Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-13

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Prom Cham be rsburg.
CHAxsERssuRs. PESs.. July l0-News from
boats. By the late high water very little Of thesr
transportation has reached the Virginia shore bu,
I most OF their wounded have got over.
! Reports from Gen Smiths advance states that
there is no material change In the position of
| Lees troops from Yesterday.
! Il is not believed that Lee will attempt 10 do
! fend the line Of An,ietam creek but has CON
ce~trated his armv near Hsgerstowu, where he
/ sill, si,hout doubt await an attack
Strsglers and deserters from Lees army stil
coniitue to arrive in large numbers
! Lees head quarters are still at Hagerstowu
! special TO the Herald. dated Cbambersburr,
july 10. ssys:
The Rebel and Federal pickets NEE, at Green
castle
! Gen Couch is At this point.
! A battle is looked for every moment. II is
thought We have Lee completely hemmed in.
From Frederick.
FREDERIcx, July l0-A special to the Herald
SAYS:
Light skirn,ishing To day between our force.
under Buford and the Rebels under Jenkins. who
was captured early this morning and passed
through this place tonight en- route to Fort
Henry.
The cannonading on our left this morning was
: not of long continuance. but about noon il was
renewed more briskly. and continued for about
sn hour. The result is unknown here at this
writing
Prom a refugee who arrived here 70 night. who
/ left Hagerstown this morning. learn the enc
mys force is about so 900 men and about $50
pieces Of artillery.
Nv informant states that the trains Of Lee
cannot number less than 5000 wagons. and
are on the road from Hagerstown to Williams
port and Sheppardstown ford
River still very high and the whole Rebel
army on this side
I From washington .
! WASHINGTON. July I'D -Rumors arc rife here
that Beauregurd has passed down the Shenandoah
Valley with 40 900 men to reinforce Lee
special to the Tribune dated Headquarters
of the Army of the Potomac, Friday. July ~,
saws: Is fs firea
A vigorous cavalry and artillery fight :ook
place this morning over Antttam creek, prepar-
atory tn the great expected conflict
| The cavalry aud artillery of Buford aided by
Fitzpatrick on the left flank of the enemy, dis
lodged him last evening from the village of Ben
eyola, on the road from Boonesboro 10 Hagers-
town. driving him two miles beyond Beaver
creek
! This morning sharp skirmishng continued
with equal success until the enemy rested on a
strong position near Funktown. Their artillery
WAS then replaced by fresh batteries
| To deta the positions and locality of corps
would be improper
1t is bought the enemy will make a vigorous
stand To cross portion of their forces would
enable our army to attack with ease their rear
and they will probably resist. taking the chances
Il nf H1n mr. dla0r AMI
| The utmost activity now prevails in the army
of the POtomoc
deserter who come into our lines last night,
reports that Lee has a single bridge across the
Pctomoc river. near Wliamsport, and has sue
succeeded in putting over ammunition and supplies
although he could not move his army over it with
safety expedition. He reports Lee ms now for.
tilted. his artillery placed and ready to give US
battle whenever we attack. He thinks Lee has
about 50 900 effective men. They are still hope
ful of conquering Ia, and thinks il about an
even thing at Gettysburg. The men in the Rebel
army had not heard of the fall of Vicksburg.
Lee is evidently driven to the WALL and will
| fight his men TO the bitter end.
- Ger. Meade says. 10 meet md conquer army
of $4,000 veteran troops is a most serious under
taking, the result being determined not by human
/ might alone
| a
| scouts from in front of BOonsbOro again last
night through and beyond this neighborhood to
| their intrenchments near HagerstOwn
AT I'D O'Clock this morning. the enemy held
the right and our forces the left OF Hagerstown.
! Heavy and rapid cannonading opened upon the
Rebels and continued for about an hour, resulting
only in driving them from the woods.
From New York.
! New YORK. July 1.-THE steamer Cont
mental. from New Orleans the 4h, has arrived
| Nothing
! Greencastle the 9th says:
| have been inside the Rebe lines to Hagers.
town The Rebel trains are nearly all at Williams
port The Rebels nude two Intellectual attempts
TO cross the Potomac, with loss Of 50 men
They tried to swim their horses across above
Lear Spring. Some of the horses were drowned,
and few reached the opposite shore
4 The Rebel line extends fIom Hagerstown TO
St Paul Church. west of Harerstown. They
occupy all the nights around Hagerstown, and
are throwing up earIhSolks.
! The Rebels threaten to ure>s into the army all
copperbeads. and are stealing horses.
/ The Herald's Washington dispatch gives the
Presidents reply to the Louisiana planters who
petitioned the President for authority 10 elect
Federal and State officers under the existing Con
stltutOn but does not favor it, as a respectable
|
| holding a convention to amend the State Consti-
tuition. Also does not see how il could facilitate
! our military operations in Louisiana and might
be used tc embarrass them II concludes by say
| ing that the people of Louisiana shall not lack
opportunity for a fair election of Federal and
State officers
! The same correspondent says:
| The question of peace is already considered in
Cabinet circles, and we are in the midst Of Cab
met crisis. growing out of a proposition by sew
eral for Presidential Proclamation offering am
nesty to the people of the South. suspending the
liabilities of contscation. and offering a full par
don in person and property 70 the people South
excepting military and civil leaders Seward
suggests that these should be allowed their prop
erty. but be ineligible to Office. Bates and Blair
favor the proposition. as modified. Stanton and
| Chase oppose il. IL is supposed Welles is against
it. The President has nos yet expressed an
! opinion
| The same correspondent assumes TO know of
Stephens mission. he says il Was the intention
of Davis to offer plan for peace. including the
restoration of the Union, the terms of Hunt
ers speech previous to the rebellion, in fact TO
have separate Governments North and South but
only one President. This was to take the negro
out OF national politics.
A special to the Times dated Antietam Bridge,
July 10. SAYS:
| Our cavalry forced the Rebels advance back
TO Funkstown on the right and beyond Bakers
vile on the left
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