Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-02-14
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DeIaware, Feb. IA, 1862.
THE NEWS .

The work % crushing the rebellion goes brave +
ly on, and if the advantages gained by recent /
victories are vigorously followed up, as there is
every reason 10 believe they will be, the back |
of the monster will be broken and further ef
fective resistance to the authority of the Gov
ernmeIt hopeless.
The capture of Fort Henry, on the Tennes-
see river, last Friday, and the subsequent as
cent of our gunboals as far as Florence, Ala
bama, is triumph of the greatest importance
It gives our forces easy access to the very
heart Of several of the rebcIlious States, gives
Us control of some of their important lines of
communication. aud endangers the rear Of their
positions at Columbus and Bowling Green.
Another movement has been made from
I'aducslh up the Cumberland river, against
Fort Donaldson, which is nearly opposite Fort
Henry, and constitutes tho only for
miduble obstacle 10 the navigation Of
that river, Al last advices our army had in
vested the lert with strong batteries, heavy re-
Inducements were hourly arriving, and in con-
JuiiGttIu ttAl AhbtitlS OiA AHG il'Cl al AZ
tack WAS about to he male, which there is eve
~ reason to hope viii be as successful as the Sc
which preceded it. Tn. capture OF this fort
opens the way for our forces directly to Nash
vile, and if the asslnlt on il is successful the
citizens of that rebellious city will soon see
the stars and stripes at their lcvce floating
from, ,,,,r ;rrn-;..; Ill, c-unb,,+u
The Burnside Expedition, though long de
Iayed by storms and other hindranceS, is at hast
under full headway, aud achieving results fully
up to public expectation. Roanoke Island
has b>en captured together with the entire
rebel army and all their arms, stores of every
description, &c,-their feet secured-ElizI-
beth City taken. and fred by the rebels before
evaeuatiHg it. The Importance of these achieve
ments c;rnnot u. over estimltetl. They place
at mercy all the maritime cities of North
| Carolina give us indi<puiahle possession of
/ Albemarl Pamlico and Churrituck Sounds
/ the latter of which enables gHnboats to APP
proach within thirty miles Of Norfolk, which
city will doubtless soon be in our possession
Accounts from Savannah render it certain
that the expedition from Port Royal has sue
ceeded in gaining position above Fort Pulas-
Ii, which cuts eff the communication between
the fort and the city, and is probably to he
followed by the capture of the Commercial! en-
porium of Georgia.
The balance of the BItIer Expedition has
sailed and when it reaches its ,sinatioA New
Orleans or Mobile will probably hear from it.
The Porter Mortar feet has als) abDut com
pletcd lis arrangements, though IFS destina ion
is unknown. The Ericsson Battery is com
pleted and its efficiency is soon to b. tested.
There are also important movements being
made and pending on the part of most of our
land forces in the west. Gen Lander has re-
taken Romney. and his movements indicate a
determination TO vanqrish lne force under
jackson Or drive il out Of that part of Virgin
ia, with probably movement upon Winches-
ter. Gen. Thomas lrps bccn reinforced and bis
entire division is pushing forward toward East
Tennessee, with the design Of reaching Knox.
vile before stopping. The nrge force under
Gcn. Buell. is also moving South as fast as
the state of the roads will admit. Col. Cur
field is again in mption in Erstcrn Kentucky.
In Missouri our forces continue to advance
slowly toward Springfield and large bodies OF
troops from Ohio, lndiana and Illinois are da-
L. IL,
vancing columns.
The army or the Potomac is not yet in mo-
tion. bit the movements making elsewhere
may soon cause action there. II is generally
admitted that their late disasters in the west
have caused the withdrawal Of Il considerable
portion of the rebel army on the Potomac,
who have hren sent t. Columhus-a and Bowling
Greenland it is also rufMored that fifty thous-
and of our army on the Potomac will probI-
bly, be sent west 10 counteract them.
There are reports, apparently well founded
t that The rebels are cvacua'ing Bowling Greer
: aud falling back upon Nashville, which place
will also become too hot for them if we succeed
in taking Fort Duncson.
: The deepest gloom pervadcs the cutirc re,
: yon in which the rebels hold sway, aud . Ir re
cent successes Lave caustd j panic among
them that is widespread aud unparalleled by
anything heretofore witnessed. They are be-
ginning 20 fully rcaliz. the riuits Of their Grim,
and f"liy in ruisiug in rebellion against an in
duigent and beniEnant though powerful Gov
ernmrnt. And unless they speedily yield they
will discover That they arc but experiencing tht
beginning of the end" of their troubles.