpepper Court
House. on the plan OF Lincoln and stanton. Now t ad
vances from the James river a. base, the long
jected plan Of Mcclellan. In this respect the fall
pasn has decided advantage the preceding
between the Rapdan and James Unnecessary This
advantage however Ia overbalanced by the sile
bs OF men with which the fall campaign upon
the difference between the scarcity OF October and
the redundaoca OF men in May beng than
o. nnsn which attended the first campaign up the pc
Yod Of crossing the James river Grant entered upon
the spring campaign with ~ least two hundred
mon, including Buffers Command ara reserves, all OF
which bad TO bs used. lie is now supposed TO have
begun operations with eighty thousand and many OF
these Indifferent troops. The difference TWO
greater than the losses sustained from the Rapi
dan TO ibe Jamos; and, therefore, the campaign al
prcaant is not formidable that OF May looking
only TO sne chief column OF the assailing force.
The auxiliary columns employed the fall by no
means as fonidab!e as were those the spring. sher
aaus force IN the valley, indeed, was probably greater
than Hunters. II we have the consolation OF
ing that has been cut short In mid career beorc reach
lug within hundred miles Of Lynshburs, while
broueht 1t into great jeopardy in the campaign
there has been advance from the hanaNh valley
threaten Lynchburg; while in the spring force OF ten
Thousand troops came up from that quarter actually
occupying the Southwestern Railroad and forming .
junction with tho army which advanced from the lower
valley Ia the spring there was advance OF six
eight ihousand men from Kentucky with their face set
towards Lyncbburg. which was turned aud deested by
Morgan before II had crossed the Cumberland mountains
in the AL have had this advance repeated, with the
addition that the army Of Burbridse this time actually
crossed the Cumberland, and did not meet its dsseat until
In respect 10 these auxiliary movements from the
wes., planned and undertaken in aid o. tne principal
advance upon Richmond The east il is ohserv able
that In both campaigns they have sgpaly failed without
contributing any aid At all 70 the reduction OF Richmond
In each csse Grants plan u campaign has had too many
paris. The minor enterprises nave In both instances
tsied Saving the principal movement to take q
i;self.
marked and most significant difference between the
spring mpaiga aud the present oue consists in the
the rst while, so ar ~ we yet know, they seem TO have
been cCie discarded IN the last Indeed the omisson
OF this feature from the prosramne is quite natorai
Tor enterprises brought 70 sreeder
bitter grief than those vsurted raids OF Sbsr
dan and Wilson. Their Suspension during the present
campaign may have been from the want of horses
cavalry men. from other material deficiency; but
It is atm pr babe that taught by the experience OF
May and June they been adjudged bs unduy or
pensve sppead ages 10 theripcpai movement costing
The sssaiinnt infinitely more than ths sssailed.
.,1a All the agssry mTvs%eIn ,ns 81 ahs ,sh cam
spring and General Grant ~ reduced 10 the
necessity Of taking Richmond by direct approach
admit ba, his force much 9erior what II was
IN June; but they console themselves that his ask viii
now be much easier than II was tnsn from the nsmrrca
weakness OF the Dnfederate army. They forget
tbe very moment when~ they supposed our force too
much reduced IN June 30 hold the 'ortincaoDs Of nch
mond we spatched % army Of thirty thousand men
which reuched within sight OF Tue Washington White
House. The fc'y Of supposng that We have nc, m
army snficisDt 10 defend our capital not be re-
bGked again by similar Aggressive demonstration bot
the admirers OF Grant may rest assured that as great
disppoiDtmen 10 in store fer them orou sht
homo 70 them IN the early summer
General Grant TaEipS fits r.essur~ Aad
Awaiting the Ala or HE EJECT.
From the Richmond whis, oca. Idl
concerned the north side !, as Sin az ,hs sraye. Non
day night, about eleven O'Clock q grea, runbna Wa
heard 10 the direction Of the ensnys pontcon bridges,
nad this continued until the morning u Was ntinated
that force Of cavalry coming IN This side but
pickets, who were on the ALERT saw nothing Of them
Yesterday morning there considerable csnnonsd.
ing al butch Gap and srins heard n the
vicinity OF Petersburg No tnoyernepls eY indica-
bvooched ,- oeta,n qsartr, ise Grant b.ne ssrs Of
Lsccas sleetton, has rostpcnsd fndchn1y his srand
ssiuai, ond ,ntends 70 promote As sesc a. his kisrre
Such procedure would ne torture - the Butcher Of the
Wilderness who loves 70 nR troops slaughtered and
IL never happy until he "sends the irn Hs mus,
have blood bsiore his eyes or he ID miserable.
AZ least there 10 reasonable svouud for doubling
whether he Intends our new iincc-at lead
at tae same ts.s For would he ~ atil and see those
lines thrown Up without intagr upton he has
done, if he intended TO make bis real a1hi theres
From Petsssburg-0rAntD Desoiaxin shs
Country Aroano Pefersbarx.
from tho Richmond wing, oct. 20
The htyrss Of yesterday says there wS evidently .
truce between the two srniet on Tuesday ,fhe day
vss uncroten either by she souns n or Tie dis
charge ~ Busketry.n
The enemy N said 10 be drilling q large number Of
negroes 10 the of thor lines right and also
considerable force o. newly armed recruits Th.rs are
sad lo be fully siy or eight Thousand negrces a this
point, who are no doubt besa gosso Ia readiness 10 par
Ooipsie 70 tbe nest battle south Of Pstsspg t then
20 on they mink therc y no hereafter.
The sumo desoisipe policy sdoped BY Sheridan m the
valley has ossp followed ~ Grant 10 the country
Petersburg occupied by HIM, thing calculated 10
support either or beast hsiUs devour~d ssseysd
BY his
Few Arms for Grr ms,s vrvcpa
prom the Rshmood ssDiiss, Grs 10
We learn tom tbe Peersburs Hyvss that the Yankee
TROOPS being extepsivey armed With repssiine ri0e
NJ unueves pnuyovsA rn,~k ~ 49,.