, 1864-05-10
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Never tufore have tha (.h.1a 1,..', aa1,o,
- mon 10 meet snct a cnn{hJn.t,oa ~ fa-c.
rn ro~crfn1lv md el-;,trl,E a;snaea5 =. t,a
which ia being bnr,cd srx,A,t thcn, 1,y Grant.
present arn,e ently adm;raII1c cs,n naIcn. Afte1
mouths of nrenarot,on ,tccurta:n rises upon
thr t,ratrn Of action. in Virginia and Gcor:
o,s IL. nr.s.nt ,e,r. hi Of the rebel power.
n;s..ct fro,n each ether IS are these points
~ .ct,on they arc but the right and lett wing
~ ,.c n.t,cf host. Both N nst he sustained
10 The rcbc's 0. neither can snry{sc- With
5bc cr7tshipg Of either OF These armies the
rebel strength il gone. Wien the rebels can
no longer maintain in the field but single
army, tho country from which that army
must bo fed and recruited can no 1onset be
kept open, aad The power or the rebellion Is
at an end. Upon both Wings OF the rebellion
Grant Is moving with armies ~hose-tread
SHAKES 1ne continent. lhelr confiet With
1oe feoe! nosas WIZ attract ahe attention of
the Whole eaein1ea world, and Inevitably MI
with glof5 OF oiehonor one OF TIE fhrtelatost
or darKest pagcs IN our countrJ's history In
anxious suspense ont tall or hope, NC Natch
the terrible struggle Us the clouds OF battle
rise from the three main points Of conflict,
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Butler, who may be said to lead Grants left
wing, as Sherman does his right, has Landed
4 large force IN secure position On the
James, about eighteen miles below Rich
mond. The position itself vas carefully se-
lected BY Butler, with The approvsl Of Grant,
apd In view OF the possible contingency Of
it's being necessary 10 Withstand there Lee'as
~hole-army. surrounded BY water on the
northeast ana eoath, Inc gunboats from the
James and AppomAttox' which Is navigsblc,
up 70 f1eaer1c6eou1g, sweep It's approaches
noh tno "est' eucn position, With But
1el pun, -. :. o"'1us oasa ana onmotc's
sc'en'.ac .A,11 - N aft'aef1st' 10 believed to
pc ueoe uss.ns. aD5 iorce lAe seoeis
cs'1 uf'us astnet ~ 4ac oplee. o1 'ols part
o. tne nesc.nen'' 80 'ar 7som oelng purely
oe'enel.e, no"sse.' IS psooaoly. no less than
ta1 stpsu $ u. nchWooo' io1 "naca suffers
'.N,1No .oieo 1ie usue'eo % oe ample unless Lee
Mmeen ca msa ~ Atus easu OCCUPY Racn-
Aesu lug eto!s eua' oexalesara mas al
= tisaestcAsoa1s y 1lconona So'ooo troops,
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nc mas peen lnue ief seeao1'1 sAc.ot1oos oFer
q resistance ~ Stubborn anu desperate a.
could have besn expected even from Gene
1ai Of Lees acknowledged ABILITY and fena
city. As the rebel papers have forbodingly
observed, "Grant has always been eingularly
lucky in handling heavy combinations Of |
brnto force" 80 IN this instance he seems to
have had his usual .lnck' in "handlins"
the rebel ARMY.
Lee has been first hanked and thereby com
PEELED to leave his entrenchments aud attack.
II that sttack has wholly failed, As We are led
tn belfeye he must either fall h.ck In . ,1oxi-