Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-31
THE REBELS CONE SOUTH.
HAllscg OCCUPIES TIER WORKS.
w SHINGTON NEWS
CONGR - SION AL.
From Warrington.

WAsHINGToS May 29-The following i re-
ceived 10 night from the Illness correspondent
at Harper's Ferry:
In yesterdays reconnaissance at Charlestown,
Capt. Van Kelber, company g, West Maryland
cavalry, who was scouting with one of his men
beyond Charlestown in the woods, were captured
by the rebels.
A rebel soldier was brought in prisoner TO day.
He says he deserted, is a native of Ireland aud
had lived in Cincinnati. He went to New Or
leans before the broke out To find work and
was pressed into the service. He says the rations
of his regiment were one pound of -four and half
a pound of fresh beef, and he called this starving
The rebel forces at all points in this region he
guessed. from what he had seen and heard, was
from % 900 TO 0,0OO.
The advance of the rebel forces in front of our
battle line here made the experiment of firing at
Us for an hour and half or SO. Their shells
fell short We continued firing for half an hour
afterwards.
Every member of the Cabinet, and il is be-
lieved every friend of the Government here. de
pore the hasty censure visited upon the War De
partment by some of the loyal papers in the
country 1t has already been stated that Mr.
Wilson, in the Senate, stated, upon the highest
authority. that the disposition of forces upon
which ceusure passed was approved by the
President and by the whole Administration. DC
casonal failures and reverses must happen, but
Mr. Stant n is not more responsible for these
than he is entitled to the public gratitude for sue
cesses by our arms.
The Navy Department has received informa
ton that Acting Master a W. Emerson deserted
from the GalenL on the 18th inst.
The Minnesota started for Norfolk this morn
ing, but got aground off Sewall's Point
All the rebel Notifications on Elizabeth river
and the navy yard have been taken possession of
by the navy The former are to be destroyed
The blowing up of the works on SewalPs
Point began to-day.
Upwards of 500 rebel prisoners have arrived
at headquarters from the scene of the late bril-
liant victory at Hanover c.. H. They left this
morning for Fort Monroe. More coming.
A dispatch to the Times says:
The return to Fort Monroe of Col. Hanson
and the report that Gen. Huger declined to effect
the exchange has created considerable surprise
here Letter from Gen. Wool explain the maj
ter by giving the reply of Gen. Huger, which is
that 10 more exchanges will be made I'LL the pri-
vateersmen in our possession are delivered up.
IL will be remembered that the rebels held Coils.
COrcoran, Wilcox and Others as hostages to be
treated as the privateersmen were, but il was not
supposed that they were to be exchanged only
| for those. Nice however, as is the requirement
of the rebels it will probably be speedily granted.
The privateersmen already at Fort Monroe,
and Mr.. Ode goes thither TO morrow TO see that
they are promptly sent to Gen. Huger, hoping to
return in few days bringing Coils. Corcoran
and Wilcox and Union prisoners to the number
of the privates with him.
WASHINGTON, May 30-A telegraphc dispatch
has just been received at the War Department
from an unofficial source stating that the rebels
left Corinth last night, and that General Nelson
occupied their entertainments at 8 o'clock this
morning
The following has just been received at the
War Department, dated Headquarters Depart
ment of the Mississippi, Camp on the Corinth
road, May y:
To Hon. E. NJ. Stanton, Secretary of War:
Three strong recOnnoiterEg columns advanced
this morning on the right. center and left to feel
the enemy and unmask the batteries. The enc
my holly contested the ground at each point but
were driven back with considerable loss. The
column on the left encountered the strongest op-
| position.
! Our loss is %, killed and wounded. The enc
my left 80 dead on the field. Our losses at other
points are not yet ascertained. Some five or six
| officers and a number of privates we're captured
| The fighting will probably be renewed to-mor-
row at day break
The whole country is so thickly wooded thai
we are compelled to feel our way.
H. ". HALLEcK,
Major General Commanding.
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