Smyrna times., 1862-02-20
Victories Accumulating- The End in
Sight.

Gratifying news continues TO reach as from
biz disposed that other great power, the Lon.
Aop Times, has followed suit i; even in the tri-
eing matter OfAhe court dispute between Mr..
Dayton and NJ. TheuVesel, the Empt ror sides
ference ahould have occurred ouF finances are
Eorking into better condition; the banks are
secon eIled TO the demand notes the revenues
are being arranged satisfactorily; traitors are
discovered and arrested; frauds are ferreted out
snd exposed military mismaaagement is vigi.
bnlly Iouked after; generals are held TO a strict
sccoupt for their conduct, and the whole tide OF
events in the progress of the war has turned in
cur favor.
Since the disaster at Balls Bluff our arms
have Dot encountered a single reverse. The
winter campaign has been entirely on our side,
sud the victories at Port Royal, Webb's Cross
Reads, Fort Henry, Roanoke Island. and last
though not least, Fort Donaldson and Savannah,
have 70 established the prestige of our troops
sud navy. Gen. A S. JOHNSON, Of whose won
5srfal sirategical ability we have heard so
Green to be evacuated, aud himself captured
sl Donaldson. Kentucky, which Breckenridge
aud MARSHALL tried TO lug into Secessa, is now
cleared of their rebel horde except at COlum
bus, snI how long that place vii be held de-
psnds upon the movements Of Gen. Halleck's
maslerly eamPain.
Price 10 Missouri has evacuated Springfield,
aud lWIe more remains 10 do than TO close
around Columbus with all our forces and bag
the prey.
10 Albsmarle Sound the cOPsre tf Roanoke
ISlasd proves one Of the nest brilliant achieve
A.s0ts Of the war. We have taken FIVE forts
command the navigation of both sound, cap
tursd thousands of rebel troops with eli their
arms aRd munitions of war, and secured pos
sessloH of their ganbost feet. Not only have
We thus secured the control Of the greater part
Of the coast Of North Carolina, and cut off the
Communications with Norfolk, but we have
opened TO ourselves a capital approach to Nor
iulk il we desire 10 Ike the place.
The most decisive victory over them however
has been that of Fort Donelson, which has fallen
after struggle desperate on both sides, with
loss TO The rebels of $4,000 men and tive
major generals. The destruction of life and
The lists of the wounded are largely in excesc
OF ihoss Of any previous cIntest Of the war
except Bull Run. II could hardly be other
wise.
Hsving this glorious result Of the FIGHT, we
may we'll postpone the discussion OF details
With the capture Of Fort Donelson, another o
those mortal blows recently struck at the hear
Of the rebellion has been inflicted. Nor arr
we to lose sight of the fact that nearly all o
these victories came from the command of Gen
Asllsek. Fort Henry captured, the loyalty o
Tennessee brought TO light. the surrender oil
F0tt Donelsen, the retreat of Price iron
Springfield, and the report that Curtis hst
sVsrtaken his rear, had seized his baggage
train aud more prisoners than he knew what L
DO with. show with what energy and how vic
iorioasly The commander of the Western De
R'riment is executing his part Of the gram
programme. These, with the retreat of John
sIou from before Buell., relieve, practically, botl
Missouri ahd Kentucky from the rebel enemy
and lay bare TenRessee to the admission o
those Union armies which shall briAg Liberation
!" It's oppressed but loyal people.
While the war in the west is thus drawing
'oa close, the signs are not less significant il
The East. There 10 little doubt that in Nort
CarslIaa, South CasOlina and Georgia, ou
i'rees ATE at this moment executing fan
movements TO the interior, which must effec
'aslly isolate the rebel army in Eastern Virgin
irsIn lie sources Of ssPpiy. II is elearl
Impossible for tie rebels to hold their positio
81 Mana saas, Their relreat mast be questio
ola sew days-ferhaps OF a. few hours. Their
0uI one reason for the evacuation Of Bewlin
1fsen that is not valid for the evacuation &
Aaaaasss and. 10 is that no division Of The PC
'o@ac aray has been Ihrova forward TO thrsa
Gu an attack. But sueh u threat is no longe
necessary. The news that Fsrt Donelson
10 National hands that the Tennessee Riv,
nspen to Ger gunboats even to Muscle Shoa
10 Alabama that the Cumberland can now
a'eended to Nashville that Memph is
aa"gef. asd that the gsrrisoa of Columbus al
sipractical purposes prisoners Of war, mu
gssIhatlshock to the rebels near WashiBgis
~A'es shall leave TO it's leaders an only alIe
a'''ve Of Withdrawing their army. or seeing
assesye. A. retreat will be begun. but whs
Will u end Nowhere, we conceive short
The GulfSiales.z.tus 74ssk ,4.g s9
Il is ao sxiravigance,p therefore, says d
New York Times. 70 say the rebellion has CT
minated. lie setting must be as the fash Of
meteor. Had the illusory stimalas Of the a
parent victories of Bali Rda and Balfs B
been waiting aad had the certainty Of ne
,a'stfsreaee Of France and Fugand been 81
hef attained. shs result must have been earl
sschsd. After this. ll certainly cannot