The Placer herald., 1863-11-28
The Military Situation.
BY THE DlSBANDED VOLUNTEER"

The Military Situation.
BY THE DlsBANDED VOLUNTEER"
In about ten days sumthn will be heerd
to drop in Charleston. | predicate 1t will
be fifteen inch shells, with yeks of Greek
fire. Gilmore sends me wurd in privit
dispatch that Fort Jonson and Fort Mole-
tree noise him considabul but as sun as
he opens on em from his new wurk he eggs,
pecks to shet EN- up. Dollgrin, it seems, is
doin nuthn with great assadooity He is
not without merit, and would made first.
rate rare admiril of cannon foundry, but
when he goes in for strattyjims and spiIes,
he spiles the strattyims. In the Navy he
goes by the name of "Old Slowmatch,"
witch, tho disrespeckful, is singuarly CRATIC.
Welles, howsever, thinks that DolIgrin is
like hisself. the right man in the right place.
The fact is, that both fits thar perslshins jest
as esy as a round pin f;s square hole; ef
not more SO.
Talkn of Welles, they say the Sublime
Pass Eggpedshin was pand in the Knavy
Department. 1t was intended as an eggs.
perimental reckanonsense, to see how vessels
drorin nine feet water would hanover in
seven foot channil The result is considered
satisfactory upon the hull, and espeshaly as
regards the hull Of the Clifton. The objeck
was not to take the place but to feel the enc,
NEE, and we felt EN-. Consistently the sayga'
seous desne of the Seckatry was accomplish.
Airthwurks on the land having proved a
great hit, he was ankshus to try the etf,eck of
naval batteries ankered in the mud. The
isoo is before the wurld, and will no dout,
add to our prestige as knaval power.
The noos from Chatternogo improves.
Notwithstandin his big talk, Bragg hesn't
much to boast Of Atho Rosincranch didn't
drive the Rebils, it seems his dispersishns
wos good, and eff he'da had troops enuf,
victry would hev been ourn. He warnt whipt,
but retired gracefully. Of course, no blame
attaches to the War Department. You may
put this down ofshal as it comes from Stani
ton hessef, and he oughter no. Ef Rosin.
cranch handn't been a trump, and Genral
Thomas another, hafe the Army of the
Cumberland would cumber the land to day
with thar ded bodies, but thank God and
thar own valor-no otfense to Stanton and
Halieck-they still confront the enemee.
Heving saved lharseves from destruckshin,
by eenamost "sooperhuman efforts" they
will be reinforced as reward for thar eggs,
ershins. They desarve it. Sum thinks it
would ben better ef the help had cum atore
the battles, insead Of arter EN-; but that's a
Copperhed lie, and the parties AS got it up
oughter be immediently put in irons, and
hav thar hab as carcaSses indefinitely suspen-
ded
The armv of the Potomac is in moshin;
but am not permitted to state wether it is
moovin backards or forards. Some allows
it is slowly crossin the Rapid Ann. Time
will tell-but darsent, for fear of given
"important informashin to the enemee"
shouldn't be surprised eff we hev a battle
purity recently, and shouldn't be surprised
eff we hevent. Nuthn surprises me. Pm
past that.
1t is bleved that North Caroliny will sun
cum back inter the Union. In the mean
time, Wilmington is getting to be wun of
the greatest ports of entry in America. 1t
is thort it will rival New York afore long.
The princypul import is cannon, muskets,
powder, ladies dry goods of the latest styles,
percushin caps, cash, and cumfurtin asshoor'
ances from Slidell and Mason, all consined
to jeff Davis. They reach thar dustynashin
with the regularity Of clock-wurk and it is
sposed that reglar lines of steamboats, would
run thar from Liverpul and Havver, ef it
warnt for the ontirin vidgelance Of Seckatry
Weles, who is as great on the preventive as
on the offensive lay, and in both is equlled
by none and eggseeded by few. When the
war is over he oughter be honored with a
stattoo, cast outer all the furrin cannon sent
to the Rebls by way of North Caroliny. 1t
would probly be the tallest moneyment ever
erected, and it wouldn't be bad dee to call
it Colosses of Wilmington Roades. His
patryotick object in aIlowin the port to be
kept open must be evident to the meanest
comprehension. He nose that the more wee
pins the Rebils get from abroad the more
rofees we shell hev when they sirreuder.
The President-Heaven bless his onso-
fsticated hart-is redin William Shake
speer's plays. He peroosed three or four
of them, he ses, when he was fiat boat
in it on the Ohio, and rather liked Billy's
style. He talks of hevin "Much Adoo
About Nuthin"-I think that the name of
the drayma-pIsyed at the White House
mex winter Eff so, the Seckatries OF the
War and Navy will take leadin parts.
Sometimes think that the Cabbynet will
mebbee issoo wot the French called letter
de catch 1t agen me for eggspressin my opn'
yons too freely; but | take the RESPONSE
blity and as long as | am permitted to
weeld pen, they will sartinly catch 1t
whenever they do enything outer the way.
The President rekwests me to inclose his
af1eokshinit regards, and l remain, as hertoi
fore. Yours allus,
A DIsRANpEp VOLUNTEER.