Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-09
Night Dispatches.


FROM Washington.
WASHINGTON, Nav e.-Aessrs. Richardson,
Knapp and Robinson Of Illinois, Law and Voor
hees OF Indiana, Allen, White, Noble, Pendle,on,
Morris, Vallandigham of ONO, johnson and An
coma of Pennsylvania, and Shields of Oregon,
have issued address 70 the Democracy of the
United States setting forth party organization as
positive good and essential TO the preservation of
public liberty. This they say IS now vital ne
cessty, and they invite all men, without distinc-
ton OF State, section or party, who are TOR the
Constitution as il is and the Union AS il was, 10
unite with them in the great work OF preserving
both upon terms Of perfect equality. This they
agree Is the great issue
The following are the names of some of the
killed and wounded in Sickles's brigage: Killed:
Capt BENEFIT Capt Willard and Lieut.. Bailey
Wounded: Capt, Greenleaf. Lieut. Hartney Lieut.
Marcus, Sergeant Major Clark, Sergean. Pack
ard, Capt Johnson. Capt. Waterman-all seri
ously Assistant Adjutant General Hart was
struck by four balls. Col. Dwight was wounded
and taken prisoner. Major Holt was seriously
wounded while leading on his men. The body
of Capt. Willard nfed of his watch and
money by the enemy as were many OF our dead.
The Navy Department received dispatches
from Com. Dupont to-day. dated Port Royal, Sd
inst. giving interesting particulars OF an exped-
ton on the 2sth April. with the Hale. TO capture
a battery on Grumhall's plantation,n near the june
ton of Dawho. Pawpaw. and South Edlsto riv
ers 1t appears that the enemy opened on the
Hale when within 500 yards. ard continued
their fire as she wound her way to engage them
At close quarters, but when the Hale reached the
east bend, and was making straight course for
the battery, the rebels fled in haste
Lieut.. ellis landed with party of men TO de-
stroy it, The work was about $50 yards from the
river bank mounted two long, fine twenty
four FOUNDERS on excellent field carriages. 80
rapid was the flight of the rebels that one gun
was left loaded and primed.
The Hale returned to her anchorage without
having man injured.
Another report details the proceedings at Bulls
Bay.
Lieut. Michels crossed the bar with the Onward
on the 9TH ult, and anchored within 500 yards
of the light house on Bulls Island, and opened Il
fire on a small work about fifty yards to the
south of the light house. Shortly after he land
ed in his boats covered by the guns of the On
ward. and the rebels fired upon the party but not
awaiting an attack fled from the island TO the
main land.
The Onward has now complete command of
the channel, so that no vessels can 90 either in
or out.
On the 81 inst Lieutenant Commanding
Nicholson of the Isaac Smith. then stationed at
st. Augustine, having heard that a schooner had
come in over the Matanzas bar some eighteen
miles to the southwark, dispatched three armed
boats together with "A detachment OF thirty II e
men from Colonel Bells command, to capture
her. which was done and the schooner brought
up to St. Augustine
The vessel was called the Empire City. She
had a register and cleared from Nassau, n. T.,
for ST. Johns, N F. Her cargo, consisted of
provisions, dry goods, medicines, DC.
In consideration OF the fact that the citizens of
StAugustiue were without the necessaiies OF life
and with no means OF getting them, Lieut.. n ich-
olson sold the cargo, or a portion OF 1t, by auc-
ton
The gunboat Kerhawa, on the 9th ult., of
Mobile, captured the X. G. Fields while attempt
ing to run the blockade. She was loaded with
cotton and sent To hey West.
Information has been received here that a
cavalry reconnaissance was recently made to
Culpepper Court House-seven prisoners were
captured they were endeavoring TO escape.
They have been sent to Washington. Our troops
were favoraby received by the people and only
temporarily occupied the town.
Minister Adams has presented claim to the
British Government for the restoration of the
ship Emily st. Pierre, the captain of which rose
on the prize crew and sent her TO Liverpool after
her capture by the United States feet for vic
ation of the blockade.
An order from the War Department says upon
acquisitions made by commanders of armies in
the field, an authority will be given by the De
partment to the Governors of the respective
States to recruit regiments now in the service.
Dispatches giving the details of the operation:
of the fleet at New Orleans have been received
but they contain points.
A special to the New York Times, dated
Headquarters Mountain Depot, near Parisburg
May g." says:
A dispatch from Fayetteville, announcing that
the advance of Gen. Cox, composed of part Of
tue 33d Ohio under Major Cowley, occupied Gle:
G. Ii. and Darrows, cd New river, Yesterday
The rebels ran, and did not burn the place, al
intended
Abundant commisrary stores, Leutenan
Colonel, Major and twenty prvates were cap
tured. The citizens remained, and seemed loyal
The defeat OF the rebels at Camp Creek wa
more important than at first supposed Genera
Milroy is now fighting, and General Scbenck al
vancing.
The particulars of these movements for
hidden