Show PROGRESS OF GF THE WAIL WAE there has ha nothing been announced iudica indicating that the tb war was not progressing with ag much vigor v gor as az ever but intelligence in re lation to the movements of the Fie federal deral derai armies has been contraband of late to a greater extent than iuri luri formerly consequently but ittle ittie has been published concerning them it is believed however that if any great battles had bad been fought and victories woh the public would have been informed of the occur eillas at the earliest practicable date the me silence which has been maintained in in relation to the oper operations operatis atit ns of G n grant at vicks burg and of gen banks bank s at new OI orleans eans in ini i aicale that bho fio nothing thip of amt transpired dired in their respective the same ebare are aro deducible in relation to wo the armies udder command ef e generals rosecrans rosei I 1 Po foster stirs aunko hunter r and hooker from frola the fact that nothing has been reported relative to either for some time further tha that the troops yere were ia in excellent condition andi anxious for battle the latest news from galveston depre represents that a F federal fleet heel had bad entered the bay and examined the confederates fortifications which they found so strong strobl that it was beem leem 61 to iu attack them and the I 1 fleet haet there therefore for e withdrew without firing a S guthe guile gnile cap capture aure of the ram raca queen of the west by the confederate confederates s al ar fort on red river bas has been announced but the reports in rela reia rei rel aion alon lon ion to the occurrence are very contradict tory as to details but all agree that in a crippled condition atter after a short engagement she h b became a prize prise to the enemy thereso the desoto Is le e 1333 came which was jo in company with the as per report blown ato up to pre prevent vent yent hei her from being captured some boata belonging belon ing othe othe federal fleet at Vick vicksburg are reported to have made an attack on some of the Co coteler feder ate batteries on the 18 b h but bey soon hauled off and took a now naw position no great results followed but red rep brt stated that a gid ard attack would son bon be made ade which if ao so has not been announced |