The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-05-07
LEE ar losT ! YspuRo:i
HI. accommodating to lpayli for Rein
farcements an tho aseppaek.

His tecommyadXttaa to lpayli for, Rein.
farcemsnts GU the kapsasanpoek.
WASHINGTON, May 6t-In reoaaettisn
withthe renewed talk about Gettysburg,
the following frsm the private ietter,book
of General Lee Viii prove iotiinterest. II
shows that lierespeeted TO bs parsaeaeHd
Fattacked, and that the Potomac was 80
thigh behind him that he could not cross,
and that. heiwould have been'oblited-to TO
accept battla. That be was extremely So
licitous as to the fesdlt of battle Clearly
appea,s. II President Dayis hed been
able TO gather ap force as I.ee deslrea
and move on Washin,ton; there wodld
eertajnly have heen lively tine at the
National Capital. The letter has q direct
bearing ap0n Che question Of the failure
to pnrsle onthe part af General Meade.
ltHsApa'ss AMY oy AoRrB yIRglEt4, y
SRAG HAoRRsrowSs Mn, July 1858; I
"His EreelIeney Jseeftdn Da4', Rytstdsh,
ittc.: siidria{ 4 3I6laj8t9
HMa. PRRsIpESr:-My letter Of Iyester-
day will have informed yon of the position
Of this army. Though reduced in NUM-
Ebers by the hardships and Shattles through
whichit has passed since lea ying lhei iflaps
pahannock, ills condition Is good and lig
eonadeDce unimpsired. Upon crossing
the Potomse into Maryland, had calculat-
ed upon tile river teaeiliDs fordablsdnr.
ling tho summer, 30 ~ Ia, ehaatG NE 10 70.
cross at mypleasure, buta seties OF atd j
commanding the day after oup entrance
| Into Maryland, has placed the river be-
vond fording stage, sha the present storm
will Saep Il 90 for at least g week. shall.
therefore, have 10 ac6ept battle II. the
enemy otfersit, whether \ wishi pter POI
And % the result Is in the hands q The BOYS
ereign Ruler OF the universe and known TO
Him only, Idseia Il prudent to make every
arrangement In odf phWetstD meet any
emergencies that arise. From sat9ftpa-
ton gathered from the papers bs lisee
| thht the troops from North Carolina and
the esast az Virginia, pnder Generals Fos-
| ter and biz, haSa iS been ordered TO the Po-
tomac, and that recently additional rein.
Etorcements have been sent. frog tbs Eesse
| OF South Carolina to General Banks. II
am correct in mylopinion this Will lib
crate nost Of the troops in'those regions,
and should your ExceIiepcy have not NJ.
ready done SO, earnsEhy recommend
that all that can be spared be 0onesntya:
tod on the Upper Rappahannock under
GeneEali Reanregard with direciongito
cross that river sNd make Q demonstrtl:
ton upo6 Washing ton. Tie Command
viii answer the double purpose qt aGordiy
ing protection TO the Cepit9l At Rich:
pond md. md relieving ell theA psesspte eftlPoR
this efny.
q hoss yonr Excelleney will under
stand that / am nos IN the least disconrI
aged, or that my faith In the projection Of
m All.mercifphP Providence or in the lottls
tBde OF this army, Is at all shaken. But
though Gonscions that the enemy has been
much shattered In the reeeRt battle. am
aware. that he 6an be easily Feinto
lwhile no addition can be made " opf
numbers. The measure, theretotei that
have recomffendet rs ait0eetHef one of q
prudential nature. / atn, most respect
fully, your obedient servant, a., ,,,.. 4
| n i5t 3ii iessR. u. Ike, General.' Z
our coMafERcE EAi WEAlsEs =
want Of kaewtedge ANON Amsrleaas How
10 Sell Their Products Abroad.
WAsBtSsror, May 6.-oaptain Frank
Il: Hason, United STATES Consul at Mar
seilles, has Just submitted apapeF Il the
state Department. showing tfe Feat
Ip6i4h d American ttade with ioIeiss
sosnFies % agStea Lopsdelss. ths
4 fHneh economist who has s4sae careful
study Of our rsnmmereisl ataits, ~ naylag
that our trouble 80 tiiis eegafd u attfib.
htablefto, o want Of knowledge sot hov 10
iEe1l tho HootiB we me 30 expert III manu-.
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i Rt0ne sees constantly In tsufopesa ;;,er.
4 teilsilAS journals and hears IN, ,c6h Ion
4 wsth taangi ctrrefs and exporters who
lBnd tieif trade with the United States