Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-15
Noon Reports.
MOVEMENTS OF THE ARMY.
The Rebels .uassins Troops al
GOrd0nsriIle.
A Victory in Western Virginia.
ARREST OF MEMBERS o r
M'cLELLAN'S STAFF.
The War in North Carolina.
From Wa>hinxton.

WASHINGTON. November 1.-THE Trbune's
special correspondent with BurusldeS army tele-
graphs that ON Wednesday front fifteen
miles beyond the Rappahannock south of War
renton.
The rebels. reported to be Stonewall Jackson's
corps are ia strong orce near our advance.
Lynehburg paper says that the number Of
desertious daily from the rebel army j. startling
and that they often the best class of soldiers
Ii adds that the Confederate Government is fully
alive to the magnitude OF the evils and is en-
forcing the death penalty in the case OF every de-
serter.
A special to the Tribune dated Salem. near the
Rappahannock. Nov. l3, SAYS:
A negro came into our lines at Rapplhannock
Station and reports that outposts of the
enemy Is IN a ra'ine opposite the bridge The
force consists of seven companies of infantry and
some cavalry.
AT Brandy Station. five miles further south,
is a large force from Lpngstreets army.
This country has been 80 completely desolateG
by the war that starvation threatens the inhabi-
tants.
Two designations in consequence of a change
OF commanders have beer reported TO General
Doubleday from his division. They we're Ell
dorsed with the recommendation that the appli
cants he dishOhorably dismissed rom the service
The Washington Star, of this afternoon, has
the following:
We have information from the front represent
ing that Considerable portion ol Jacksons force
Is making it, way over the \ Northwestern Virginia
turnpike toward Cumberland. Nd.
While inclined TO doubt the accuracy of this
news, tar at least TO the extent of the rebel
force marching in that direction Ii il Is true,
Jackson designs seeking to divert as large
Union force a. he can from the serious work nov
before Burnside. The is an old one OF his.
which will hardly win this time.
IL.
now bcndiug every nerve 10 strengthen their ar
my between the Rappahannock aud the Rap
dan.
FlOyd's entire force has been recalled from
Western Virginia, and il not already at Cor
louisville, will have all been gathered there in a
lew days
Braggs movements, too, have been my sterous
for more than "A week past. and rebel citizens of
Virginia sincerely believe he is rapidly moving up
10y rail to join Lees army.
But for the recent stay OF the advance of our
Arm, oil the Potomac all these rebel efforts to
strengthen these forces 10 meet tie shock oi bat.
tie soon To come off would have been foied, and
ali engagement by to-day would have been had
the victory won, and the throat OF Richmond
placed Ia Nee .elans grasp
The Illness special says:
The French Government has demanded full
and immediate indemnity for all injuries inflicted
upon French citizens by General Butler The
immense armament nearly ready at Mirsalles
being pointed To as the commentary the diplo-
matte request. Our State Department therefore
ia announcing that there will be no difficulties
leading u IA rupture OF relations, ely informs
the French Munster IN advance that IL L. ready
10 back down ~ any extent from Gen Butler :
acts and that no defense OF that officers conduct
aud no adequate examination OF the French com
plants will be made a bar ia this further effort
To conclllate
The Spanish Minister has addressed TO our
Government demand for apology for the
burning up OF IA vessel in Spanish waters by one
oil the ships oi Faragut's fleet
A number OF squatters having recently made
application to tue General Land Office 10 be a.
lowed pre- empuon rights oil settlement on Rock
Island, la the Mississippi river. the Secretar, ol
the Inferior referred to the Attorney General the
question whether the Island Was part OF the
public aIus subject to the pre- emptom laws.
The Attorney General has responded in IN elab
crate opinion Ia which he holds that Rock Island
having been reserved by the Executive Tor mill
tary purposes. under the authority of the act OF
loO9. is hot subject to pre- emptinn sale under
the general land laws OF the United States, and
that the alleged REIMBURSEMENT ot the reservation
by the War Department in 1915 was without au
thOrity and therefore did operate TO restore
the Island 10 the mass OF the public lands
the power 20 rellnquiSh military reservation
belonging not 10 the Executive but to Congress
Besides the Importance in asserting the rights
OF the Government TO an island 80 valuable iol
military purposes, this opinion contains an inter
estng discussion OF the limitations OF Executive
power II will soon be published entire
The Herald dispatch intmates that Gen. But
ler's removal is probable.