Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-02


Honor Conferred.
The Atlanta Confederoey states that while
Beauregard was falling back from Corinth, Col.
Hills 55th Tennessee regiment was in the rear
that three regiments of the enemy came up and
attacked ;he gallant 55th, whose Colonel and
men fought this heavy odds with courage, despe-
ration and terrible effect, seldom equalled and
never excelled by any; that the enemy, whose
onset furious, soon began to wayer; they
fell back, then retreated rapidly, and, pursued by
the intrepid 55th, were put to dsgraceful tout
and scatteratiOn.
The conduct of Col Hill and his brave men
was so meritorious, and so mech pleased Gen
Beauregard. that he conferred upon him, for him
self and his men, the first badge of honor that
has yet been aw ,rded by the General for merito
rious and distinguished services.-Grenada Ap-
peal, 18th
The New Orleans correspondence of seces-
sionist journal in Mississipp gives the Confed-
crate view OF matters in that city:
ALLEGED rIMiDI1Y OF GEN BUTLER.
He visits the Custom House once a day under
a guard of one hundred men, At present he has
increased his army around the st. Charles to one
thousand men. Occasionally he takes pleas
ure trip to Dan. Hitchcock's hotel at the Lake,
out on the magnificent shell road. He is so bad
y scared at the results recently taken place in
the city that he will not permit Com. Farra gut to
leave even with his feet of seven vessels, who is
extremely anxious TO visit Red river and other
important points the way while the river is
high; and strong communication has recently
passed between them on the subject General
Butler demanded Com Farragut to remain, be
cause the navy took the city aud his services were
required there Com. Farragut replied that the
army was in possession OF the city and should
hold it, He did not think his services were re-
quired, and that he should be permitted to pro-
coed up the river on other duty. We would like
to see them pitch into each other, If Com. Far
ragut will 20 up the river, we doubt ii Butler will
hold the city iorty-eight hours, judging from the
present state of things.
HINTS OF AN UPRISING.
The Confederate regiment which disbanded
have their arms slowed away securely, and about
three thousand of our best Louisiana boys have
returned to the city and Joined the getting up,
which will give us eight thousand men to do
what don't think ought TO tell you at present.
Gen. Butler has recently stationed at Dan Hitch
cocks hotel five hundred men, to protect him at
that place, while he enjoys other peoples luxu-
ries On last Tuesday two United States army
officers and one United States navy officer hired
a carriage and visited this hotel; the driver was
a boy about eighteen years OF age. and, faithful
Of his on the carriage box. The carriage re-
turned to the city between twelve and one o'clock
at night, but nothing has been heard of the Off
GERS since.
MORTALITY OF SOLDIERS.
At present the sickness among Gen. Buffers
troops is very bad The hux, typhoid fever, aud
small pOx is doing good work among them.
Nineteen of his men deserted within the last two
weeks; and as deSertiOn has commenced, We ex-
pect to hear of more 1t is impossible for them
to stand the heat. A United States surgeon re-
ports that from six 10 ten die daily from sun
stroke.
NORTHERN CONTRIBUTIONS TO STARVING SOUTH
ERNERs.
The iDpeai comments on the liberal subscrip-
tons made in Northern cities tor the relief of the
starving in Mississippi:
1T betrays singular instance of sympathy
and hypocrisy, combined with theft and robbery.
The contributions elected from the St Louis peO-
pie are no doubt asked for and made as "A resti
tuition for the robberes committed upon defense
less inhabitants by Lincon's army Their pro-
pensty for chicken and hog stealing is well
known in every section of the country through
which they have passed, and even now, if We are
correctly informed the army about Grand June
ton and Lagrange, Tennessee, is engaged in
burning and laying waste the ripened wheat in
the shock in that section OF country. 1t is their
policy to devastate and impoverish the country,
bring the people to want and restitution, and
then, 10y way OF sympathy and magnanImity, the
starving population Is supplied from the overflow
Ing surplus of the North. Such conduct is in
deed, most generous and humane.
This policy of theft and plunder, ana the de
struction of the growing crops, transcends in enor
nifty the most barbarous practices of the savage.
In all civilized countries. in all ages, there have
always been many things held sacred and exempt
from the ravaees OF the soldiers Among these
are agricultural implements, fruit trees, and
growing crops but it has remained for the puri-
tanica hypocrtes OF the North TO teach the world
a new lesson in war rs well as in religion and
morals.
WHAT A PRIZE WE MISSED.
From the Petersburg Express, June "a
We understand from gentleman who has re
Gently been highly respectable citizen of New
Kent County. that our trOOn- under General Stu.