Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-07


NKw YoRK. November 6-The Times special
from Washington. dated yesterday, has the fol-
lowing:
The mortality among our exchanged prisoners
at Alexandra, and the too conclusive testimony
of the bnIbarOus usage OF those in Richmond,
have determined our Government TO apply cor
rective retaliatory measures ii the rebel authori-
ties DO not upon Temonstrance treat our captive
men according 10 the rules of war.
Scarcity of food III Richmond may give color
to the plea of necessity az an excuse tor the in
sufficient nourishment of our men. but there is a
design in this starvation. The rebels mean TO
force Us To return to the old system of exchanges,
which excluded officers Of negro regiments and
those OF Col. Suaght's command They will
not succeed. President Lincoln will not fail the
black men who have taken up arms AT his call
nor the white pen who command them He will
not tolerate any proposition which seeks 10 estsb
lish distinction between our black and white
soldiers rs prisoners oi war.
The Tribune has the following from the Army
of the Potomac:
One full corps OF Lees army is reported this
evening to be encamped at Brandy Station, on
the Orange and Alexandria railroad
Stulrts cavalry watch the iords on the south
side of the RapDallannOck.
Lees headquarters are at Culpepper. A de-
serter reports his army stretched from Culpepper
to the Highis OF fredericksburg. and numbering
about 50 700 men OF all arms
Gen. Merrill. of the regular cavalry reserve,
while riding with bis stall along the Lurty road
WIS separated Tor few moments from his com
maBd, attacked by i party of guerrillas,
greatly Outuumbering his staff. who, however.
being mounted on fleet horses escaped athOtgh
brliets flew around them thickly. Other futile
attempts we're made to murder the Orderlies car
rying dispatches from headquarters to distant
points within the army lines.
The Herald has the following from headduar-
tiers Army of the Potomac, under date of the 9Th
Instant:
Day before yesterday Gen Fitzpatrick started
for the r ippahannock. 10y way OF Norwood c.
II and Falmouth. striking the river near the lat
ter place The command returned to-day and
report the country clear of regular rebels, tar
their observations extended. They encDun
tered several bands of guerrillas with whom they
skIrmi~hed moderately On their return, when
near camp, the rebels descended upon the rear of
our wagon train aud captured "A Sergeant four
men, four mules and "A wagon.
Last night wagon WAS caDtured within two
miles OF headquarters and is now on its way to
Richmond
kpatrick's cavalry division went out on
reconnaissance Yesterday. and when four miles
this side OF HARDWOOD Church, struck .he rebel
pickets. whom they drove in short distance.
when small body of the mdismounted and she
tered themselves under hill and awaited our
further advance
By flank movement of the lst Michigan cav
airy we dislodged them from Iher position and
were followed by that regiment rll they advanced
To Falmouth. There the lSt Michigan were re-
pulsed, but the remainder of Clusters Michigan
brigade ,me up u their support. and the rebels
after haitian hours skirmishing. were dven across
the R,ppahannock At the ford Immediately above
the old bridge with loss OF three killed and IA
number wounded.
Our loss Is nothing
Sheltering themselves in houses on the Fred
erick-burg side OF the river. the enemv kept mp a
lively fire with cirbneS which was answered by
our boys, but the 'nge being too long, without
any effect either SIDE
As night approached our cavalry fell back to
HARDWOOD Church. and having accomplished the
object OF the reconnaissance, returned this even
evening
The enemy's force consisted of two regiments
OF cavnlry-one from South Carolina and the
other from Georgia