Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-08

WASHINGTON, April 6-The Tribune's dispatch
says:
Mr.. Russell sails for the London Times in the
China on W ednesday.
Assistant Secretary Fox Mr. Grimes of the
Senate Naval Committee, and Mr. Sedgwick the
Chairman of the House Naval Committee, went
to Fortress Monroe this afternoon.
Pleasure-tourng and sightseeing at Bull Run
and in the vicinity of Manassas are not yet safe.
A private of the Lincoln cavalry is said TO have
been shot dead yesterday upon the former field,
and one of the Harris cavalry was shot at long
rifle range from the cover of a wood two miles
from the junction.
Soon after the publication of Montgomery
Blair's letter to General Fremont in which the
writer criticised somewhat freely the President,
the Postmaster General rendered his resignation,
but Mr.. Lincoln refused TO receive it, and it Is
said the relations between this Cabinet minister
and the President were never more kindly than
at present.
The HerGlds dispatch says:
1t has been ascertained that the rebel leaders
grievously disappointed and disconnected by
the change of programme in the disposition OF
the army of the Potomac.
They had early information of the preparation
for the transportation of Gen. McCelans army,
and surprising that the whole army of the Poto-
mac was To be withdrawn from this vicinity had
arranged a programme LOT a DOlu ustsn aCTOS> tue
Potomac above ashington and a foray upon the
capital through Maryland.
Gen. Jacksons command was to lead this en-
terprise to be supported by Gems. Smith and
JOhnston's forces.
1t was expected that the rebel sympathsers in
Maryland would raise the standard of revolt there
and aid the execution of the project by the de
struction of railroads and bridges and the isola
ton of Washington from reintorcements OF Union
troops.
The rebel leaders reckoned without their host,
and were taken by surprise at finding Gen Banks
within supporting distance OF Gen. Shields when
the attempt was made to execute the first part of
their programme.
The repulse of Jackson and the creation of two
new departments in Virginia, under Banks and
Mcdowell, conynces them that no vulnerable
point has been left unprotected.
The MARYLAND sympathsers who were en-
bodened to insolence at the prospect of this bold
feat of the rebel army have been disheartened and
are leaving by scores. Numbers have been ar
rested in their attempt to escape South and others
who were known to have organized for the occa-
sion seeking their way Southwark in small
parties.
WASHINGTON April An extensive fire broke
out here this morning, destroying completely
three large buildings, two of them with costly
iron fronts located Pennsylvania avenue.
Hcl hSit iCcpVSbfcii oSSupiCuu1 =" III uShSi
dealer in suffers goods; VIM. Eagans, dry goods,
and J. b. Jackson, grocer.
The adjoining stores of Cone & Hervey, dealer
in shoes. and Gregory, hardware dealer, were also
seriously injured
Messrs. Tucker Eagan and Wilson are the
principal losers in stocks.
The fire extended to the rear buildings on
South Seventh street, several of them occupied
as taverns restaurants.
The origin of the fire is conjectnral.
The loss is very heavy but is partially covered
by insurance.
The Fortress Monroe boat to Baltimore brings
information from the neighborhood of Yorktown
up to Saturday afternoon.
Shipping Point had been taken by our troops,
and other places on the route formerly occupied
by the rebels some skirmshing had taken place
between the outposts of the enemy and our
forces, in which the several casualties said
to have occurred, mostly in Eastern regiments