Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-05-22
son,hcrn war news.

The VOLUNTEER CITY.-lf Tennessee is en-
titled to thedistngushed title conferred upon her
of being the volunteer State, Memphis may truth
fully be called the volunteer city. Not less than
fifteen hundred of her young men, the flower OF
our youth, have left us for the war path. There
have been thirty-fve companies organized here,
and many of these are only waiting to be mustered
into service TO march at once All honor 10
Memphis, city whose young men are "hard 70
beat''-and that for certain
--MoRE AMMUNITION "A number of guns and
lot of grape and canister shot, arrived here yes
terdav over the Memphis and Charleston railroad,
from the Gosport navy yard
CHARLESTON, May IA special dispatch to
the Savannah Republican says the blockading
steamer Niagara. off our bar, has prevented
the Eliza Bansail, the Halifax and other vessels
from entering our port.
The Brooks Guard, seventy strong, will leave
for Virginia to night
The British ship A. &. A, from Belfast, was
chased " the Niagara, and run up as far as the
entrance of the North channel, when she anchor
ed. She may get in in the morning, If not over
hauled by the Niagara barges night.
-CHARLEsrox, May 1.-THE steam frigate
Niagara made her appearance off our bar this
morning, and is now blockading our port.
Wagners improved rifle cannon has been test
ed and found to throw a shell seven miles Prepa-
rations are on foot to compliment the Niagara
with a few.
MOBILE, May I2-Mr. VIM. H. Russell. the
correspondent of the London Times. visited forts
Morgan and Gaines to-day, accompanied by sew
eral tf our prominent citizens.
Mr. Russell made several important suggestions
to Col. Hardee, in regard to the Qualifications,
based upon his own experience in the Crimea.
He seemed well pleased with Haraee's command,
and says that officer is every inch a soldier.
No MORE VOLUNTEERS FOR A YEAR.-The
Macon Telegraph. of May 10, says: by reference
to General Wayne's order, among our advertise
ments, it will be seen that more volunteers for
one year will be accepted by the Confederate
States. The tender of service must be FOR THE
WAR.
The propriety of this change no one can doubt
who will reflect upon it, The Lincoln govern
men* has fixed their term of service for three
gears, while ours, continued at one, would leave
us. at tie expiration of that time, to fight expe-
rienced and disciplined troops with levies, to
say nothing of the great peril the country would
be exposed to with an army in state of disinte
grafton in the midst of the war The campaigns
of Jackson, and most of the Indian campaigns
were more embarrassed by short terms of service
than by the enemy. Give us Southern reterans
and they will prove themselves the best troops the
world ever saw.
Ii is obvious the Lincoln government contem
plate long and death struggle We are
quite confident their plans will meet with sudden
and unexpected interruption before a twelve
month has passed but every dictate of prudence
and self-preservati9n impels our government to
act on the hypothesis that the war is to be pro
tracted and cxhausting struggle. Ii so, car
only say we have confidence in Southern strength
valor and patriotism-and predict that the South
will come out of the fight in better condition every
way than their invaders. Mark the prophesy and
see if it don't turn out true.
-FRoM PENsAcoLA-Weleam indirectly from
gentleman just from Pensacola, that there are
now about ten thousand troops in high state OF
discipline in camp ut Warrington. The Georgia
regiment is said to be at the head of the list in
drill and efficiency The camp is stated to be an
unrivallcd school for the soldier in the art anC
tolls of war. Everything is reduced to perfec
order and discipline Nothing, of course, wa'
known about the time or mode of attack upor
Pickens. The impression existed that il was nea
at hand. and bombarlment and cannOnade woulC
be tried to begin with. Against the first it wa
thought the garrison was completely protected b,
sand works within the fort. The second, also
might be intellectual to make a breach, and ther,
then remained the only recourse of assault
All this, however, was camp gossip.
-GEx. BEAuREGARD ORDERED TO NORFOLK
The Montgomery correspondent of the Columbus
Times says that Gen. Beauregard has been or
dered to Norfolk, Virginia. 1t will be remem
berel that he passed through Atlanta, on his wa,
to Montgomery, two or three days since.
-CoNFEDERATE CoIN.-We learn that tn,
Superintendent of the branch mint of the Con
federate States, in this town, has received order
to strike no more of the United States coin, bu
to reserve the bullion until dies for the new coli
of the Confederate States are received, which arr
now in course of reparation.-Dahlonega ga
Signal.
The Nashville Union says percussion cap
being manufactured in that city, also il
Raleigh, N. c., Charleston, S. c., and Macon
Ga. There will be no scarcity of this article
Who is preparing to manufacture powder?