Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-16

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EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.
Battle near Cumberland Gap.
FEDERAL TROOPS VICTORIOUS.
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Prisoners in Close Confinement.
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FEDERAL TROOPS VICTORIOUS
from Warrington.

WAsHISGToN. Aug 10 The Herald has the
following special CORE pOndence from HarrisOn's
lnding. dated the 18Th:
Early this morning one of the truce boats
rivei here with liz OF our Union prisoners from
Richmond.
Among them are Gems Mccall and Reynolds,
Col ; mpson and VI ,jur BomeN at the 4 IN New
jersey regiment; Col. Stockton. OF the l6.h
Michigan; Lieut.. Col Ssuzer. OF the 81 Penn
sylyania and other officers captured ia the battle
OF tile Pnin,ula.
Our officers of high rank state they have been
tre.he,l with marked indlenity by the rebel qu
thorities. Alter IL O'Clock to day he returned
prisoners will be free to join their several COM
mauds.
Rebel troops in considerable numbers were
seen last e, ening and this morning the south
side ot the james river.
Some OF our returned prisoners state that on
Sunday night over a hundred pieces OF artillery
pissed their prison n Richmond on their WAY TO
reinforce Jackson ia front OF Pope. For several
DAYS large bodies of troops have been mirrh.ng
off in the same direction.
4 dispatch to the Times SAYS:
Secretary Seward stated last evening that the
clrrent stories published and believed here for
the last three or four days that Gen McClellau's
army had lett tive Peninsula were untrue Rec
sons are known thtt independent ot Mr.. Stewards
statement. lead To the SINE belief What my
come in the future OF course rem aims uncertain
Military matters. therefore. assume profoundly
mixed appearance.
Seces,onsts have rumcrs of disaster Ia Nc
Cellan- army-loss OF artillery, loss ct shipping,
Ac-but IN view of their very vague form. are
not regarded a. cieitube
The Heralds correspondence on board the
gunbont E-seX gives Il graphic account OF the a.
temut to c'ptuie the ram Arkansas GA the - /
of July The Essex advanced 10 where the rim
was moved under tremendous tire from all the
batteries When within a few rods Ol the ram.
the l,tter's how line was let loose. and she swung
round with the tide. thus partially evading the
blow from the Essex. which gnized her SIDE,
causing tia. Essex to rua ashore For several n,in
ute, the water batteries, field artillery muskctry
and heavy land batteries played on the E.>ex. at
the same time the Essex delivered 1T six yards
distance riking tire from her three nine inch
guns into the ram. going through her plating.
killing sixteen ami wuunding thiuy of the rebel
crew Tie rem dndcr O the ram crew fed 10
the shore. aud It the iect had properly supported
the Essex. agreed upon. the Atknn-ns would
have been captured
The t-sex escaped with only three shots which
took effect, killing one OF her men and wouudng
three
The Union flee, remained passive spectators OF
the brave action.
The Essex u covered with indeLi ations all
from the shots oi hundreds of c,nnon. Her
smoke stack j. riddlod, her wheel house = Ol
through. aud during the ailr she Aas hid lrom
view by the Splashng of the water thrown up 10y
the iron shower around her