Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-08-29

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with the Union or without it,-or will they
fight little longer. and get the Union or
their own terms, on the only terms thai
that they can be sure ofit2
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The Campaign, it's Successes and its
MIstakes.
Change, Of the Last Thirty Days-AoUs-
ments of Grant, Sherman and Fsrregus-
BIundsr Of the Shenandoah VdElsy.
Prom the New York Times.
TIE BEEcaEs, Saturday, Aug. 20.
The public expectation was raised SO
high by the early successes of Grant and
Sherman, that, in the minds Of many,
there is an evident feeling of disappoiut.
ment that the campaign is not now ended.
Is that reasouable2 Is campaign, which
involves on both sides the movement of a
million men and thousands Of miles of
country, to be ended in two or three
montbs7 Was it pessibleI Time, and much
time, is required to bring great events TO
a close. Yet we have accomplished much
and much that tells with tremendous force
on the rebels.
In the last thirty days two things have
united to depress the feelings of those who
are naturally skeptical, or little acquaiut-
ed with the true state of facts. The first
is, the rebel raids on Maryland and Penn
syivania, which, many people think, and
think justly, ought not to have been al
lowed. The other is, that the armies be-
fore Richmond and AtIzuTe Lave secured
to stand still. Yet, IN fact, we have ac-
complished great deal, and most success.
fully, in the past month. Let you and l,
reader, compare the positions in the last
nd 10 hav dEn0n
Let MS take the MISTER up seriGtiNI.
1. AS to the raids. A month ago Early
Breckinridge and Imboden were roaming
through Maryland and Pennsylyauia, burn
ing and robbing, up to the gates of Wash
ington, with impuuity. We will admit
that it Was most disgraceful on our part;
but that business may be fairly presumed
to be finished. At the same time, it is
true that no event in the war has given in-
teIligent men more distrust of the military
capacity directing the army than this very
event.
2. Grants army, though apparently qui-
escent, has accomplished some very sub
stantial advantages in its movement to-
ward Richmond. If the movements are
carried out in the proper manner, and with
sufficient force, either Richmond or Peters
burg must fall, for reasons which need not
be mentioned.
3. A month ago, Sherman had not
crossed the Chattahoochee-at least he
had not completed the movement. Now,
he is actually besiegiug Atlanta, and if his
army be maintained at its present strength,
land at the rate of recruiting it can be
largely reiuforced,) Atlanta must fall with
absolute certainty. In the mean time,
half the VstsTdH troops Of JohnSo1 have
been destroyed, or put hors du combat. 10
the three great battles of the 10th, 22d,
and 2sth of July, the rebels lost (hors du
eom6dt) $4,000 men, according to their
dwn statements, and the evidence before
us shows that it could scarcely be less
We know that 1000 rebel dead were
buried; We took two thousand prisoners,
aud the ordinary proportion of wonnded
/ to dead would made the number equal TO
| 26. 900. Oar losses in these engagements
were scarcely $4,000. From the 18th OF
July to the 10th Of August, the total LOSSES
on both sides (includipg the losses of Stone
man and McCoOk,) were II, 900 Union aud
| al, 600 rebel. The places OF the veterans
| of Hardee and Polk we're supplied by the
| Georgia militia, who now lie behind the
fortifoatious. In the meantime, Sherman
has extended his right flank nearly on the
Macou Road, at the East Point junction
IIi he succeeds in this, Atlanta csnnot long
be defended. a month"; IN Ou6EIuhu
army, has accomplished much.
4. Farragut has accomplished a great
naval exploit, which, if carried to its logi-
cal termination, will prove fatal 70 the i0hOLe
rebel strength WeSt Of SaUdHRGh River. The
reason of this will be apparent to those
who will examine the geography of tbs
country and the defencss of Mobile. When
Fort Morgan is reduced, land even before.
i the attack on Mobile can be made without
eneounteriDg any very powerful batteries
IT Is not like Charleston at all. The yes
sells cannot pass up to Charleston without
encountering the concentrated FIRE of enor'
nous batteries. But no such batteries ex-
ist, or can be made in short time, on the
water side of Mobile. There are seVera
batteries there, with heavy canuoni but
they are weak, compared with those 9
Charleston. Mobile will be defended mos
desperately. In a military point of view, i
!, is vastly more important than Richmond
for reasons which l will presently give. /
|, can be taken, even with the feet and If
can, the idea of Rotdoing il is most absurd
The capture OF Mobile win give us all Q
, Aia6aMa, al of 4IssistiPPi iOhieh remains :
! the rebels, and part of Georgia. This result
from the geography Of the country. No
! bile Bay is the outlet of large rivers, hoW
) ing botE from the southwest and the north
east. The Tombigbee is naVigsble 70
f steamboats, 70 Aberdeen, In North Missis