Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-12-11

daily to arrive and are quartered IN the Govern
meut stables in the northeastern part of the city
Shipments are made Of the qaadrupeds on hand
almost daily to Kentucky Is Is
1t is stated that Senator Wilson will make
an early move in the present Congress looking to
the abolishment Of the Office of Sutler in the ar
my He will, it is said. be impelled to this ny
reason of extortion and abuses practiced upon
the soldiers. The profits Of Sutler for full
regiment are from $4,000 to $4,000 year.
= We regret that communication from our
regular correspondent at Hustonsvile, Virginia,
was delayed so long on the route that its items of
information have been generally anticipated. Our
correspondents lstter is dated November 18th,
and reached US only yesterday We hope to hear
from him again. and that both he and We may
have better luck regarding the mails next time.
George r. Mccoy has been appointed As
sistant Surgeon of the s5th Indiana list Irish),
Col. Walker. 'sts4 80
Levi j. Hamm has been appointed Surgeon
of the 45th Indiana. rendezvousing at Goshen.
Ben Spoonerhas been appointed Lieutenant
Colonel of the 5lst Indiana, Col. Streight.
George p. Buell., Of Dearborn, has been ap-
pointed Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment rem
dczvousing at Princeton.
j. W. Rumsey has been appointed Adjutant Of
the 5lst Indiana
w. H. CoIescott has been appointed Major of
the 5lst Indiana. $3.50
The New Albany Ledger, sheet which is
down upon Germans and Irishmen generally. its
editor being descendant of some Hessian taken
prisoner during the Revolutionary War, and who
himself at certain period too unpatriotic to
celebrate the Fourth of July, thus notices re-
cent appointment BY Governor Morton:
Governor Morton has commissioned another
Fitz Doodle Colonel at the request of the Gen
eral Government. We see that he is extensively
noticed in the Indianapolis papers. We trust he
may not turn out another DeAhna.
Col Sol Meredith. of the 10Th Indiana reg
iment, having resigned to enter upon the duties
of Clerk of Wayne county. Lieut.. COL Came.
ron, of Valparaiso, has been promoted to the
position of Colonel of the regiment, and Captain
John R. Clark, of Elkhart, to that of Lieutenant
Colonel.
= Captain Alfred Read Of Company X, Doth
Indiana regiment, Colonel Brown, is in our city
on short furlough His regiment was at Hat
teras Inlet and is now at Fortress Monroe. 1t is
great satisfaction to converse with so intelligent
and observant a gentleman as Captain Read
about the affairs at Hatteras, and the sufferings
encountered, as much information is to be OBJ
tanned from him that never appears in print. We
hope Captain Read may be promoted to the po
sition made vacant by the resignation of Lieut.
Ed. Murray, as we have no doubt his abilities
and fidelity to duty merit it.
--THoMAs USDERwooD. our acquaint
ance with this gentleman we not surprised al
the following testimonials of endearment from
his Sabbath-school scholars and Brother Odd
Fellows, and at the assurance of the respect en-
tertained for him generally by the people of La.
fayettc, which copy from the Lafayette jour
mat He will be great acquisition to the 22d
regiment, to which he is assigned as Quartermas
ter, not only IN the efficient discharge of his Off
cial duties but in the care and attention the sick
and the suffering win receive at his hands. We
know of no man in Indiana more useful in any
emergency. more ndefstigable in all his duties
more kind, courteous and gentlemanly in all bis
social relations. The 22d will be hard to please
if our friend Tom does not fill the bill:
Quartermaster Underwood expects to leave fol
St Louis to join his regiment ON Wednesday
Quite touching scene occurred in the Sabbath
school of the Second Presbyterian Church yes
terday afternoon, on the presentation to Mr.. I'm
derwood of Bible, by some of the little chill
dren of that school, with which he has been con
nected for ten years. ;.
The Odd Fellows have requested Mr.. Under
WOOD to delay his departure until Wednesday, il
order that they might, at their regular meeting OF
Tuesday evening, present him suitable testimo
nial of their regard.
There is no man in this community whose alb
sence would be oftener missed and regretted thar
Tom Underwood. There are few who, leaving
it, would carry with them more earnest an(
heartfelt wishes for health, happiness and safe re
The 22d regiment has for its Quartermaster
most excellent and worthy gentleman whom the,
will soon learn to love and whom they will neve
willingly part with. ss
Col. Streght, of the 5lst Indiana, has nov
over 800 men in camp. Col. Straight informs Vi
that he needs but one more company before he il
ready to march. He also needs a Drum Major
This is an eligible opportunity for any accom-
plished, musical, patriotic and scientific indivi
dual, which ought not, by any means, be let sliT
-Of six hundred and forty thousand soldiers
the estimated strength of the army according I,
Secretary Camerons report Illinois furnishe
eighty thousand Ohio, eightyone New York
one hundred and one; Pennsylvania, nearly nine
ty-five Indiana, over fifty seven thousand: Their
| are over twenty thousand regulars The cavalr
ofx
Cameron recommends its gradualreducton. MI
| Cameron also recommends the abrogation of al
distinctions between regulars and volunteers.
There are at present about sixty prisoners a
| Fort Lafayette. but the number changes almos
daily from accessions and departures. There ar
! few prisoners of distinction there at present :
Messrs. Gavin, Calhoun and Brent being the mos
important.
-LETrER FROM PoRr ROYAL, SouTH CARROLL
NA.-We are permitted to make the following ez
tracts from a private letter by citizen of Ind
annapolis written to his friend. The letter is da
ted November is, and gives an interesting ae
count of the great storm our feet encountere
recently of the coast of South Carolina. Th
writer, after giving vivid description of th
storm, says:
Capt Wiley, of indianapolis, is entitled I
praise for his manly and encouraging condut
during our dIfficulties--our actions being primo
pally guided by him, while our hopes were place
In God. After remaining on board the Sabine fe
one week, we were landed at this place two day
after the bombardment and when the rebels ha
all deserted.
The rebels had very strong and heavil
mounted battery with two furnaces for heatin
shot. In addition to capturing some twent
4 large guns, we have secured large amount
camp equipage which is doing US good servic