Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-09
INDIANAPOLIS. IND, WEDNESDAY MORNING.
DAILY SENTINEL.
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Nav YoRK September s.-The Times Morris
Island letter states that the enemy has lately
been reinforced with 1000 troops from Lees
army They are encamped On Snlvans Island.
IL is impossible 10 hold out TO the public at this
time any brilliant prospects Of immediate active
operations The season Is getting very inclem
ent. thus rendering IL m ,tter of some doubt
IL Dahgren can succeed in his devices.
Another important point 10 be taken into con.
sideration i the opinion OF the Admiral that Fort
Sumter is not silenced In that particular the
belief OF Gilmore differs materially from that OF
Dthlgren. the former claiming TO have corn
pletely silenced the fort eight days ago. basing
his assumption on statements made and corrob-
Oratei 10y reLel prisoners and deserters. As Fort
Sumter has most important connection with the
operations Of the feet. the Admiral does not like
10 venture an attack until the fact of Sumter be
ing rendered useless is established beyond a
doubt. HIS chief pilot and others, who have been
OF favorable distance 10 observe. assert that the
northwest wall of Sumter is as sound ever
and that six guns are mounted IN the parapet
one or more of which fired rounds Of she'll last
SATURDAY. Now. then, if Sumter il not silenced
we must Sat until il is That j. the first step,
acknowledged by competent authority, to be
taken. We hope for the best
The following is special to the Times:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY or THE PoToMAc. Sep
tember - Cavalry skirmshes across the Kappa
hammock on our extreme right are becoming quite
frequent. On Friday scouting party of the 9th
Ohio were ambushed and some thirty killed.
wounded ana captm Cd.
On SATURDAY,. owing % the carelessness of a
vidette, who left his position. the enemy made a
rush line and wounded and captured five
men.
On Friday deserter from battery I 4th New
York artillery, disguised in Lieutenant Colo.
nel's uniform, stole two horses, mounted a com
panion as his orderly. and rode through our in
fantry picket lines when he turned guerrilla and
robbed big scale. he captured.
Major Jones, female Of paSslble attractions,
fluent speech and bold demeanor, who has FIRE
quently been within our lines, was arrested yes
terd,y with memoranda Of the strength and
position of our forces on her person.
The Worlds Washington dispatch says:
Burnside's official dispatches are Of such length,
detailing his advance apd occupation of Knoxville,
and are 30 interwOve, with information of his COLI
templated movements as TO render them improper
for publication
East Tennessee Valley is clear OF rebels down
to within short distance of Chattanooga
IL j. expected that ere this forces have de
stroyed the trestle work on the Virginia and East
Tennessee railroad where it spans the rivers and
valleys in that mountainous regiol.
The Tribune's dispatch says:
Capt Shannon, with "A portion of the lst lndi-
ana cavalry. Gen Towards body guard. made a
reconnaissance 10 Aides vicinity, near Cool
SpriIg Gap He encountered body Of Mosby s
men, had skirmsh with them. and brought in
four prisoners. The guerrillas haa received new
uniforms These prisoners say that Mosby 5 band
was mustered into the rebel service on the 18th
of June last Part OF the band is known to be
long to differeut cavalry regiments. but the ma
jority of them are citizens These report
Mosby wounded IN the thigh and hip. but not
mortally. He is at Culpepper, and will probably
be fit for duty in about six weeks.