Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-20

NEw YoRK, November l9-The Herald's
Washington Dispatch SAYS:
On Sunday the rebels threw two or three regi
ments on this side of the river, but not out o:
their batteries. At Racoon Ford.
Two deSerlers were publicly branded yester.
day.
4 Memphis letter. dated the 18th, to the
World, says:
There are apprehensions of - rebel raid on that
city
TGen Tuttle's division has arrived here.
The gueIrillas are active on the river and the
citizens are organizing for self defense.
The Trihune's Washington dispatch says:
NJ Wm Stanner, Of Keokuk, Iowa, and A
Hives, of Memphis, two citizens captured, last
Nav at Greenville. Miss and confined in the
Libby Prison most of the time, are among the
returned prisoners that arrived AT Annapolis to-
day. These gentlemen represent matters in the
rebel capital as daily growing worse. No meat
had been issued for ~ days before they lett
The favorite dog of friend which had tor n
long time shared their scanIy fare was sacrificed
that they might have a meal
These gentlemen say while the officers had re
ceved the contributions sent there for them,
those for the soldiers and citizeas were not yet
distributed.
They confirm the statement that nothing sent
to citizens or soldiers had ever been delivered by
the rebels until the recent interference of the
Government
Thirty-fve Yankee prisoners escaped from
Castle Thunder by mining under the wall on Fri
day night last A few were recAptured
A special to the Herald, dated Washington,
Nov. lS. says:
The rain of Sunday exposed "A horrible sight on
the Rappahannock. In the rifle pits from which
the rebels retired this side. the washings OF the
rain uncOreIet the half buried arms and legs of
those slain in their recent skirmi>h with the 9th
corps
The Herald has the following, dated Army of
the Potomac Nov u:
Each Indiana ana Wisconsin regiment in this
army is sending home one commissioned officer
and two privates from each company, on the re-
cruitng service, with the expectation of filling
their thinned ranks with volunteers.
A letter TO the Herald. dated off Mobile, Oct
%. says:
The Colorado. flag ship. and the Geuessee had
an engagement with the ladies ram, presented
by the Indies OF Mobile to the rebels. The Gen
essee fred two shots aud the Colorado three. when
the rebel ram almost Immediately put back under
Fort Morgan.
The rebels have ore ron-clad. two steamers
and floating battery IN the hay, but they are Of
no use.
A Washington dispatch to the Herald says:
The suter Of the ssh Kentucky cavalry and
several others reea> Ell from Castle Thunder on
parole. have reached Washington They state
that the removal OF II 600 Uui"u prisoners from
Richmond 10 Dtuville hal already commenced,
and almost 800 had gone.
There l. great complent among the poorer
people Ia Richmond Il the high prices aud scrac-
itv of provisions and they aie forced 10 adopt the
advice Of their papers to live without eating
meat
There are some 300 rebel prisoners confined in
Castle Thunder for various alleged ofenses.
some for desertion and others tor attending peace
meetings in North Carolina, while at home on
fuTlOugh.
special dispatch to the World from Wash
ington, daied the 18th. say:
AdviceS received TO day from the West say:
The rebels are moving on Burnsde's forces,
via Loudon East Tennessee The latter are
deemed to he in an mpregnable position.
IL Is thought the force, now advancing, has
been exaggerated somewhat
Arrivals FROM the front 10 night bring no dis
patches and show there is nothing OF interest de
veoped TODAY within our lines
A deserter from the 2d Louisiana arr red here
and thinks that Lees army is about 50 600 men
strong He says the for,i6c7tions on the Rap
idan are very formidable
A special to the Times from Washington,
dated the 18th. SAYS:
Lee Is falling back TO Hanover Junction.
One hslf oil his army is used rs = protection for
Richmond The other half has gone toward
Lynchburg To reinforce or protect the retreat OF
the forces sent against Burnside.