Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-25


tons near Memphis are superior and will be held
II possible.
The new iron-clad gunboats Of the Confeier
ate. nine IN number, are now az Memphis. fully
prepared 20 contest the advance Of our gunboat
fleet.
In military circles here il l. known that Beau
regard and Sydney Johnston advised the eyacaa-
ton Of Bowling Green aud the concentration at
Nashville The work of constructing Fort Nor
gan. near Nashville, has been going on about
seven weeks, and is reported to be an immense
foruhcation- The batteries consist of guns Of
the heaviest caliber Major General Grant il,
Notwithstanding. making circuitous route for
the complete investment Of th, new battle field
and, with the advice and counsel of those able
Generals, Halleck and Buell. will accomplish
victory at Fort Morgan, ii the rebels make
stand vastly superior TO Fort Donelson or any
other OF the campaign. Floyd and Pillow are at
Memphis with Polk Com. Hollins, and Others,
and it is understood that Price and McCuloch
To concentrate their forces At that point,
swelling the Confederate army TO 5000 men
rumor that the rebel gunboats are to attack Cairo
is all bosh. no such movement being possible
The two new hospital boats, Great Western and
Judge florence, are 70 be stationed at Cairo for
the present
The impression has gone forth that BY the pro-
motion OF Brigader General Grant 10 the rank Of
Major General, Gen. Buell. is superseded This
Is erroneous. Gen Buell. will continue in the
command of the Department of the Ohio. while
Gen. Grant will have command of the new De
partment of Tennessee, recently created Gen
Halleck will continue in the Department of the
Missouri. and while each will confer and act i'm
conjunction with one another, no conflict will
possibly All agree that Gen Buell. 20
whose great military ability the success of the
present campaign is indebted, should be promoted
To the rank of Major General. o finer soldier
or more gentlemanly commander now treads
Gods footstool and it is the earnest wish of all
loyal kentuckiars that this distinguished chief
tain shall receive the promotion above suggested.
The report that rebel commanders had offered
TO the Federas the possession of Nashville, pro-
believed III military circles heres,bouts, for good
and sufficient reasons The Confederate army il
desolating aud destroying property throughout
the southern portion OF the State with an impuni-
~ that knows no parallel
The immense fleet of steamers thIt have been
impressed into the Government service will
transport troops up the Cumberland and Tennes-
see rivers, and will return laden with cotton.
which is to be seized from the rebels and contis-
Gated, and purchased OF Union men at fair prices
Along the Tennessee particularly there is an i'm
mense amount of cotton, and Your readers not be
surprised 10 see thousands of bales landed AT
your wharf within short time
Large quantities of tobacco, sugar, &c, is also
promised and with much probability of success
General Buell. has authoritative advices from
Florence, Alabama, and many points in Tennes-
see that the Union cause has the majority of sup
pOrters IN those States, but for want OF arms
means, &c, their hands have been tied and their
energies paralyzed.