Nebraska advertiser., 1863-08-15

swept overheard fifteen of her rev
among them 1t. Gushing. The COM
mander and two soldiers were drownded.
The rest were saved.
MEMPHIS, August 8.-The Mobile
news Of the Sd of Ausust, in %lamentIng
the state Of the feeling of the people in.
Missippi. says: We have a multitude Of
reports horritIy detrimental to the char
acter and patriotism Of the people in
many parts Of old Mississippi some Of
them are too disgraceful to print. A
portion of our people have gone stark
mad. They are bastard sotherneers and
recreant confederates, Men of mark,
leaders of the people, the eye Of the peo-
pie is upon you. etc. 1t also says, from
accounts that reach us. the women of this
trying time are the only men among
them.
Washington, Aug. PA private let
ter received here yesterday froma prom
inent officer at Winchester says a rebel
lieutenant who deserted from their army
and came into our lines on Sunday re-
presents that great dissatisfaction exists
among the North Carolina, Tennessee
and Mississippi troops particularly among
the former, at the condition of affairs in
the respective States. The North Car
olinas threaten mutiny, unless sent back
home at once. There they say they will
throw down their arms and abandon the
rebel cause of which they are heartily
sick. 1t is with great difficulty the Off
GERS restrain the men. The disafection
extends to some OF the officers and is in
creasing among the rank and file Of the
troops from the southwestern States, who
argue that there is no use Of further re-
sislance since Vicksburg and Port Hud-
son has fallen and the national troops
have gained possession of the Mississip-
pi, and Tennessee. They are also clam
orous to go home. The defeatat Gettys-
burg seerls TO have completely broken
the spirits of Lees army and the utmost
apath prevails among both officers and
man. The rebels are making desperate
efforts to organize another cavalry force
and are impressing into the service ali
the horses in Virginia. Whole regiments
of infantry are being mounted and con-
verted into cavalry.
New York, Aug. IA Herald Nor
ris Island correspondence dates of the
9Th and 9TH report our position stronger
and safer than ever. The confidence of our
troops is ~unexampled, although the re-
bells keep pouring in she'll from Wagner
Sumter and other Notifications. The
protection of our troops is so complete
that our casulties are hardly worth not
ing. Capt. Paine, of the hundredth N.
Y, with nine of his men were captured
by the rebels on the night of the 4th,
while on a scout neal Light House creek
they made a spirited but unsuccessful re-
sistence to superior numbers. On Sum
day a week there was a terrific engage
ment between the gunboat Ottawa, a
monitor and iron sides and our works on
Morris Island and the rebel forts. The
rebel guns were finally silenced. A boat
belonging to the iron sides while on
picket duty last Wednesday night, was
run down by a rebel steamer, part of the
crew were drowned, and the rest saved
by another Of our boats. No prisoners
were taken by the rebels.
New York, Aug. I2.-The Herald's
Washington dispatch reports a meeting
of the prominent friends of the Admin
istration will be held at Washington next
week. Specula tlons are rife as to the
object, but the most prevalent obiniOn is
the news received by Halleck and others
that the rebel leaders are willing to offer
propositions for peace, believing their
armies demoEalized and broken up
Some correspondent hints that several
Cabinet meetings have been held in re-
lation to the French policy in Mexico,
and it appears to have been decided that
a permanent occupation by the French
shall not be permitted, and that the en-
tire abandonment of Napoleon's policy
there will be demanded, even at the
hazard of a war. The same e~orrespon-
denl says a recent reconnaissance demon
strate; there is still a force of rebel IN
fantry in the Shenandoah valley ready
to fall upon our real IN case our army
advances without due consideration
The main force of Lees army is on the
line of the Rapidan. Lees h~eadquar--
tiers are at Gordonsvllie. Intelligent
prisoners says he has received fifteen
thousand reinforcements from the cotton
states. Admiral Porter has been grant
ed two monlhs leave of absence, and will
visit the North after making necessary
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