The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-26

.saslmsd Great 8riai. ana France Tasss hOe srmses
es.SsssG Recruits enough viii be added % make mil
lion Of men. TAey Aats each other; sss Aey
ssss sSs ' whole 'rs fore. viii r losss
| upon her. The Unted States have long looked on
"a vs 10 yea re so
ernment Of the conqucring country easily rckinde
this fame and bring undrr It's banner al the discharged
soldiers Of the conederacy to operate against Aexico
such would Be- the inevitable Consequence Of the con-
the Yankee nag would doai over the whole continent and
the isles Their Of except perhaps the Russian pos
France would Be gone forever In forty years the popu
laton Of the United States would be hundred mill
held IT'S influence the whole world would be
paneIed owing 70 tho weakness and midity Of France
The People OF Charleston Dependent.
THEY BLAME JEFF. DAVIS FOR ALL THEIR DTsAS.
TERs, AND HINT AT ANOTHER RsvoLuTioN.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch
One Is surprised and panied, on returning 70 Charles
Se most roxs adDoeaies Of secssson IN $780, a. wei as
many VI tho most confident and resote supporters Of
s ' RE reverse: .e a. aav s o1s or a,
end q: dsmsra.ising ssssnos q u. Moe.cSs s,.ssn0
ssss 20 @ ,Ss ss ns sT:
Tho cradle Of the rebellion the hot bed Of secession"
the Yankee: were wont % designate the town. and a.
the Charest0nians themselves glad 10 have deeig
nated no longer presents the bold front with which u
entered upon the conflict do not mean to nsinuate
white Dag in place Of the Southern Cross Far from u
srsSs.: y :s .;sss ssss.'' .s; q az sssss' va
.pecsiators UAo having omasssd largs tor..
raes sa sa and ~ss s p. sss: Who
tho moment . reverse occurs, run up and down the
not Sy Ed you
should have done that We must have Of rulers
y; Ss a %n ShU @
moro than all others 70 inaugprste the secession move
ment nose hat at another ,scotstionI
What falling OF there ID hcrc The country has the
right TO expect better things Of every and woman In
Charleston-a city Of SO much renown, and which
country's enemies The country looked 70 hcr for
exhibition Of calmnesa In the hour Of trial. Of fort tude
sublime repose which Ia the result OF conscious strength
and good cause That there should have been
ess dependency and faction in Georgia. large portion
Of whose territory been oyeun and devastated by
the public enemy was to be expected, and especially in
Crna refused Allow The militia o. that state 70 cross
bavannah river ct q time when the militia OF Georgia
nghnng and winning the battle Of Grahsmve; but
from Charleston, differently situated had right
expect q nober example.
fherc has been little change the military situa-
ton for some days Sherman has sent corps around by
water 70 Beaufort and has marched force savan
forward Crsrds Ss o tSs
latter force y not known; but there Is - yet NO anthem
70 information that his main army has LEFT savannah
FAR have seen cause 70 look for m immediate ad-
vance BY the enemy Tine Is necessary, after such
supplies Of food clothing, ammunition rsnspora-
ZION before any freshLentsprae be undertaken with
an effort will be made 70 carry the works BY which
Charleston h defended BY direct assault The attack,
savannah liver, aeainst Augusta or upon Branehvie
In other words, i Is believed that the movement will DO
made against the line VI communications between Co
umba and Augusta, 20 as At the sam time TO cut on
supplies from Lees army and take Charleston In the
Grant sought 70 do and s seeks 70 DO with petersburg
and Richmond
The Rebel Navy.
ITS INsrdNIrIcAscE AS COMPARED WITH THE
UNITED STATES NAvY-IMPoErANcE or TUE
WORK WHICH 1T Has ACCOMPLISHED.
From the Richmond Sentinel, JAN "a
AZ the present time the United States has ne moa
orp.iabe naval force efoat Great Britain has about
vice France commands abou, forty six screw liners six
iron plated ships and lf,y steam fgatcs. Both these
other class ncaions the United States has nearly
hundred vessels In commission just now, mount
Ing ~ guns and measa.ng so.pe. tons or half as
tho whole country In ls43. Thus, numbers, la mca
sare, aid In ostensbic strength this 10 tpIosng
array than France and England cojonty bring To-
getsr sudden notice. at the present time whether
Il Ia equally formidable In the grand essentials Of naval
warfare rs mach doubted But there can be no doubt
Of tho fact that hare nothing, meat 10
nothing. IN the shape u movH TO PIT IN con.
IL must have been by miracle. How esc could we
master the ntlcss and overwhelming obstacles IN the
gallant navy Amazing as the fact may sccn,-mrnce
OF no mirace-the fearful hnpcdments In the have
no. eis Us without navy small rsoaae but aamrg
rous magnitude OF the naval force operating against
may, ITSELF be calculated 70 ovcrshadow own;
yet have It. and have 10 be proud Of t-none
tho less that 30 little has accomplished 10 much.
Tho circumstances connected with our naval enter
prise require . rctccnce that nantes mech Of the
merit Of our achievements These circumstances make
Of the Secretary Of the Nays reports sealed book,
vico 70 temporary oboqcy. but Tho ,ime Of
,riumphan. explanation win come some day. Mean.
while, there are some things which may b. now said;
facts that ought 20 be mentioned, because
they can be safely mentioned Some days ago we
hblied statements Of exceedingly gratifying
character touching the pratons OF navy We have
since extended our nqucs and win lay before
readers and the country some additional particulars,
estimation i IL prsc,iesiy "a power which has smistcn
the enemy sorely In his tendersst point
beginsug Of the war docs exceed $50 100000
much = !, had cost The enewy 70 build I;s sondemn.d
sSs sunny In In noble sors' shs. he "'c open go
hostility, u not the secret prrndy OF for.
s 70 10 n credit u .ss ~hU. oouS
however, would be proftIess In all except prof Of go
rious cndeayor Bu, we can show thsthe destruction
Of hundred and ninety vessels belonging the
encmys commerce. Tnai, for direct blow dealt NJ the
very ,i,ais Of foe, 10 much; there Il much
within AMI beyond H. and because OF H. OF an equally
We have TO be concise and cautious, bu. may be pre-.
else the time Take, then hurried rSsupss Of
some particulars 70 whith We have gained accesa The
steamer Sumter under the gallant Senmce csrturcd
vessels In her crize, from July 1851, 70
January H. 1s6s-tree SHIPS i've briggs, six barks and
three schooncrs for half years work The Alabama,
under tho same naval hero, captured sixty three vessels
fron Sept 1862 20 January, 1894 The greater number
Of vey valuable shipa and all but ofthen
burned al Ia the number ID included the United
States gunboat Bat,cras (cght guns hundred and
eight aud Eighteen ofccrs) which sunk In open
light the 1itn OF January 1863 To this u OF The
Aabamas captures have to DO added brought
as
subsequently comm ssioncd as cruizcr under our fas
a. In the IL other captures by other crulstrs
The steamer Tallahassee under tho command of the
intrepid Taylor Wood captured thirty three vessels dur
ing The month ~ August, 1904 Ills dashlng cruise
along the American coast, northwnri, was sh0rn Of
i thorcs in Nova Scotia whose unfair conduct we
had occasion 70 animadvert a. the time OF the captures
made By Commander Wood two were ships -four bflts
md r1alr Iamainl.r Lalnn No.