American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1862-11-14
admiral Porfer's Mississippi River Flo.
lila and IFS objects.

Excepting the unsilenced rebel fortihcatien.
and batteries al Vicksburg. the Mlssissip ri
river, since May last. has been reoPened D.
our commerce from the mouth of the Ohio 90
The Gulf of Mexico. NIcksburg. however. has
continued and remains barrier which only
our vessels of war have been able TO pass aud
the running the gauntlet OF these euhlading
rebel batteries for mile or two Is a danger
Gus adventure. even for vessel OF war unpro-
yided with heavy Goa; of iron mail Ia
addition To these rebel works at Nickshl-e
the banks of the river. above and below. are
infested with guerrillas, lying IN wait ior lu-
armed commercial steamers. The conse-
quences are that, while between Cairo aud
New Orleans there i no trade whaiever. all-
the intermediate communication, from point
TO point along the river. ere seriously inter
rupted
Gen. Butler, at New Orleans. with eonsiJ-
cradle army and thousands Of African con-
trabands, and perhaps full one-thiTd Of ihs
white population of New Orleans 10 Iced, Is
necessarily SOLICITED TO many annoying eI-
tortions Inconvenience and embarrassuleufs
He sees, for instance, that while, even under
a military order, he cannot reduce The puce 90
Flour in New Orleans below ten dollars che
barrel, il is selling IN ST. Louis Tor less Than
FIVE aud, with unrestricted river, colid
be delivered to him at six dollars Aud 20
with Beef. Pork, aud all the other articles If
subsistence. He is paying twice or thrice The
prices at which he could purchase them with
an open river way 10 Cairo Nor Is this AL
While the rebels blockade the river a. hicks-
burg, they are enabled 1T that point 70 bang
over from Texas large amounts Of supplies fos
the rebel armies in Mississippi and Alahau4-
The government fully appraised of all these
disadvantages To US and advantage to che
enemy froui this state Of things. has resolved
to put an end 10 IL. Accordingly Admiral
David ID. Porter has been appointed o. lie
supreme command oi our irsn-c lat s-rubaa--.
rams. transports, 5c., OF the Mi-~i.- ppi. ari,
with hotliia OF some sixty vessel, 0t 1H
descriptions, Will soon move down the riF~r.
TO clear away al rebel distractions. Including
guerrillas, movable batteries and the form i4-
bic works on the bluff, OF Nicksburs Those
works will be the only impediments s4iiiC.s-t
to~delay the progress Of more Khan one Fr--lls
but they may baffle the whole - nRdtoa ul-
less supported by a cooperating isnd force.
Doubtless, however, v hen the attack - male
upon Vicksbury such force viii Ue e,u-
pioyed. and probably il will b. dra~n from
our army of Coiinth. the splendid Sighting
soldiers of which seem 10 De - Indifferent ~
the hottest fire a. saiaman6ers-
The expedition Of Admiral Porter at al
events. ike that Of The ind0mitablr tsrragat
TO New Orleans. i organized aud equipped
for success. It's commander belong tu + salt
water family whose achievements II diStinC-
ton extend through half century. VIII tLe
arTis al of the hotiila d. NeS oFisAEa the r.str
VIII be completely re-oPened I'd trtde Tor
Adalfa. foE4.r -s.l iss.sS g-..tassi- e0u--h Oh
enable one or moe ~ pa every point -tnnT
The stream from Nick~burts to Cato once Ct
twice day. Thus the suVstl.filuusuf pro-
visions OF the great e-f Wsll aud langrE
market al New Orleans for milion- of ---E-
plies, and thus the mUifitudrs of -e4divE-.
sailors, poor white iahabiIAais 4ud c0uts4-
bands dependent upon GeH. Betlsr I'D g.
supplied. u the saving oi millions
u dollars 20 the pablie treasury.
Lqualiy importsn IN = mIilfarr vice. Nl.A
De the complete separation lhuS rll-ll-i t'*-
ween Missouri, Arkansas. Louisiana sd
Texas on The West from our rsteli'ou- etstes
"a tne Eastern side OF The Mrs. pi It-
oTiier Will ShGs he cut eli fruta fhe chance %
,sing re,nfoFced from the rriei sriIis- sH tt-
EASTERN side OF the river. while the ia.fF- sul
&c catei. from their Is11s suppiir> uf tielr.
;orn ana Cattle Finally. With tal~ r-res-
Enterprise OF admiral Porter accomplished.
ur naval forces. from N4shia.stou down %
he sea-, and Themes along th~sea-st fo the
ialize, and thence up the Mississippi zna the
)hio To P.rkersburg. ia Virginia. ~4ll almost
omrieteiy eHciTcls the rebellion.
he break In the circle between the Ohio
nd the Potomac Is now disputed 81 iAe Err-a
rmy of the rebel General Lee. We hul-.
owever, before the expiration uf oCtutier- ts
g able 10 report the fSFclbls sem-Tsi - f-4sr
rmy, routed aud broken. hundrri miles or
10 southwark. Anticipating, loo, tile spec ~
xpGision of tie iebels from keHtucEF. We
xpect, with tie K uEn o. the Aigh ws-ers %
inter in our Cotton Safes thAt oar light e.
raught gunbo&ts " III be able 10 shell thelr
ay into the Interior Of every one of said
tates, from the southern seaboart - a con-
motion With our ARMIES from the North
18th the prospects OF the double iLv-siDu
efore them, We adhere 10 the iueA thar au-
her Union victory or.t~o in the field. Eirh
nc victorious movement of Admiral Pors-r-
eet down the Mississippi. will bEine u-r
.bellious Cotton States 10 the saving aller-
ative of President Lincoln's Emauel pation
.oclanu Submission 10 the Union
y. l. Elrzll.