, 1864-08-18

THURSDAY, AUGUST IS, 1864.
THE NEWS.

A1bnSOA1, ACdCc1 u, 1864.
THE NEWS.
General Grants movement on the len
Hank Of the rebels, on the north bank of tbe
James river, has been pushed within seven
miles Of the rebel Capital, and to the extent
oi developing the great strength of the rebel
position, about which on every side the ~.
perienccs Of this and past Campaigns hayp
thickened and reduplicated the defenses nm.
Ill the capture Of Richmond. when 1t SHAH
DC accomplished, will stand In the list of the
worlds great seiges- twill be won through
. protracted and perseyering effort directed
bs the highest military skill, in MI but time.
= very tair description Of our OWL present
operations
We sha1l soon know II Lee will dare to
rely on the strength OF his defenses and de.
1ach any consid srable portion of his army
1of raid northwasd up the valley. Our
very ful adSices from the Shenandoah iudi.
cafe that sheridan's splendid cavalry column
'o1lo"ed hard after the retiring columns of
tue rebel EARLY, but not to the loss Of the
latter, who has swept the salley of its cath-
Sfeo he'Veets, much of them ere this stored
IN the granarics OF the rebel capital. sheri-
aan followed the warm trail through Win
chester TO stFasburg, aud EARLY fell back to
.At' eac&eon, where it is rumorcd he is being
aeaSly reinforced tor offensive operations
Ane 4@og mootad point phother tho annual
rebel Invasion Is to come of this season will
soon be settled,
No one who has intelligently watched the
campaign In Georgia, will greatly wonder
that tue rebels are feeling for weak points in
sherznan's extended line of communications.
1hnt commander has himself best. known
this obvious purpose Of the enemy, and has
provided against it. Our dispatches indicate
this in the account Of the affair at Dalton,
amount ting to this, that stout and valiant
defease Of the Union garrison OF the post
"as follow cd by the timely arrival of rein
7orcements. 1t ia evident, however, that the
rebels are making desperate efforts to turn
the scale against us in the campaign in
GeorgiA.
Our dispatches from various points give
the latest phaee of the rebel raid across the
Ohio, Which will be short lived affair, and
swell the just now desirable result of wear.
ing out the rebel forces faster than can be
done IN any other WAY. The authorities and
FcFN~ 49, no'UA ~ AAAe* LIE sou o1 ILL
hois ano INDIANA very hot for rebel feet
ana part OF this programme will be &C
Somplfsneo IN the defeat now preparing for
our home rebels. The loyal people in the
heienoorhoode exposed, In Montgomery and
adjoining counties in this State, have set to
work with such zeal that already the rebel
leader and horss-thief Carlin is wounded aud
prisoner. The better use Of buckshot in
such cascs would be to save the jill alto
gcther.
The evidences Of widespread trouble and
deliberate and. banded hostile intentions
amors the great Indian tribes on the plains,
are Aickculng with every arrival of news
from The border. From. present aspects, it
is quite certain that the scattered settlers
a1c greatly exposed, and many Of the hardy
pioneers must perish or be driven back into
the States, while sudden chill will fall uron
emigration aud overland travel and traffic.
Our dispatches from Washington say the idea
Of general Indian war is not credited at
Washington. If the sublime art Of not
believing exciting news, and pooh pooling
at al ata-tling intelligence, is any protection
10 public interests, that branch Of our ma.
tional defenses is we'll attended to ut the
Capital, and official circles can be sa,d In this
respect, to be round towers Of imprecnable
defense. Unfortunately, however, Official
inc.c6ubility will not harm the redskins:
neither will 1t, in other cases, help us out Of
other pressing national perlls though as no y
most !ibe:allyapplied. There is doubtless
great deal Of wisdou. condensed into the de-
1,attuente at Washiueton, and q great deal
at information not shared by outsiders :, Int