The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-09-17
summary of News.

Fhe news from Charleston is of the utmost
importance. y telegram of the oath August
reports Fort Sumter as silenced and battery
Gregg disabled while Fort Wagner is completely
invested. As the Richmond papers have stated
that unless the Yankees could be driven oil
Morris Island ut the point of the bayonet, the
fate of Charleston was sealed, we may take 1t
for granted that such is the fact.
On the Rappahannock it is far from quiet. as
Lee is evidently trying to do something, and
what it may be. seems Il question to the Federal
commander. BY one telegram 1t WAS stated
that he was making Il show OF force III front
for the purpose of drawing off his force and re-
treating tn Richmond. but later dates seem TO
leave no room for dOnbt but that he is contem-
plating another raid through Virginia into
MARYLAND with Il largely reinforced army of
veterans, with which he hopes to overrun Meade
with his army of raw recruits. The Northern
papers are confident, however, that the Army Of
the Potomac is in sufficient force to meet him.
Lee no doubt has missed and will miss the
assistance of his Incompatible Lieutenant Stone
wall jackson, for in Lees former campaigns it
was Jackson who was called upon to do the one
important act upon which the whole hinged.
The grand charge at Gettysburg was, perhaps,
fortunately for Meade, not led by a jackson.
From the Army of the Cumberland we hear Of
an advance and the opening OF the attack on
Chattanooga. Rusecrans has by skillful maneu-
vering placed Bragg in Il situation which Will
vet force him to retire to Atlanta, having thanked
him on both sides. Burnside's army was also on
the move to attack Buckner at Knoxville. Tenn.
The attack on Chattanooga and Knoxville was
TO be simultaneously so that in case Buckner's
force should escape from Burnside, his retreat 10
ioin Bragg would be made almost impossible.
From hurlburt's division Of Grants army we
hear of Il brilliant raid into the heart of Missis-
sippI to Grenada, where a force OF rebels were
employed repairing the railroads previous to
running off II large quantity OF rolling stock.
They were Immediately attacked and 80 of the
men were captured, and 81 locomotives, 400
passenger cars, depot buildings, machine shop,
commissary and ordnance stores. destroyed,
the Federal force returning in safety to their
lines. \ force OF guerrillas under Quantrell
had DESTROYED the town of Lawrence, Kansas,
and killed some $50 of its Inhabitants.
The Richmond papers are raving at Benjamin,
Secretary of the Treasury. for his want OF judg-
ment, and style hin a thief. \ glance at the
difference in handling of the finances OF the
Federal and Confederate States, would lead one
TO believe that the question of money alone
would decide the contest in n short time. The
last accounts from Richmond show that Sll in
Confederate paper is worth but 81 in gold
while the European Confederate Loan is quoted
at % per cent. discount with a prospect Of soon
being worthless. In the loyal States, by sound
Judgment and hitting upon the happy plan of
paving the interest of government bonds in gold,
=. the 6ondholder gets as much more interest as the
hqal tender notes arc less than gold, and as these
! leoal tender notes nav all debts lust as well as