Still Later from the North.
Through the courtesy of a gentleman connected with
Col. Onld's office, we are placed in possession of Northern papers of the 20th.
In its situation article, the
Herald says:
Dispatches from
Cincinnati, dated on Monday, say that the rebel force in
Wayne and
Clinton counties, in
Kentucky, is increasing.
Four rebel regiments of infantry have passed through
Jamestown, and twenty-four more regiments are reported at
Morristown,
East Tennessee.
Gen. Buckner is said to be at
Clinton.
There are rebel pickets on the
Cumberland river at every available point.
It is said that three brigades have reinforced
Gen. Bragg, but the probability is that those troops had gone to assist
Gen. Pemberton at
Vicksburg, and that they comprised those of
Gens. Churchill,
Gist, and
Walker.
Our news via
Fredericksburg anticipates the news in the
Herald with reference to the condition of affairs near
Vicksburg.
It says that the official reports of
Gen. Grant's action at
Jackson and the capture of that city, forwarded by
Gen. Hurlburt from
Memphis, merely mentions that "the
Capitol was burned," but does not state by whom.
It assumes not to know whether it was done by the troops of
Gen. Grant, by the rebels in retreating, or by accident.
The meeting in Union Square.
In a long editorial on the meeting in Union Square, the
Herald says that none of the recognized leaders of the Democracy took an active part in its proceedings.
They all had their convenient excuses for keeping in the back ground.
They lacked the moral courage to face the music.
Referring to the speech of
McMasters on the occasion, it says: ‘ "They are the ravings of a madman; but when such revolutionary utterances are applauded by a crowd of listeners there is mischief in the wind, and some positive existing cause for public discontent."’ It continues that, "if
Gen. Burnside, on his own responsibility, initiated these late military proceedings against
Mr. Vallandigham, he had foolishly dashed himself against a stone wall much more difficult to carry than that along the heights of
Fredericksburg."
Relative strength of the two Armies.
Under the head of "Figures Do Not Lie," the
Herald has the following hit at
Hooker:
‘
The
Tribune says
Lee's army at the time
Hooker crossed to give him battle only counted 50,000 men. The
Times says
Hooker's army at the same time numbered 159,300 men. It thus appears, with more than three times
Lee's army.
Hooker was unable to whip him in the first fight, and unable to do it with twice and a half his number of men after he got his reinforcements.
According to the statements of the
Tribune and
Times Hooker's loss in killed and wounded in the several battles amounted to only 17,000 to 18,000, which, with the prisoners captured by the enemy, numbering five or six thousand more.--would make the total loss from 23,000 to 24,000.
Lee, it is stated by the same authorities, lost more than
Hooker did, or about 30,000 men — exceeding half his original force.
He could not have been reinforced by more than from 10,000 to 15,000 men. That would leave his whole force after his losses — including the loss of
General Jackson, who was a host in himself — from 30,000 to 40,000 men. Before this small force
Hooker retreated with an army which, after all his losses, still numbered 136,000 men, or about four to one of the enemy.--So much for the generalship and fighting qualities of the new
Napoleon.
’
Miscellaneous.
The negroes at present at the "Contraband Camp,"
Washington city, are to be immediately employed in cultivating
Gen. Lee's estate at
Arlington and other abandoned farms in the vicinity of that city in
Virginia.
On Tuesday afternoon, while a portion of the negro regiment recently raised in
Washington were marching along near the Old Capitol, without uniforms and unarmed, some soldiers of the 5th and 15th Pennsylvania reserves made an attack upon them, throwing stones at them and inflicting some wounds.
Lincoln has extended executive clemency to
John C. Carpenter, of
Kentucky, recently convicted of treason.
