Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-07
The Situation Of the Union and kee
ell Armies IN Virginia.

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.otsewhere-but if Lee can understand
rants intention, he is sharper sighted
Ihaa ans one IN Washington.
Barnside's movement TO ALEXANDRA
has upset all the calculations q inc wise
men. who would have i that be vas go
ipg 70 North Carolinz. or Ip the James /
River. or up the Peninsula EVERYBODY /
ts.ouvht last week that Urbanaas gu The
Rappahannock, was the place appointed
for his landing The advance OF the
feet to that port gave color to Tue idea-
The rebeis thought that that vas me
route Of Burnside advance he nlen-
uona PAYERS pabliseed the lac. and
aid his aim was Hanover Ceart blouse
Bat all specuIations. Rebel Or Union,
as to where be Is 70 20, O Hhat he y 70
do. amount TO aothiRg Tbs attest spec
ulation Is quite as reasonable as any
that he i 70 Be ths EaseTFe Inc Sih'n
Corps has had hard tine. u mas lsse
arrived from Knoxville, while tAe corps
an he Rapidan have bad no hardship
since tie advance TO Nine Run, ak
months ago. II any one sorps IS entitled
70 rest, i is the Ninth; but when the or
der to advance 5 given, there VIII be
litsle rest for any porlio9 Of the army.
Without doabs the rebel army Is as
/ large IS i ever has been be Femorse-
/ lass CONSUMPTION has SLED the ranks. but
/ the nex ssiaiers are boys and gray hair
ed meu. I,as has more men under him
/ than he led into Penhsylvania, but his
I fine = lorg-reaching fsoEa Petersburg
/ 10 Fredrieksburg, and from kTedFicks:
I barg 20 the brow o. the B'ne Fidge-0ae
hundred and twenty-five miles The
maia portion Of bis command Is on TIE
Rapi4aB.
Erzey. commanding Pieket's old d.
vision, which was badly cut 70 pieces "a
/ lie las attack At Gettysburg, is al Han'
/ oyer Jguasi9n to resist Smith, il be al
I yanees 10 the Peninsula. TIE twenty
lhouaaud laen whiei. zse Esnaejng New
bern eau be rallied at Petersburg 20 Pc
sist an advance up he james aHd {
bold the railroad to Weldon--ths 0nly
eonueesing line 10 the South over which
+ Lee receives his ordinance stores, furn
ished by blockade ranneFs at Whining
ton.
II will show an unusual military
strength aud genius If be can bold linz
20 long-vulnsrable as this On both iisn4si
A. wea - ia the center General Grant
believe, las Tie s9seF 70 turn eishei
Hank Or pierce tue eentsr
Sigal, with a ctDsideraljs force Al 81
disposal. IS 1t Beverly, in West Virgins
lhgsa aays march from Harrisburg Of
s,aeol9n, NIB 20 formidable force 0
rebels - 0pgoaa La assah to that place
He would nensee Less lefI aank con
peli that General . change or extene
biz present lice, and thus weaken him
Or, II cot this, with Barnsids 10 IS
serve, ~ movable column. bis CentF'
a. - pierced b. sudden stroke aeros
the RappaaA..aeek near tee bloody eek
Of Charlottesville. or Seth Niih hi
troops on transports. can chose j..
] plight 10 strike up ibe Rappahannocs, O
pp TIE J ogk, OF or The james, iandin.
! % the noftb Or soalh SIDE
II Is not probable fhat lee viii attemp
J 10 toId al these poiuls, bat thar be wi
/ fail back a. ilsani advances, and eoneen
] trate bis troops on The James. ii the Vi
! ciniiy OF Richmond, where be will havI
his supplies 81 hand, whereas Grant b,
such maneuvre all be obliged 4
. change bis base Bat II this shoail
, happen, second siege Of Richmond
| viii not be ike The fFst
Then. Lee bad the East Virginia Rail
.oad aud al the fertile Shenandoah, au,
| al The rich Epland counties north 81 ~
James fir foraglng gFoaag bat II b
, falls back 10 Riehmond. biz forAgiAI
: country viii be confined to the eounir.
, sokth q the James Can be support hi
cavalry and ariilleFg deprived Of tha
lerritory7 Doubtful
J There are some Indications that lie
: lnlends % make a desperate resIstenc
10 his present position, hapiag 70 repnlsr
Grant in any aank movement. ihinI
that Grant would Ike to have him De
J eide apon adopting that policy. Som
Of the heavy gans which haEe beeA i
position in the rebel works IN fFout 9
J Culpepper has disappeared-troops bae
] been seen moving eastward; but on th
: other hand new camps are 10 be see
from day to day. Ne shall knaw befor
: many days whaI i Intended on bot
! sides.