The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-10

sea-. Davis i'm Regard 90 tho sprisaG
tcSssoseoode,ce OF tho Sc Louis Republican
An individual arrived bore from RICHMOND dsy o.
two ago who pscfesscs TO DO VOL posted upon tho ass
Of tho Reaea War Dopartmc AID having gwen me ths
bcneat o. ha Information. Jay before tho public In
regard 10 tho degsco Of relao attached TO his ao-
cont. can only say that occupied pssllioa
a, Richmond until worry reccluy .ca Afforded hl gooo
,eresed co. aud further that nave The best reason -
bceve that bis Information has been communicable q
the War Department whore kcd osa-
ssoorat,ou showing its Importance
From him learn that the nova Of tho poworsul and
succeSsu eors OF the rebel leaders 10 largely increase
their ARMIES heretofore received by mo and pubsesd q
THIS correspondence, Is strictly trac Asweopins con
Georgia. Alabama aud MissssIpp; ana viii soon 10 q.
forced N North Carolina aud Virginia. which places q
afty ave capable or military service IL ths Hrs fs~s
states tho state authorities Operating With -
1cnmonc ooas n ADVANCE .! mo nnas scs'os q -
ton has oot commenced and WIN not DO unH Inc exist
ing dcres between tho State end Confederate eevsra-
mcnts arc smcaby adjusted strong efforts 10 that go
arc so~ ocics iaausaratcd; whte 10 ysgnsa tho opsro
ton VI raising levics wiz 10 COMMENCED unN c
ocoi being nci 10 enforce che conscripcn 90 ~
within her boundaries oousfera.ic or tho large ievls
she has acady devotcd 10 tho war, and the sacroces
7as coascroa. thorgA exhaustive to tho very last
aud maDfcsy admission that tho prospects q ths
concdorscy are now 10 do of-d,s condition. IA nos =
unpopular with those whom u aNeoss OF represented
wk,c spirit OF dtssatisfactsou Is often ispIsyc ~ ana
ia few instances, opcn resistance an attitude Of oppo.
s'to0 |, by no mcans general among tue masses. fbo
reoo isadors have not oonceAcd tho desperate cosdo
OF their Cause from tie people. and the 'set though
inc confidence OF ans Success Il much ahakeB Scuse 10
admit the time has come 20 DESPAIR. fbsy admit the
necessity o. last and desperate c1or aud tho majority
10 The eni
scr,pt,oa will raise hundred Thousand recruits
Ny informant states the increase Of II, rebel ARMIES
twenty avo thousand, perhaps huadred and ATTY
taoaaDd one hundred and tweoty lvc In ,usaod villa
Mississippi on aggregate OF two hsudrcd and seventy
Nv thousand troops--ap extraordinary number undor
ia ts eld OF this time vii show l. moi osaaeos ssos
prov dcd tho ultimate results OF the CONSUMPTION
rect General Leo has forty nvc thousand troora IN The
army OF Northern virginia, which must DO added ten
Thousand scattered throughout tho stale In North Care
ina there I've thousand State troops few thocs
Charleston aud Savannah. AT Mobao there 10 force ar
tnrcs thousand All tho commands Ia Mssisspp and Ala
bama smount 70 alteen thousand johnson has thirty
thousand in Northern Georgia. aud ongstsoct twouty
eight thousand IN East Tennessecthe whole smouuti6e
70 about one hundred and fifty thousand veteran TROOPS
This force Of one hundred and n;y thousand veterans
relied upon the last Of rcbcs ID thox
desperate extremity, and it.aoae wi be employed n
aghiing the sprug campaign. ALI detached ccmmau0s
OF vcsFaus will be sent 20 the maia armies and The
weakest regiments alouo viii be held back ana ilicd up
viii, couscspis to guard the forts railroads &C. aud T.
occupy positions 10 the rear Of the troops cogagod IL
active warfare
Gen lee arrived iu Richmond on las "a day OF this
month and remained thore nine days daring which time
hs in constant consultation With Jet Davis and The
u
too aud prospects OF the conedeTacy aud TO the peOs
for future operstionsi. e., the spring campaigns 10
admitted by all the parties 20 these consultations
hst the prospcct OF success was gloomy the oxsrone
that OF the confcdcracy had reached dcspe
crisis. which could only be passed "a safety by the
successful adoption OF tho most desperate saes THAI
another year OF such war as had been wsged against
them would cud their complete defeat, aud thar the
question OF Tho hour whether thcy should
now all thor resources and concent at.
iYg them IN last and nna e1orts contnus the and
trust fortune aud their own desperation Tor
Ihcy cnose The latter course.
Ia the course OF their intervews the follow ne piana
sere developed. JeN DAVIS In favor o. empoynw
two hundred thousand troops, asfolows-
An aruy OF seveniy.0ve thousand undcr Johaston q,
hold Crant check another column Of atty Thousand 70
oppose tue Army Of the Potomac, protect Richmond hoid
Virginia while grand army Of one hundred thousand
should DO concentrated IN Southwestern vr
nucleus AID tho whole uudor Lee 10 march 10 ths ono
20 aseld the right bank Of the river ana crossing ABOVE
Wheeling, 10 occupy . line stretching from tue fnn
loyal states and BY holding or destroying Az tho raik
roads, TO separate the East from the West I've MmMoa
this could not be done without cneouuler,ns great aA
suss saa rsrs a Snns sTss S :a he !, soS
Leo call ordinary dlcullses know you cAn surmounss
ne enemy cannot oonoeossate IN army 10 oppose your
hundred Thousand vessrsoe o.ssrs yov ~ our nss
Erie ana bssys tAat circumstance Will insure our tvs
mediate recognition b. the Powers Of Europe am MOB
fearful a the result OF battles, which know must 20
Fore ds shall Sxuli 10 hs glad iidinss Of great and
overwhelming victory 70 you over out oppessors upce
their own soIL and nrmy believe the nest tme ycu
meet tho crDmy free soil my hopes viii DO rcal,cd
dsnt's pizp lie admit,odihe argument avost tccosnt
ton bft insisted thore were dniculscs " the way %
sucoeA which could not DO scrmoupt9a 10 tho 0ss
pscs no presented the fact that rebel army Que bun
area thsvsspa noa v0sa hare Y SSrsS W ssgQas ANA