Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-23

Noon Reports.
MORE IMPORTANT RUMoRS
X EPOR TED CAPTURE OF
T1CkSRCRG.
Interview Between the President and
French Minister.
LATER FROM the GULF DEPARTMENT.
The Polish Insurrection.

WASHINGTON. FEB. 2O--Gen. Rosecrans tele-
aphed Ia the War Department n dav or two
ago that Rebel officers in conversation under
flag OF truce had remarked, well YOU have got
Vicksburg at last No confirmation has. how
ever oeen received. and its truth is considered
doubtful
The committee of conference on the Ways
aud Means bill appointed last night consists of
Senators Fessenden, Sherman aud Hicks. and OF
Representatives Morrill,. Vallandg CHA m aud Fen
ton. Ii il thought the committee will report in
favor of the House section authorizing the issue
oil three hundred millions legal tender notes. and
will compromise the disagreement between the
two houses on bank taxation, so as to make the
tax light one
Letters from prominent residents OF Washing
ton Territory we've received TO dav. protesting
against the Division made by the House bill erect
NJ the Territory of Montona One OF these
gentlemen declares that Washington Territory
as now constituted, will not for the next ten years
contain population enough for State
special dispatch TO The World saws:
Simon Cameron has just addressed a letter to
the President. fully declining the Russian mi. sion
and intim ting that he may bis couutr, in
military capacity. Gen. Clay. therefore, returns
10 ST Petersburg
A special Ia he Times says:
The House Judiciary Committee have prepared
"A report sustaining the Postmaster General in his
exclusion OF disloyal newspapers from the mans.
special To the Tribune says:
Three da,s ago secret interview is said 10
have taken place at friends house between Mr..
Lincoln and VI MERCER. in which, il ann TO trust
my informant questions OF the greatest moment
were reviewed and discussed Not~ outstanding
the mystery observed in that interview. il is re-
ported III diplomatic circles that Mr. Lincoln de-
MES having had any share in the iramnr of the
document written in reply to De Huyss propo
sitIon, further than TO have expressed IN Cabinet
Council that the time for listening to the kind
suggestion OF F,ance had not yet arrived.
Special to PHILADELPHIA Enquirer says:
Scouts report Col Fitz Hugh Lee AT Culpepper
G. H., with 1000 cavalry. His pckets extend
. miles toward Hazel river and the road to War
renton aud the Rappahapnock. Oh the Orange
and Alexandria road No Rebel force is now
north OF these two points, except Whites guer-
rillas. in the rear ot Leesburg
Col Bakers detectives have captured twelve
| persons engaged il running goods To Richmond
! Upon them was ound 50 900 in notes on North
ern banks and $4,000 in gold. They had passes
/ from Gen. Winder To 90 beyond the lines, but
not through Lees army nor south of the James
! river.
NEw YORK. Feb 2l.-I00 sailors left yester-
dav for Admiral Porter's Mississippi feet
New Orleans advices state that Col Paine,
Acting Brgadier General. left Baton Rouge on
the 9Th. with three transports. conveying the 4th
Wisconsin and three other regiments These
troops embarked NJ Plaquemine, 80 miles below.
OH the west bank of the Mississippi aud marched
inland to an Indian village miles distant, com
prisng about half dozen miserable cabins. Ar
irving at sunset the troops bivouacked for the
night. The steamer lberyille followed with the
stores and tents. and guard of cavalry, by way
! of Plaquemne Bayou.
Here our troops temporarily encamped at
no great distance from a rrevasse which has al
ready submerged some adjacent lands Two
weeks ago this Indian village was occupied by
band OF guerrillas, who were driven off by n
company of United States cavalry. The Iber
vile took on board, in lieu OF her military stores.
upward of $4,000 worth of sugar and molasses
from the neighboring planters. who professed
| themselves rejoiced at tee opportunity of trans.
hitting their produce to New Orleans. IL now
lies at the levee of this city
General Amory left for Carrolton Yesterday
with several regiments to reinforce Col Paine.
! The entire force will push for Butte L Rose and
there effect a junction with Gen Weitzel.
HALIFAX. Feb 81 The steamship Europa from
| Liverpool FIR Boston arrived YESTERDAY.
Among her passengers is George y Sanders.
The steamer Canada from Liverpool on the
9Th via Queenstown ON the sth, has arrived Her
dates are one week later
She brings l59 Lancashire operatives, sent by
Miss Coutts
The Polish instruction was spreading War
saw had been taken by the Russians after "A san
culinary bltte.
The Times states that it is reported an offer
was made some two weeks ago by certain parties
in Paris to negotiate loan for the Confederate
Government of five millions sterling on the basis
of cotton AT ) pence per pound, holder having
.s,.1 49,
cotton for Confederate bonds at 10. bearing per
cent
The Queens speech contains very little of i'm
portance. except the following:
Her Majesty has abstained from taking any
step with a ew to induce a cessation Of the con
dict between the contending parties of North
American States. because il has not yet seemed
To her that any such overtures could be attended
with probability of success Her Majesty has
viewed with the deepest concern the deSoatng
warfare which still RACES in those regions. and
she has witnessed with heartfelt grief the severe
, distress and suffering which that war has inflicted
+ ON 4 large class of her subjects. but which has
been borne by them with great fortitude and ex
emplary resignation. IL is some consolation 10
Her Majesty to be led to hope that this suffering
and distress rather diminishing than increas
ing. and that some renewal Of employment is be
ginning to take place in the manufacturing dis
tricts
In the House of Lords. the question being or
address to the Queens speech, Earl Derby said
he had no objection to make in regard TO the
course of the Government about American af
fairs. but he regretted they had not joined with
France in the attempt, however hopeless, to eff
feet an armiStce and cessation of hostilities a:
would lead the two parties to reflect on the mise
ries and hopelessness of the war in which they ART
engaged. He ended by approving the course Of
!, he
There is news of an instruction in Cochin
China, aud a desperate attack the French
Severe fighting had taken place. but the Cochin
Chinese were repulsed with heavy loss.