Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-26

Noon Reports.
AFFAIRS In VIRGINIA.
HOW GEN. SIGel TAXES PRISONERS.
w ASH GTON NEWS
THE INDIAN TROUBLES.
RIOT In NEW YORK
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Rosecrans Marching South.
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THE INDIAN TROUBLES.
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Rosecrans Marching South.
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-The Times Wash
ington dispatches has the following important
paragraphs relative to the scarcity of arms for
the new quote:
Not long since il was discovered that the Sec
rotary of War, with his vigorous way of doing
things, had stopped enlistments for volun-
teer service, at time when enlistments was be-
ginning to be most needed. If il should turn out
that the blunder in breaking off the gun contracts
not of equal injury, it will not be because the
Secretary of War is not guilty of attempting to
recufy it.
Arms in abundance might have been ready
now of our own manufacture: as 1t Is We are de
pendent on captured goods, and are in the for
eign market.
Col Rodney Mason either has been or is to be
cashiered for his blunder at GAINESVILLE. This
officer held the second command at Bulls Run,
and the same charges against him found place
in the papers. Shortly after that battle, at Pitts
burg Landing he was again accused of bad con-
duct, though not through Gen. sherman, as re
Gently stated. Elaborate defences of his conduct
were presented during the debates of last session
of Congress, by the representation from his di
trict
TheTimes has the following dated Beulor's Sta
ton miles North OF Rappahannock Station,
Friday -, : A. VI. There is a lnll in the firing
at the river. An officer, attached to Gen. Pope's
head quarters has this moment arrived here, and
o-day, although our forces are in readiness.
9. a. III. The cannonading is now frequent,
and is interspersed with musketry, but il further
TO the right. up the river where Sigel's command
is work. The main baggage train commenced
passing this Station az 8 O'Clock this A NJ, and
has taken the road for Warrenton Junction
Sigels baggage train is now passing up the same
road. This is only necessary precaution
against disaster and must not be taken an evil
dence that our army expects TO be whipped.
The recent expulsion of newspaper correrpon-
dents from the army OF Virginia, and the or
der OF the Government torbidding the transmits
sion OF intelligence from that quarter the
telegraph, has rendered the collection of reliable
news extremely difficult, and almost useless
Skirmishing has been gong TO Il greater OF
less extent during the past three DAYS, during
which several attempts were made by the rebels
To cross the river, but they were each time sue
ceSStully repuSed, ana in one instance quite "A
number OF prisoners captured. The troops
in good spirits.
H. Westbrook 81 Ohio regiment, having
while in command of a picket, allowed his men
to pass beyond the lines, when they were am
buscaded and one reported killed. the President
hats directed his name TO be stricken from the
rolls
The following is a recent letter from the Sec
rotary of State TO the British Charge de Affairs:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, August 20, le62S
SnR-Having informally understood from you
that British subjects, vino had merely declared
their intentions to become citizens of the United
States, had expressed apprehensions that they
might be drafted into the militia, under the late
requsition of the WarsDepartment, | have the
honor to acquaint you that none but citizens are
liable to military duty in this country, and this
Department has never regarded an alien who may
have merely declared his intention to become a
citizen not entitled to a passport and conse
quently has always, under any such certificate
from persons of that character, refused such GER
tifcate of citizenship.
| have the honor to be, with high considera-
ton, sir, your obedient servant
VIM H. SEWARD. Secy OF State.
To Hon. VIM. Stuart, &c