Daily State sentinel., 1863-02-21
Frederictseug over which he travelled is. really


desola:e.
The Committee OF Ways ard Means. in A re
port accompanying their biil establishing branch
mint IN Nevada, -sy thar the discoveries of pre-
cous ore warrant the belief that in few years il
Gill surpass the Golden State.
The Senate judiciary Committee has given
much attention 10 Ciah affairs. They are DOW
convinced that the establishm ment. by the Terri
torial Legislature, of Probate Courts, With jusis
dicton coextens:re xith that OF the United States
District Courts. illustrates all proper judicial pro-
ceediues. The Federal Judges have forwarded
a request TO define the duties OF their courts 50
that i'm the future no further trouble may occur
An exploded story of Gen. Banks having been
defeated near Port Hudson has been received
The Government has received no Information
whatever from that quarter. a.-a =. . g
The Senate's currency bill passed the House
TO day in the precise form il came from that
body
The Senate to-day passed the bill organizing
the Territory OF Arizona.
NEw York, Feb 2O-Coonel Chas Carroll
Nicks, of the Rebel Army. and late detective for
Rebels in Richmond was arrested this afternoon
at the ST. Nicholas Hotel
The Post has information through gentleman
from Richmond that the Rebel Army has done
growing. Every man in the South between Is
and 4U who can Is now in the service.
There is bill before the Rebel Congress for
the c0nscription of even foreigners and MARY
lauders.
The supplies of the Rebel Army except shoes
are better than they have been. The Reoels are
reported short OF powder and forage scarce.
White people on the route 10 Fredericksburg
on the point of starvation. Our informant Is
certain that there is formidable Rebel force in
front of Hooker, and laughs at the assertion that
Lees army has gone TO tlcksourg.
The steamer Cromwell. from New Orleans on
18th, arrived this evening.
Considerable discomfort existed among the
troops, growing out of an unwillingness of the
white soldiers To be placed on common footing
with negroes
The report was current from Galveston that
the Brooklyn aground in eleven feet water.
Tne New Orleans Delta has been placed in
the hands of the Messrs Hills reporters of the
Boston Journal and New York Herald.
The New Orleans papers, as usual. contain no
news whatever.
The steamer British Queen, from Nassau OH
the 10TH arrived this evening.
lhe steamer LeOparu arrived at Nassau Jan
18th from Charleston. with full cargo of cotton
and sailed On the eth inst for a return trip
sloop with turpentne also arrived from
Charleston Oh the 2lst ult
The pirate Florida sailed from Nassau at /
q Nj.
day.
The steamer Giraffe, from Wilmington, ar
rived at Nassau the 25th The steamer An
tonic, from Savannah on the Dist, both with cot
ton. The steamer Thistle cleared ON the Doth To
run the blockade The Giraffe sailed again ON
the 9TH nst also the steamer Anne Chds, to run
the blockade The Antonio has gone to St.
Thomas. The stea ner Calipsco. from Charles
ton, arrived at Nassau the 9Th inst. The steam
Eagle and Wave, from st. Thomas. and
Emma and Granite City, from GreenOck. arrived
on the 9Th. TO be added to the neutral fleet OF
blockade runners
CAIRO. Feb. 2O.-The office of the Keokuk
Constitution destroyed by convaescent sol
diers in hospital. Cause not stated.
The towboat Hercules wa, burned Tuesday
last by guerrillas Just above Memphis
Ii Is reported at Memphis that 4 600 Rebels are
within SIX miles of the Charleston Railroad
LOUISVILLE Feb 2o--It is reported that Rebel
Coionels ucker, Chewal and White. with from
six to ten hundred noun ed men crossed the Cum
berland al Mill Spring. bound northsaId.
The reports OF large bodies OF Rebel cavalry
recently crossing Cumberland River are notcred-
tied al headquarters
BALTIMORE February 2O The lecture adver-
tised for this evening at the American Institute,
ol MI fh'huiSiau "iu hot coxe oh, uunis-
taxable evidence that the lOvai sentiment of Bal
tmore would not tolerate MS presence here hav-
ing caused its abandonment.
FORTRESS MONROE, Feb. l9-The Richmond
Dispatch has the following items:
The Florida has sent the Anna Bengall, with
troops for New Orleans To the bottom
The whole Yankee army is leaving Aqua
Creek. the greater portion bound To Washing ton
and the remainder to Old Point. The object OF
this move is To recruit and reorganize.