The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-03-12
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| the sp rlt OF our suldierS is elevated almost
80 enthusiasm in the cause of liberty once
more. The tide ot opposition 10 our
! Government ami its constitutional eXecu-
/ tive agents j. turning ant with the raising
! Of the mud embargo we see activity in
! every department.. In the Department OF
/ the Gulf Gen Banks is ready to cooperate
with other forces above in permanently
opening the Mississippi or move upon
/ Mobile at the pleasure Of the Government.
! Be>ct BY traitors ,anG thus far unioriunataa at
! VickSburg, we fed Generals Graut, Sher-
/ man, and McClernand, vigorously ushing
! on against the rebel stronghold, as indoui-
| liable IS we could wish them to be. Gen.
! Grant is understood to have informed the
aulhorties at Washington that the canal
! opposite Vicksburg is completed, and that
may be accepted as signal for attack =
| The canal enables the sunb1at and
/ transport feet to pass below Nicks5urg,
| where the troops can be landed and the
siege of that strone hold pushed from a
point most likely to insure success.
The latest intelligence from Yazoo Pass
represents that the Carondelet and five
other gunboats had reached the I'ala-
| hatchie river. Thence they can descend
into the Iazoo at point to the east of
Haines' Bluff, where the imprisoned
transports of the insurgents have taken
refuge. intelligence Of the same date
represents the operations 1T Lake Pro
yideucc as progressing tavorabiy ; and,
inasn:uch as the distance is shorter, and
the distractions to the labor less furmida-
be, we may infer that the communication
from Lake Providence westward has been
completed. This gives Gen. Grant three
avenues of attack. The assault in front
is the one referred to, probably, by the
Petersburg Express Of the 2Sth ult., which
announces that IA great battle has been.
fought at Nicksburg, with heavy losses
en- both sides, but without any decided
success" On the 2Oth instant a tormida-
bic array OF gunboats and transports lett
the fleet at sicksburg for IL expedition
to Iiaines Bluff, via Yazoo Pass. There
the attack WAS intc ndcd to be Il con- bined
naval and military assault. and the plans
were so well iaid that u brilliant victory
was anticipated. This polut, it will be .
remembered, is a little to the east OF
debarkation Of General Sherman 5 forces,
when he made his attack on NicksbUrg.
When Haines' Bluff falls, that portion Of
our army In the Yazoo will doubtless seek
to win pew laurels by advancing upon the
rear of Vicksburg over the graves OF tie
heroes of December last. The Lake
Providence portion of General Grants
forces is intended to operate, primarily,
in cutting off communication To the west
of Nicksburg, and secondarily, In tianking
Port Hudson. Should our movements
at this theatre of war be rapid and sue
cesstul, the capture Of the lndianola and
Queen of the West will be of but little
importance to the rebels The Army OF
the Frontier Is preparing for another
iucursion Into Arkanaas as soon rs the
weather will permit Of the movement
This army now consists Of three divisions
Of the very best troors in the Western
country, and will shortly be reinforced by /
another division of troops; hitherto attend
ing to the gueril!as III Southwestern
Missouri These will be replaced by the
enrolled militia Of that State. This army
will move with i view Of assisting the
forces Of Generals Grant and Banks IN
ending up the war in the Southwest
Gen. Rose Grams is advancing. \ stayc
Of affairs exists in his department almost
precisely similar to that wkich prevailed
prior to the battle OF Stone river. Van I
Dorm has placed himself to the west of
Gen RosccraRs, near Franklin, and the
cavalry of the insurgents~is somewhat
detached from the main body in other
directions. The absence of cavalry from
Bragg's army was one reason why Gen
Rosccrans engaged the insurgents az Stone
river. Having succeeded 50 well IN that
instance, he doubtless inclines to u similar
course aow. Gen. Rosccrans las we'll /
appointed army. y veterans. lie Is
brilliant commander, aud the loyal heart !
of the North will soon tlrob with Joy at |
the news Of successes which are now pend /
ing the movements of the Army OF the |
Cumberland. y force of Is, geo men of t
all arms, under Van Doru, attacked sol I
Cob,rn' brigade, at Sprinyviile, Tennessee |
Oh Tuesday last, and after a desperate
fight. which lasted all day, overwhelmed !
and defeated our troops. This temporary
success, dearly won we hope may be turned /
TO account by speedy re,ributive advance |
by Gen. Hurlbat. The Army of the Ohio
is now operating in the main as a reserve
for the army of the Cumberland, under
Gen. Rosecrans. Gen. Ii. G. Wright,
commanding the former army, VIII use
such gallant leaders as Gems Gordon,
Granger, and Carter to advantage when
the proper moment arrives. The Army Of
the Shenandoah has rested quietly during
the winter with the exception Of Gen.
Cox's division Of Ohio veterans, which
has been sent to reinforce the Army OF
the Cumberland