Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-14

Noon Reports.
Guerrillas in Kentucky.
THE CAPITAL THREATENED.
CAPTURE OF A MICHIGAN REGIMENT,
Gens.Crittenden & Duflield Captured
McCLELLAN'S MOVEMENTS.
NEWS FROM THE SOUTH.
Noon Reports.
Cens.Crittenden & DufIield Captured
McCLELLAN'S MOVEMENTS.
NEWS FROM THE SOUTH.
From Washington

AsHINGToN, july III ne richmond TX
aminer says of It's own Government:
There has already been enough of triaing and
abuse of the public mind by the suppression or
reservation of facts on the part of the Govern
ment Ii the commanding General could write
dozen lines giving the result of the fight at
Gaines's Hill, why each succeeding day have We
not had a bulletin Of equal length, simply stating
resultsr 1t would have cost but trifie OF time,
and would have conferred an incalculabe benefit
the whole country in composing the public
anxiety. Ii the first official display had not been
fully sustained by subsequent events, and if the
public expectations are 10 be reduced, we believe
that our people bear the disappointment
without waiting to hear the fact drip out through
the slow and forced confessions OF those in au-
thOritv
Ii Mcclellan has effected a communication
with the river why was not the fact boldly stated
instead of trfing with the public mind. We
know the yalor of our troops has so far prevailed,
but what may be the strength of the remnant OF
his army. whether that remnant yet is involved
by our lines. has escaped our grasp or has been
reinforced for another grand battle are questions
which every body has been asking for the last
week and which the Govern ent plainly refuses
TO answer.
Upon the strait to which the rebels are re
duced there the Examiner says the scene of ope-
rations has been removed to such distance from
ACBulDiI tndt IL Is ulIuCutt 10 OBTAIN any news,
but from what is generally understood from the
situation it appears to admit only OF the severe
alternative of an immediate assault upon the
my or the falling back To our lines.
The Examiner also says, IL Is sincerely TO be
hoped that the ability of our generals and the
dauntless courage of our Southern armies will
soon relieve this portion of our State from the
presence of an army. In them, under heaven. is
our only hope. SO long as the enemy holds un
sit tod NOS oft riy
long is the capital of the Confederacy n,eAased.
The Examiner says, that out of abo BOO
men carried into action by Gen. Pryor, sf4"Nere
killed or wounded.
Ii is evident communication has been kept
open from Washington to Richmond, by way Of
Leesburg. Middeburg, White Pl.ins, &c.
The secessionists OF Wauenton are gl0rying
over the news of the battles near Richmond, but
acknowledge that if Mcclellan gets reinforced
enough to take Richmond, the war will be over
A scouting party which went from Warrenton,
has been as far the RapDahannock. They re-
port that our pickets have been driven in, but
give particulars.
The Examiner thus heads its account of Nc
Clellan having secured his new desirable position:
"The Richmond lines-the enemy a new line
of deiense-a critical situation"
That pestilence is dreaded in Richmond just
now will be comprehended from the following
brief extract: 1.-The health of the city will suf
fer unless some means employed To utralize
the unhealthineSs which many hospitals bring"
Gen. Beauregard's wife died in New Orleans a
few days ago
Among the business which will be left unfn
ished by Congress is the general bankrupt law,
which has been steadily gaining in friends.
Messrs. Blair of Virginia, Casey and Maynard
of Kentucky. and Fisher of Delaware, are the
only representatives from slave States who voted
for the conference report on cOnhscation.
The Richmond Dispatch of the 9TH and Sth
inst, was received this morning by the Balti-
more American
The Dispatch admits that Mcclellan has Sc
cured the safety of his army in most mastery
manner.
The number of Federal prisoners is stated at
1900 who confined in tobacco warehouses.
Capt John Pollard, Sd Michigan is among the
captured
President Davis has issued au order to the re
bel army saying that although they were greatly
outnumbered by the enemy they have won a
great and glorious victory.
A grand final battle was expected up to Tues
day morning, but reporters shut out from
the lines and nothing could be learned
The Petersburg Express, of Monday, says
Fifteen to % 900 reinforcements had reached
Mcclellan and that the James river almost
bridged with transports.
The army appropriation law contains the fol
lowing clause for providing for the comfort of
discharged soldiers who NAV arrive in the princi-
pal cities of the United States so disabled by
disease or by wounds received in the service as
10 be unable TO proceed to their homes and for
forwarding destitute soldiers to their homes.
Two hundred thousand dollars are to be ap-
propriated to this purpose, and expended under
the direction of the President of the United
States
The President has appointed Maj. Gen. of Vols
Pope. now in command OF the Department of
Virginia, Brigadier General in the regular ar
my. vice John t. Wool promoted.