The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-23

d0ned possession Of the territorial ses No Yankee vii
sxampe) this momsnt or during The few hour whsn
the blockade was suspended why that vesss does not
ssoase ne 'gAt: Of the Yankees. II viii 30 prevented
from passing that's en- II will not be liable capture
or forfeiture, bat win simply be ordered on
What care we about the rights OF the blockadng
Power What We want ID to have our ports opened, and
they are as far from being opened they we're
month ago.
Yet il Is by no means certain how our aneutral"
friends beyond the Atlantic viii regard the trans
this time. Our neutral friends bound by no law
more than the Yankees and may be quite that
just as their interest dctate just the
xrgencies OF the they want 10 make out may
qure. they will ard Charleston federal port
Confederate one. the blockade az a legal or illegal
ono to prove the said case they viii milo toan upon
Hantefeule and Hautefeuile upon vatte 10 the confu
sion OF all gansayers II Ia clear that the learned Yam
keo Commentators at the press by confident
as to how the European Powers will decide only in the
meantime y give themselves the benefit OF the doubt
are preparing attack Charleston with powerful lect
no. beg pardon, with q mann moth arynada-and so
raise the blockade and open the port Yankee port
Neither are we, Judging by the past entitled on our
side to be at all confident to view Of the and
the fact which will DO taken by Lord Russell and ~
Dr,nyn de Lhuys Hitherto. our worthy I" neutras''
have accepted the law and the fact BY
not recognizing our Independence they affirm us to b,
roheIs; by Keeping consus in our ports who are
credited us, but Mr. Lincoln they affirm that
ports are Mr. lncolns porLs and shall Mr. Lincoln not
close his own pors, either by stone fleets blockade
fleets. or in such other and time may him
SELF will not surp Use IL France and gland recog
nize this now blocksde they did the rst and refuse
certain night, Overp0wer and chase away the whole
squadron. At any rate 1t is best be prepared for this
we have no friends o earth. that may rely more
exclusively The energies Of people and upon
the blessing o. tho God o. battles.
so soon as we shall have shown that in u con-
dition TO reciprocae ,riendshi ard repay with in
ierest, we shall have friends enoughbcss sher hearts
THIRD STAGE OF TIE WAR
We have fairly ente upon the third stage Indicated
BY the President IN his messase-na,nely:t OF war
for suougiton and determination The pc'plc OF this
conicderGcy, isolate. and shut up from ali tue world,
have the most horrible and demoniac
effort Cor the assassination Of whole that history
bus yet recorded r we believe viii ever have to record
till history grows gruy For s not every century IL Is
not ovory n that Shove the weird Yankee Datn
Yes the Confederate pe.pe has last strip
batc, 1t rs people that must tins mo very literally
conquer die.
doubt would be agreeable to believe that this last
stage the war will DO soon over aud ast end il Ia.
speedy destruction OF intending murdes.yE. i;
ryInd the map o! the conseueracy aud ud.e r we
soothe ourselves with tas bsiisf IN toe very boa OF
the country oHr gallant sentinel of the Mississippi,
heroic little vcxsblfgs has sustained indeed, AID
e.ifed two tremendous sieges: b.s third time
her st2ens See pouring in around them nom the
Sorth and from tho West enorin"is &c tire be-
leg erug foe, irou floating batteries asa crowd
heavy guns may Ds thuaderng upon her deAoes, han.
dred Thousand men may be pressing tic OF her
rampart Again sha ".ii drive them OH, orh"ps. and
remain the tam IT'S maiden city hemisphere tho
buwark o. the West so be its Bat tho VISION sec
the Mississippi d,s not look very ike exhaustion do
spalr Oh the part o! the fno just
And again icox tho mighty river. Now
Orleans maiden city .ias tho blse rug that his
been rent .nd tfa.p2d before Richmond and DO.
lore Iickstux, flies all that aulowered
city Hordes Of hungry Yankees arned to the teeth sit
In the sadeo her and station negro
oven the mansions OF her nObiest CIiZeus All her best
and f.res have trlnent day that their goody
had not been ind IL ashes before b-c,ic a,It VI
obscene creatures. No sign of iei4x.tinn taers'--
And, bit short way Mobile, by the Of spa
ciaus bay, keeps disent watch and ward expecting In
the light Of each no:n.ug 20 the thrice accused
Stars and stripes .icai;r. through thc OF BON
harding .IadfOn, All along tn. tiul aud til.
jnst been -ss his sst card, is shutting up every river
and i itibg has Eus every strong place. Savannah,
shut IN II IN the .es ny fort iuiss N The hands Of the
nvs;erate f.Dkee listens 10. the ars; boom OF the
artillery which Is 10 level her sails with her sa.s ,ii
AID Charleston, gimy bot with heating hear,
6; nds waiting the onset cl ths syea rnsv
~ old Oyster Point II seems airsi dy swept and de
vasaied by coniesss,ioD, 10 be the object aud the
wn,es me S."s ' eve ss ~ ssry ,hSs
may he the black Monitor batteries are st-arning
taxation, or OF encouragement. and despair in
Ee,eneuy here. Pass further, and you Will lni the
whn.t cs. trsr Ctares,nn 90 sursc and every river
to the head OF Lido water AID every creek 3,.d sOand
formed By the sea islands ,sWarmng with their gunbo as
ard transports, ready 10 10 masses q try,ps VIII
evor there Is Onaice u plumber bridge burning aud
general havoc.
From Norfolk all around by til. Chesapeake aad poto-
mae guarded by gunboats, and i,Yin. thiag
lsave s'Ikig smnssersS suffered 70 enter oe cA.
On tho E.siYslanBork two hundred tto.sind wait
tar a drying wtEd to "on k,.bmond' more,
ic bv soauno apostle ~ determination. AT hast the
savage aooitonisis Of Mas schscsts the right
IN the right iace Horcu!orc thay have rather wished
tho deca; 0; Line Ia g5aers tire 'otonaC because
they mel 70 10 soldiers rh not THEY e. assssss
bat Nah iivckcr they .eel ut hvsi. ladcr Hooker
thes colnt uMnias aistn plantations anti giving
law 90 Sutii-ri IL IT, himself o. the pro
perry Of ctheata ;,r- Yankee y ", ,erups ilh
Aud Northse -,crn Visnia i dvsclated By Mroy aud
hs ifcn, nad Eealnciy and this hall Tcucss"c-tnc
richest and .aess an.s Of all tho Wcst-arc entirety
the catc OF the Gratny, whc ,hc rive a.,g ;hem up
fleets II Transports AMI Rosecrans with another large
army. threatens 20 sweep all oppcst from his path and
TON the otncr brigaBIs wha are croadng y.ks
burg.
Wher ia all this vide circuit does the invasion
10 be failing giving grDuudf Al round the border. ,ii
the very heart ~ the cont deracy the tool ~ the
ray plaptci and his .elon tag ics: ud It s,e IT.
orti0f md .Jispiral II H. indeed the third ~ OF
the and believe the last out thg struggle will o
desperate. d /. he t!e s'lnst card 4 ut:.i
the STAKE Is lite DEATH bonvr sltne-.ll.sr our
n,mq .tnd nation viii b. exinguirhi nght ii blood
ard horror Csc soterriGir tbr unrest,
prJnds, VII take her seat asndst the ihesss ~ the
earth, wiih the Applause oil and the blessings Of
Heaven.