The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-19
The Situation.


few weeks has not been entirely to our mind, and
the public have been much depressed at such in
telligence as we have got from Vicksburg and
Galveston, it may be worth our while to take a
rapid survey Of the whole field Of operations.
The Union army must be, at least, in the aggre-
gate one-haf larger than that of the rebels, and is
now everywhere moving upon the enemy's works.
From New Orleans we learn that Gen. Banks is
concentrating is forces fer an attack upon Port
Hudson, the lowest rebel Notifications on the Mis-
sissippi, and the only difficult obstacle between
New Orleans and Voksburgh The attack upon
this place may be postpoped however, for short
time, while q part of Admiral Farraguts fleet is
absent iu the expedition which has been prompt
ly sent against the rebels in Galveston Bay, and
which we confidently expect will make short work
of the traitors in that vicinity.-The expe-
dition down the Mississippi river, although tenn
porarly repulscd at Vicksburs, isgathering up its
strength again for more decisive assault upon
that rebel strong hold in the meantime is perform
ing sucimbrilliant achievements as the capture Of
Arkansas Post, with a. least 1000 prisoners. The
first movement upsn Vicksburg seems to have
failed from want Of cooperation between the
armies under Grant and Sherman, but when the
attenpt is next nade-and it cannot be long
northumberland armies united. making granc
total of 100000 men, will make victory suse.-In
Missouri the bold rebel dash at Springfield va,
most signally aad gloriousy repulsed, by much
inferior force of Union troops, and that State vii
undoubtedly again have rest from rebel raids.-lr
Tennessee and Kentucky, rebel cavalry and gucr-
rillas are vexing the peaceable population and IN
terfering with the supply trains and boats for ou
armies but though inconvenien', and in some
instances quite serious, these raids are not at al
decisive of any great resaIt.-ln the department
of the Cumberland, the great and absorbing inter
est centres on the two armies of Rosecrans an'
Longstreet, now menacing each other. Bragg
defeat at Murtreesboro is confessed by the appoint
ment of Longstreet to the command of the rebe
army there, and the latter has taken with him NJ
doubt a large reinforcement, from the rebel arm.
in Virginia. Bot Rosecrans brilliant generalshil
at Murfreesboro by which he wrsng victory from
the very jaws of defeat, gives US entire confidence
in his ability to meet and vansush the rebe
General. He has been, we believe, reinforced
since the last battles, and his army have the mos
enthusiastic confidence in him.
From Virginia we also hear that our troops ar
again in motion. Our Generals in the army o
the Potomac have doubtless wisely concl udec
that it is NOT good policy to allow fraction oft
rebel army to keep the great Union army in Vr
ginia idle. The chieftains in command Their
believe in fighting the rebellion, and are now, we
hope, giving Lee to understand that 10000 rebel
cannot with IMMUNITY leave the Rappahannock t
confront Rosecrans in Tennessee. Burnside
forces certainly outnumber those under Lee, ant
unless they fight at immense disadvantage mus
d, push back the rebels towards Richmond. But i
is not only from the North that Davis is aP
prehensive for his capital. The rebel papers arr
continually exhibiting their fears OF an advance
inland by Gen. Foster, and it is fair to psesum
that their fears are well grounded. In any even
it seems now entirely certain that the movement
upon Richmond has again CONNIE need, and WI
trust soon to herald victories by the Army OF the
Potonae cheering to all loyal hearts.
The navy, also, it is evident is not idle. Tn
rebels are continually sending us accounts of tn
movements of our forces on the coast of Nortl
: Carolina, aud they anticipate that Wilmington O.
Charleston, and perhaps both are to be assailed
We know their approximations are we'll founded
and expect soon to hear that our iron-cads hav,
!. showns their fighting qualities in rebel hsrbors