Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-14

Gen Kelly immeIi,tel, cent for reiuisrcemen,s.
and uia,ie preparations - hUli tie town TO the
lfst There.el- crOs iug sas efecie. under the
Protection OF t~O heavy guns oa the Virgin
SIDE.
A. soon as the bead Of the column landed on
the Mar, land s.de. our packets opened a lively
skiFmish with them. ia ~hicho man Of the ~ \
Illinois cavalry as killed. The loss of the
my was not sscertained
There vas Yesterday general movement Of
our Troops t0sand Dim No. 5. where it vss
thought they would sttemps 90 recross IN tie
woods on the Virginia SIDE opposite the town
There we're indications Of a rebel farce Of at least
300 men. The smoke of numerous camp fres
sas visible among the trees during two or three
hours OF the day.
On Friday a full regiment seen drawn Up
in lIne OF battle on the edge OF The woods.
At intervals yesterday occasional discharges of
musketry were heard IN the direction of our sd.
vance but the result was not known.
An individual arrested by the Sth Mary
land regiment. who pretended 70 be Maryland
farmer lie has been identified a. y wealthy sc
cesson farmer. and Is the individual who guided
Lee through MARY land both on his advance aud
retreat.
= A second brigade of infantry arrived here by
special train from HiTpers Ferry about O'Clock
th- afternoon.
There is now sufficient force here TO guard
against any possible surprise
Gen. Banks received a dispatch from Gen
Stoueman to day. dated Poolesville. aprrising
him OF the Appearance OF Stewards force. with
six pieces OF artillery, at daylight this morning.
pursued by Gen. L e iSOnt0n's cavalry.
When thew arrived in sight OF the river they
broke up into small bodies and made for several
f0rs.
The troops sent to intercept them were of
course also obliged TO divide and engage the en-
emy at number OF points
There j. no further confirmation OF the report
that the rebel army sretreating from Winchester.
Skllful Generals predict that ii il does move
down the valley il will be for the purpose of at
tacking Gen Sigel. with which purpose il is sup
posed Stewards excursion into Pennsylvania may
tie connected Gen Sigel how ever keeps Il bright
lookout
IL is understood that a dispatch from General
BOYLE dated AT Lou svlle, 10 O'Clock last night.
reached here this morning. saving il geter-
ally believe Ell the rebel Generals az aud Che Il.
ham we're both killed in the eng ,gement OF last
Wednesday near Barlstown-Ihat our loss. in
killed. wounded aud missing. was between 500
and 300. while that oil the enemy much
larger; that We held the field that night aud
skirmished with them ia their retreated the next
morning
When this dispatch LETT Lousvillea courier was
expected to arrive in the course of the night
bringing details OF the pursuit ot the rebels and
OF the battle. which Was probably fought yester
day.
Gen Boyle expresses his belief in the account
of the killing the rebel Generals Bragg and
Cheatham in the action of Wednesday.
Important papers were some time ago captured
by Gen. Buell. winch were being transmitted for
tie TO Brig Gen. Thonis Jorion, Assistant Al.
lutant Gemer Al oi the rebel army at Chattanooga.
Thee papers include confidential letters from
Beauregard both to the Aijuiant General anu
Inspector Cooper and Gen. Bragg, specifically
LAYING down plan OF military operations in the
West and Southwest in which our forces were Ell
fecfually concentrated to meet the demonstrations
recently made ia pursuance of it,
According to BeauTegards programme. the
objective points of the rebels were first Louis
vile and then Cincinn ii He particular in
stating how il was best Ia reach them from Caat-
tanooga. with Buell. at Huntsville aud 5 eyenson.
Ii was his opinion that detachment could take
Louisville. while the NUN body were marching
to Cincinnati he contemplated the construction
of - work AT the former city tor the command of
the ONO and canal and the destruction of the
canal completely that future travellers would
hardly know where il was. To keep the COM
mand OF Cincinnati, he would construct strong
work, heavily armed. at Covington Copies OF
these important letters will soon he furnished to
the country through the press
Gov. Evans. OF Colorado having accomplished
his mission, mainly with reference TO the military
protection oi the territory. should it be disturbed
by Indian hostilities, lett Washington TO day on
mis- return home.
The Territories Colorado and Nebraska are
now to be included in the Department of Mis-
souri,.
Frequent complaints having reached the Post
Office Department of the neificiency of the Post
master at Cairo. Illinois, the Postmaster General
his suspended him. and placed the office in thE
hands of special agent. who, it is believed. will
impart vitality and energy To its operations.
Secretary Chase is seriously i'll. He has trans
acted business at the Treasury Department
for week
Gen. McClernand. Of Illinois will soon leave
to assume "A new command.
Information receAed up 10 O'Clock this after
noon shows the firing yesterday on the Upper Pc
tomac betwee the forces of Gems Pleasanton and
Stewart was without any material results.