Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-21

Military Items.
"A correspondent OF the st. Louis Democrat
of Wednesday. writing from OF board the steam
er Judge Terrence. near Island No. 10, giving
description Of saturdays. Sundays and Mon
days operation. concludes follows:
The firing so far has been rather Ineffective.
and We shall have to move within the enemv's
range before 10 him any serious damage
Com Foote finds himself placed in very different
circumstances from those which attended his at
taeks upon Forts Henry and Doneson. Our
gunboats evidently made for fighting up
stream. And how shall proceed to attack
them, contending must, against a very
rapid current. aud all boats heavy and un-
wie'dy in n. is no doubt puzzling question to
our flag officer. The responsibility resting upon
him i great. and he must Go what lie can with
unusual caution and clelrness of Judgment The
enemy are most formidsbly posted. and. made
desperate by their misiortunes at New Madrid
viii make a most bloody and determined resist
ance- Let the country be pates.t and be trustful
in our Commodore. The mortar practice to day
has been lively, but. at the present long range.
very uncertain. Ii may take days to put the fleet
in the most effective position
Heavy firing was heard for two or three hours
this morning in the direction of New Madrid 1t
is supposed the enemy are trying to run General
Popc's blockade.
In connection with the above we copy the fol-
lowing from late number Of the Memphis Ap-
peal:
IL does not become us to write all that comes
to our knowledge in relation To the number and
position of our forces on the river above. But
we can advise our people not to be lulled into
false security by injudicious and ignorant state
ments OF either men or newspapers. We were
shown on yesterday private letter from an intel
ligent army officer. giving an idea of the stu
alton, which shows that We are not so well pre-
pared as We should be. He writes that they need
large force to man our artillery, heavy and
light. Captain Bankbead's splendid company
alone can accommodate fifty fresh recruits, who
should report themselves Immediately. The
heavy guns. too. require an additional force, and
officers are in the city authorized to give as
much one hundred dollars bounty for them
soon as they are sworn into service. Has the
time come, we ask, when men shall be called for
in vain to defend their liberties and their prop
erty? The fate of Memphis and the Mississippi
Valley depends power to hold our position
above. Ii the fearful tale Of disaster is ever
told, it must not be said that it was for want OF
men. Let patriots rush forth. therefore, and fill
up the vacant ranks. before il becomes too late
Our telegraph columns this morning contain
news OF unusual importance. Colonel Wood, we
presume il is Lieutenant Colonel Wood, of the
lct lHuiaut pufSutu bVuN VI ftDttS
from Texas county. Missouri, TO Fulton county !;
Arkansas. where he overlook them. and. although
they largely outnumbered his force, he boldly ut
tackled them and put them To flight killing 100
and taking great many prisoners. This result
we SUPPOSE Is 10 be attributable, in large degree,
to the small steel cannon with which that regi-
ment has been furnished. and which appear to
have been used with decided success .-Eransrilie
Journal.
Gen Beauregard has issued the following
general order:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY or THE MIssIssuPPT.l
jackson. Tenn, March ), 1862.
SOLDIERS / assume this day the command of
the army of the Mississippi. for the defense of
homesteads and liberties. and to resist the
subjugaton spoliaiion and dishonor of our people.
Our mothers and wives. our sisters and children,
expect to do our duty. even to the sacrifice of
our lives.
Our losses. since the commencement of this
war; in killed. wounded and prisoners are now
about the same rs those of the enemy.
He must be made To atone Tor those reverSes
we have lately experienced. Those reyerse>, Tar
from disheartening. must Us 10 new deeds OF
valor and patriotism. and should inspire with
an unconquerable determination to drive back
our invaders.
Should any one in this army he unequal TO the
task before u. let him transfer his arms and
equipments 10 Drawer, frmer hands. and
return To his home.
Our cause is as just and sacred as ever an,na-
tel men to take uaarms: and il we are true to il
and To ourselves with the continued protection OF
the Almighty must and shall triumph.
G.. L. BEAvRKGARp.
General Commanding.
Commenting on this the Appeal says:
The exact limits of his department. which is
distinct. il appears from Gen. Sidney Johnston
J. not known Ia W
Gems Polk and Bragg will be connected with
him IN command OF the army. the former making
his headquarters at Humboldt. and the latter
probably at Memphis.
As affairs nos progress may we'll expect
that Gen. Beauresard will very soon perfect tho
organization and discipline of his army. and in
crease its numbers TO such an extent, that il vii
compare favorably ia efficiency 10 the army al
the Potomac.
-MAxxAsss.-A correspondent of the Cincin
matt ComHssrcia! save: The facts of the evacua
ton are substantially as stated before IN a pre-
vious letter The desertOu was known To IN
President on Sunday. but no accommodating par
" out till Monday. when the whole ar
my w. put in motion. ! understand that Gen
ersils Mcclellan and Mcdowell with an escort o
the 1t and - >qua,.rons of Harris cavalry. weT'
the hrst Generals within tie rebel lines after tn
New Jersey ii had taken possession. The 9th
cers OF the eavalr> being Western men mention
them VIZ: Chief OF the first squadron. Captain
John +. Nayior, Lafayette. Indiana: Junior Cap
tam Ben C. Berry. Cincinnati: Lieutenats II. Ii
Mason Charlottesville. Indiana Fred Poughkeep
sic. Richmond. Va. ). L. Burroughs and C. u
Carlton. Lafayette. Indiana. Second squadron
commanded d. Captain Cook. Major Davis com
nIanding the battalion. These squadrons sron
the vanguard Of tie army of the Potomac. Colo
mel Sol Meredth's 18th Indiana having the RICH
OF the infantry column.
Pa RIpeK.-Sigel arriving on the field afte
the first days fight. and hearing from Geners
Curtis what had transpired. remarked. with star,
ling emphasis. Mine friend mine friend civ