Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-12
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WASHINGTON, March l0-The Secretary of
the Treasury has awarded the contract for the
ninety million legal tender treasury notes equally
to the American and the National Bank Note
Companies of New York.
The following is copied from an official report
of Gen. Wool, dated to day:
Nothing of Importance has occurred to day.
The chief engineer of the Monitor says that
three balls from that vessel passed through the
Merrimac.
The Monitor suffered very little, although she
struck twenty three times.
The IribuRe's special says:
The Finance Committee to day authorized the
Chairman to report buck the House bill authori-
zng the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase
coin with treasury notes or bonds, striking out
the latter clause which leaves it optional with
the Secretary.
Also, the section making the fifty million of
treasury notes of the old issue "A legal tender
Senator Fessenden will report the bill, as
amended. to morrow.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will, on
Wednesday, come to final conclusion on the
case of Senator Powell.
There will be majority and minority reports
the minority, as in the Bright case, being for ex
pulsion.
Our troops occupy Centerville and Fairfax
Co1rt House to night.
Two companies under Major Hatfield were or
dered yesterday morning to go to Fairfax Court
House by the Braddock road; when within mile
OF the place they met the enemy, who retreated
before them.
AT 5 O'Clock last evening Major Hatfield en-
tered the Court House, followed by full regi
ment.
The two companies under Major Hatfield were
then ordered back 10 Ears Cross Roads, where
they met the body of the regiment and bivouack
ed for the night.
At IL NJ to-day Hatfeld's company were with
in sight of the village and found that it had been
evacuated during the night.
The rebels, in their retreat, left tents and other
property behind in large quantities.
Lieut.. Alexander, of the Lincoln cavalry, ar
rived soon after with detachment of men and
passed on as far as Cubs Run three miles above
Centerville, where he discovered a vast number
of tents left standing.
A telegram from Fortress Monroe this morn
ing announces that everything is quiet there and
at Newport News.
Manassas has been evacuated by the rebels,
and our troops have taken peaceable posses
sion.
There has been no other news of public inter
est this morning.
Light cavalry have been sent in pursuit TO
harass and track the rebel retreat.
1t Is supposed to be the design of the rebels to
fall back first on Fredericksburg and then upon
Richmond
The National Infelligencer of this morning as
serts in positive terms that occupy Centeryille
and that the rebels have evacuated Manassas
The Infeiligencer adds that this news was con
frmed by intelligence received at headquarters
last night.
A special to the Tribune says:
There was fight at Langsters's Station yes
terday between Gen. kearney's brigade and an
equal number of rebel regiments
The latter were driven back md several were
killed on each SIDE
Lieutenant Warden of the Lincoln cavalry was
killed
Thirteen rebels were captured.
The rebel fortihcations of Manassas were
abandoned and everything possible burned Full
particulars will be sent received.