New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-16
THE AR}IY OF THE POTOMAC
Errors Corrected 90 Oar Line - Relative
sfrsngi' or tie Two Armies.


I.UQts AMY OF TIE PoT1,.Ac Feb. -. 1865.
L. Tie absence If any new move along the
lines IL will he wei, for me 20 state two facts tat have
hocn iaclfrc t. reported. Orc Is That the bo!d'on
road f. not Ia or bands. T. &C. abut three miles from
our ii,tet Inc and therefore. 30 DE bands u Tie
cucur rlo c!n- % il with tensciy. Tie other feet
8 thar cur cu,nry tho IN found out IN TIE late
roco1roisalncc that tie Rebels have net bailt any
brpr, from to Weldon Rr.lrosd 10 lie South Side
rord &, mako ~ fir tie section held by Rails arc
sc-rco with them. and i'm wanted Tor shot end she'll
It's limited that move viii soon take place that may
the enemy Iclnquish great part Of bis line Of
works As itself can, OF oOuIse say nothing
BiLLUM LEIHALg.
lfary nov proof was waning to show MS tia, tho
Telel iat,ud 70 maize tits WAY a Jdirn tiois il is the
tone Il Their press srce to colarse oftho peace bn6
be, war-vor--war T. the cry. sly they. "Wor i
les to be feared ly u8 than pence on tic terms a
the enemy" THIS idea IS urred upon sho public mied
By tic small but ruIg party. and for brief space
O.. tine longer they viii have wai-vlt h hall IuIn.
oUR LINE.
visit 70 our nrc 70 tie len Of IL In particular,
show. to b. too rong Og the enemy TO attack with
any lopc Of success; and III sooih they 20 not show
al di position to &C ~. 1t is their Object only 10 hold
their lines as well 20 their weak force III allow them.
though they may wish 10 do more.
be lett oi tue line lorus tse apex Oh az angle,
the Fifth CorTs having It's eit thrown back 80 rs to
cover the flank Any move Their Of the enemy 20 get
round our LETT woud be iicd. This Is the only point
Of the line that Is at ali likely they would attack At
other points they would have TO make dTco, attack
by which tLey could gain nothing9
THE FRONT.
Tho log breast.works Tunubg Ike heavy knee
along the open ground nords very good cover for our
mes. and tho open space IN IT, front leaves force we'll
undcr thcr fire. The picket line the lefl il about 400
yards in ilout OF the i.tion ard that OF the Rebels
T.. at some points bot more than 80 yards from ours.
4 few shots now aEd tLen from tie rIsc nrert'
Il tic enemy, and OF signal corps was hit to-
day in tic act Of taking look ut their line. The shot
was long onc--lt is said AZ 100 yardsnnd It nrrt
have cone from Il MIc rifle. All is very quiet. how.
ever along tie lines for the on both sides are no
yroe, and only fFc when they think some Of the other
side ere too plying. Ii their plying is done TOO openly
II often costs tic man of the glass bis life.
RELATIVE STRENGTH.
III not easy Tor Any WHO does not see returns 20
form q very correct idea ~ tho strength Of army.
but can give fair Approximate, estimate OF our force.
SIX corps With an average OF l2c0) men. give 1900
men. The cayoly may lie PIT At 1900 men 1T for
duty; add - this artillery. engineer, Sc, and We have
a toirl Of about 5000 men.
As 10 tie force Of The ,bcl. on'y guess at H.
but iom data In my herds put 1t at 60 DO men,
organized into four corps of inisnry aud OF cavalry
with artillery in tie ratio % two batteries to the di'
vision. aid reserve of lai that ratio Tie First aad
Third corps the strongest. three divisions being in
each in tho Second sud Fourth only two divisions.
rhe best Rebel generals are going fact. Peerim OF
tie Second corps ystils hlo in the last fight 1t Is
plain that now they have TO lead their len. or 10 b.
yefy near them Ia every fight.
MORALE.
IL only fair 20 say that tho mer on both sides hay
acquired respect for each others courage but Ia the
last fight was obser ca that tho Eobes fought with
lees vim than In the Fnl Of le6i. They had an idea
that they were then finishing up the war nrioe loa
of hope now depres cs tho brayest among thOm. TAe
ordor Il g0Hs end this II known 20 ter leading men,
Who see Ii with alarm. A. this moment the paDeis
rylng 90 "ltc tho Southern heart" aud. though they
may put ne Ere into tie officers Of the army the rank
sud Gle will hardly feel that fire ualess they can set
fui IaoEs OF -four anl bacon, and now blankots IL
wrap their mcarre bodies In. tits ell very well for the
doughty scribe ofthe press TO urge the poor beings In
the ranks 10 fight on bat their words viii not have the
/ "a, ct they lo.o lor
| As 10 our men. they sec She growing misery OF tho
enemy, and cannot fail inner that the wr III soon
have an end Ia this hope they fight on, le.ns we'll
cared Tor IA lie neantime. 10 Ggt ilA "a. war can
lest ,LQH year longer. ~