Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-01
TELEcRAPhic.
Noon Reports.
Rebel Movements On the
Rappahanock.
Federal V'icfOrfes in Utsfern
va. and ~. e..
British Vessels i'm Pursuit
Of line Alabama.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSiCE.

NEw York, Nov. 27-The special to the
Herald, under date of Charlestoh. Va, Nov.
9th. says:
have just learned additional particulars of
the successful scout made by the 2i Virginia
cavalry under Col J. c. Paxton in the vicinity of
Lewi-burg.
The troops left Camp Patt. ten miles from
here. on Monday last. the oath. From that line
they marched 30 miles in seventy hours, passin.
over in the route four spurs of the Gauley noun
tains Part Of the march was through pelting
snow storm
Col Paxton came upon the enemy in the vi
cinity of Frankfort. attacked them with vigor.
aud after a short fight defeated him, capturing
two commissioned officers and privates one
hundred horses, between two and three thousand
stand of arms, burned his camp and all his
equipage and stores and four wagons.
Col Paxton did not lose a man. Maj. Powell
particularly distinguished himself.
A special dispatch 10 a morning paper dated
Washington. Nov 2Sth, says:
Ii is reported coming from very high
thority that Admiral Milne, commanding the
British North American squadron. is in pursuit
of the rebel pirate Alabama.
Hon Frank p Blair. Jr. has resigned his seat
in the present Congress in order to take command
of brigade at Helena, Arkansas. Henry t.
Blow, Jr Representative elect 10 the next Con
gress from the 2d, ST Louis. district. has been
asked to run "a the emancipation candidate in
BIair's place. but decline. for private reasons.
NV YoEK, November PA Washington
dispatch SAYS:
Secretary Seward looks upon the proposed me
diation of the French Government Il act of a
friendly power simply to secure an interview be-
tween the begerents without prejudice to what
they may do hereafter. and that to prevent
continuance of the war or exercise the least pres
sure on either party directly or Indirectly is in no
manner expressed limited at in the document
The Presidents message will make between
four and five columns
There is reason to believe that General Grants
recent order. providing for the purchase and sale
of cotton for the benefit of the Government. fore
shadows the policy OF the Administration on that
subject
a dispatch from Sge's headquarters says:
jackson passed through Salem. White Plains
and Warrenton, probably on his way to join Lee
No enemy is in sight from Aldie. Thorough fare
Gap, Brstow ana the intervening country.
Advices from Port Royal give an account of
an expedition by the colored regiment 10 DObOy
Sound. The negroes behaved very commend
ably The expedition brought back 300, 900 feet
of sawed lumber. Three of the negroes were
wounded.
Ii was rumored that Beauregard had pronounc
ed Charleston indefensible, and the inhabitants
are moving the property from the city.
letter from Suffolk Virginia, dated Nov 90,
says:
Yesterday Col Dodge and two battalions Of
his mounted rifles and one howitzer had spirited
but brief engagement with the enemy at Zuni,
on the Blackwater. Having no orders to cross,
he could not pursue his advantages, and, after
driving the enemy buck from the river returned
to his post
The only serious casualty on our SIDE was the
severely woundng Of private Jones, belonging TO
the battery.
The enemy's fire very heavy and their
force in the opposite woods and behind their en-
trenchments strong. but they bad no artillery at
first, AM our grape aud cannister troubled them.
They evidently lost several men, for they fought
under and had dense forest in their rear.
Alter had left four five miles on our re
turn. We could hear the firing of battery. which
they had probably brought down from livery.
where they have 4 heavy force Stationed
The Presidents Message will be seat in full
on Monday night. a brief abstract will be sent
Monday noon, or in the A O'Clock report.