The New York herald., 1865-02-27
What Will he Lees Route When He Re-
treats from Richmopds
ID Examiner. Feb o3l
IFEm the Rlchmo

u
The newspapers OF the enemy discussing the route
OF Lees retreat from Richmond An invasion OF Mary.
Tnd and Pennsylvania s regarded not unlikely,
highly probable with Sherman approachng from
the South These journals say that southwark
" impossible; that would be running into certain cap
ture; that Lynchbure may he the point winch Lee win
first full back upon and then take his line Of march FOR
Tennessee now occupied By no army Of the enemy. II
Is supposed by those best Informed that moment
the enemy might hear OF Lee with the main body OF
hts army making his 10 Maryland and leaving Rich.
mond to the defence OF lis works and limited rarson
hoping, with gamblers desperation TINT something
would turn up, that Washington Philadelphia n ght
be captured and the North then become tired of
tue war But all this we suppose Is over now In
indeed, do not why the ''all thlsn should be
beyond apprehension. According 70 ne enemy
Lee cannot If he would, south q. course he will
not stay TO DO starved into surrender In Richmond.
Where, therefore can be go but NorthS According 70
the enemy TO go south " but swapping Grant for Sher
man-the devil for witch. To ftay In Richmond Ia
The FIRST Is capture the sorcnd starvation
and capture Either horn Of that dilemma Is certain
ruin. what therefore IL there for General Leo 10 do
but 10 try the fortunes Of inYaonY Twice
have failed but there Is luck in odd numbers, and
the third time may bring the crownng
"But,n the Tines says, ION the whole, however, II ap
pears altogether most likely before the terrible necessity
Is upon Ice of abandoning Richmond that shall have
another great battle the soil Of Vrina with the last
OF The rebel armies Fortified both armies before
Richmond and Petersburg succirg the attacking party
% The necessity Of assang strong works defended by
force equal to that Of the asaiants renders grea battle
the soil Of Virginia far too crtan for General Grant
He will never again attack The Army OF Northern
Virginia, or with Il light another general
gagemont He has been taught BY master
whose lessons not easily or sooI forgotten. lie
knows the penalty Of such attacks and as 81 is
his work 10 Richmond and that ~ Lees defend
H. hc must attack, and Lee defend We think IT, there
fore highly improbable that General Grant will risk his
aures Ia the dilehes Of Lees workg Strategy Is
specially with tie Ncs York Inns and when at loss
Zoe leader that app falls back upon liz forte Hence
this prognosticat N military events usual with the
Tmek Even o. t1c a4pcnse of probability, II must be
taken for jnst v 4 Is vorth-nothing Grant IL done
nghtlng, except 50 enough 70 keep up appearances
SAey nan iein d. 90 ftet ver,ds 10 be don udr ne
tC,u trir0 10 r4.d me Wcy or tie ohcr. He Is now
beyond reinforCs nelus Cooperating columns from the
Eat and from tho West may start 10 his aid
but n there any military ability opposing sherman he
will not be permitted 10 receive nd and comfort from
any source This matter Of coDyerging columns from
different points has always been regarded dangerous
and seldom successful Last years campaign illustrated
the failure Of several and this years. may put such
e.ngusLer upon the entorprisIg Sherman will put
out the light ~ this Invasion altogether We must stop
these people and believe IL will be effect ally done;
but how or when or by whom we do no NOT know. But
the u Lees retreat from Richmond has yet been
decided upon. IL north the Times shall have due
tcs but since the spersonrs have been stopped tho
TINS must await General Lees mode Of conveying In
tegcncc.