Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-10-01

1 -fi+Hi-a fC0uutyl4JOHHD mAAWGLL.
suryETon- on ARLEs DI HAAS. I II iaas i.5.l
A Close 4LI1ItRry view OF the Carn-
| paign and its VietorieS-WhntS Shers
idan's lTove up the valley NIeani=g
| What Grant VIII Now DO.
Letter Sndsh Ma6rhsidtoth the cinSinnati Gazette.
ThevAlhs Of thsfoIosine comnnstcation
from "E5 D. MO Gen. Mansield) erises,in
part from the fact of hislaccnlate views of
the situation all through the war. He is q
thorough military man end was educated
at West Roihts Substantially ihsi Wrpte
the same views in May last at the time
hGI ant commenced his Cempaisn. Sand that
Gen. Sigel began to move up the Valley.
The present Iarticle is dated TAT Morrow,
Ohio, Sept. 16. '''''- ''' 80 = 80
| Cd the 92dr Of D August, the Richmond
Enquirer announced that Grant was total
4 ly defeated bis SceppaiHn aHaillrS sand
] that he would be driven TO his ships when
4 ever Lee thought bsst5Js On Z the 3lst Of
I,August. the Chicago Conyention Hnhounc.
Fed that the war was, a. failure, and that
there ought to beAaL ecSsdtion Of hoStiLities.
Three days after, Atlanta was taken, and
Hoods army scattered on the road to Ma,
icon, u Then the,i iWeldoR road 0 was taken
4 and held by Grant, and Lees army rea
duced to theiGxtremity of 4Wagoniug pros
divisions thirty miles, The teams being negroes,
4 lhaehed IN. si1tGH tolGltgdgoHs5 This waa for
1.-The want Of horses, the exhaustion being so
great fhat army, Agons cannot be suppli==
lad, In another week the EnqIbeT anho1ncf
4 ed that thesautum1 campaign would be q
bloody one, and the result, that they would
be beseiged in, Richmond. All this was
before the victory Of Sheridan on the field
OF Winchester. These aseO magnificent
A events iiiRe fWho ,runD may read. p The
rebels understand them very welt.-
I They are noF-7tnrnipg their longing
J efes to the chances OF Mcclellan. a cop
pkrhead victory, they think; would be equal
, 10 thH defeat Of our enemieB9 9 But, alhs for
tbemls they leok in vain, ,r,t tMcC lellani-ill
, be totally ysandiirFeRocablyn defeated.e But
letus lnfn 10 IheLaspects of the ,catnpa paign.
All HeSehts are nov. coDspirihg to make the
Z fhntumn campaign successful and decisive.
4 tIh the month bf May Gs said that Lee must
. either give mp Richmond q, going inSoit,
2 lloose his army. The problem means eE.
lactIy-, the, same. He gent into Richmond
J and since the "a OF Nay has Host full hali
I his army before the the victories of Sheri-
!, ,ldan. A large part of the remainder he has
! ttAke6 ont Of Riehmsdd and ;ia spPtoysd il
,5lR vain attempt 20 70 rs;establtsh bis com
.Imunications. he may escape with that
: part, ,blt the probability u that he VIII
: tcontinne the attempt to defend Richmond
4 till his whole army is, inyelvedS The total
> destruction of Early's army makes the fall
= OF Richmond certAinss - ei''Af Blu -
Sl To understand the situation We must &C
g aiIback. and examine the cause of delay ant
? the present change OF situation. The
a h. rnfE
> James, aud the present line Of Attack wa
9 ntireiy, correct. II 60, It may be asked
al why was it not Successful at once anS
dl!RiSbHond fallen BY; the middle of August
i The answer Is that il was caused by'li
< kIfailure 10 apart of the plan eztr1He0ttst q
}. Grants army. This sYaR the failure of thl
y | expedition against d ynchbafG. II was no
j, jwh6iiS Il failure; fpr iti did snch danage q
!. fthe 1Danyille road that IL has not bseI
= | wbollSireba paired to this day. Bat IL was
n fAiIuts IN 20 fhpSt part Of "a Ssttat
:; Fegic arrangement. II that e3peoltion ma
y ibeen successful all the supplies Of Rich
q irender' At no distEut hhe,ta necessity
Y IBdt Its RiIufs bke eyelted the investment 3
afRichmona, and LEFT the rebel supple
e.iopeu lill the capture y.of the tWeldoi
d road has reduced them TO extremitiee
1--we lost, two. months by the Z failur
u Of Hunters expedition; but ther seen
!. rs now, totally Ghsnged, and To- under
N stand H. We must return TO Granite po
! isition in front Of Richmond. Whoever look
(, fupon a good military map ot Richmon
q land fits Siefenses viii see that Grant ha
Y been gradually establishing q line Of a.
ltaok and defense which must, in the enc
Il Ibe ffataT To- the rebels Beginning on ID
lieft Of his iSEEmy, (pSE extending two 9
three miles west OF the Weldon road. fol
8 fllowinR the. IIbe IN front Or Petersbutg
Bermuda H6hdfedi Deep Bottom an
= Dutch Gap,iWe seelthat Grants works 81
Inearly in q. continuous line, and the OF
iect Is moro to attack than 70 prevent u
escapo of therebela Lee San sseape froI
where he now ia or north ot Grant =
- llrvsrds james river, above Richmond; bI
~ IA Nh Be n eireliiogf FptFt6 liable 10 eo|
q j stSnt ATTACK, add 10 All pFobkbili9 Wotl
81 treSnff- IN q disastfoqs and desttlc ctiys 8
.sH treafsl Even that, lhoWexer, will Prohabl
sssgses IS q l1lS g p 9 sess az as 9