Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-11-28
WAR NEWS.

tied by important war news from at least
four vital ponts--Central Virginia, East.
ern Tennessee. Northern Georgia, and the
region around Charleston.
The rebel news from Charleston shows
that General Gilmore and Admiral Dahl
gren mean mischief 10 that city. The
monitors have got to work in earnest and
we're endeavoring to open up the channel
incendiars shells had been fred into the
streets, and there was every indication
when the last telegram was sent that the
Federal army and navy were about to try
and carry the defence by o coup dc main.
The next news from that point will be
awaited with breathless interest.
At last accounts General Burnside s
command was in extreme peril. He had
lost all of East Tennessee save Knoxville,
where he was invested and in danger Of
capture. The administration reports him
safe but the country has lost all faith in
such announcements on the part Of the
War Department, Matters have q very
grave look in that quarter. Longstreet
is an able general, while Burnside is not,
Gen. Grant, we are assured, has his ar
my in motion. This threatening move.
IN ent Of Longstreet upon Eastern Tennes-
see compels him to take the intiatiar
against Bragg. The latter must either
fall back or fight, and, to save Longstreet
he must do the latter. Reinforced by Gen;
| Sherman's command, which is much lar
ger than the highest rebel guessss have
placed it, Gen. Thomass force must large
ly exceed that of the enemy. If numbers
skill, and valor can give US victory, We
ought soon to hear OF one in the neighbor
hood of Chattanooga.
Gen. Meade's army is also in motion
and Lee must either fall back to Richmond
or fight battle. There are indications
that his purpose is to retreat, and the sud
den sending away of the Union prisoners
would seem to indicate that the rebel gov
eminent is Of opinion that siege Of theil
capital is not an improbable event.
I 1t is we'll understood that General
Meade is advancing against Lee under
positive orders. His own judgm ent il
against so important movement without
large force. So, if reverse should oc
cur, the fault must not bo laid at his doors
but at those of the President and General
Hallock.
All the movements in the field seem c
be cooperative, except the one to Texas
If General Banks was now operating
against Mobile instead of Brownsville, he
would have kept 10000 rebels employed
at the former point who are now swelling
the armies of Bragg and Lopgsreet. II
we lose Eastern Tennessee it will be
because of this almless Texas expedition
Let US hope by the coming national hol.
liday we can offer up our thanks for de-
feat of Lee, Longstreet and Bragg, and
the capture Of Charleston.
PARoLLED UNION PRISONERS
Hoffman, CommissionaryGencral G of Pris
oners, reports that there are now abou
fourteen hundred paroled Union Prison
ers in the different parole camps through
out the country. This number has accu
mu'ated since the lst of September last
by occasional deliveries from the Rebe
prison houses. At that date all the Uniol
paroled prisoners in our hands were de-
clared exchanged, to balance like dee
laration made by the Rebels.
SENTENCE OF A HORSE CoNTRAoToR.-
Cincinnati, Nov. 24,-C. W. Hall, hors
contractor for the Government, was foun,
guilty and sentenced to six months i'm
prisonment and fined $40 900, for defraud
ing the Government in the purchasing G
horses: