Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-12


AT ? o'clock yesterday upwards Of hfty mem
bers OF Con~ress of all parties and sections met
in the Hall of the House.
The object of the meeting was stated by Mr.
Mallory or Kentucky Who wrote the call. Ii
was he said 10 unite the conservative men TO put
down Abolition and secession, and save the
country There was danger that the Abolition.
ists would carry their destructive measures. The
conservative men must unite II they would defeat
them.
Mr.. Sheffield of Rhode Island moved that Mr.
Crittenden be elected Chairman
Mr. Crittenden made patriotic speech
Mr.. Cravens Of Indiana. moved that Mr.. Cox
of Ohio, be elected Secretary.
Richardson and others disclaimed any inten-
ton Of making this party movement.
Mr. Menzies thought this would result in .
party move. which Mr.. Cravens and others dis
claimed. There great harmony and earnest
ness of feeling manifested in this movement
The Senators of Missouri, Delaware, and Ken
lucky were present. and nearly all the Democrats
in Congress. All the border Congressman and
several Republican members of the conservative
kind were also in attendance.
The following has been issued from the Navy
Department:
NAVY DEPARTMENT. WAsHISGroSl
May 10, 1862.
SR:-Capt Bailey, your second in command
has brought TO the Departments the official dis
patches from your squadron, with the trophe:
forwarded to the National Capital.
Our navy fruitful with victories, presents nc
more signal achievement than this, nor is there
any exploit surprising il recorded in the ANIMAL:
OF naval warfare. In passing and eventual,
overco ming Forts jackson and St Phillip, the
batteries above aud below New Orleans. destroy
ing the barriers of chains, steam rams, fire rats
iron-clad vessels, and other distractions. captur
ing from the rebel forces the great Southern
metropolis, and obtaining possession and contro
of the Lower Mississippi. yourself, your officers
and our brave sailors and marines, whose courag,
and daring bear historic renown, nave won a ma
tons gratitude and applause.
| congratulate you and your command on YOU
great success in having contributed so largel,
towards destroying the unity of the rebellion
and in restoring again 10 the protection OF thu
national Government and the national flag Oh,
important city of the Mississippi Vale, and 81
large portion of its dependencies. Your exam
pie and its successful results, though ATTENDED
with some sacrifice of life and loss of ships, in
culcftes the fact that the first duty of com
mander in war is to take great risks for the &C
complishment of great ends.
One and all, officers and men, comprising you
command, deserve well of their country. i am
respectfully, your obeiient servant,
GIDEON WELLEs.
To Flag Officer D. G. Farragut. Commanding
Western Gulf Blocking Squadron, New Or
leans.
The following officers are ordered to report Il
Captain Dernin, commanding at the Baltimor
Station, tor duty on the gunboat Paul Jones
Lieut.. Z. p. Williams; Acting Masters Z. G
Loring, W W Messer, j. hn b. Ormond: Lieut.
W. b. Harrison has been detached from the com
mand of the Cayuga. TO report to Flag Office
Goldsborough the Doth for the command o
the gunboat Nebraska. Lieut. Abner Reed ha
been detached from the command of the New
London to report to Flag Officer Farragut 70
the command of the Cayuga. X Frank Cook
OF Philadelphia, has been promoted 10 Actin!
Master Acting Masters Mate VIM. l.. Bah
book. of Westfieid, has been appointed Actin,
Master to report TO Flag Officer Farragut Lieut.
Edward Bassett has been ordered to the Unite
States steamer Connecticut.
Special dispatches state that the Galena ha
sunk the rebel steamer Yorktown and capture
the jamestown in the James river.