Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-12-04


vet been mad public but as it had several very
important cases before il, two or three of them
being those of individuals charged with capital
o!fenses the result of its deliberations will be
looked for with much interest. 1t was composed
of some of the ablest officers in the division
Col Hasvall. Seventeenth, Indiana. President.
1t is fact which should not be overlooked,
that, in the recent successful expedition TO Web
ster county, the Thirteenth Indiana Regiment
was accompanied during the entire march by Capt.
Robinsons cavalry company. from Fayette coun-
ty, Ohio, which rendered most efficient service.
The majority ofthe regiments at Eikwater and
Huttonville have, without waiting for orders, COM
menced erecting huts for winter quarters upon
their own hook The sound of the ak, the ham
mer and the saw can be heard on all sides, and
several primitive looking towns are springing rap
idly into existence. The meE enjoy the work i'm
mensel,y and look forward TO the time when they
shall leave their present quarters with unfeignei
delight. Nothing could be wiser than this time
ly preparation for the approaching winter.
The London Times is very severe on ON
troops for their defeat at Leesburg. 1t ssys the
account of the battle might. with changed namss
and numbers, apply almost accurately to the ba
tie on the Monongahela, in which Bradd0ck was
defeated more than a hundred years ago, and
which first brought the name of Washington into
notice The pedantic veteran who, with his head
full of the art of war. marched through the will
derneSs as if it were Flanders, and had half his
force destroyed by sharp shooters from behind
trees, was but the forerunner OF Burgoyne and
a Pakenham. and now be has a successor in a
Federal commander.
"A Confederate Treasury Note has made its
way into our sanctum. 1t is number IS, al, and
of the denomination of 1--WE dollars, payable ten
wears after date, fundable in Confederate State
stock bearing eight per cent. interest, and re-
cevable in payment of all dues except export
dues. The engraving is exccrable and the paper
is common cap of inferior quality. The vignette
is n sailor leaning on capstain, the significance
of which. we presume, is that he is about to "haul
taut" on the anchor of hope We are told that
this scrip is as plenty about Bowling Green as
dead leaves in the forests, and about as value
less.-LouisUille Journal.
"A battery of three guns has been erected
about mile below Hamar, Ohio. Two guns are
placed on the Ohio river bank. and one on the
top of the bluff. All steamers passing up or
down the river are hailed by these guns and
brought to for inspection.
Lieut.. Geo. W Snyder, one of the gallant
defenders Of Fort Sumter under Maj. Anderson,
died at Washington day or two since of typhoid
fever, superinduced by his too arduous labors on
the fortifcations around the capital. He gradu
ated at West Point in 1856, with the highest
honors.
-CoURT MARTIALED-We heard yesterday
that private letters from members of the 18th
regiment, at Cheat Mountain, Virginia, mention
that Capt. Wood, of the Old Post Guards Co. B)
had been court martialed and deprived of his
command. The difficulty grew out OF quarrel
with the MajUr of the regiment, and we believe
he was tried for disrespect to superior officer.
Capt W. was immensely popular with his COM
pany, and his dismissal, if true, will be heavy
blow to them.-Vincennes Sun.
-Americansl your fathers shed
Their blood to rear the Unions fame;
For this their fearless banners spread
On msny CORY plain.
Americansl o, will We dare,
On mountain, prairie, valley, food,
By hurting down their glorious gift,
To desecrate that blood?
The Right shall live while Faction dies;
All traitors draw feeting breath;
But patriots drink from Gods own ewes
Truths light, that cOnquers DEATH
The Washington correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Times writes as follows under date of the
10th inst:
There is positively no change 10 notice in the
relative positions of the two hostile armies near
to all who have been expecting to see great
battle for many weeks But the prospects of
great battle dwindle away and become less every
day. 1t is difficult to see what good is accom-
plished, beyond the mere safety or the Capital,
by keeping here $50, 900 or 20D 900 men. But it
is easy to see what the Confederates gain by
merely acting on the defensive with their l50.-
000 And in all probability that is all that either
army will do for many months. Both armies are
lv cf,a1 ~ Leaf of
both are unwilling to lose this positive advantage
by assuming the offensive.
= The following verses (says the Boston
Transcript were found in a pair of socks sent
recently to the army of the Potomac:
"These socks were knit by an ancient dame
Past three score years and ten
Her heart doth glow with loyal fame,
Her fingers nmble, too when
She knit for one, her honored sire,
Who fought and bled at 'Bunker's fire.
= The Louisville Journal, of the 18th inst,
says:
The only channel of uninterrupted commun-
cation at present between the loyal and rebel
States is through Henderson, Ky. There is quite
II local trade between Henderson and Hopkins
vile, and the citizens of each place pass and re-
pass daily without obstruction. 1t is well under
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Henderson, sympathize with the rebellion, and
that they are in daily communication with the
rebels at HopkinsyiIle We call the attention of
Colonel Jones, who is in command at Henderson,
to this fact
= Can General who has gained a victory in
the night, be properly said to have won the day?
The Fort Wayne Sentinel of the 10Th has the
following:
USIFoRMs-We understand that part Of the
uniforms consisting of coats and pants. are at
Peru, and will probably be here to night ; but
that no overcoats, shirts, socks, shoes or other
necessaries have been sent. These things all
needed by the men, and i. seems strange why they
are not sent. Public business at indianapolis is
not managed as it ought to be, end reform and
change of officers is loudly demanded. There
would appear to be some favortism in the matter
Ia partiality shown for some regiments. and a
! neglect OF antipathv towards others-which is
anything but conducive of good to the public
service. The 44th regiment has for some reason
found no favor in the eyes of the understrappers
whose duty it is TO attend to the military affairs
of the State. Other regiments, we are informed,
with not near many men as the 44th have been
uniformed for weeks, while after the most streD-
uous efforts on the part of the officers of this
regiment, all we have been able to obtain is few
coats and jackets, and the men are expected to
travel to indianapolis at this inclement season.
half clad, and with insufficient protection against
the cold. Gov Morton ought to look into this
matter. and apply the proper remedy. by removing
such of his hirengs fail to attend to their du-
ty. or take upon themselves to decide whether
the orders of their superiors shall be carried out
when given in favor of regiments which do not
happen to be their special pets. A thorough in
vestigation and sweeping reform is much needed
at this time in indianapolis.
= THE SLiDELL AND Mason CAPruRE.-The
New York Herald, on the reception of the news,
had the following
Among the people the probability of rupture
with John Bull was freely talked over and II