Show PROGRESS OF THE WAR there has but little been made public in relation to the operations of the several federal federa armies in the field for many weeks that there has been any relaxation in the prosecution of the war ia is not probable and gna tn d that preparations pa par rations aticus have been constantly making for a mighty struggle to overcome the enemy at vicksburg port hudson and at other points on tl the tle e mississippi and in inthe the west and southwest ia a certain but up to the lelh instant no fighting 0 had baen been done of any importance the adi jad aalona athons were however that an attack on Y jaburg would woud shortly be made tha tle running of the blockade or the steam iff irv wg 0 down do ern vrn past the thi fortifications at vicksburg by the rata rara queen of the west and the gunboat indianola are the most important events filat ilah have been announced in connection with gen giants grants expedition it la is lepor reported ted that the work on the tho canal was bair beir baing vigorously prosecuted and at latest dates the prospects pro aspects for accomplishing 11 the desired were considered decidedly more favorable favo rabe the ile health of the tha troops ia represented as not being 0 good and the smallpox has been prevailing among b them to a great ex eil aut eat eu for many weeks gen gem Ros nos army Is reported to bein be in ex excellent ellent condition and prepared for tor another afanas a vade vane ilis hla troops are as stated exceedingly anxious to measure their thein s h once more with the enemy reports represent thi tbt morgaa with a large force was moving 11 northward again through central kentucky intending 0 to o force his way to the ohio river it was believed h In wever that the federal forces in that part ot of the ike state estate ajo uld he be able to check his movements in that direction and consequently no fears were entertained in relation to his bis carding car carpy carry ying ing bis designs into effect the mighty armies and fleets along the atlantic coast have not no EO far as reported done dono euch much towards crushing C out the rebel ion in the carolinas and georgia as ye yet but pre latest dates were raking m kica fr the reduction ot of charleston savannah and ard the other strongholds strong tron tion gholda 0 holds of tua the enemy in those states A difficulty Is reported mohave occurred b tween gen foster and gen hunter on the arrival of costera Eo stera expedition at royal gen CPU hunter claimed the supreme command of the troops as they were within his military district to which foster strenuously oba acted hunter however assumed command and ald ordered all the division officers to report to him row how far the difficulty effected the movements of the expedition has not transpired but it I 1 is quite certain that nothing of recent recently taken place in that vicinity of G agn n banks operations at navr the public have not been advised to any con Bide gide rabe extent of late it is believed that he has been preparing for tor an attack on port agon lgon at an early day but where the main hody body of his bis army ia is located is not general y known he is reported to have recently issued orders ordera suspending the navigation of tha the to vessels exclusively engaged ia in trade except those engaged t coastwise or in irk foreign commerce also prohibiting the ct of mortgages moraga a es against loya citizens and the property of loyal citizens from forced saim salsa for debts and obligations incurred to the date of tho the order which shall have remained rema rena hied bied for six months there have some rumors been put pat in cincu labud re aliveto ati avi veto to the move more movements ments ol oje the armyon the potomac Vo tomac one report rt bays says that a change ot 0 baach baab hid ad been effected by a part of the army arat the left grand divisi division has ione cone zone rone boath bouth t news newa in million to the progress q E A y epa ena y oath tox ta rom boz ron W aeshin aj wo shin 0 that things were going on favorably with wilb the army and fleet in every division |