The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-04-30
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
THURSD4Y. APRIL 30.
Progress ofthc War.

liz - Ai'"' A~tNAfNA ~ NAt '4iIlII mn
Quirofe, is not quite 50 encouraging to thu
National arms, as many were led to suppose i
would be, from the vast preparations and arma
ments which have for 50 many months beer
preparing and concentrating at various point.
Of attack. But perhaps the North is too eager
and too confident in its expectations, and has
yet to learn that the suppression of this rebellion
is a work Of years, in which it should not be
discouraged. and before it is ended, it must share
a portion of the suflerings and hardshIps which
the rebels have endured On this subject we
find in the St. Louis Replbhcan some remarks
which so well illustrate our views, that we
insert them entire
eve. here in the loyal States-in the prolific and recupera-
tive West-yery seusiLly feel the sacrifices that the struggle
has cost but we know little Of the pinching havoc and desoIa-
ti1n which are rapidly accumullting ut the South. Think Of
the numbers Of wealthy merchants. planters and others who
have already been completely impoverished through their trea-
son to the Government-of the straits into which the middle
classes have been thrown-and the misery that has betsIen the
poor! Desperation may tor awhile pop up a people in the
midst Of general ruin, but exhaustion must come at last, and
the prosperity Of the olden time. Are We poorer, weaker. less
bear sacrifices a well as they: Are they Drawer, more iudom-
table more public spirited than We; The South brought on
this contest causelessly and treacherousiy.
Twenty millions can endure it ~ long As ten millions. II
The issue were a lunctilio,. We might an.rd to yield but a. it
involves national honor. public safety and the existence Of con-
st'utional government, no man who pri1es himself upon being
an American should hesitate an instant in regard to the prose-
cuiion Of the war. Our forefathers pledged their lives. their
itAHt anu AAt4I rdtIti hDuaT 70 uidlIlal te principles upon
which this Government was founded. Shall we, their descen-
danis, snarl and complain for having to bear the burdens of
an increased taxation to support our Union? Then We Confess
ourselves unworthy Of a political alliance with the people who
nave throughout the past two years exhibited a striking exam
pie OF courage and fOrtitude ia the midst Of the caIamries
which their folly has brought upon them.
Il there are some IN the North who feel discouraged and des-
pendent in regard 10 the success Of the Union cause, we do not
find the people Of the South over confident with respect to their
attempt to divide the nation.
We cannot permit ourselves to despair Of the Republic.
ernment, shall we undertake to riiicule it !, Shall we talk of
submission to an enemy who thus acknowledges himself on the
~ N gIuluTehmsut1 Rather Ir HI stand Vvayf,f h. .a
Union, supporting and cheering our armies in the field. that our
peace which viii indeed he honorable"
There is no installing the fact that the South
is enduring a degree of want and hardship
which must call out the admiration even of
their enemies. That they have brought these
troubles on themselves by their own folly and
treason renders the exhibition none the less
worthy of admiration. To show that the des-
to Il perfect famine, we clip the ~following tele-
graphic items by the latest arrival
Advices from Savannah to March 24th state that the people
bacon and corn bread for nourishment. All who are able are
at work on the fortifcatious.
A Hilton Head lett-r Of March 9th says: We referred, a
few days since, to the alarming destituuon existing in the city
u savannah since then We nave received iro our lines sew
eral deserters from the rebel defenses at AustiuS Bluff and
They affirm that the daily ratious Of the troops consist Of four
ounces Of bacon and seven OF corn meal. 80 great are their
AMI all fearing sickness. Tie las; catch of deseruers Who caTTa,
in assert that. only that they are kept inside and on post duty.
the entire regiment 70 which they belong would desert. From
4 source which Is deemed to b. entirely trustworthy we learn
that all the women and children have been ordered out Of Sa-
vanuah. They left the city OF Monday and Tuesday. This
measure was induced not more by fear Of an attack than by
the inability Of the commanding General to subsist the troops
while non-combatants were.o be fed"
Several schooners had arrived at New Orleans from across
the Lake with a large quantity Of cotton and a number Of pas
sengers- The latter were compelled to come 10 get something
among the rebels, and also state that a mercIess couscription is
enforced, and a reign Of terror and want prevails.
Reports touching the scarcity Of supplies among the rebels,
are well confirmed. The Mobile 4dreJhser publishes the
Official adyeTtisement OF te rebel Commissary, appealing to
Of n a. RI Sr " y ~ IN 6a roI f' The . r.5 E,Es "Es AM ami = ra nTi POI nus
in a starving condition. Flour is fity-dye dollars a barrel at
Knoxville.
a special dispatch to the Herqld says. Information from
condition The outposts Of our army are daily approached ty
a large number Of refugees from the South. Many come from
absolute restitution, half naked and half starved. These peo-
tell the same story Of restitution in the South and the i'm
pos-ioiIiy OF procuring supplies Of food The enemy's pchets
visible several niles along the river, but the troops display
about fifteen miles from Fredericksburg.
Here are reports from Georgia, Alabama,
Louisiana, Tennessee and Virginia, all showing
the extreme restitution that now prevails in the
South. Some may say that this has been the
ever since the rebellion broke out and the
blockade was enforced. So it has to a certain
extent, but not as it now prevails. When 10
we add that want produces discomfort, and
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at the South is constantly increasing,
here are strong hopes that n reaction may take
'lace soon sufficiently powerful to o~verturn the
tyranny of the leaders of the rebellion or slave
FOLDERS.
The war news is hardly up to what was look
"a for. Rumors are current that Virginia is 70
e abandoned but this will not be done until
he rebels are compelled to that step. Much de-
ENDS on the result of the attack on Charleston.
f the National forces are successful, Virginia
,lH be evacuated, for Charleston once taken, the
Of railroads to the North and West
would be broken, and Virginia would be virtu-
lily separated from the Gulf States. Another
hing that renders it quite probable that the
of the evacuation Of Virginia IS reliable,
the fact that the Union sentiment in North
arolina is becoming predominant, and must
ION change the position of that State Taking
things in connection with each other, the
assumes 4 more probable character than
otherwise would, but still it depends on the
suit at Charleston. There are reports of en-
lgements near Winchester. ION the York PENN