The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-03-22
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ference Tor an armlstlce. But so conf
dent was be in his ability to gain the ends
he had 10 view, that be would not con.
sent to a suspension Of hostilitics while
the conference for an armistice was 60
ing on. .,o. MI ..II
CAUSE OF THE DOWNFALL OF NAPOLEON.
But new actor now appeared upon the
stage. England Joined the allies, and
threw the immense weight Of her vast
military power intothe scale against Ma
poleou, By the treaty of Chaumout,
March /, twas agreed that the 70 ur al
lied powcrs--England, Austria, Russia,
and a-should each maintain one
hundred and fifty thousand men in the
field. 1t was before this combination Of
six hundred thousand troops that Napo.
leon fell and Paris capitulated.
GEN. LEE WILL ENDEAvoR TO FOLLOW
THE EXAMPLE OF NAPOLEON.
Now, what are the lessons which Gen
eral Lee, as careful student of military
history, will derive from the above re.
markable passage in the life of Napoleon!
It may be set down as certain, that he
will endeavor to follow, as closely as pos.
sible, the illustrious example OF that
great General; and that he hopes that
the same results will follow. There il
no great degree Of dependency at tht
South; The condition Of the South i,
nothing like as desperate as that Of Franc,
in January, 1914 and General Lee il
new concentrating around him, as will
show presently, much larger army thar
that which Napoleon had in February
1874. It may be, that after he has con
centratcd all his troops. and after he ha
assumed the offensive, he will meet will
. defeat in pitched battle, as Napoleol
did in that of Brienne. Butt was afte
his defeat at Bricnne, that Napoleo
gained all the brilliant victories enumeru
ted above, deleated the allied armies
stopped their march toward Paris, save
his capital, and compelled tho haught
allies to beg an armistice.
CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH WILL ooNTRo
GENERAL LEES FATE.
In view of all the circumstances {
they really exist in Virginia and the Ca
olinas. 1t seems probable that bait
Of Brienne will soon take place. 1t ma
result as Napoleon wished the battle
Brienne to result ; or it may result in Il
defeat of the Confederates. In the Ia
ter case, although General Lee must r
= treat, it will then be for him to pursl
: : the tactics that gained for Napoleon Il
! victories Of Champaubert, Montnlira
Vauchamps, and MOntereau; and he W
doubtless eDdcaver to do so Will he
even measurably successful? That d
J peuds upon the force he can concentrat
. upon the condition Of the roads for
month to come; upon the nature of /
defenses Of Richmond aud Petersbur,
upon the number Of troops that can
!, concentrated against him; and upon Il
e q comparative ability, as strategists, Of hil
u self and General Grant.
is GENERAL LEES AVAILABLE FORCE.
y General Lees utmost available force
U present is as follows:
" Troops defending Richmond and
. Petersburg ,----.----.---- 700
= = In the Shenandoah Valley and
y !, Lynchburg, ---- ---------- 1910
a The Wilmington garrison, ETC..
y y withdrawn ---------------- 1870
/. The Charleston garrison and
:, troops under Beauregard and
= Hardee, -------------- 45,C
-
= Total l4O,C
a. Opposed to him, in Virginia and
Carolinas, he may reasonably expect
e be confronted by the following bodies
IN troops at least:
uo General Meadc's army.------.l30,(
!" Sherman's army in the Shenau-
-, doah Valley ---------- 25,0
10 Available troops at Washington
- and Baltimore ---.--.--r---, 15,
sa ~ Sherman's army, including 20,-
~ 600 10 garrisons and detached TO-,
~ General Terry's army, near Will
:" mington- 30,
,n, Total - ---..---. .27O,
OTHER TROOPS FOR EITHER SIDE.