Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-12-18

ana regiments, as their friends will know where to
address them, and forward them the necessaries
and Injuries they can spare for their comfort
= GEx. SHERMAS.-A correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette, writing from Frankfort KY.
says:
The insanity of Brigadier General VIM. T.
Sherman, lately commanding in Kentucky, has
been matter of quusi secret gossip for some
time, but il was the desire 70 keep it out Of the
papers. As this desire had failed to be realized,
l deemed il proper TO telegraph last night that
the stories of his having been stark mad at
times while commanding in Kentucky, were ex-
aggerations. His insanity was not clearly de-
veloped until his arrival at Sedalia, but he was
all the time dependent while in kentucky; was
the victim of hallucnations, and appears clearly
to have been gradually sinking into his present
mounful condition.
DR. Elijah Newland, of New Albany, has
received the contract to supply the army at Cairo
with beef.
The 49th Indiana, Colonel j. W. Ray, left
Camp Joe Holt, on Wednesday, for the seat Of
war.
i CALEB b. SMITH on AIMING THE SLAVES
In his speech at the Prentice dinner at Washing
ton, Hon. Caleb B. Smith, Secretary of the In
terror, said Of the Cochrane- Cameron proposition
to arm the slaves:
Putting arms into slaves hands, If this be
attempted to any extent, the whole world will cry
out against inhumanty, savagery, and
the sympathies of all mankind will be turned
against US. as they were against the blacks, that
murdered and drove the French from Hayti.
And, if il be attempted, the soldiers in the army
from Southern Indiana, Southern Illinois, all
Maryland, Kentucky, Delaware, Pennsylvania,
nearly all, and from New York south of the
Erie Canal, with the strong regiments from
New Jersey will, before God. protest being thus
put on an equality with negro soldiers in their
ranks.
! DR. s. ]. Young. of Terre Haute. is now an
Assistant Surgeon in the United States Hospital
at Mound City. near Cairo.
Lee Yaryan, Lieutenant in the 18th Indi-
ana, has been appointed Adiutant of the 5Sth In
diana, Col. Orr.
Indiana adds nine regiments TO our already
large army in kentucky, this week. This will
leave only eight regiments in this State yet to be
filed
"A correspondent of the Cincinnati CONNER
eial, writing from Baltimore under date of De
cember 7th, says:
The Dist Indiana has returned from the East
ern Shore expedition, covered with laures and
lice, having passed through the many dangers and
vicssitudes of that bloody campaign without the
loss OF single man.
The GRAND ARMY OF THE USIox.-isy. a
comparison of the list of Federal troops now in
the field, from the several States, with the tables
of population, it is found that the number from
Illinois is about five per cent; that is. about FIVE
men in every hundred in Illinois are now in arms
for the defense of the Union. Indiana has one
in twenty-five, Kansas one in twenty three, and
these States lead all the rest in this respect.
Little Rhode Island heads the list of older States
on the seGlord, she having contributed one man
in "a
-HoLLrSss GUSBoAT.-The celebrated batter
ing ram, or '.turtle,'' from New Orleans, passed
Memphis on the 4th inst, for Columbus, Ken
lucky.
How THEY GET NEws.--It is said that the
officers of the blockading feet at New Orleans
receive late news by bottle express hoated down
the Mississippi, which some Of their Union friends
in New Orleans and up the Mississippi send down
to them, sealed. 81 refses
are decided indications of a concentration for a
forward movement in Kentucky. General John
sons brigade has advanced to Green river and
other brigades under orders to move. The
weather is exceedingly favorable for operations,
and we hope soon to be able to announce de-
cisive blow in The direction of the rebel rotary
captal.-Cfn. Gazette.
GENERAL W. T. SHERxAS's MISFORTUNE
The Commercial states that it has intelligence,
-. - 4. IL al.
Sherman late commander of the Kentucky De-
partment, is insane. Symptoms which excited
notice during bis administration in Kentucky,
have at length developed into a decided type.
This disarms all censure of his management and
all criticisms upon his ability, and excites sym
pathy in their stead.-Cin. Gazette.
Capt. Geisendorf, of company Oh" 10Th
Indiana. has resigned, and, we understand, ar
rived at home. ~.
The BATTLE OF FREDERIcKrows.-We have
the official report of this battle, fought in Mis-
souri, on the 2lst of October, 1861, before US.
The oath Indiana, Colonel Hovey, and the LIST
Indiana cavalry, Colonel Baker, figured in the
engagement 1t was in this battle that two OF
Indiana's noblest sons-Major Gavitt and Cap
tain Highman-feIL The rout of the enemy
was complete Their force under the rebel COM
r>ander Thompson, was about four thousand
men. Their loss was very great. One hundred
anil fifty eight Of their dead were buried by our
troops, and many other bodies afterward found.
: There wese taken on the field eighty prisoners.
Our loss was six killed and sixty wounded Coils
Hovey and Baker particularly distinguished
themselves in this battle.
The Cincinnati Gazette, Republican Anti
Administration print holds forth, in its yester.
days issue. as follows: T a
Upon the Bull Run disaster army officers
generally took the benefit of the irresponsible
or baby act. There is no military responsibility
for the movements of our armies Everything
was charged upon the people or the press, not
only in the past, but the account was to be made
to cover unlimited incompetency in the future.
From this IL came to be regarded in the military
mind as the first duty of a General to resist in
fexbly all pressure for a forward movement
This was to be the proof of the greatest gener-
alship. ..5-r
The country having been damaged in reputa-
ton by the responsibility for unfortunate ad-
vance, was supposed TO be under continued sus-
picion of desiring a forward movement and an
active prosecution of se war Consequently
the first thing TOR our Generals to do TO inspire
the confidence o. the country. on taking com,
, mand, was TO declare solemnly that neither the
people, the politicians nor the press should force
them 10 advance before their time This is &C
cepted proof of the greatest military quail
ties, which are enhanced incorporation as this in
eftia is protracted. l
I'VE have unfayorable news from the 9TH In
diana, Col. Gavin, now in Western Virginia
Sickness TO an alarming extentis prevailingin the
camp We are Informed that Of the volunteer,
from Decatur county in this regiment, severa