Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-31
Noon Reports.
The War Department Consider
ing Important Questions .
Concerning the Draft.
SECRETARY CAASE'S FINANCIERlNG.
Re-enIisfnnenfs frOns the Army Of
the Potomac.
ARREST OF A BRITISH LORD.
An Ex T. =. Minister and Family
Arrested.
Two Others Arrested and all Sent to
Fort Lafayette.
SECRETARY CHASE'S FINANCIeRlNG.
Re-emIisfnsenfs frOns the .frnsy Of
the Potomac.
ARREST OF A BRITISH LORD,
An Elk T. .. Minister and Family
Arrested.
&C., &c, &c, &c, &c.
From New York.

NEw YoRK, December 30-The Times spe-
cial Washingtond spatca, dated Washington, the
29th. says:
The War Department has under consideration
important questions, relating to the draft, which
will shortly be made public.
The quotas of the several States being ar
ranged so AS to avoid difficulty in the future
Each State is to be officially informed of the
number Of men il is expected TO raise, aud the
time fixed tor the enforcement of the draft,
which will not be later than the middle {. next
January.
The Herrld's dispatch says:
Major Milford. flag of truce officer between
Fortress Monroe and City Point, arriy ed here
this afternoon by special train from Annapolis
In his annual report. Secretary Chase asked
Congress to repeal the provision directing him TO
make loans for ten To forty years aud empower
him instead to negotiate the necessary loans on
whatever terms he may. in his discretion, deem
best for the public interest. This authority will
undoubtedly be given, and the Secretary will
have power to issue $500 600 900 of the popular
~ loan. Ii the subscriptions 10 this loan should
continue to come in faster than need by the De-
partmeut, il is understood permission will be Civ.
en- TO agents TO reserve subscriptions payable in
installments as the amount shall be required
Five per cent only TO be deposited as guaranty,
thus saving TO the government n large amount of
interest
Since Congress refused to pay the exhorbitant
bouties expected, re-enlistments are much i'm
creasing and hundreds are arriving here daily
Those who were waiting tor an increase of boun-
~ are coming forward and in a few weeks,
at the present rate nearly all of the Army of the
Potomac will have re enlisted for tho war
The Worlds special Washington dispatch,
dated the 29th, says;
Not a little disappointment Is felt at the fail
ure TO effect an exchange OF prisoners.
Gen. Butler has telegraphed here that he was
quite sanguiue of completing u change The
whole matter now reveres to Gen Hitchcock and
Meredith
The rebels still permit private donations of
provisions 20 20 10 our prisoners but will receive
nothing from the government in thot line.
The Post has the following:
A British Lord who was to sail tor Bermuda
was arrested by Marshal Murray and sent to Fort
Lafayette. A rebel mail was found concealed in
his baggage. The letters we're Immediately for
warded to Secretary Seward
Further developments in relation 10 the selz.
ure OF the steamer Cromwell aud bark Circas
sian are published. ltappears that ON the day OF
the sailing ct the Cromwell. Marshal Murray ar
rested IL Segar, formerly United States Minister
to San Salvador. together with his wife aud child,
Mossrs. j. + Carty and d. Borex, all of whom
were sent 10 Fort lafayette. Segars baggage
was searched and bill OF ladng was found tor
90 barrels OF lard. shipped on board the Crcas.
sian. On searching. ten thousand navy reyolyers
were found selreted therein
CMty and the others were arrested for having
been found IN company with Segar and upon the
supposition that they knew something of the
matter.