The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-09-03
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 5
The News

Us iON lIdl every bhihS 10 pcihS tpS ~ ~
pare the different Northern armies for an ad-
vance into the enemy's country. The iron-clads
and blockading feet are doing good work on
the coast and inland waters.
The first item which will attract the atten-
ton of the careful reader of the telegraphic
dispatches, is the able manner in which the
Union cavalry is gripping the Southern cause
by cutting different lines of railroad and destroy
ing the rolling stock. The Richmond papers
chronicle the capture of forty locomotives and
several trains of cars at Jackson, Miss. \
cavalry expedition leaving Newbern, N c..
taxing a northwest course, strikes the Will
mington and Weldon Railroad where it crosses
the Tar river at Rocky Mount, and destroys
two miles of the road, and does other damage of
the most destructive kind, and reaches the
Union camp again without loss. The Virgil
MIA and Tennessee line was cut some time since,
leaving but one line by which Bragg might
move to assist Lee and by this mail the news
comes that a cavalry expedition. starting from
Charleston on the Kanawha river, taking i
s~outherly course through the mountains, comes
on q branch of the anne road at Wytheville,
Wythe County, Virginia. and after a smart
action with a body of rebels, in which they took
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road and return in safety to the Union lines,
leaving but two branches of the road which
connects the Southwest and Gulf States by a
circuitous route with Richmond still intact, and
they pass through Greensboro and Raleigh in
North Carolina, a state by no means strong
for the rebellion.
From Charleston we hear of stirring work.
Fort Wagner on Morris Island is receiving the
attention of General Gilmore and the irCn clad
fleet. Two desperate assaults had been made on
it, neither of which were successful. Beaure-
gard had made a powerful attack on the forces
under General Terry on James Island, but had
been repulsed with great slaughter. As long
as the Union forces have a foothold on Morris
and James Islands and with the iron clads in
front, it will be next TO impossible to reinforce
Fort Wagner to any extent. The last advices
show that General Gilmore had been largely
reinforced and had succeeded in planting n heavy
battery within 300 yards of Fort Wagner and
a mile and a quarter of Fort Sumter. 1t seems
merely 4 question Of time regarding the capture
of Fort Wagner. The negro regiment alluded
to by our Boston correspondent Nuuanu, was
in one of the assaults made on Fort Wagner,
and had every officer killed but six, while
large Numbers of them were made prisoners.
One account says that as soon as they were
discovered by the rebels they concentrated all
their energies on this one devoted regiment and
almost annihilated it. The balance of the reg
iment fell back only when the rest of the line
had done so.
From Rosecrans we hear of his resuming his
forward movement on the 18th of July. Cen
eral Stanley, his chief Of cavalry, made a dash
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and horses enough to mount n regiment. The
rebels fear an attempt will be made to cut the
Chattanooga and Atlanta line of railroad. The
last advices report Rosecrans as waiting for
enforcement from Grant.
From Grants and Banks commands we hear
but little. \ conference between the comman-
ders had taken place ut Vicksburg. Rebel
statements report thas a certain Dick Taylor had
whipped Banks, but gives no particulars. \
movement on Mobile is probably Grants next
work.
Between Grant and Rosecrans the rebel Cen
erals Johnston, Ruggles and Chain es lay scat
tered over a large portion of the northern and
middle part of Mississippi. principally at Bran
don, Meridian and OkoolOna, ready to move
towards Mobile or 10 the eastward.
John Morgan and the balance of his command
were brought to grief on the Doth of July at
New IlSUOD. AOluIlDIdId ~. SliIO. DN Z
eral Shackleford, and sent North to be locked
up until it is ascertained whether jeff. Davis
intends respecting the United States uniform on
both white and black soldiers.
From Meade and Lee nothing of Importance
comes TO us. Lee and LonGstreet have massed
their forces south of Culpepper and at Freder-
icksburg while Meade has his headquarters at
WarrentOn. his cavalry under Buford being en-
camped on the south side OF the RaprahannOck,
near Brandy Station.
Lee is asking for reinforcements from JEFF.
Davis. and receiving assurances from that arch
traitor that it is impossible TO comply with his
request. Lee in reply assures him that with his
present force he cannot hold his position and
must give up the country north of the James
River and 10 cap the whole, the NJ bile NetcS
contains the following paragraph: We have
reports horribly detrimental to the
character of the patriotism of the people in
many parts of Alabama and Mississippi some
of them too diSgraceful 10 print" And the
Raleigh (N. c. Standard 'denounces JEFF.
Davis as a repudiator, in whom no confidence
can be placed and whose efforts TO establish Il
Southern Confederacy will be a failure" For
this language the Richmond Enquirer calls upon
JEFF. Davis to suppress the paper without the
assent of the Supreme Court Of North Carolina.
The Standard replies that Gov. Vance will stand
by him and the Court also, and that force will
be met by force. What an exemplifcatlon we
have here of the beauties () of the States right
doctrine. While this state of affairs exists in
the rebelliious states, We are told that Meade is
being reinforced 1T the rate Of 1000 men Il day,
and that kentucky has elected Il Union Cover
nor by %. 200 majority. Reports are current
of n desire on the part of the South TO treat for
peace. We hardly credit il, however, but under
the present circumstances il seems Us though il
would be u very sensible move on the part of the