Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-04-24
9tIanart Hazttfp
Delaware. April a, 1868.
THE NEWS.

ties 70 record, the news OF the week
is Important. There have been some
decided successes achieved, and sew
eral minor engagements, skir1nishes
and raids, which have resulted gen
orally to our advantage. There Is
also decided activity in all depart
inents Of the military service. and
where our forces are not actually III
motion there are umnistakahle indi-
cations that active preparations are
ia progress for forward movements.
Com. Porter, with The greater
part of his gun-boat feet and Il num-
Der of transports loaded with troops,
has succeeded in running past the
Vicksburg batteries and united with
the gun-boats of Farragut which
some time ago passed Port Hudson.
This movement virtually gives US
control of the Mississippi, and we
have accounts apparently entitled
10 cTedence that IN consequence of
Yicksburg having been deprived of
its Importance the rebels are evacu-
ating it. Though not fully confirm
ed, it is not unlikely this news will
prove true.
! Gen. Rosecrans is gradually max
ing progress southwark, and as he is
confronted 10y large rebel force, a
! general battle is likely to occur at
any time.
! Grants forces are also in motion,
but whether operating in the neigh
borhood of Nicksburgs or gone to
form a junction with Rosecrans, is
not certainly known.
| Hooker's forces it is well under
stood were prevented from making
"a forward movement few days ago,
by the setting in of severe storm.
His army is in excellent trim, and
will doubtless soon be heard from in
the field of active operations.
The news from the Gulf Depart.
lnent is interesting and highly en-
couraging. Gen. Banks is pushing
the rebels closely, and at last ac-
counts seemed in fair way to cap
ture their entire force with all their
arms and supplies. The ram Queen
Of the West, recently captured from
us by the rebels, has been recaptur-
ed, and is now again in our posses
sion while another rebel gun
boat was cornered and her capture
or destruction rendered certain.
Gen. Foster, who was surrounded
by the rebels at Washington, North
| Carolina, succeeded in effecting his
escape, and has since started from
Newbern with a larger force for the
purpose of relieving the garrison,
which had been reinforced and sup
piled with ammunition and other need
ed supplies.
The rebel force on the Black-wa-
ter, which seriouly threatened Suf-
! folk and Norfolk, made an advance
and was repulsed, and it is not
thought likely they will repeat the
experiment soon.
The iron-clads are concentrated at
Hilton Head, where it is claimed
they are being strengthened, and as
soon as they can be got in readiness
the attack on Charleston will be re-
newed Ill such a manner as to def
nitely test whether or not they can
successfully compete with the forts
and batteries which protect the har-
Dor.
The direct appeals to the people
of the rebel States TO raise grain
and meat. by jeff. Davis their Pres
ident, the Secretary of War, the
Governors Of Alabama, North Car
olina, South Carolina and Georgia,
the action Of the Legislatures in ref
erence to the same matter, the bread |
riots i'll Richmond, Savannah, Allan
ia, Salisbury and other places, the
tone Of I h c newspapers. the
concurrent testimony of deserters
and refugees, and the fabulous prices
asked for articles of necessity, all
show that general famine stares
the rebels in the face, and in some
places it is already inaugurated.