Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-22


from tue opening up of the Southwestern
Miss. which mis- expedition has shown TO
be practraLle.
NrweEss. N. c.. ia late Ra-
Leigh Standard has a Vengeance article Of
a columns 10 length. %denouDcrng the
treachery Of the rebel leaders, showing
the falsiiy Os their promises and the i'll
success Of heir efOCls and stating that
portions only Of ban 5 Of the orIgin,l 10
states remain III the hands of the COnfed-
eracy. and proposing to North Carolina
in her sovereign capacity to make imme-
date overtures to the North for pace
Two thirds of The rebel prisoners c9n6n-
ed here desire 10 take the oalho o allie
glance. so that they can remain within
our lines.
FoRTREss MoNRoE, 1.-THE steamer
s. r. Spa1lding, from Morris Island at
10 a IN. Friday. has arrived Ga Tues
day evening the M ,nilors were all strip.
ped and prepared for action, aud at day
light Friday the batteries OF Morris
Island opened their fire, which lasted an
hour or two, when they all ceased
The Monitors did not fire a shot aud as
som as the batteries ceased firing, the
monitors put up their awniu0s. No ex-
planatiousiS given of this movement =
Our informant says that during the short
engagement. he saw several shot strike
Sumpter gcauslug the bricks and mortar
ton fyprqfusely. One of our officers who
left Morris Island on Friday speaks con-
6denrly of oar prospects. - Il
CAIRO, l7-Adm5ral Porter notifies
i the public that gunboats are now stationed
aAahe way TO New Orleans. where there
s,dahger7 of their being mol3sted. Yes
sells. therefore, need not want for CON
vOys.TT ws & - ~ =
uNEw YoRK 17.-Gen. Dix issued an
address toseitizens, setting forth the nee
-sslty add legalityloft the draft, aqd *
hornng the maintenance of ord aud o.
Incidence of laws and quiet pursuit OF &C.
customed VOcatious while tn draft IS 10
progress. He says should his suggestions
be disregardad aGd renewed attempts BE-
made to disturb the public peace aud
execution of the law. | warn all persons
that ample preparations have been made
to nndpaale the authority of the Goyerna
msnt aud The first indIration Of rdlsOrdrr
or violence will be met by most prompt
ann vigorous measures Tor lis suppression,
NEW aYoRK, August 14th--Reports
that Davis aud Lee quarrrled diSeredIIed
by some. but there is terrible exasperatiOn
among the people against lh- rebel SeGre-
tary of State, Benjamin. Talk in Rich
mond placeGLee' 5 army at 10000 to
60 600 scattered all over the country
from Gordonsville to Hanover Court
House, and northward to within a few
miles Of Rappahonock. for purpose of
subsistence of animals used in transport
tation. Drought been very severe in
Southern Virginia, and in many parts
the intense heat blasted the GRIPS. o.tr l
WAsHINGToN, August 14rh-Dis
patches received from Admiral DahlgFen
to-day say that their principal business
IS of a Ct,aricter not proper for publlca-
rtou.S From preparations made by him
self and General Gilmore. as stated By
those officers, the prospects of success
II the pending attack on the enemy's
works is, in the highest degree e%ncour
aging. Their representation is of such
a character as TO ad,lit little, if any, doubt
of success.
SAINT PAUL, Aug. 14-Reports re-
ties whh Indians. killing so Our loss a.
Indians were driven across the Missouri
river with considerable loss of life. Our
expedition is homeward bound.
= New YoRK, Aug. Al is now I'M
derstood that he draft will be commence
ed in this city on Wednesday next. Com
modore s. W. Morris of the US. Navy,
died to-day. Common Council have passed
an ordinance to-day apprepriiting So
100000 to exempt poor men from draft
by furnishing substitutes. FiEemen are
exempt without regard TO ~pecuniary re-
Express says. on its passage
oy the Board of Aldermen it will be
by the Mayor. aea N,
SAINT Louis, Aug. 14th.-IntelEigence
been received here that the rebel Cen
eral Holmes died recently of delirlum
tremins. ao ~
New YoRk, 1.-THE army Of Poto-
mac will probably retire TO points near
Washington, TO defend hat and the lioe
of the POlomuc, and after the opera.
lions at the South have been successful,
will renew the move on The rebel capitol
in conjunction with troops approaching /
from Other directions. i : .a1 L
WAsHINeToN, Is According to pri-
vate letters, an article in recent number
of the Raleigh Standard referred to in
last nights dispatches denouncing treach.
cry of The Confederate Government Sc.
written by The Speaker of the North
Carolina House Of Commons and Presi.
dent aud Governors c%ounril. It's farther z
stated by correspondent that Gov. Vanre
approved the publiea ZION of The arrcIe.
of which have been furnished the
President and members of thu Cabin l. .
ROCHESTER,. Is Unconstitutional Union 4,
meeting convened TO day. The object
APPEARS 10 be for consultation on the sub 3
iecI of the next President, aud organ zipp
IN The different States the old Wing and
Bell and Everett element. Representa- 4
lives from several States we're present.
including Missouri, Kentucky, MARYLAND.
aud Wisconsin. 1t is expected a definite
course will be determined on tO-nIght.-
An address TO the people is contemplated
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