Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-18
Noon Reports.
McCLELLAN'S MOVEMENTS.
w a = HI GTON NEWS
MILITARY APPOINTMENTS.
co MGR ES SIONAL.
THE C0NflScATI0N MESSAGE.
OPER.fTIO.s.S ~ THE WEST.
MILITARY APPOINTMENTS.
CON RE IONAL.
THE c0NFlscATI0N MESSAGE.
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From Washington.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE Herald's special
SAYS:
Reliable advices received from Richmond state
that the rebel troops are in great numbers with
abundant artillery and full confidence Ii was
thought there that our army would be over
whelmed on the Chiekahominy and the fact that
il not is attributed TO the good generalship of
Mcclellan.
The rebels planned to break our lines on FRI
day and on the succeeding Monday but did not
succeed.
special to the Times from the army of the
Potomac. dated July Is. says:
The position of the main body of the army
near Harrison's Landing remains unchanged.
Yesterday squadron of United States cavalry
went out mile beyond the picket line for the
purpose of preventing surprise to a fatigue party
on duty at a point in tile rear. The enemys
pickets were discovered half "A mile in advance.
For upwards of three hours the two parties sat
quietly on their horses watching the movements
of etch other until at length the enemy became
exceedingly restless and showed signs of hostili-
". The 9th allowed him to advaece few yards
and then gave him "A volley from their carbines.
A few shots were fired in return by the rebels,
after which they galoped off TO the..r original po
stion.
No one was injured on our side The enemy
lost three wounded and one taken prisoner. The
main force of the rebels is less than fifteen
miles from our line That would loca.e them on
/ Trent and Gaines hills; the former of which is
on the west and the latter OH the east of the
Chickahominy.
The new base of operations will lead to Cur
approaching Richmond from another quarter
than that OF Mechanicsvillc or Fair Oaks. The
/ public will readily perceive the direction most
| likely to be taken by the army. The only ques
ton is when will active operations be com
mencedl Give reintorcements, and we will
give you Richmond Renforcements have al
ready arrived but do not fear repeton. The
more men We have and the sooner they join
the better it will be for themselves, the country
and the cause.
The transport Vanderbilt, with flag of truce
went up the river Yesterday for the purpose OF
bringing down our wounded and sick She
turned at late hour last night with about 300
on board.
The Harper's Ferry correspondence of the
Tribune, dated 10Th, says;
Fears are entertained that we shall soon have
trouble in consequence OF the threatening APP
pearance of matters at Winchester. The stores
and other valuables OF the enemy have been
safely removed here 10y way of the Potomac and
| Winchester
Various rumors are aloat in regard to the
movements of the enemy, and it is reported that
their pickets were driven in below Winchester
/ last night.
In anticipation of danger, the telegraph Office
has been removed over a mile from the town,
near the Notifications.
The friends of the South here and at Martins
burg acting il they heard good news, and
express their confidence that the rebels will make
raid into the valley as far as Winchester before
many days.
There seems to be general impression here
| that Winchester will DE the scene OF fierce bat
tie before a week.
1t is rumored that Jackson, with one-half the
large army which he took To Richmond SO sud
denly has returned and been reinforced by the
numerous guerrilla bands about the country.
The following is the bill which has passed both
Houses, which removes the Presidents objection
To the confiscation bill:
Resolved by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States of America, in
Congress assembled, That the provisions of the
third clause OF the fifth section of an act to sup
press insnrrecton, to punish treason and rebel
lion, to seze and conhscate the property of reb
els, and other purposes. shall be construed IA
to apply to any acts done prior to the passage
thereof. nor to include any member of State
Legislature, or judge of any State Court who
has not, In accepting or entering upon the duties
of DIS office, taken oath to support the Con-
stitdtion OF the so-caed Confederate States OF
America.Gsr shall any punishment proceed
ing uudepsaid act be So construed as To work a
forfeiture of the real estate Of the offender be-
Send his natural life
Samuel +. Miller OF Iowa, was to night con-
hrnied by the Senate us an Associate Justice OF
the Supreme Court of the United States.
The Senate last night and this morning con-
tirmed the following nominations: Leonard Let
ridge. Deputy Post Master at Lacrosse; A. Ii
Robinson of Indiana, to be Commissary OF Sub
sl-tence. with the rank of Captain OF volunteers;
WIN. D. Wilson of Ohio. ditto: Archibald G.
Voris of Indiana, ditto; Edward 5. Converse OF
Ohio. ditto: G. + Buckingham of Ohio, to be
Brgadier General OF volunteers; Col Francis j
Heron of Iowa TO be Brigadier General OF vol
unteers, Col Morgan l. Smith OF the 9Th Mis-
! souri, regiment to he Brigader General OF volun
, teers; Charles Crult of the 3lst Indiana regi-
} ment, to be Brgadier General OF volunteers
Col Fitzhenry Warren of the Iowa volunteers
to be u Brig ,ar General of volunteers; Fred
Solomon OF Wisconsin. TO be Brigadier General
, OF volunteers; Col. Jacob Ammon OF Ohio, to
he Brigadier General OF volunteers; Col. j W
Sill of Ohio. to he Brgadier General OF yolun-
teers, Henry Connolly OF New Mexico, TO be
Governor of the Territory OF New Mexico.
Coils John Cochrane. OF New York. II. Briggs
Of Massachusetts,, Augustus Which, Indiana, II
5. Terry, Michigan. J ID. Morgan and j. Steed
man. Ohio, j. b. Turchin, illinois, and j, 5
Jackson, of Kentucky, to be Brigadier Generals
OF volunteers
Brigadier Generals A d McCook, W Nelson
and Thomas l. Crittenden TO be VI or Generals
The President has approved the confscatior
act and the act supplementary thereto. The
President has also approved OF various other bill'
OF public and private character.