Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-06
From Washington.
PROGRESS or THE SIEGE OF CHARLEsrov-OprR,
TIoNs OF THE ENEMY IN NoRrH CAROLINA
RESULTS or NR SEwARD's DlpLouAcY-PKos
PEcrs or WAR wIrn FRANCE
W. c. +.

Special Correspondence of the chicago Times
WASHINGTON, Fec 81
ne administration receives Intelligence from
CH'teSton 20 dak which, cOnnru,~ what | sts,te,.
- my ie'e> - Fec. lJib auG lIlh. in reg .r, to
th. probability OF TIE allure Ut the sxpedition
a''i'st that city. The Administration refused 10
listen 10 me suggestions made hv Gen Foster
""e" ne ""> here some days ago. in regarC TO
negroes benz allowed 10 serve ~lth the sol,liers
and M regard 10 The relative rank of Gen Foster
a"d ten Hunter On the cntirarv private in
sirIruv"~ we're sent Gown Ia Gen Hunter. the
eoI'st',ueice> 81 which We now learn The dis
ahec'"'i im"hS Tie troops there has reached TO
suca 90 exient that their efficiency my he re-
2aTded - seriously imparei ii not entirely de
stroyed he disafiecto.. l. no louaer co,,f;nes
70 The men; II has exende,. - tie officers q; All
rank he report states that Lieurennnts. Cap
,a'iiS h'lpr'. Colonies. and even to Generals
'"''e "ee' s'ltceu ~ Ter arrest, ant sVms Oi them
sent utder arrest 10 Washington. bec.uSe ,f their
'erusH 20 serve IA negro troops ana negro
ohcers 1t Is stated. also. that all of the officers
OF zen. Fosters staff have been sent ANA, from
the Department IA disgrace This latter stale
ment my be well doubted Whatever has IN
structions may be. Gen Hunter would hardly
venture on step like thAt. Ii true. il j. equal
70 sayi0g that The expedition against Charleston
viii have to be abandoned, tor Gen Foster will
i""s' &C ''ihig not Iermit himself to be so
degraded; his troops will npt-indee,t. they can
noi-~eFse without their ofticer>: aud wjtaonr Gen
Foster strpop-. Charleston cannot be taken Gen
hunter, force alone Is utterly lnaceouate Tn
sucn a pass have matters been brought by the
Insane oo'tinacy OF Mr. Lincoln in persi.ting 70
ride his iavore hobby.
he Sensing OF Gen. Fosters army 10 South
CAr0iina Will prove ~ be, besides one OF the m,,.s
is'" oianter. OF the Administration Ii has leit
'ne "ho'e OF North Carolina exposed aga.n TO the
r&'ases ofibe enemy In sending Gen Fosters
army from North Carolina. We abandon 10 tie
ehein! Tue whole OF that State. and give 10. with
Out blow, al the advantages which wee .,ajn,-;
'"ese os- or own brave troops under Burnside
anu "iser sucn terrible expenditure of blood
aud treasure This j the way however. that the
Administration mikes war We 6t ont costly /
expeditions ior the capture of places or territories
the possession OF which siIl not be of the least
advantage 10 "a. Oceans Of blood and millions !
OF treasure are expended in an EXPEDITION. II il |
succeeds. and We take possession of the covered I
spot. we hnd that rs continued Possession re
guises that We seepfhese an immense army. the
support and reinforcement OF which Cause heavy
dram on the resources OF the country. After
many mouths OF such possession. during which.
Tor the want OF the TROOPS thus occuuied our
military operations elsewhere have been crippled
and frustrated, We begin 10 derive some Slight
benefit from the possession of the place. In the