Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-01-17
A FORWARD aovEaIENr.

Since General Mcclellan has assumed COM
mand of our forces it has so often b.en an
nounced by those who professed to speak On nm
doubted authority, that a general and stimuli
taneous advance of the several divisions Of our
grand army was just abDnt being mrla, TINT
new announcement to that effect will take no.
body by su-prise-and so uniformity have the
predictions referred to, thou yil sup2ort.d Fy
exceedingly plausible theories, flied of cal
izatior, that an actu.l advance would even at
this late day surprise most readers, and nothing
short Of the movement itself will be taken as
conclusive evidence Of its reality. 1t is mani
fest, however, that the long-d ,lAyel, anxious
ly hancl-for and earnestly prayed for advance,
is on The point Of becoming tangible reality
The army movements that are now being
made are significant, anil the concurrent tcs-
timony from al quarters is Of slch nature
as to leave no room for further doubt. Aad
| whet the nFlvemeiit .comnances il reality. if
! it i, pa-hed forward with becoming vigor and
spirit, the results can hardly be otherwise than
such as will fatally cripple III. rebslli9n anI
satisfy the nations of the Garth that the great
American Union still exists, auI that it has
both the power anl viii to protect itself
against internal or external foes.
The N,w YORK. Post gives the following,
coming from a responsible so1rcc," as The
programme of the movements which, during
the coming week we shall probably see undo,
full head way.
"W4sHGNGToN, january 2. 1862.
"M5 dear Sir: < = = : = The night of TN
rebellion has passed, anl the dlwn is abou
breaking. Before the present m nth has gont
these things will surely come to pass: Gen
Halleck, with the great fl Jtiila and an army
one hundred thousand strong, will sweep Iik
an avalanche down The Mississippi. where they
viii be joined by tien. Butler in New Orlean;
and Mobile Gen. Blell, with nearly or omit,
the same force, will march into Tennessee, cap
ture Nashville, and cooperate with the Unior
forces in a manner and direction it would not
be polite now to point out. Generals Rose
Grams and Kelly will advance from Wcslcri
Virginia, and do their share in harm )ny will
the general Plan. Generals Bimks and Stonl
viii move in conjunction with tn. rest from
the Upper Potomac. General Burnside viii
do his appointed work in Virginia. Genera
Sherman will explain by deeds, not words, hi
inaclion. Gen. Mcclellan will force the rat
from their Eoles at Manassas, attack them a
three points at once; and will fulfill his mod
est pledge That the war will be short but des
pcratc." | do not give more than the genera
outline Of these Simultaneous movements Tht
details Of the grand plan of this campaign vii
s.artle the world, and vindca,e General Nc
: Clellan's high rrp1ation for military stra c
gy. The men and supplies are now for tht
/, first time nearly ready. The delays, cause,
=, merely by "rcd tape" and mbacile fossils, il
and out of the departments, and by thievin2
contractors and material men, will be account
ed for, and the blame placed where it belongs
a premature movement would have derange
, the plan OF the whole campaign, which is $
perfect That SUCCESS Is certain. A oIti move
, untimely made, m ght have hazarded the game
The impending mate is close at hand in lin
tied number of forced moves. The loss of
piece here or there, the defeat of one or anotI
er division Of the army, cannot affect or pre-
long the result. The combinations are S
: perfect that failure is impossible