Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-04
Night Dispatches.
From Washington.


Tribune saws:
A reporter. sent TO the other side of the Poto-
mac assured us this morning that Secretary Stan
ton had issued an order forbdng newspaper cor
respondents, well all others not actually
connected in some way or other with the service,
from accompanying any of the corps d'drmee.
Very many correspondents are now with the ar
nv and it is understood that an order dis
patched Yesterday that the whole of them be
cleared out and sent back under the penalty sof
immediate arrest and confinement if they attempt
to stay.
Blenker's brigade has been assigned to Ere
mont's command.
Carl Schurz is to have command of division
under Fremont.
Col Van Allen resigned his command of the
Sd New York cavalry yesterday. Lieut.. Col.
Max will succeed him.
The Iimess dispatch saws:
tbs not vet positively determined who will sue
coed Carl Schurz as Minister to Spain, and no
nomination will be made to the Senate by the
President until Schurz is confirmed Brigadier
General.
Hon George Ashmun, of Massachusetts, is
talked of for the place
Major Donaldson, Chief of Quartermaster' 5
Department in New Mexico, arrived here to day.
He brings much important information in regard
to the rebel raid into that Territory.
He says the rebels hold every position of value
except Forts Craig and Union.
The latter which is the most important fort in
the far w9st, containing seven millions of dollars
worth of Government stores. is now safe beyond
peradyenture and garrsoned by l,5OO Federal
soldiers.
visions Tor an almost unlimited siege. Ii will be
the rallying point for the ample Union forces now
marching to expel the invaders
The Major relates many incidents of the late
battle near Fort Craig and says that Major Lock
ridge. one of the Nicaragua fllibuSters, fell dead
at the head of the Texas Rangers in their terrible
charge upon McRea's battery.
Secretary Stanton will proceed to Fortress Mon
roe to morrow to give matters there his personal
attention.
The Herald's dispatch says:
1t is rumored here to day that the rebel Cab
net has decided TO burn the city of Richmond or
the approach of the Union army.
Business was never so brisk the line of the
Orange and Alexandria Railroad.
Since the affair in the Sickles brigade where q
master shot at his servant, Gen. Hooker has pos
itively refused passes to 60 into the camps OF hi
division to hunt contrabands.
Lieutenants j. p. Hall and W. McGunnegl'
have been ordered to report to Flag Officer
FOote.
The number of sick soldiers in the Govern
ment hospitals at the last weekly report wa:
2.3l4 of these $50 are from New York regi
ments.
Slight skirmishing continues to be the order o
the day along our front. Each army lying II
sight of the other entertaining each other will
occasional artillery practice and cavalry charges
Yesterday Colonel Geary captured numbe
of rebels after a spirited skirmsh, in which sew
eral of the enemy were killed.
The completion of the railroad to within tn
immediate neighborhood of the advance place
/ many of our forces in much more advantageou
position, and will doubtless greatly accelerate tn
/ movements of our advancing army.
] The rebel cavalry continue to make incursiOn
through the country beyond Manassas Junction
Ii is now conceded amongst the rebels that tn
/ Virginia troops are equal if not superior To an
in the rebel army, notwithstanding the brag o
the South Carolina chivalry 1t is said of then
that thew were the first to break ranks and run a
the battle of Bull Run.
4 large number of assertions from the Mort
Carolina and Georgia regiments are reported {
have taken place lately.
The term of the Loudon troops expires Apr
23d
The steamer King Phillip arrived from tn
I lower river Inst night. bringing up four refugee
from Richmond and Nestmoreland county. Vii
ciuia. who came off from kinsale on last SAT
urdaS
male OetNetu buc e-cc VI ctcheOcti wv ic''' ~
into the service. and py have been closely hunt
ed by the press gangs for week or two
The rebels had mostly left the neighborhood {
London but a few squads of their cavalry roam
cd through the country pressing into the servic
all able 70 bear arms.
) The refugees also say that late secession Pc
pers state the Federal loss the conflict with ID
Merrimac was 500 men, also that the shots I
the Monitor had no moro effect .on the sides
} the Merrimac than hailstones-
The Government having returned TO their r
spective owners all the boats on the Chesapeai
and Ohio Canal trade has already began TO r
yive.
| Our loss in the engagement on Saturday al