The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-05-08
pownfnlIl 81 a. ltrheilIon.

All bod lies gather momentum as they
fall The rehel,ion, which spread so rap,
idly and fourished 80 insoleDtly at first,
is not an exception. Take tie news that
comes upon US from all quarters iu a
singls day, and it indicates how rapidly
the rebellion is approaching an end.
q, And 6rst, We have ike evacuation of
Yorktown anc the occupancy, Of the cue
! my's works by the FeIerul forces. The
loss ia materal alone is enormOus; at
least fifty pieces Of heavy artillery 10 the
Yorktown fortificalions, and seventy one
10 Gloucester Point, making in all one
hundred and twenty. besides large quan'
tites ol ammunition. medical mn Other
stores, tents. camp equipaye, and private
property. Tl.Cretrtitt1 tsul q ssunes The
@ araclcr of stampede. and must have a
demorallzing effect on'he arWY. stf
| Coupled with this. comes the announce :
meDt hat Savannah, following tho Exam
pie of New Orleans. is 10 bs eurrendsred
10 the Federal army now approach 1t.
At the same, :hne. the capture Of "a bauerS :
oftwo guns within twenty -four miles ol
Cherries on indic tes tIIat progress is be.
iLg made in .bc direction of I hat city. %
The forces under Con. BunNsIDE have
destroyed the Dismal Swamp Canal, or,
at i asst, so much of it as 10 render il
value'ess lothe r, bells in any coutemplat.
cd offensive opetatinns from Norfolk III
tn Albemarle and Pumico Sounds.
Though no d cislvn battle has vet taken
plac near Corinth. the forces mder Gen
HALLECK are slow y advancing, aud in all
outpost sbl,mishes have driven haoa the
rebels with loss. The most important
affair Of this sort occurred Al Pennington
90 Friday. A body of rebels 4 500 strong
were routed by the advance Of Gen. PoPE's
Division, mud ilvJ, leaving thirty Of their
dead Oh the field, aud abandoning their
tents and baggage. 1t is not impr bablc
that they may ltke pattern ium York
town, aud stampede from Corinlh within
h few hours. 5.n.. ...t rf a'.a o. 0
forming westward. We have intelligence
ul another battle 10 new Mexico, fought
on tie banks Of the Rio Grandr, at Paroilo
in whiph tho Tex m rebels were defeated
Col CAEBf lad succeeded in getting bs
low them and cutting of tinir line u
retreat, while Maj PAUL threatened thSil
rear. Thus surrounded. they have the
ALTERNATIVE Of surrender or flight 10 the
mountains, where the lntinns are ready
10 welcome Them 10 ''hospitable grav, 81
The war in New Mexico, therefore, is
H. ar lis olo -. and will Terminate 10 the
restoration Of tho authority of Tho Gov.
ernment over every inch Of the terrific.
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Nor is tho nows less encouraging from
the Eavy. Wo have Southern authority
fr the destruction of seven rebel gun
boats, on the Path ult, at Point Alshaohc
louisiana, which were in danger Of ling
into Ihe hands Of the Federals, the capture
ofiho Bermuda, tho gro ,t'st prize yet
lakon, with $4,000 pounds Of powder,
cannon. swords, pistols, fixed ammoni
ton, 10, &c.. on board; tho capture, by
the Santiago do Cuba, of the Isabelle,
l'omerly the Ella Warloy, on the soh alt,
laden with Emf, ID titles and cannon: also,
one schooner laden with cotton. and two
schooners with invoices oI valuable goods,
intended Tor Southern ports, On the sen
rs on the land our forces APPEAR every.
whore triumphant, aud the resistance Of
tho enemy feeblrr at each new assault up
on'l i'm AT nn time sinre tho eommenc
meut OF bos,il'iirs havs there been mor,
unmiStakable Indications of 'hc culhps,
Of the Confederate Government and The
restoration Of the authority Of ihe Gov.
ernment Over the scocdsd Stats All
hail to tho anspicous hour!.-- Cincinnati
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