Litchfield enquirer., 1863-09-10
LITCHEIELD. CONN.,, THURSDAY. SEPT. 10. 1868.
The War News.

The War News.
 We give to-day an outline of the best news we have had from our armies at the West for many day. Gen. Burnside has taken posses sion of Knoxville with but little bIoodshcd, and now holds the key of the grea: railroad line between the Southwest and East in his hands. East Tennessee which has SO long looked fer and waited for and prayed for the coming of our loyal forces, is now under the protection of the flag and the armies of the Un- ion. Military communication has been open cd between the armies of Rosecrans and Burn- side. and the state of Tennessee may now be considered as completely cut off from the Con- fedsrasy," as are Missouri, Kentucky or the states beyond the Mississippi.
 From Charleston we have advices up to the sd inst. Operations are progressing favora- ply, but We must be patient in our expecta- tions of what must finally be the result of the siege. It took the combined forces of Eng land, France and Turkey two years to reduce the farti6cation of fSebastopol; it need not be Sur. psising if it should take two months for our sin gle army and navy to reduce Charleston, ,whichfs fortified fully as strongly as ever Sebsstopol was. On the 1st inst, there was general en- gagement between the iron clads, which have at length taken up the fight, and the Forts Sumter (which still continues..to make a few feeble demoastrations,) Wagner and Moutrie. The Forts were visibly damaged. Four of the Monitors had, at last accounts, gone up nearly abreast of Sumter,Epreparatory to new at. tack. The sland batteries were firing night and day, but the bombardment of the City had not been renewed, though new ;batteries were preparing to open the ball at an early day. The army and navy were in fine spirits, and were confident of ultimate success.
 Ihsre is no newsj o. Importance from the Army of the Potomac.
 Meanwhile that our armies and navy seem ev- efywhere attaining success in narrowing the lim- iss Of the rebellion and destroying its formidable strongholds, the aspect of our foreign relations. particularly with regard to France, seem to be becoming rapidly warlike. It is undoubtedly the fact that the willy Emperor of the French has long been inclined to render armed assist anee to the rebels, and the report that a treaty. offensive and defensive, is about to be made be- tween them' bears something of strong prob ability to say the least. It is the evident desire of the Emperor to establish strong monarch'al government in Mexico, which shall DO a dependence on France, and which is SO contrary to all our traditions and feelings that It can hardly pass without strong protest from our government. Or the contrary, the rebels, glad enough for any assistance from abroad, will willingly promise any amount of territory west of the Mississippi, including the whole of Texas, which has passed from under all but their nominal control, to swell this new conquest of the Emperor, in return for whatever aid he can render them in entering upon war with us.
 But the Emperor's II would" must wait upon his l dare," and it remains to be seen whether 80 shrewd a man will be willing, to take the chances to wage war in aid of bar. barism and slavery, and against nation which has already shown its power and might to cripple gigantic rebellion, and.f force it to beg for foreign intervention to save it from a final collapse.
 lfs foreign war is avoided, we believe the rebellion will be used up during the coming winter, and then we shall have time and abun- dant inclination to attend to the warlike wants of any or all of Europe who may be disposed 10 meddle in our affairs, or encroach upon our soil.