Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-01-23

FAEALTzis has not fallen upon our az
mics because of unexpected defeats, as the
rshe!s aye destined 70 fad before the end
Of February. Whether we are 10 have
such ssriss of victories IS will lift the
country oas Of its Dependency 10 psu eau
Predic; with confidence, bu. some Of the
greatest events of the war are eEidea,iy
close a; hand.
Tie powerful ira cizas aad Two steam
ssz lsfs New York OF Sunday for q South.
eFn de=tinAsioa. They are tie last install.
nsrt Q: powerful feet, which may be
destined 20 attack WiinIzgtoa North Caro-
il azrChar!sstou. o. both il succession, bu,
which ought TO De able 70 make its marx
Wherever il strikes Fire yezssl= Of this
aeet are iron clads Of the Noaitor style,
oa: Of greater strength end with other i'm
PsoTeneass. The ff;eec iach guns OF board
'heze gUa5os;= throw balls Of sous hun.
drsa s1d hfty pounds weight, which
should be able to smash whatever
they are huclei sg-i1zt The ability of
these aoA:iog batteries to cope with she
best land batteries The rebeIz have been
able 70 obtain in two yeavs of preparation
and the ordnance arzsuaI= of Rnelapd
have be=a n their se-rtce-iz soon to be
Determined. Uale5s tss late storm has
delayed matters, We ought to hear the
echo Of these big gaus before The week
euds. The rebel papers have accounts of
the movement Of our forces ia North Caro-
Ina against Wilmington, 4 portion Of the
Amy Of Gsa. Poster going towards Colds
0sso, doubtless 70 divert the attention Of
IT, rebels and 10 bEeak The railroad con.
aecii0n With Richmond somewhere be-
tween Wilmington srd Gold.boro, and pre-
vent the rebels from receiving reinforce
uents from Virginia The ssbe! force in
'aAt region IS large, and has lately been
strengthened BY tie calling ont Of the
militia Of North Carolina, aud the capture
OF Wilmington will not be holiday affair
by sDy means Bat We e1pec. to hearth
ii has been taken. snd afterward. Charles.
ton must soon fall before combined as
5auls by sea aad land.
Gen. RosecrAns seems to De under the
necessity OF Sighting another great battle in
Tennessee st once, aud if the enemy have
oesn reinforced By Lougstreet'z division
from Virgins, We fear our gallant arnv will
have quite hard fight as It Murf.eesboro.
But if Gen. RosserAns succeeds this time
ne will push on at once TO Chattanooga.
and the rebels vii. De driven from Tenues.
zee. II he fails Kentucky will again be
saTaged By the rsbeis, aud the people Of
Ohio may again be called to the defense of
Cincinnati. The destruction of the rail
road ia Gen. Rosecrans rear and of the
steamboats, bearing his supplies show har
critical is bis position.
Ifthe army Of the Mississippi .toDs in
Arkansas long enough to complete its vic
tories there By getting possession Of the
capital and baggiDg the rebel army there
it may be sevesa! weeks before /, will move
towards vicksburR again. But it is said
to be recognizing for the work, and Gen.
Banks and Commodore Farragu. will
have reduced Port Hudson before that time.
or have found themselves insufficient fori,.
ia which latter case the grand combined
movement On Yiicksburg may be ss!I for.b-
CT delayed. There eau be little doubt.
however, that We shall soon hear Of the re.
capture of Galveston, Texas, by the fee,
dispatched to that point by Commodore
Farragut
While these movements are going for
ward all around the line, will the army in
Virginia remain il its mud hu,s on the
RappahaDnOck. Common rrrnor says no :;
that it is already in motion, tha, i, has
crossed the river above or below Freder-
ick'burE, and that the rebels are withdraw.
inR before it to their second line of defense
on the North Anna river, and will 6pb,
their great battle il defense of Riebmond
near Hanover Junction. Of all this We
know and believe nothing. Whatever han.
peas we shall j oubtleas get our frs, relia-
BILE accounts from the Richmond papers.
thanks to the stupid system of suppressipp
and doctoriDg the news pracliced BIZ our
own War DenartDer,