Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-07-03

Gen Johnston Adrances-Prisoners of Var Cap
TIRED
| dispatch to the Nashville Union
GoEDoNsvIILE, VA, June Il.
There was an engagement at 5 A NJ. the l9th
between two companies of the Sd Tennessee reg
iment and two companies of the 18th Virginia
regiment under Col. Vaughn, of the Tennessee
volunteers, and about $50 of the enemy, at New
| Greek depot, eighteen miles west OF Cumberland,
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
On sight OF our troops, the enemy fired few
random shots, and then broke and fled. But one
was wounded on our side. The loss of the enc
my is unknown, but several were killed. We
captured two guns and stand of colors.
General Cadwallader commanded the Federal
troops approaching Harper's Ferry.
DE has retired beyond Hagerstown. Our troops
again hold Harper's Ferry, with four or five hun
dred Marylanders.
! Gen. Johnston is at Winchester.
Two prisoners of war, taken at Williamsport,
| 60 to Richmond to-day. One of them is Lieut..
Col. Bowman, of the Sth Pennsylvania regiment,
under charge of Col Thomas, of the Maryland
volunteers, who carries official information about
an engagement at Winchester the result of which
gives US command of the valley.
| Gen. Johnston's movement from Harper's Fer
ry towards Martinsburg to meet the enemy, in
stead OF beating retreat, was an advance upon
the enemy, who were approaching Williamsport
and Martinsburg. His march was northward, as
you will see by the map.
Gen. Johnston also sent detachment to meet
the enemy, thus checkmating his advance in both
directions
The valley of Virginia may now be considered
safe
From the following it would seem that Gov
ernor Jackson, of Missouri, had evidently in ad-
vance, invited the assistance of other States, hay-
ing already predetermined to annex Missouri to
the Southern Confederacy, if in his power:
The Houston (Texas) Telegraph of the l4th
instant has the following:
Reliable intelligence from the best authority
has been received to the effect that Missouri will
soon be in revolution, and that Governor Jackson
calls upon the South for assistance He wants all
! the men and arms he can get, ana must have
them Immediately. There is no doubt of this.
The intelligence comes to US from a source which
can not be questioned, though, for prudential rea-
sons, We are not at liberty to say whence we re-
ceive it. Here is field opened for our fighting
men-one in which they may do good service not
only to the Confederate States at large, and to
Missouri particularly but also to Texas. With a
foe much home, it will not be likely that
Lane or Montgomery will visit Northern Texas.
Let Texas, then, arm and to horse, and fly with
out delay to the succor of Missouri"
| The Pensacola Observer, of the 18th inst, no.
tees the death of Lieut.. Henry, of one of the
Mississippi companies, near Fort McRae.
The Mobile Advertiser states that Col. W. j.
Hardee, in command at Fort Morgan, has been
ordered to repair to Memphis to await orders,
and that Lieut. Col. Gardner, c.. S. A, takes
command at the fort. Col. Harry Maury, sec
ond in command at Fort Morgan, it is said has
been ordered to Virginia with his command.
Hon. VIM. A. Forward Associate Justice OF
the Supreme Court of Florida, has enlisted as
private in the ranks of company recently organ
lied in Putnam county.-N. o, Picayune, 2lst
The New Orleans Crescent, of recent date,
deprecates the movement of the Cincinnati pro
duce dealers, in petitioning for re-opening trade
with the South. The Crescent says "the embar
60 IS just what the South wants. 1t is the very
necessity to which all true friends of sea
board desire to see the South sub ected, in order
to complete its independence.
The New Orleans Delta, OF the 2lst says:
"Wade Hampton's legion of South Carolinians
is now complete and in camp at Columbus. Ii
consists of one artillery company, three cavalry
companies and six of infantry. 1t is said to be
one of the finest bodies of men in the South.
We learn from the Tallahassee (Fla.) Ne,cs
that Joseph Law. of the Hamilton Blues, was
killed by falling from the cars on the Pensacola
and Georgia Railroad, as the train was passing
near Lake City.
General Henningsen, of Nicaragua fame (the
Augusta, Ca, Chronicle is informed is private
in the Hillyer Rifles, a company which passed
through Augusta on Monday last, for Virginia
There is not a bridge on the Potomac from
Georgetown to Cumberland, all having been de
stroyed by our forces-N. o. Delta, 2lst.
correspondent of the Louisville Courie,
writes as follows from Harper's Ferry, June IL:
Two regiments of Georgians arrived Sunday
and yesterday, adding very materially to our eff
fective Strength. They number over one thou
.1,1l.v ls<ut
troops that have yet reached here. Their com
manders are Colonels Gartrell and Barlow, boil
of whom formerly served in the Federal Con
gress.