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MONDAY, NOVEMBER "a, 1862.
Tf5E PRESENT ASPECT.
The country hes 1nost encouraging signs
of activity in what, under the new order Of !
Things, is daily transpiring. Burnside is !
moving slowly but surely down upon the |
enemy line Of retreat toward Richmond;
and viii probably compel a fight as soon
as he can overtake anything to fight with.
We have The utmost faith in the ability Of
1.ac z1n,v under his command q rout any
thing that the rebels will put in opposition;
and We are impatient en}y for the day in
which, On fair field, the valor Of our
troops can lie tried.
Gen Graut, though opposed by force
unqucs'iouably superior in numbers to lis
cwn, is preparing tor a blow that will
prove effective. We Go not understand his
recent rctrograde movement; but are con-
tent 10 Eclieye that i. was made with suE
fcicnt reason and f1um prudential con
sidera.ions that the facts Of tho situation
will Justify. We do not know his exact
strength; but We do 1snow tue men Of
whom his command is made up: and un-
less they get beyond the reach Of supplies
and arc starved into {: surrender, there arc
not rebels enough in She Southwest to beat
thtm The yictors Of Fort Donefson,
Shiloh, Iu!za and Corinth, knew how to
take care Of Themselves.
Gen. Rcsecraus has the art Of keeping his
own secrets, and ne know little of his pro
grcss save what appears in the public jour
~ 7,,rt he 1'ae relieved Nashville, and is
hurry'ng forward to rcocc,lpy the ground
that Buel abandoned in his famous and
causelcss retreat. Should he reach Decatur,
he will he within long supporting distance
Of Gen. Grant, and in case of necessity the
commands can cooperate, and in such
overwhelming strength as to make resist
ance Impossible
Tl.!.s it ~ill be seen that all 1l1ree of our
great armies are On the move, the head
of each being turned Southward; and trea-
son is being again crowded into narrow
limits. Pressed OF each flank and by
strong column against the centre, tie rebel
leaders at Richmond Will not again be per-
mi1t.d to play that game of transferring
t.pors from one enc If their line to tue other
10 n,rtt emergencies ever arising, which was
so er,incnt1y successful, while torpid
Mcclellan was so vain1y threatening an
advance.
u lille tic main armies arc progressing
thus the SMALLER commands n the Caro-
]inas. Louisiana and Texas are doing good
scryice-5olaing vantage ground from
which, at the proper time, strong columns
can te sent to adjacent parts Of the
cncr'y's country that may invite attack
and stcy probably compel the employment
Of Telu:s. 70 twice their o8n number, to
watch sid bold them in check. Mega
tiyrly tacy are Us effective as @ny troops in
She ef1ld.
THE naya f:rce is by no means idle. AS
soon as Burnside reaches the vicinity Of
Richmond, he will be sure OF the co-opcra-
ton Of tie gunhoats in James River, or in
the Potomac, as they may be needed; and
Gea. Grant will not make demonstration
toward the Mississippi without hearty as
:1ssiSit:nc1 from the river fleet.
Charleston, Savannah and Mobile arc III
daily danger Of an attack from the sea, and
VT think we may safely say that, as soon
as the delays unavoldably incident to the
completion Of the numerous iron vessels
undo. way, are overcome, We shall be sur.
psiscd come ire morning by the welcome
news that Fort Sumtcr has been surren-
dercd, and thu. Charleston is at our mercy.
In tAc meantime the blockade grows more
stringent every wcsk; and il all things go
well. before tic coming of the new year
there z7in not he a Southern port into
which e contrabard cargo can possibly
eHter
Such is the new aspect Of affairs; and
we admit that since the day on which
Fort Doaclson fell, we hare seen roEhlng
So encouraging.