Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-27
southern Forts To be Garrisoned b.
- slack Soldiers.
&C., &C., &C., &c., &c.


WASHINGTON. Dec. pa special to the Times
says:
Gov Pierpont has written the President let.
ter in regard to the admission of Western Virgi-
MIA as a State, in which he SAWS the refusal of the
President 10 sign the bill will be fatal blow TO
the ioyalsts of the State, and tsntamount TO
their delivery to the mercies of the Richmond
regency.
The Secretary OF War has authorized the In.
dian Bureau to raise two additional Indian regi-
ments for service Home Guard in Southern
Kansas and the Indian Territory
Several soldiers belonging to a New jersey
regiment, in the recent advance of our army
across the Rappahannock into Fredericksburg,
captured from the vault of the Fredericksburg
Bank over $50, 600 in ten and twenty dollar gold
pieces, and large quantity of bank notes.
Ii is well founded belief here that Secretary
Chase will soon lead to the hymeneal altar the
accom- plished widow of the late Sena or Douglas
special to the Tribune SAYS:
1t is now certain that the President will stand
fast by the policy announced in his procls nation
OF freedom He is already engaged in consider
ing the terms OF proclamation 10 be issued or
New Years day. The President has also made
up his mind to garrison the Southern forts with
black soldiers who will also be used to protect
the navigation of the great rivers to be
oIened To commerce.
Gen Poue left for the West this afternoon
WAsHNGToS. Dec. 25.-No movement nor in
dications of renewal of hostilities.
The President has stopped the assessment on
disloyalists in Missouri ordered by Schofield, in
view of the recent manifestations of the willing
ness of the people to adopt the emancipation
policy.
TIE rebels have been driven from Charlestown,
Va. We lost two killed.
The Tribune SAYS African soldiers will BEEN
ployed to guard the banks of the Mississippi Q
garrison the forts below New Orleans and on the
coast
A large number of wounded arrived here to
day from the Rappahannock.
The Government Departments were closed to-
day, and business generally suspended.
There were happy times at all the hospitals.
At some there were t0astS, sentiment and
speeches, and good dinners were furnished the
patients by their friends.
The weather is fine
Recently number of papers belonging to ex-
Commander W. +. Maury, late of the United
States Navy. were found at the house Of Doctor
Herndon OF them dated April, 1862, Is adj
dressed, My excellent friend, the Grand Adj
mral Of Russia" a copy of which sent to
that functionary. 1.-The rebellion, as they (the
loyal citizens) term it, he expected would
fam have the statesmen of Europe believe, was
vel; nigh crushed out At first they said it was
small affair-that il could be put down in a few
weeks then in sixty. then in ninety days"
WAsHIxerox, Dec 25-Leut Charles H
Adams. of the LIST Illinois light artillery. dis
charged last week, was restored yesterday by or
der of the President
Gen. Foster arrived here Wednesday from
North Carolina. He had an interview with the
President Secretary of War and Haleck from
whom he received assurances that all the rein
forcements needed would be sent his Department
Immediately.
HEADQU ARTERs ARMY or THE PoroMAC, Dec.
4-Richmond papers contain Charleston dis
patch announcing the safe arrival at "A Southern
pert of very large steamer with shoes, blankets,
clothes, &c.
Ii is stated by rebel officers that "A large estab-
lishment in Richmond is engaged in making pan
falcons of the same color and texture fur
nished our soldiers
Gen. Bonham was unanimously elected Gov
ernOr of South Carolina in place of Maxey
Gregg. killed at Fredericksburg.
BUFFALO, Dec 26-oieneral Fremont arrived
here on Wednesday night, and left at | o'clock
yesterday morning for the West.
The New York Times SAYS it is reported that
he is to assume command OF the Mississippi
river expedition, organizing at Memphis.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 26.-Gen. Keys moved from
hpHHtN anu looh po->t>olOH Ol W lDcue>teF on
Tuesday.
Gen Jones, with $500 rebels, occupied Win
chester the previous week, but had gone towards
Stanton
Miller's forces were ut Middletown, intending
to move towards Winchester.
The railroad there was entirely destroyed by
the rebels
Great desttution exists among the people Of
Winchester.
New YORK, December ga vessel from ST
Thomas reports tie rebel schooner RetributOn
having run the blockade at Wilmington on the
Doth of November, and arrived at ST Thomas in
December, having cargo of cotton, rosin, tur-
pentne, and three guns in her hold.
NEW YoRK Dec. 2i-The Herald Key West
correspondent, writing under date OF the llth
SAYS:
Eleven steamships. with troops aboard, have
passed here, among them the flagship North Star
with Banks and staff aboard.
BUFFALO, Dee. 26-The New York Herald
oil yesterday contains full account Of Fosters
expedition in North Carolina synopsis would
have been sent from here had not Christmas in
tpryeued