New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-29

metropolis. Very nearly half Of it 10 now in
Union hands, including the cities of Norfolk
and Wheeling, while its chief fortress, Monroe,
has never yet seen Rebel flag floating from
its walls. We expect to have q good deal
moro Of it before the year is out.
vi. OF North Carolina, the Union has
held Albemarle and the connected Sounds,
with their islands and the beach outside, Forts
Hatteras and Macon, the cities of Newbern
and Washington, with a considerable strip of
the main land, for several months, almost
without resistance. We hold also the water
line of transit thence to Hampton Roads
through the Dismal Swamp Canal.
VII. Of South Carolina, we hold the Sea
Islands, including the forts built by the Rebels
to guard the entrance to Port Royal inlet or
sound.
VIII. OF Georgia, we have long held Fort
Pulaski, commanding the water way to Savan-
nah, and the islands of Tybee, st. SlmOns,
&C., are actually or virtually in our posses
sion. The whole coast, with its inlets and
VI iNCici 10 Az oui PVssCooi"n'
TX. Nearly all the seaports of Florida-Pen-
sacola, st. Augustine, &c.-have long been
in Union hands. All the Notifications Also
Fort Plckens, Fort Taylor, the TOrtugas-are
and ever have been Union.
Y. OF Texas, we have Galveston and most
of the seaports. We can take the residue
when we choose with little effort.
XII. OF Louisiana, We hold Forts st. Philip
and jackson, which guard the ascent Of the
Mississippi, with New. Orleans, tho chief mart
of the South West, and large area of the id
jacent Sugar.growing region. Aud we have
held the City and the Forts more than half q
year undisputedy.
XII. We hold considerable strip of North
ern Mississippi, and have victorious army
there ready TO fight all comers, only the Rebels
insist on being goers instead.
XIII. Ditto as to Arkansas.
XIV. We have quiet possession Of all New
Mexico and Arizonn, which, one year since,
were mainly in the possession of triumphant
Rebel force.
XIV. This is also the fact as to the Indian
Territory.
1t thus appears that nearly ons.third Of
the population, and more than third the area
claimed by the Confederocy, are to-day under
Union control; most of it won b. hard fighting
within tho past year. New-Orleans, st. Louis,
Louisville, Memphis, Galveston, Santa Fe, Lex
are claimed as belonging TO the Coniederacy,
and most Of them have been held by it; but
they are now ali Union. More than one million
people who were under the Confederate flag a
year ago, now peacefully repose under the
Union eagles. And we are just on the point
of marching on" with larger and better dis
ciplined armies than ever before.
With what justice, then, with what fairness,
does NJ. Drouyn dc Lhuys assert that the bel
ligerents " stand nearly in the same position
ms they did year ago. Where is the square
foot OF ground We have lost p Where rs the
Confederate Offset for Kentucky, half of Ten
nessee, Missouri, New-MeIico, New-Orleans.
Memphis, &C., &c. Why should he who
proposes friendly mediation between the con-
tending parties introduce the subject by ssser-
tons which prove him alike hostile to the
Union and sngularly inconsiderate Of TRUTH
AS to Earl Russell's gentle echo to n.
Drouyn de Lhuys's proposal, it was hardly
necessary that he should state so distinctly
that he lets 81 dare not wait upon l would"
nor that he greatly desires to have Russla's
concurrence in the demonstration upon the
United States, nor that DO has no hope of
getting it. His holding up our Government as
the only obstacle to peace is consistent with
the hsh.nal tone and attitude of the British
Government with regard to our troubles. His
conclusion that he will wait and look on a
while is so sound and right that we do not
care to find fault with the road whereby he
reached IT, Let him wait, in the full as
surance that the war for the Union Will 60
ahead.