Show PROGRESS OF THE WAR although no great battles have been foughi fought this spring many minor conflicts have occurred CU aid ald at d much property and many levei lit III eg have been beer destroyed in the aggregate in truth the war has been and is steadily progressing with no more probability that it will nate nale this year than existed six elx ago relative to the operations of the army of the potomac nothing definite has been reported 0 of late ite the belfri belligerent erent movements nieve ments menta on the tb blackwater and nansemond in eastern virginia which were reported a short abort time since to have been bomea somewhat hat threatening have roa rol i ot culminated 1 in any general engagements engage ments menta between t w e e the I 1 federal and confederate arm ar arrole armmie moie roie le I 1 opposing each other oa on that dart part rrt art of the a great battled battlefield id it is that gen foster rooter succeeded ia ii escaping ia in a steamer from little washing ton and returned to newbern were be he placed himself at the head bead of a formidable force and marched to th relief of the beleaguered beleaguer ed town I 1 and garrison and that the prospects ts favored success against the besiegers under gen l Charles charleston at latest dates was enjoying a season of peace and quietness and it is reported that admiral dupont will not mak maks another attack on the harbor defenses till after the new arrangements which have been inaugurated for the reduction of that strong hold shall lave been completed no decisive deci siva amov movement ement ba hab hap been made ia in tennessee as 3 et so far as known but a belief is said to be entertained in h agh gh official circles that tle gret greot battle of the war will be f ought somewhere here between nashville and chattanooga within the next sixty days 1 be running of the blockade at by six gunboats gun boats and three transports maa waa eti efi acted on the zi night 4 ht of the ach dinst with the loss of one transport the henry may haich took fire and was burned each of the gun gan boats boais and transports orts had a coal boat ia a tow on only y one of the gunboats guatta gun gur boats wali wair wag struck i aa as nearly pearly all 0 of them got past before the enc mys my bitt batts bries ris opened fire A late report tsoma la states that on the night might of the i ilten other fessele ves vee seit sele including sever bever al gun baits bitts also albo bucce eucce succeeded eded in running the bl blockade ade arid and the indications were that things would awauld s on ors assume a different appearance ia la that mat quarter at latest dates from new orleans general were moro lacro flattering fiat flat terin the quen of the west had been recaptured |