Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-04


to the Indiana prisoners at Richmond. Virginia,
Columbia. South Cayolna. and Tuscaloosa. AL
ALBANIA.
"A number of Indian chiefs are at Fort
Leavenworth. in consultation with Generals
Hunter. Lane aud tie Commissioner of Indian
Affairs. with a view to entering their warriors in
the service.
DIR. Manford, Assistant Surgeon of the 18th
Indiana, has been promoted to the position of
Surgeon. in place OF Hit. resigned
We notice from the hast issue of the Frank
fort (keDtncky) Commonwealth that Orlando
Brown, who edited that sheet some thirty years
ago, has again assumed the editorial conduct of
that paper. He is of the ablcst political and
literary writers in Kentucky. Read the follow
ing which he says must be done to secure peace
to the country:
This war, like all wars, must have an end and
the selection has to be made betw cen the Govern
ment Of our Fathers or a Monarchy even worse
than that from which our Fathers emsncipated
themselves. IL would be infidelity 10 liberty TO
doubt how the people will choose. Before
this final adjus ment takes place, two reyolu-
tons in the opinions of men will occur The
Abolitionist OF the North will have TO be put
aside, and the Fire-eater of the South will have
to allure his heresy. These twin allies and con
spralors against the welfare of The people will
have TO give way before the majestic march of
the CONSERVATIVE PRINCIPLE which, while IL re-
stores, will resenerate; and T. PIuriLus UJsua
will again be the motto OF America-the stars
and stripes, like the blazonry of the empyrean.
will float again over the and over the land "a
terror to evil doers and a praise TO them that do
we'll"
-Colone, WilIch's Indiana regiment has in
closed the crown of the knoll within whose earth
lie its brave companions. killed at the battle of
Munfordsvile, with pailing fence. A large
stone tablet has been laid in the center of the
spot, upon which is Inscribed in German, the
names and ages of the dead. and the manner in
which they were killed. The National emblems
surmount the inscriptions.
= Capt Ball, of the 6lst Indiana, (Col. Null
len.) returned to the city last week from the
Eastern part of the State, whittier he went on
the recruiting service. He informs us that his
success was excellent Capt Ball leaves during
this week for Northers Indiana, on like Grand
Major Prosser, commandant of the recruiting of
fee OF the regiment at this point, is always on
= John NJ. Cheney, of the railroad regiment
died very suddenly on Sunday last. at Littes
Hotel. He had been out to Camp Morton in
the morning, and returning, died we have
said. DIR. Kitchen, one of the camp surgeons,
who had been attending him for some time. pro-
nounced his death caused by disease of the heart.
The coroner held an inquest. and returned a YER
dict in accordance with the above facts.
--Leuteant Colonel Wilder of the 18th Ind-
ana has arrived at home on a short leave of alb
sence.
Captain Allison of the 18th. has resigned
and is lot at home on the recruiting service as
We yesterday stated
= Stephen f. bartholomew has been commits
stoned BY The Governor, Second Lieutenant in
Company q. Both Indiana regiment, vice DR.. Brit
tingham, resigned.
First Lieutenant Robert s Kane, late of the
9TH lndiaoa has been promoted to Captaincy
in the Glst. the 81 IFish) Colonel Mullen Cap
tain Kane has had experience in the service, is a
whole souled patriot. and an accomplished officer
who win acquit himself gloriously and contribute
We extract the following paragraphs from
the Lafayette Courier of the LIST inst:
MAJoR MILRor of the gallant 9th. arrived in
the city this morning route for Delphi. HIS
regiment lefs Cheat Mountain three weeks since,
under orders for Kentucky, but was stopped at
Grafton 10 await the issue of the impending hattie
near Romney. Major NJ. after brief visit to
his family. and the transaction of some important
business for the 9Th at Indianapolis will reioin
hIs regiment. The geslegal health OF the reei-
ment Is good. but they have had "A malignant torn
ct measles, known "a the black or cOngestive
measles. usually fatal. There have been eight
OF ten deaths from this disease since the regi-
ment reached Gratton-fve of which are in Com
Pany +. Captain Carter of Laporte county Since
the regiment left Indiana there have been forty
four deaths from sickness. and twenty men have
been host in battle
= LETTER FROM THE TKSru-W :. Brown,
IN second letter 10 hs parents in this CITY since
the battle. sends home some interesting relics OF
the fight, and correc's an error int which Gen.
Thomas was betraye in his official report " here
in he gives all the credit ct the bavonet charge
20 the 9Th Ohio, when. in fact the gallant 10Th
lei the charge and with fixed bavouets advanced
upon the enemy, who confronted them ia tour
rank fle. To show how little Gen. rhoma:
knew about the hight. he reports officially tina
ia rebels bad been buried, when in fact NJ les,
than $50 had been planted on the fed Brown
saws that Manson really the commander. a
Thomas did nothing without first asking ms ad
vice
- IL i estimated that the rebels have waste
over sso.000 worth Of ammunition from thei
batteries on the lower Potomac withou. doing on
cents lamage to the Federal vessels Of VAR o
transports.
- The most dreadfglly savage contriyanc'
upon the Western gunboats. now ready for cper
atoms on the Mississippi Is that to prevent board
ing Each boat Is supplied with number o
large hose pipe for throwing hot water from tn
boiler. with force Of two hundred pounds pres
sue "a the s.iuars inch Any human being VIII,
VII encounter thu terrible stream Of hot waite
vii he boiled in an instant;
= Lieutenant Colonel Carter Galley is nov il
command Of the 37th regiment OF the min,
hundred and thirty sin men m his regiment. onl,
tive hundred aud sixty three able tor duty.
~ be remembered thar Hazard. the Colonel o