The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1865-01-07


bastorol, It will FAR spfphss It ia the grand
cur q tiie egntest asluithe naEesty Of lis char
acter. Military meI. sent over fiv European
governments 10 ftparr ionl such valuable cbn-
trihs9isps Is this war ndv make TO the sci-
euce q war. arc strtl4k liz the ~fecslliar feA-
fnres Which mark it as,ensirely different fr0.1
eofher Mars abroad anaIson this continent.
The nature ST the soil, the extent Of the field
Of operation, the character Of the men. and
the diversity Of races all have stamped their
impress upoiF.its face. Bnt cvea in a purely
military Wow much will be, learnt by tho
experience NC are purchasing at such feas-
iul cost We haye failed q benefit by our
cavalry though 70 eeufitpyl ever had better
riders or finer horses. Bat then there is
fashion even in these things The great
Frederick Owed large par; OF his victories
10 cavalry the battles Of Rossbach and
Leuthen weie actually Won By cavalry char
gs.. Il Is equally remarkable that il scarce
~ seems q hgSe been used Since except 70
f94lse charge Or to pursue broken enc
my.
eur ferefathers rarelT employed il in bat
tie.aus even The brilliant exploit Of MAY.
twh9, with lis brave sqaa8ran, fell in bolt
est sfy5eslroa the Mcxican-picaes that could
not be siseneed. oyerran stl.e battery inth:s.
fr.-af, 5aasared ia Vega who commanded
lie action and iel-to the fou; Of Resnca de
- i.aina las not yet been aaaled IN our
mar. Ev;isa4yzoar stftnall 4 -, is5t lie IA
tlsl5l arm. Mr. vas it Napoleon, 5 favorite
aE7ss. be relied rather on artillery. which lie
loved to mass n immense parks and TO USE
with crushing eject. Thus i.auriston, az
" asrsag. masscsl one hun3Fed pieces on ~one
sDos IN ghe battery. aud decided the battle.
Nellngtun.s strength las IN lis infantry.
aazurprassed to7tilis. ,aly for is Admirable
stealihe.s even anllee The heAviest iifc. The
Russian and Ger.fflr szaf4srstfs in the French
MARS fol i.aek upon fieiklwosks and redoaht5
nfainly because their tiopps we're raw anil
new 70 discipline, hence. though brave, I'M
prepared lolz niApouyerilag.l e
Tits Elaszl.een much our own case. Our
aftillery BEGINNING wilhsuE ammunition guns
anil carriages, served at first by men utterly
ncw 10 the service and badly provided with
horses. hasipi proved IBarvelousIy We.use
il rarely i. mass: IL detachments the service.
IS excellent ip aHsthe great points Of the
arm: Tire ipoYefaspts are rapid and sure: the
freSis quick4ad accurate; the men are ready
for actlVn IN the shortest time. and under
fire keep cool asEays under control
Our infantryIs, Of course, our strong arm;
il has won our fictories>S It's areAtexeeIleney
Flies IN tic combination Of the steadnessl
IF he Enshsh islds the dash bfA the Frcn II
troops But tie inferior nunebers With
whic!. re have always had 10 encounter
the enemy maply, AID 1.-The want of exue-l
fienced officers IL part. lave cd us also 10
adopt. Of hsa. tbc-pgHey 6f ihtrsnaifed posi-
tians. which IS Il the same tille, the best for
al atmi.s Is eeEen the defensive
I4sis, j.. by far=tie most Striking, feature
If our y ar. f.ls Two years naw5 the lbellieer-
tcntr iiate paid each ether tbe compliments
wsiiatltA a.rAa cor paidto the ileseetr9ants of
freieFick ( be t;reaf. whei nj the beginning
Of the cafn} IN OF lSD6, be said 10 his .enz
erals: Ave shall have eas+h - move in this
syar.i E1cry days march ended by -the
rlir5&ii5S up ointrenchments: every eafhn
kfecomes strong f9Ttres- The simple earth
walls Which nnder the genius of Toileben
rose into almost imrregnable ralans, have
expanded. under the inffence Of collosal
/ proportions Of this continent llnd the great
ability 6f our COMMANDERS, ihtb fortftat:nps.
nearly cqudI 70 the famous Torres Nedras of
Wellington The system has become a .er-
al.ltesl- featssre in ltsinia. ct least, aud
siege Of Isiclizlond. .
The position of tic two powerful fortresses
for saith the two 1rm;es viffaallv hold
is OF extreme interest. fit w-rsn5t Tor the
offensive Alarm e Grahss his POSITION woaid
closely esesable Gat ofifke rot Duke on,
;he shores of .hc Atlantic Like NeIhngt
ton. 6r.lns has tnrnfi the tuneue OF Land
to the southeast Of Rlchm5ad into one stu
pend u citadel, .ecA-ine by .redoubts and
entrencfmenFs itnfnense area Of land,
/ Ills army may not be far from the one hun
dred mi thirty thda~and men which the
allied ibssss kept al Torres Aairas mud the
difference between the seveuty fiousand
British regulars and the less valu4Ble militia
IS not apiiy, though Alta great di5tarpe, ,rept
reSentad By the IaiKfnrc OF Whit ard biacgs
IN Granf army His poAitidH, like that Of
he allies, cannot we be -ttrnef Dy me flanks
nor fofeai IN front bF rfanibe7t y cannot be
relueedby famine af I9ag as ha keeps tie
communication opealwiih Us base by means
ef his powerful tleetl
Bot here thS 4ckemtganse. e6aSe s.. Ife
las neither de HffY miles of far;ifkatielfs
which Wellington THEY up. NOT the hhndralf
'.s'4 :5ss - = s.fea x plsas.et, p y fproh4-
bly, his X haadred Hces Of ARTILLERY Ills
Inc issIiil.ollt stEgg4 fapanrfs pp the IfInnks.
seafei aF si.sfraf ap3i a great rive, there is
ieeesSaf la seri.kls break in his line. which
happf cambini5f ion may make fatal to his
army Ills safgfy les tkcrefqre, exclusively
y Ties feneth/of his Notifications, end his
ensireers haye d9ae themselyes, credit As
iag rs m osatside sieA will justify anppiniels,
lie works are well shIiit. though perhaps TOO
tssreftilly EIeetted nod finished. the curtains
! adsci9uSl Is Hefhnected ard hcnfbi proof en-
5rasare szland cas- nla iss aPpearenEly abound
ing. gseonrsel tIerh eaa he no question
Aere % quadrii4ieral tow hrs or other essen
tial sgssurcs If the syI$teia II Afohtalembert
Mr. can Rlchm5fh be looked nyor ash
t2Tfre-s in time q siege aecJrding= to the
sigics meaning Of IL Y9Eas 1t.iss not Lee
sgeSed because the very first measure of u (
5sSgnlar ~isge the ia edililent. las kdt been
sssStfeln rtei. lie apprsl acs tv trenclsss and
>tias il.ss zen alike Imperfect, and. vixen al
tempted. unsuccessful, and there cans. be no
question: Of breachffg and storminc the +
pace, where there Is IAn fsFirHss For Rich 4
mond also IS nothing more hon less tiaa a
s.rsagly fortified eashp, predicted by earth i