The weekly sun., 1864-08-20
Late Southern News.
RcbeI Dates to the Ikth,


News from rebcldom down t. Aug. ~, ~ Of n
very full AID Interesting character. aud cyinces
tie confidence felt by the tclsls respecting their
su;ccss in the present campaign. rlc Redmond
LNQuiuLr, however, shows 4 little W humor re.
.srdng Lc results OF tue rcnusyivnni, invasion,
and thinks u ~ the damage Inflicted by their army
Is Of n temporary aud un satisfactory chnractc- IL
is "e pleased with the burning ui Chant crshutgt,
ui asserts that H. destruction " something tanri.
hlc and of permanent Importance. 1t ,biuks, how
ever, that the IL ltmpro aud OHIO railroad ought
To- baNe lsvu more e'cctuAly damaged, and rug.
scs's tla' ton Or two ct gun powder exploded IN
~ the tunnels u' that line would have been fnr
hc'er expended than IA irutl,ss explosions forty
yards irou tue oIyeci, at Petersburg. After full
rcNi'w ~ the details %. The campaign, the E,QuIrIa
gravclv sums up the situation by saving that the
enemy can only eSpect to conquer the South alter
he has slain her l-rt defender and involved him
soli IN tomtnon ruin" That Is very gool
rhetoric. hut We apprehcud that II It's author was
the SAID ''isst deundcr'' lie would not he shaw IA
showing hs lincY ~ hali-nast Ia token Of surrcu-
The VINO Ia more mid, and ls disposed " talc
gloomy view II the situation. In Hludug to the
operations al Admrs, farrtgN nj Mobile, IL No.
knowicdpes that the rebels have met with - disas-
t.r, and moan over the sad end that has attended
| all Their uayal operations. Tie surrender ul fort
nllLos alsu receives gloomy notice. The Who
claims that " WIS ~ strong pdern science, TO-
gethcr with the experience camel at Cb4rlcs.or,
could make II, anu 'sy ths, its IL has nlc' .ll
hearts witt Il deep AND lacer,ting arc'. and =
ranking spirit of Indignation" NOtwthg'andiry
| this, however, It expresses the u;inost conhienco
the sbiiiy Of the rebel forces to successfully de-
| fcnl Mobile. II asserts that the city is very
strongly fortified at every ssSailabc point that
the guns are of the heaylcit Cstrc, such have
| Lcen tested against pgr rOn-clnis ut Charleston,
and concludes that they will be able e. destroy the
monitor f,st II tb" latter attempts the passage up
| 10 the cts, II admits lhrt forts Gaines aud Pvw.n
were important adjunct to the dclcucTs of Mobile
but declares that they were lv means v',ally
necessary. They arc thirty miles distant IRON the
city, snd "a lle oi formidable bst,ci.es strotCh b.
along the eudrc informed ate distance, each of
| which must hc attacked IN turn. With rcrard pp
Grants campaign. the " NiiIG says that i,s failure IL
universally admitted even at tie North, aud s,.ies
thAt II but been In every respect similar To s pr.-
| 1cccs,ors inst boTeul, then doubtful and finally
n failure.
Ihe Petersburg ESpRys, Is o. the oplion Tia,
Gen. Grant intends to raise the s,csc ol Petersburg.
IL says that the FcGcras contracting their lines,
| evidently with the intention Of scnang u part, at
least, oi tie army away la TRANSPORTS ani Gret
ously remarks II they are tired 0i the country AMI
really want to get home, II would he cruel of Gen
Lee 10 de,ain them. Its buliot IN the uteuded with
draw al OF Grant nom Petersburg IL partly iuundet
on the appearance oi very lar, number o. trans
ports on the Chesapeake. The bay IL reprcsenie
| 10 have been covered " .th them. A latpr rrulrt
| states that Grant has ceritnly sent two corp OF
bis army nor,hwnrt, and that more ARE being dis
| pitched.
Con. Mtonc has issicd a con yra,u'alory address
10 hts DIVISION, for their bravery IN 'pulsing our
atts,k on Petersburg, after the explosion OF n .
mine. lie claims lbat his force consisted Of only
5000 ehc tnt mcp and that nis custallc9 number
cl sos, while the Federal killed numbered 900,
wounded over 5000, prisoners 1,Iul, together
with II stands ol co'or-, and l,3lb small arms.
The Richmond fENi.NEL says that Grants forces
suffering terribly 'Tom disease incident tn the
Innate and that il will increase ientci the au-
tumn urpronchci. It very patron u.ly say ,h,,
II urnnt SHOULD remove his soldiers to tue Upper
Potumar, their health would /. nIa,rrlhly nn-
proved, but the inc'ilue1 for deSrrtion would mora
than counter balance the sanitary advantages. The
slSIiSEL takes Nery hopeful view VI the end oi
the wa, relaIlu, 4 a yery nearly over, II SAYS
that nobody, either North or South, has now any
expectation OF ,onquerng the South, aud the only
ouest!ol IL how long tie North can hold oIt, II
tkea cunscryatlye .r0u'd ~ ircstn I' the peace
question and cy,nccs = willingness to orcn neyou.
a.i0ns.
lac ExAslsrr, hoae;cr ~ ON tAc rampage, aud
refuses t. listen 10 rc. .touS arm slice, " any
! IN, NJ else, uu.l tie northern nrmes are with
drawn nom southern bo. IA '.l'' t 10 sV venom
Gus that 1t 10 Not gJrc .bo.! allowing VI 10 with
draw them. II cordcs'cnd'rH" sag, however
that II the North will recall their land ant Sei
iorcci, and disavow al urtheI Intention Vi cocr
c.ou, prG posals nigh 10 Listened 'o'
Rebel News vim. Fortress Monroe.
Forrsss Monroe, A uyvtli.-R RcA mond paper,
OF August llth and i4tb eouIain 'Le following
itorns oi interest;
Mrs. Doctor Mry z. Wake, captured II
Georgia, upwards OF five months ago, las been re
leased from Castle Thunder and 'oc' lown on th'
. nag OF ,ruce. tshe wss eAchausc ~ surgeon
and has arrived al oid Point. Co SI,.oNDAsr!
The ExAMrSEr says:
Fort Gaines mas gone the wSy o H4t.ras, Roam
ole Island, Pulaski aud IIltou IL ia. l. s@lnIe'
position WIS oxpoeed 10 the eoucentratrl 'slhht o
1 he Yankee Navy, and iiauSing olNrai,h .. uoop
, debarScd upon cannonading points. ft'Ahps III
OFT, er In command of the fort Iaay have prove
. himself traitor. In that case etcrnal pmn'
r awaits him. Ii these foris were not built 70
taken, they have not thus lar rendered any othe
use. II is not worth while to discuss the loiic.
since Forl Gaines is shout the last Of our sand Da
= deiences this sids Of Galveston. This lower Tor
cpptured, and our iron clad fotlla demolIsas.i
Mobile would sesm in danger Of being taken; ~
bile, while sharing ths lac Of Norfolk and Ns'
I. 0vlsssA will have Ow yppssAiss. t O..