Evening star., 1865-03-27
The English Press on the Capture ofWil.
minaten and Sherman's March

The English Journals received by the Aus
TalRslaD contain long disQuistions upon the
probable effect OF the fall Of Wilmington. The
papers In sympatdy with the rebels reflect
the dismay OF the blockade run ming interest in
England. and acknowledge the IN i'm portan &c
OF the event. "The capture OF Wilmingt on, -
ae putting an end 10 the foreign supplies on
which the CODfederacy relied, but 1t is likely to
he attended with considerable advantage to the
federals." Sherman IL then praised unetin ted ly
as ga successful commander and the Times
proceeds thus:
"His movements are for the time enyeloped
den to publish anything relative to the two
armies; bat 1t can scarcely be doubted that he
was meditating march into North Carolina,
fu order to cpt General Lees communications
with the South, If he did not propose to eros.
the state entirely, and join General Grant in
the dnal attack on the Confederate capital.
This distance would not be greater than he has
marched already through the enemy's country
since he made his FIRST movement towards A t
lanta. The chances Of the North Carolinians
being able TO resist him successfully are but
sueceed1ng operations that the ConfedeYates,
though still energetic In their resistance, are
exhausted OF the first necessary Of war-a
supply OF men: The main army Of General
Lee, though terribly optnumbered, has been
hitherto maintained in d scipline and courage
oy the genius OF its commander. The men
nave been among the best OF their respective
states, who eagerly sought the opportunity Of
nghting Under popular chief in defence Of
the principal city Of the Confederacv, The re.
peafed victories which they have gained over
the invading armies Of the North have given
them confidence which even In this hour Of
genera depression may enable them to gain
further I'd vantages: But the spirit which ami
mates them, the discipline which strengthens
them, the genius which guides them, are not
to be found In the other armies of the South.
The Geerelans and Carolinians are, In COM
tia; they have never received the care which
has been bestowed on the army which defen Dis
hicnmond, and they are probably very deficient
IN supplies. Everything indicates that Gene.
IA beauresard, or whoever Is In command OF
tne army In South Carolina, will be unable to
Sner fuccessful resistance TO the march OF
The London Herald, which ia simplv maltg.
nant without ability to take q broad view of
anaiIs, walls grievously. But 1t confesses
"There has been enough to humtlta,e tns
proud and dishearten the weak and selfish
Since Grant established himself in front of
Richmond the tide Of the war has set strongly
against the Confederacy. The South has not
won pitched battles and, though TN besiesers
OF Richmond have sustained several severe
repulses, these have been more than counter.
balanced by the achievements Of Sherman. OF
her prin cipal cities the South retains none but
Galveston, Mobile and Richmond. One of
tnefe Is IN Imminent peril; Richmond requires
the e1ertions OF the principal army OF the Con-
far removed from the field of Warlike onera-
tions to be Of much use to the country. The
evacuation OF Charleston Is q bitter sorrow:
for the pride and affection OF the South CEN
tered there even more than in Richmond
"Recent events seem TO prove that
the Confederacy can raise no fresh army OF
white men; and that IL she would bring the war
TO speedy and successful close, she must
resort 10 her vast reserves of blacks. Rscen.
declarations from The North show that sab.
mission involves mancipation and northern
occupation, unaccompanied by submission,
involves 1t more yet certainly
The London Daily News says that" the an
nouncement Of the fall OF Wilming gton would
have made a great impression q month or ten
days ago, but coming after the evacu alton Of
Columbia and Charleston, it is regarded as
little more than an incident of the general
collapse Of the Confederacy which those events
denote