Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-09-23
THURSDAY MORNING. SEPT. %, 1864.

THURSDAY MORNING. SEPT. %. 1864.
Tie telegram from General Lse brings tn
rcvslsCme intelligence or q reverse to GU
,,p,s in the Valley. General Early hos re-
,,ra t2in Winchester to Fishers Hill, neal
>,,..lurs. Tbs varying fortunes Of the wa
u .i,s Valley have go repeatedly witnessed th'
,,l:r: hack and subsequently, the advance o
III, s,nY, ,hht tbis Intelligence has not coin'
r,,s, to;e5ly. At ono time the enemy were
,,ms.t IN LJnohturg, in few weeks tht
.,.rs i,,m cur guns were exploding within
ws.h;neten city. It has rot bsen long s'sos
,;,rt,ai Early atya, c.d from this very Fish
49, unl aid drove the enemy into Harpers
y.,y. his ,,sseot portion is regarded as
'.,,r,snehy. and from it he will, in due time,
.,,;c ad,snos upon the now 1sjoioing enemy
Tia loa,h If Major Central Robert E.
p.,.s will be cegeIely felt by the army Of
,,r,5era Virginia. which suSsains, by his
,,.4 the bis Of one cf it's best III
,..s He promotion was rapid, for no early
.,;n,yd these greut qualities which WOE
,,..d'.,sa Of his meu aud tic admiration
.;,,. ..ur,rY. General Rad.s WAS bcea in
i,,.Nsar,, Virginia, and graduated in tbs
l,.y. ,-4> at ,hs Virginia Military inssi'
-. ana, ai:or fow years. p.ofessorship OF
.,,. INSTITUTION, hs removed to Alabama,
,,.,a 10 marrisi Miss Woodruff. cf Tusca
Jy,,s Geo. Roles oame out il 1861 as captain
IA, "M,bi, Caio:s," and, uponthe orga-
.rr;,a ii tho 5.h Alabama regim snt, he was
u;rr;cdi lis colonel. Ills best eulcgy is the
i,;i;ui fa>9rd OF bis ssrvio,s. Promoted soon
firth he4s battle OF Manassas to Brigadiel
,i,,.:al, be inil wed she fortunes Of the army
q; Nor,hsra Virginia through the Winter Of
vi ths sioge Of Yorktown; wounded in the
,,;a 1t tho bat,lo Of S,7sn P.nos; throu ghoui
Il! :ssou days battles around Richmond; upon
lie Maryland campa;gn; wounded at Sharps'
farr r,oson, at fredericksburg; at Chancel'
Ia;s.il!s, vhere hs wss made Major General
.ir5aea tho Pennsylvania campaign; from
Nae Fan 10 Gamer Mill with Esrly in the
ts!tnse ot l.7lchhurz; again into Mary! and,
sli with tas Valley army throughout its
a,r.at, AMI battles, until he has fallen a.
Wm.h:scr, i'll tho sc.vioe to which he devoted
.nsc!l, in tho faithful discharge Of duty. and
in the sni.yment Of the grateful admiration
pi h;s ccuntrymon. lie leaves widow and
r'.ld. :, wAon r1 earthly hencry. can bring
s:r Consolation. hu: to whom the tender sym
.,!.ios IS all will bs freely given.
Grigal,cr Goncrai A. c. aolwin is e!so
asatv..ei ~ 0aa. Loo % among the killed
j,nsra GId8in WAS formerly Provost Mar
sasl 0! Richmond, and was subsequently, pro
Il tsl U,loueI OF North Carolina regiment.
l:aas b,sr Hu. g f.w days since tho papers
men.:ared Lis appointmsns' to the Bsigadier
Gaasraship. Gen. GJdwin was from Ports.
l3Itii, Ta.. aud was most gallant officer.
vi cher casualties are mentioned, but our
l,s. is reported very severe. The fall Of At
ha.a Lsl sl.erly cast a gloom oser the COM
nuui,y, nld this reverse will very much in
t.aasr it, We fear. 4. should no. be 50, the
!lIunes ui war aJe always nErortsin, and re-
7Ises Lrc. o! course, very eaed .niug; but it is
Iaba,an.inE = cur people not to shake off their
H., faces and bring themselves to calmly and
ies,iu.ey consider thoir situasion. The army
!, always in iiae spirits. and, though defeated
v.Iay. t1 morrow it will retrieve the loss, and
Auah d. tho sad aud gloomy people, who, far
ksa Jaeger. are yet more apprehensive than
;a,a win boar its brant.
!ie-lera!e efforts on the part Of the enemy
10 t. b. ln.kad for; the Presidential election
e,u5sl. Lincoln to b. stirring and striking; he
81 oaiy saya !.is oie,tion by success this full,
sol,a, ..,ereis no chance for poaos between him
sHl Mcclellan, We do not see that any thing
:aia!l n. .isked ty us in q bsttle which oan-
a.; ta lrsisivs in its character. Partial sue
s;;:s, bks this in the Y alley. may elcot Lincoln
Va tora they will; but they tend very little o
saT final rssu:. They servo the purpose Of
Lie ,lalo defeat MoClellsn; but they con'
n'Mc na.l.iag towards our tu'jugstion.
EI. tlos7 .evsrses show that our poople
-s.; :;H.s forth end 90 to tho FRONT; more
ae l:,ye wanted, and more must be had. The
La. ~: .: 1.vssnment details must be'short-
&:i; tta Htrc and Mining Bureau, the Com
'a;s2s7T aTd @ ,artermsster Departments must
:!:srsH; The contractors must be lessened;
;aetalmr:s reviewed. and The army increased'
Be, mn;e thaa this, w!e1 men are sent to the
;ay they must not be allowed to desert and
sagcle tt. Discipline must be improved,
;ai us much done by oiicers Of tho limo as liz
sl7tatsd from the Bareau Of Conscripeiun. To
III Il mourn over revcrsss il great folly, they
:n.ll but nerve the people as they do the
snS-to meet disaster with the full conh-
:;,e ir tho o7erruliog Providence, who serdn
ESst7 G. iofoa:, as to Him seams bsst.