Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-31
Sunday Night Dispatches.

New YORK, March 30.-The gunboat Hunts
vile arrived this evening from Key West on the
25th.
The Niagara, South Carolina, Mohawk, Water
Witch, Marion aud eight other vessels were
there.
Heavy firing had been heard at the head of the
Mississippi passes, where some OF our vessels had
gone.
Porter's feet had all left Key West. also sew
eral gunboats
An attack on New Orleans was momentarily
expected.
The expedition against ApLlachicola contem-
plated considerable cotton there The place is
defended by fifty guns and 1900 rebels.
Vessels from Havana report number of rebel
vessels there ~
A French man of war from Vera Cruz had
twenty seven yellow fever cases aboard.
The rebels captured in the Magnolia report
great preparations at New Orleans to resist an
attack Several gunboats are building. Martial
law will soon be proclaimed there.
There is no truth in the capture OF Yancey.
He engaged passage on the captured schooner
Mallory, but afterwards changed to the schooner
Break of DAY.
The Huntsville brings lot of cotton.
The transport New Hampshire arrived from
Newbern on the 26th and Hatteras on the 26th.
The Nashville is reported still at Beaufort
The steam>hip Empire City, from Port Royal,
has arrived.
The following is from the new Southern news
paper of the Odd:
General Sherman visited Jacksonville on the
18th. He was waited upon by committee of
citizens, who represented all the people in town
The rebels. when they left, threatened to hang
all who remained.
Guerilla bands were destroying the property of
all suspected Unionists by order of the rebel Gen.
eral Trapier
The sentiment of Eastern Florida is declared
to be loyal
Rebel deserters are numerous; many are will
ling to take up arms against rebel tyranny
Our troops are treated Hospitality.
The gunboat Ottowa has been 100 miles up
the st. Johns river beyond Jacksonville, meeting
with no opposition. White flags were displayed
and the inhabitants claimed protection.
The steamer St. Mary and yacht America were
found sunk, but we raising them.
Pensacola has been evacuated, including Forts
Barrancas and McRae.
The troops raised in Florida were ordered off,
but refused to go.
Gen. Sherman issued proclamation to the
people of East Florida, saying he had come to
protect the loyal citizens and enable them to re-
susctate Government. The sole desire of the
Government is to maintain the integrity of the
Constitution and laws and reclaim the revolted
States to their allegiance.
at meeting of loyal citizens of Jacksonville
on the Goth it was declared that no State has a
constitutional right to separate from the United
States, and the act of secession adopted By Flor
ida Is void and in conflict with the Constitution
never having been submitted to the people for
ratification. They protest against all acts of the
convention depriving them of their rights as cti-
zens of the United States The despotism which
denied them the freedom of speech and press
Lei
ments.
They recommended that a convention be called
forthwith to organize State Government, and
the United States Government be requested TO
keep sufficient military force to keep order and
protect persons ana property.