Nebraska advertiser., 1863-09-19
The News

Iut NEWS
Is again really cheering to all low
ers of the Union. According to latest
reports, our forces have got not only
all Of Morris Island, with Forts Wag-
ner and Gregg, but one half of
James Island. Fort Moultrie has sur
rendered, and doubtless Fort Sumter
came into our possession at the same
time. If not she can not hold out long,
as he Ironsides and Monitors can now
"peg away at her from the north side.
The surrender of Charleston is now only
a question Of time, and not a very long
time either.
Burnside has marched into East
Tennessee, and by a splendid stroke of
strategy, out1anked the rebels at Cum.
berland Gap, and took several thousand
prisoners, with all their munitions of
war and commissary stores. He is now
in possession of Cumberland GAP, Knox
vile, aud all the counties surrounding,
and his right wing has formed a junction
with ROsecrans' left.
Rosecrans has gained a great victo-
ry-a bloodless victory--in the capture of
Chattanooga, which gives possession of
the entire State of Tennessee, with an
excellent base, from which to march into
Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, or
Virginia, according as circumstances
demanded.
Gen. Blunt with less than half the
force of the rebels, has routed them from
the Indian Territory adjoining Arkansas.
The expedition sent against Price
in Eastern Arkansas, we learn by tele-
graph, has taken Little Rock.
A few days ago it seemed probable
that Lee would again make a desperate
attempt to menace Washington. but it is
now evident that he is going to continue
acting on the defensive. Indeed it is not
improbable he may fall back to Rich
mond within the next month.
An expedition is now being fitted,
out at New Orleans, destination sup
posed to be the mouth of the Rio Grand.
Texas now being cut off from all assis-
lance from Atlantic portion of The Con
federacy, could be easily conquered. But
there may ~bessanother object in view than
merely bringing Texas back to its alle-
glance. 1t is minated that France is
about to send an army to the Rio Grand.
Wiseacres shake their heads ominously,
and whisper that a war with France is
extremely probable. 1t seems absurd to
suppose that France wants war with US,
or that our Government at the present
time wants war with Napoleon or any
body else. If there was now really any
prospect of the South being successful
if our victorious armies were not advan-
cling on every side, and the rebel armies
being decimated every month by deser-
ton, and strong indications of growing
dissatisfaction with the progress of the
war in all the Gulf States becoming
every day more and more visible, there
might be a reasonable prospect of France
acknowledging the independence Of the
South. At present if she acknowledges
the South, the object will be to pick a
quarrel with the North, with the hope of
forming an alliance with the South, and
perhaps taking Texas as a remuneration
for her services.
Drowning men catch at straws. y
The Copperhead and Rebel papers, under
the present gloomy prospect of the Con-
federacy. "keep their courage up" by
harping upon the prospects Of an imme'
date war with France. There is no
doubt that Napoleon has seen proper to
insult our government. But it would be
better for us to pocket the insult-we had
better allow all the nations of Europe to
spit on us-than to now, Just as re are
"breaking the backbone of the rebellion"
accept a war that might end in the sue
cess of the South.
Since the above was put in type we
learn that Fort Moullrie has not surTen-
dered.
Battle With the Indians.