The New York herald., 1863-09-05

betray his enmity to the people Of the North,
until he is ovcrtaken by that retaliation which
surely awaits hIm.l
The Probabilities OF Another Rebel ADJ
/ vance.
Affairs at Charleston 60 on slowly, M such
affairs Inevitably must. While we entertain no
doubt that that city and It's delences will final
ly fall before our arms, we regard 1t as rot
improbable that it rray hold out for several
weeks yet. We have TO batter down defenccs
that have beea in preparation for two years;
we struggle at point where it will be the enc
my's highest pride TO prevail; and we must be
patient, History also iimps little in Tennes-
see. Rosecrans has to operate in a difficult
country. and Burnside has to support him in
one not less difficult But, while the country
waits confidently and pasientiy for glorious
achievements at Chattanooga aud at Charles
! ton, what is to be done elsewhere, aad what
| must we cxpecty
Appearances at present and the history Of
| the past alike indicate that we shalt probably
have another advance through Virginia OF
large rebet force under General Lee. Matters
with the rebels are now in such stage that
! the desperate nature OF movement would not
deter them from the attempt IL there were any
promise OF success in H. First then, some active
operations are absolutely necessary for the
army under General Lee. Otherwise it cannot
be KEEP. together. From the nature aud dspo-
siton OF the men who compose IL, protracted
seasons OF inactivity injure the morale Of that
army in a peculiarly great degree, and it must
fight or fail to pieces. But the past summer
has shown that when the Army OF the Potomac
is in good hands tho rebel army is no match
for il, even with an odds of fifteen thousand iu
favor Of the rebels. Then they will make the
odds largely greater than that. And this they
have the power 10 do. Let us suppose that in
front OF Rosecrans and Burnside the rebels
leave merely q masking force 10 beguilc the
long headed stracgist with manGuvre and take
up his tirc and to amuse the pugnac,ous au-
thor Of Order No. S with q show OF power at
two or three different. points. Let us suppose
also that they. reduce tho number of men at
Charleston to the minimum necessary to man
the works, and then mass in Virginia every
available soldier in the conicderacy. Whatever
minor points they might reinqush by this
woald be more than paid for by great
success. BY these means the rebel gov.
ernment could put in the field in Virginia
one hundred aud flfty thousand men. How
welt General Lee might handle these,
taught by the experience Of two former at
tcmpts, we can imagine. This would be no
mistaken adventure into Pennsylvania TO "hc!p
the North arise agaius. The dcspot," nor even
N, q, - Stal
land" II would be one straightforward sweep
TO seize the cities OF Washington and Balti-
more that the rebel government might "date
from the federal capital do so much
toward the realization Of the queer specnia-
tions wc had from the British press in July
last Il would in some degree satisfy the
Southern mind which now will be conlen. with
nothing less than aggression aud rescngc, and,
IL successful. it woaid set the struggle back
at least one year.
And the gallant Army Of the Potomac
is what we would have to put in the
way Of this third great advance OF the rebel
army: that and farce of Pennsylvania
militia. In the six or eight weeks to come we
shall have magnificent weather for active opc-
rations. and this is the season for great events.
ALI.s0ED lsTEasssENcE WITH BR,rrs,, THADs---
In another column will be found the official
correspondence which has taken place between
Mr.. Seward and the British Foreign Office in re-
iation to the restrictions imposed under the
authority Of recent act OF Congress upon trade
between this country and the Bahamas In
| accordance with its provisions il has been the
habit 10 refuse foreign vessels clearanccs from
our ports for doubtful destinations until their
owners had givcp bonds that the cargoes would
not be disposed OF in any way that might benefit
the rebels. Il is complained that this regulation
il a violation OF the treaty OF 1916, aud il in
tended to destroy The trade of Great Britain
with her West indiaa colonies by way OF the
Unacd States. A further grievance is based on
the allegation that the bouds, which IL was pro.
missed would be given up on the production Of
certificates from the American consuls tina, the
caggoes had been disposed Of in manner un.
objectionable to the federal authorities, are
still withheld. although The conditions had been
complied with.
Mr.. Stewards replies cilcctualiy dispose of
these allegations. lie shows that the federal
or any other government has the right to pass
such internal laws ~ may enable II 10 deprive
/ IL enemy Of aid and comfort and tina, treaty
! agreements do no. nvaldate such rights. Fur
thcrmore, he declares that he is unable tn End
: in the papers any evidence whatever that the
ac, OF Congress has been administered so as to
/ apply invidiousy or even discrmnaiingly
aaains, Great Britain. II does sot appear that
none but British shipments in contrsvention Of
the act baye been prevented by The Collector
nc New York II such, however. should he the
case the proper inference To he drawn from it
would seem 20 be that no such shipments by
any PERSONS other thau British subjects had
been attempted.
7 In perasiug this correspondence one il struck