New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-20
TIE Threatened Rebel Attack en- Hcw-or-
Icans-The Opening of tic Hissi.sippi-
Gen Wc.fvr.i. Expgditiou.

NEwOrtEixs Nov. c, 1861.
All opinions concur in tie belief that tie tine 70
attack New.OrI ears has long since passed, even If
Il ever existed. Yellow fever did not resrond to
lie PRAYERS Of the Rebels to visit rs list Summer,
and sweep tic Uuion army from existence. Bfeck-
inlidae's dubious demonstrations WIN tie view 10
am ati.ok received their quie.us a. Baton Rouge
aud iAe UriOn slccc-tes iuliAcr north, achieved
since have rendered the danger sti ! more Remote.
Ia fact, With a Tie breaches o. the city 10y water
~ t4c possession ~ Our Navy, have alwsys con-
idef,t II InprrguaD surrounded, as 1t almost l.,
by water ana IuIyIfsatle sWanYs. y pte WHO tAAe
IL vii lave TO uHicn from 80 To- CD miles on strp
of llnd averaging les. than two miles IN width,
boauael by shete fwaMpr on tho one ltud, and on
tie otacr Jy Tire M.ttsIPpi, bearing Oh Ler waicls
fri.cs ~ or lLi.s ~ war. Ihfne who survived
tlcA match would, tci0ge entering The city. have
u ,apiase tlo powerful iuifenchod works niles
above Sci fi.olf ~ iloa: 80 feet vice and i-cI
deep an4 extending iror the riyer - the swamp,
bristhlg WIKI cannon, AID enil-tci by guIbo,is IL
tle fvcr a. one -n4, ana Lake Fouteuartgain at
tire Olher. Con. NCifsl told me- tlort tlnc
previously 20 lis departure on TIE expedition winch
be ID prusccutiug win such ad vantage TO the
aid CORY 20 himself, "taat tie if,a 90 attacking
the ely was PR gosterousi" and that he was sat-
.fe1 no X Del general ever seriously entertained a
notion - Atsuid.' IL - one 81 tnOic Iara1oXicl
cnrss vicio success wOgld render tho ruin OF The
Lss.iauis cont lele ana overwhelming. Having
succcoled IL getting into The cay, TIC Navy would
cover their bodies with its Iuins and all that c8-
csped sucu fate Mould lid nen.relvce Do cul &c
,1c never feared mat thr RoJeia would take the
city. thought however Lnd Ia lit believed, tlat
they would make The Etcmpfi and unccr the de-
~ ondeny caused by The bad rOipeeis at the limo
II tho Union Hdult,od t.cir success as among tho
Dor abilities / know. however. That our gallant
NAVY wo.l never roruit them 10 hold IL. ! ALEC
knew tual The fearful scents VI Their expulsion
wouii not discriminate Dc.Nseu my household aud
tue l~L.ls Il,ro % no longer any diuFeT, ~ least
iron lhe Rebels On 10 contrary, Union men BE-
tween THIS aLd -. L0uis are "a ole accord IN the
belief that ~ siAfY days. or sooner, u the nyers
ri-e the t~o GILES will shake Lisd- They Nil
ready above. and when tne streams rise 10 IA level
win ta6 banks, tLrsc "Ill be no detention Oh the
Iu4y. Nirhabnrg D. the only obstacle ~ present;
but Nick bury vii be- h0TS ia coTibdt. hen tho
lyer next rscs, tiAt uesi ~ Afch Traitors Wl DO ~
least i've miles tom W. banks.
Aprop0s 81 ten. Godfrey Weiikcl, recently
promoted FROM liru-tnaney Oi Engineers
10 Bug,der-neneld OF Volunteers, natiye OF
CiuclLAIi. is 81. edIuon has been 30 lar crowned
wiki surc.rs and It's object may 10 tai1 10 bo
[ complshed. Relative thereto, j send you TIE
D,iis oorrcBl oio,rce. By tins, all that portion OF
thi- sia,e embraced by the Gulf the lakes, and a
liue eoulL-eett cl tie Lsiogrcle, compromising
ncady Tie Who'll, sugar region, Is once more under
luo dominion OF / nclo Sam. largo lot OF sugar
VIII tIus be eXtrcated nom Rebel control and sent
10 MAJ kc,--conicl mig uuIve rsd Dencts Since tue
Geucras C,ariuro, win three fall reginente OF in-
i,nry, two batteries, and three squadfons OF cayai-
/ ~ sluporlei by gauDOats Les has been heavily re
enforced. Ohc gimcnt went up the nver last
Monday, another went by sea TO Berwick's Bay
'suplO.edl Yesterday, and another regiment and
two re- ios oI ,oiOred men occupy the line OF tie
Opclousas Railroad. ana afo advancing toward
ihIbooauxyiie. GlnOOais, in the neanume, have
entered BerwIck'B Bay TO cooperate.
We have news tLorsh "SOuthern sources" this
morfing tnaL Gen. Ro,ecfnns has superseded Gen.
Buell. hope 20 tod ~ Is true. terrible tear has
.-ses-lon ~ Unlon men here that ne-halt Of
t;.nrias aro elder billiards taitors Ii is the
balt which hold the prominent positi"ns. have al
abillng iaitn In Rvrecidns, and others ike hia
VINO Low 81 how To do il, but are not permitted.
Trusting shat this viii ind you well, aud Tat cur
exc tail.ns iog the restoration Of our country soon
10 Ito iolmer ,lae Of unexanpled propris.y may
speedily 10 realized, | remain.