Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-10-11
TUESDAY MORNING., OCTOBER II. aSa4.

Of rE.. E.tCir5'HV UeheI"'H "' :,
r;...; ;,.;a s.fsice. Esgadirr os"eFas Ha2's'
ass,,-..s1. Judge KsasS, has squared 10
.hs U,.i;a. e,s.ss Hsters. Tho ohIsot q
General Nasls's lat;sr lie ii dstena "eots''so
from, .;,u a.psrsionS Of Lindoln and bis support"
eva. to sus.a;n tbs Peninsula campaign as r'gn'
and proper; and to contract Grants ei'rs' 10
csr,v pus successfully Lineoln's campaign ls'm
Tim R.ridsn With that of McClc!!nn. General
Magic e.,ows up vory. handsomely the POLITICAL
csn,,.l tina, tho L;ucolnites have sGdeaTorsI
at every stage Of the coLhias to maze Gu.
If the vsr: how Mcclellan was sacrificed
fir n"?isioai purposes how bis pans we're
pu,pl:siy retarded aud ultimately changed by
Li:ccju; tu~ 's,snt'n abuect al siiilhea
M.C!s:lso wtiis writing to him letters breath
ire iyisrdrt;e ahd coufdenSe. With oil 'h'u
ws ,-ye e,:i.irg 10 do. a,,d feel so little inter-
eft Il. y. the. We ahsh Id thst dead bury hs
oss3. without evan paying il rsrsonal ioncrS.
Boz tie ,st.sr Goltsins one paragraph about
l;yip- a,,t subsis:iue affairs which u we'll wor-
thy attention 1T this tine.
G+ns7sl Nssle sayu:
rha indifference ot General Mcclellan Tor
The Fsntusu:s cRmpaign and tho cobaemo2-
tan Of ,he PrssideI.t's plan have been fully
sn,,airsG The families n1d irienda Of the
lao Coo men lost South of tho Rapidsn since
the i,h q May last proclaim it everywhere.
Mr.. S:.nseT told the o1uEtry, at that Tune ae
had nu,dred Thousand nlen inors than he
wanted. and now he tells you no wants a hun
dred thcuesld mere scan.
Gert;si Gysn. crossed tie RarIdan
win bn ulipy s:i:ousiy estimated
from aae turdrsa end eighty thoa'' 49,,
SOU .t,.,o..-,,. added Builders 10000
". ...;,,,;rr,d 5.0C0
no.;rr ,x,us;re Of s;sopr $4,000, EOS eco
On The 1T Of September our forces
were a,:nstsd, exalusi7e CT shpri- ,,,
da,is thirty Thousand, at oo,o"o
General Lee had On the Rapiden, aIssr .o
sia had concentrated his army, eo.oVo
Bsarregafd joined him in Richmond
wi,il his forces frsu the South.
which, with those resr Petersburg,
amounted t. So'oeo
Ard Lee vhs reinforced probably 3o,UOO
mss;n, in all : la5. 900
Ga ;ls Is, 81 September his forces
wr:, ep,imh,sd, ct Richmond, at "a 700
T-rlS's command, 3"'"u
barges and less irola
o 10 5000
ess figures, uen. Grant has
ol whom, On the lst Sep
IN
tar:he., hui S0.l uu renained-50,0 GO at Ps>
tershu,s snd 81, Goo with Shsridsn-s showing
loss Is l55, 900 men. According to this,
Gen. Grant hes lost in battle as many lnsn ss
Con. Leo had during the campaign.
Is Grant had, IN the lss septeIaber. lu'
$1,000 msn at Petersburg, hia reintorcemeii;e
since that tir,e havs amounted 20 bu. 81, u'V,
Will. hs i:sars run expiration Of Term Il "a
.:rsi da3s men going hoT''t, ~!
0S bastle uiaJ % Dst DOWN a
leaving him now about ,Of
K. 1t is fsid that There nre ncrr
Importation in the ci'ica. from 3
to &c 600 men, which will Re cent toETeri y
TIC c5:h Understanding lis lorcN 100 t''t
OF ,..ese net ln5ze than 10000 utar I'D solils1s
the :cst are new recruits.
Fem lie pa1ns figures we learn that Gru.
Leo hea had 155, 000-snd hos lest IS, CQ9--
leaving Elm, en- tie Let September, 80 VO0-ol
49,. Is COO were ct Petersburg and 81 COO
~ Esrlv-so that We have $4,000 veterans
are:nst 400oQ Ct CRAFTS veterans. Tbs
81 900 new trocps Of Grants army are kDt
space filing materials. Tbs addition Of 20 .Qg0
recruits Ia Lse'5 army would Re enaEgh tc
r,ess tie co eco new msn in CRAFTS aIny, il
VA ,.uenter the ccnduc. " tls Reserves az
ssl,v,.!o. II shsrIden's 10000 ars brought
to GRAFT, Eory'e SO. 900 CEN coma 10 Lee.
q. Magic hHs rot dver~ettnated
res. wa extract from letter, dated
'stsrshurg, which appeared III the
:al:@no," Of Vivielli, toe statement
n cf6oer, commanding in Grants
amy, the following remarks:
OAxp NEAR PETERsBUsa,
July IA, 1864.
Our prospects bofere Petersburg are not
nrom;sipg, and do not believe that GENERAL
Grsn, is :he man whoss sword will eut the
Go,dian knot, We are ss far from taxing
R;cb,otud now IS Mcclellan was in 1862 /;
nav, W. ore even farther, for, in our present
noI,iion, gou:h Of Jumcs river. IT 10 necessary
70 oartare Petersburg before we can even
commence the sisgo Of NohmnGd. think
Mcclellan niue, soor he recalled 10 the su-
nrsme' cGmmand. lie il the only general
worthy Of the name in tho Federal arm'e..-
Since tho opening Of the; present campaign
Grept hiss lost above l43, wv men. nave
my,elf lost 100 out of 5000, and, OF course,
a. the princips. work has been in ssorminR en-
trenched ocmps, the cavalry has been COM
parstive'y little engaged. Tbs Confederasss
have great sissntases over us, ana tneir losses
are far fellow ours. The reason is obvious.-
say are ecting 90 the defensive, and We on
-sive. They are everywhere protected
"a. ard we have t. storm them.
." per cent moro than they
Aye them from their
are compelled,
nj storm.
'"ns.
iuo SUMO a.
Confederotes, aud H.
now environ Richmond CALI
Railroads may be out, but supply
Gsyed 70 be On hsod In sufficient QUANTITIES.
obyis.s any difficulties Of that oharAet'f' Inc
fatsl b,eastwc,ks must be storined before
Richmond csn be taken when the idea OF
,.osniDg" Is given W, the thanking opera
tons" viii ia abandoned, too this time Gen.
Grant must como straight to tbs WORK. The
presencs Of 100000 Iuen will enable him
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