Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-08

Noon Reports.
WASHINGTON NE w 8.
MOVEMENTS OF THE REBELS.
a REBEL RAID INTO OHIO.
A Battle at Stevenson, Alabama.
Noon Reports.
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WAsHIsGrox, September 5.-The CITY main
tains its usual quiet To news from the front.
Everything IN the military line is working well
and a feeling of security every where prevails
A report prevailed this morning Of battle last
night or yesterday afternoon, at or near Pooles-
vile, but nothing can be ascertained to confirm il.
Hon. James Edgar is now here demonstrating
against the removal Of the buildings of the Nv
gea Hotel, at Old Point, as recommended
General Burnsde's troops are bv this time in
proper position. Some of them were not long
ago seen in this vicinity.
Yesterday after ncon the rebels fired about
twenty shots from Balls Bluff. upon little canal
steamer, the Flying Cloud. which plies between
Georgetown and Harper's Ferry; nobody hurt
The steamer has returned to Georgetown.
The Treasury Department issues very little
more Of the new currency than enough to fill the
place of the old demand notes so fast as il retres
them-probably not more than ten million dollars
within the last three months over and above the
amount retired.
Garrett Davis, United STATES Senator from Ken
lucky. and Mr. Maynard. from Tennessee. are
here to confer with the Executive as to the steps
that must be taken to rid Kentucky of rebels
Thursday evening the rebels appeared i'm force
at Falls Church and drove in our pickets using
artillery. wagon train fell into their hands,
but they did not succeed in getting it away, as
our troops rallied and rescued it.
This morning the rebels fell back to Falls
Church. and then shortly afterward evacuated it,
going toward Leesburg on the Leesburg pike.
We had none killed or wounded.
The Herald's dispatch from Suffolk says:
detachment of Dodge's mounted rifles was
dispatched upon scout on Monday, under the
command of Major Wheeler. The party pro
ceeded about IS miles from this place, and when
about IL miles west of South Mills they came
across "A company of rebels on their way toward
Richmond Major Wheeler made such dispo-
stion of his force that he succeeded in capturing
the whole command, consisting o. two commits
stoned officers and one hundred and eleven pri-
Yates and twenty eight wagons and carts. The
rebel company had gathered up along the route
thirty eight negroes, who were tied and destined
| for Richmond The rebel prisoners were con
scripts and were intended to fill up cid regi
ments
The Illness dispatch says:
Capt Rosely. OF the Ordnance Department. de
MES that any large portion of the baggage of the
| Army OF Virginia was lost. The rear of his train
was attacked on Tuesday between Fairfax and
Alexandria and fifteen teams driven off The re
ma nder were all saved
/ Reliable accounts from Fredericksburg dis
prove the statements heretofore made that it:
evacuation was followed by the preparation o.
outrages upon Union citizens. No hostile mani
festations occurred between citizens on politica
| grounds.
Senator Jim Lane is in the city.
The Worlds dispatch says:
| We are credibly Informed and believe that or
| Thursday Secretary Stanton handed in his resig
nation OF the portfolios of the Secretary of War
His resignation was promptly accepted by I'll,
President and Gen. HaIleck was asked to take tn,
Secretary ship in his stead. General Halleck &C
cepted