Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-03

wssHrscroS, Jan. 81 The TYl5Hse's special
says.
Jesse d. Bright will be expelled from the Sen
ate. but probably not all Tuesday, there
will be long executive session on Monday.
The Commissioners. now engaged at 81. Louis.
in examining the acts OF tie estern Depart
ment. have written here foe authority % require
Gen McKinstry to render his accounts, without
which they profess themselves unable TO proceed
with the inquiry.
. The postal receipts Cor letters carried during
the last quarter Of 1851 are bat little less than
during the same period last year, when the mails
wens all over the Cnion.
The cost OF transportation is about - ,Ooe ,euo
less
A new Development IN the Morgan. purchase
of vessels Tor the Government has just been
made. 90 M fas
IL appears that before the Savannah steamers
were sold. the owners agreed to give certain
broker per cest if be would sell the property 90
the Government
The broker now sues the owners for his ? per
cent. the owner contests the claim, insists be is
not bound 10 pay. aud declares lIe can prove that
plan formed by some parties to fleece the
Government in the purchase of thee ships. 10y
making , per cent, an cxorbtant price.
HE matter will toe expssed IN Court.
The Timcs's special says:
persons abroad, confirm the impressions that the
Governments of France, England and Spain
mediate early recognition of the Independence
OF the Confederate States.
This recognition, it viii be pretended. is made
in the cause of humanity
Itis now confidently asserted that there are
not ten Republican members of the House who
are prepared 90 advocate the immediate and IN
conditional emancipation of slaves All hope OF
I -. II IT,
is abandoned he Administration programme
OF preserving the Union and Consultation and
enforcing the laws. il said he omnpotent in the
House.
The Huald's dispatch says:
A telesraphc Dispatch received here to-day
from New York announces that the banks Of that
city have appointed a committee To the City
Bank, which Is broken.
The President has submitted 10 Congress the
correspondence in reference TO the Spanish bark
/ seized by United States cruiser and brought ii
a. prize
Moses TAYLOR, who was approved by the Gov
ernment anal acce pied 10y the Spanish Minister
a referee, has awarded s. VI damage,
To be paid BY the Government TO the master OF the
| bark
A deserter from the lst North Carolina regi
ment who gives ms name a. " = Rmmet, con
| firms the statement OF previous deserters az to
/ the condition OF tie rebel troops and entrench
ments about Manassas.
! The term of enlistment of over ~ 600 men
he alleges, expires az the end of tins month
I OF this number not one-tenth will enlist and II
attempt at coercion is made, he prophecies des
perate and bloody resistance.
The President, Secretary of War, and H@tuar
termaster General have been in consultation with
: parties from the West, to day, in regard TO th,
frauds in the Quartermaster's Department N
! Cairo. "a.
Frauds in the way of contracts are said 10 ex.
/ ist which will be inv estigsted TO the fullest
/ tent. It ..t tIff = ~afs
The Investigating Committee find that various
! parties ia Philadelphia, Claim from the Govern
! ment. for army supplies of different Kinds. Owe
Sl6,000000.
/ Specimens of some of the goods, for the pa v
ment of which part of this enormous sum i
demanded were brought here by the Commute,
and is positive evidence that the Government ha
! been defrauded.
! MessrS. Covode and Odell reported the result
of their investigation TO the Secretary of War 10
day.
4 The Richmond Dispatch admits that the aggre
gate force of the rebels now in the field is bu
250,0 900