Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-06
TELEcRApnIc.
Noon Reports.
LATER NEWS FROM MEXICO.
THEPIR.fTE RETRIBUTgOA'
CHARLESTON NEWS NOT CREDITED.
MOVEMENTS OF IRoNcLAps


NV York, Feb. 5-The Herald print. nd
vices from the CITY of Mexico % January 1. be
ING one week later than any previous news direc,
from the Mexican capital Mexicans complain OF
their sympilhzing American friends for sending
supplies OF mules TO the French. and under the
circumstances, have begun to capture them as
fast as they can.
The French are gradually advancing to attack
Puebla. The Mexicans are ready for their i'm.
vaders. Gen Carvajal is continually on watch
guard against surprise. IL is said the enthusi-
asnl OF the Mexican sodery to meet their enemy
amounts to kind OF frenzy.
We have reliable intelligence OF the move
ments OF the pirate Retrbulion. from the Cap
tain OF the schooner Springbok which has ar
rived in Boston from Port Paix. Capt. Grind lie
states that the RetFibutlon was seen off that port
about the 25,h OF January. and she sent a boat
ashore, pretending TO be merchant vessel This
statement is confirmed 10y Capt. Jordan. Of the
schooner H :. Boyntor. who left Port Paix an
10, ut which time, also. she was understood To be
in that vicinity, aud il so, the reported destruc.
ton of four or five vessels off St Thomas by
that privateer, Is probably incorrect, as ST
Thomas is far to windward. and the Reiribution
could not have beat up in sc lson To make the
reported time.
WAsniNGTox. Feb 4-Eleven hundred conva
escents were sent 10 the army OF the Potomac the
last three days Over 20 900 additional are now
ready to be dispatched from the convalescent
camp. The belle. OF the Government is that the
details of the Charleston affair is grossly missta-
ted and that the result is OF triaing consequence
except for any moral effect il may produce
7. II wilson has been confirmed by the Sen
ate, Assistant Secretary of War, aud has entered
upon his duties.
The Navy Department has ordered the follow
ing iron clad vessels TO toe prepared for sen and
sent South az once. viz: keokuk. Nantucket
Catskill a.d Sycamore. IL is believed here that
they can all be ready in four days.
The Secretary of the Navy has received nfor-
nation that the POtapsco left Fort Monroe to
join other mailed vessels. Thus all the Ericsson
batteries may be expected to be engaged in a
fight before two weeks.
NASHVILLE, Feb 5.-About 5000 cavalry un
der Wheeler. Stearns and Wharton. attacked our
forces ut Fort Donelson. but were repulsed and
utterly routed
Gen Mitchell selects the houses OF prominent
Secessionists for quarters for wounded Conied
crates. Forty five were thus quartered yester.
day.
Gen. jeff g. D,vs's division. with a cavalry
brigade, occupy Franklin.
Showing fast.
FoRTRtss MoNEor. FEB 4.-Richmund spers oi
the 81 aud Sd are received, aud give an account
of the affair off Charleston substantially the same
published. with the following
RoHMoND. Jan. 3l.-The Secretary oi State
notified the British and French Consus of this
city that he has received official information oi
the opening of the blockade of Charleston.
The editor OF the Dispatch saws he learns 4
steiner dispatched from Charleston alter
raising the blockade to Nassau, to inform the
British authorities of the fact
1t is understood that official notice being given
Al =
newed unt'l sixty days previous notice has been
given To neutral maritime governments.
The Dispatch, of the 81. says the frigaie Iron.
sides j. wing of Chari,ston.
The Richmond Fix miner, Of the Sd, has the
following:
SAvANNAH, -. Daring the attack on Fort
McAllister, this morning. the Dig staff of the
iron clad was shot away. She was anchored
l 900 yards off the fort. She retired evidentl,
injured, she did not reply to the shots of the
fort.
SAvAyNAH. Feb 1.-Two gunboats came UP "a
st. Mary on Monday last One of the two
went up the river and set fire To the houses OF
several plantations. Capt. HnrriSon's company
of cavalry fired on them, when they hluled out
OF range of small arms. aud shelled away furi
ously. Another boat was loading men at St
Mary's on tuesday
NEW YORK Feb. 5--A fire occurred thi,
morning at No lG0 Broadway. IN the cap stor,
RnAldo & Lastly. The third floor and rear o
the entire building was destroyed. L.ss abou
S25 900.