Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-13
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The machinists and backsmiths of Detroit in
sist upon an advance of Is per cent upon their
wages from and alter the lst of January
McFigg wants to know if IL was the want Of
pontoons that kept Haleck ninety days in front
of Corinth waiting for the rebels TO evacuate
Strong brown paper is now manufactured at
the Salisbury paper mills, in Orange county,
New York. from seat tails, the product of the
wild flag growing in the low grounds all over the
North.
A NEW GUxBoAr Miles Greenwood is now
building gHnboat above the Miami Depot, at
Cincinnati, to cost 81 30 900 which il OF the same
size. model and construction the iron clad
Passaic.
An ARMY OF DEsERIERs-The Harrisburg
Union saws that the number of drafted men who
failed 20 report for duty ut the various camps il
Pennsylvania, with those who have deserted, Is
estimated at eight or ten thousand.
INDICTMENTS FOR TREAsoN.-The Grand Jury
of the United States Circuit Court, which was in
session in Cincinnati last week. returned forty
five indictments for treason and high msdemean
Under An order of the Court the names are
withheld for the present.
GEN. Wool PROSECUTED The Washington
correspondent of the New York Express says;
Three of the Union citizens of Baltimore have
made legal complaints against Gen. Wool, and
laid their damages at 10000. for false arrests.
imprisonment. &c. IL remains TO be seen how
Gen Wool will treat this new form of opposi
ton"
The INDIANA BRIGADE IN BURNsIDEs Army
Mr. Dennis. Military State Agent of Indiana
came up to Washington on Monday night from
Gen. Burnsides army. He brought up from the
18th Indiana regiment several thousand dollars
Tor transmission To the families of the soldiers
The regiment is reduced TO about three hundred
effective men. Gen. Meredith is in command OF
the Indiana brigade, which is in good condition
and spirits.
TIE SIZE OF OUR ARMY.-Secretary Stanton
in his annual report, makes the statement that
there are now ten military departments; and the
armies operating in these departments, according
to official returns, constitute fnrce Of sever
hundred and seventy five thousand three hundred
and thirty-six men; that since the date of the re
turns, this number has been increased 10 ovel
eight hundred thousand, and when the quotas are
filled up, will amount to over one million OF men
Some idea of the magnitude of the Banks ex
petition may be formed from the large ambu
lance corps attached TO it. It consists of one
hundred and fifty ambulances. thirty six medca
wagons, and from eight hundred To one thousan,
men, with the necessary officers IL has been thu
practice for the mep 10 leave their ranks To assiS
the wounded to s...resr In future this will b,
strictly forbidden. The ambulance corps will b,
on the field, and in constant attendance. to re
move the wounded and insure them immediat,
surgical aid.
The following question Major General Halecl
won answer:
If before Corinth you laid ninety days.
Pleasing the foe with mastery delays,
Failing al last To beat 'em;
How long should you have given Little Mac"
To make all ready for a grand ack,
From the day he won "Antie tamf'
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