Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-27


7uE ESENT TO WAsHlxGrox-THR PREsiDExr
INroETUSFD TO REMOVE ADMIRAL DuFoSr-
How CHARLESTON Mar b. TAKrN. a.. &C, &C.
special CoFresponeeree Of the Chicago Times.
wAsHfSeroS. pril 2f
ltisproblble that the publicity which has been
given by some ~ the Newspapers here and IN
New York 70 the movements of Hooker's -army.
will hive the effect of defeating whatever object
that officer had IA view. even it the epemy Ind
not penetrated his des gns before IS early as
last SATURDAY, the newspaper, alluded 70 con
tainei the statement that Hooker's aru was on
tlc road 10 Richmond. bv way of cnlpeDner. and !
that they had got Tar a. G0rdonsyiIle, OF which
place they had taken possession. Now, 30 far
referred 70 Gordonsville. there was not one
word Of truth m the statement Is everything
that i telegraphed from here 20 New ork how
ever. is known 70 have passed under he super
vision Of the Secretary of Var and To be ap-
proved and authorized bv him the statement
when il appeared 10 the New York paper, was re-
gardei by many persons as authentic The de
centiOn was Immediately exposed but the ms
chief WAS done The information Was sIeedly
carried by the underground mail to the enemv's
lines and they we're thus semi Official informed
Of what they had ALREADY coniectured namely:
thar Rockers army marching on Rich mond
by the route immortalized by the shameful cam
paicn of Pope The heavy rain Of Sunday night
and Monday followed the roads which before the
18th INST had been comparatively good. have now
been changed into impossible bogs, and Hooker
finds his whole army foundering in ouaCmires
and stuck IN the mud with the pleasant reflection
that the secret of tie whole c. mpaign has been
divulged 70 his alert and vigilant foe. who will
not fail TO take advantage of the fact. As owing
to this lamentable indiscretion of Hooker's
friends, further cOucealment : useless, as Hooker
already finds himself confronted with force OF
30 600 OF the enemy, / NAV state at &c that the
ARMY of the Potomac, or rather the shattered
and depleted remains Of that army. deprived OF
its best Generals. and with its gaps filled up with
new regiments. is still on the safe side OF the
RapDahannock but nearly as FAR up that stream
as Warrentou. A. the whole campaign has been
unmasked by the special organs OF the Admins
tration. as the enemy has been forewarned by
them that it is Hookers purpose to march
G0rdOusvile-l will state that the enemy has
been making such demonstrations on the west
bank OF the river that Hooker has not deemed il
prudent TO cross. and has not crossed The dis
tance between his army and GouionsviIle at the
present time, is fully forty miles; and not the
RapDahaunock. but the Rap.dan river also lies
/ between him and that place.
In the meantime all the movements Of the
enemy OF the Rtppahaunock. are purely strsfe-
/ gc All the accounts Won see of fights az kel-
/ Tvs Ford" Fights at the United States Ford :"
attempts of the Rebels to cross the Rappahau-
| mock, nre only ieints on the part of Gen Lee to
amuse Hooker and distract his attention, while
! Lee is carrying out some design of his own
| The Coniederates have no intention ct crossing
/ the Rappahannock now, or there When they
cross, il will be when Hookers army is farther
away from Washington than il is now, and at
4 fords that are not guarded. Of which they will find
plenty when the time comes. they did last
/ August when Pope was telegraphing to Stanton
that "he was holding the tords"
The Conferences still have a stray force be
tween Rockers army and the capital. A strong
detachme of General Stuart's cavalry are now
at Dranesvile, only twenty miles west of this
! cty-indeed has been there for some DAYS past
The official organ OF the Administration says, cit
is belived by the Government that our cavalry
will succeed in capturing them" That is FOOD
for gudgeons- In the same way. and by the
same organ, we were informed. cit is believed b.
the Go, ernment that Gen. Banks will capture
/ Port Hudson" ''lt is believed bv the Govern
mcnt that Charleston will be captured &c, al
nauseam Ye, Port Hudson, Vicl1sburg and
Charleston yet remain undsturbed; and SO does
the Rebel cavalry near Washington.
Perhaps il will not surprise YOU To learn that
there are persons now here who making great
efforts 10 have Admiral Dupont removed from
| his command. and even dismissed in disgrace
! from the navy. They are the same kind Of men
who bounded Gen Mcclellan. Gen. Porter. Gen
Franklin, and Gen Buel. They boast that they
have already obtained the Presidents promise
that Admiral Dupont shall be removed AZ least.
as soon rs he can find successor. Thus all
good men in the army and navy are stricken
down There is no better ahler officer in the
navy than Admiral Dupont. But the attack on
Charleston has demonstrated that that CITY Is i'm
rregnabe To any naval force. however large
! There Is one way, and oDy one, in which Charles
| ton can be taken Ii can be taken OK a land
force of 300 900 well disciplined tloops. well sup
piled with mortars and siege guns The reason
why all our military operations between Charles
ton and Savannah, during more than twelve
months have amounted to nothing is that no
army operate south of the railroad between
those two cities The railroad itself Is built on "A
trestlework for more than halt its length and all
the land between IL and the is swaupv and
/ boggy The army that takes Charleston must
land at Bulls BAY twenty miles to the eastward
and must march around the city on the arc u n.
! circle I'LL u point is reached on the Savannah
railroad, twelve miles ives OF Charleston This
done. and this line held by 100 900 troops
/ Charleston j, cut off at once from Richmond and
from the " est Let the troops then De drawn
IN. and a second liue of investment be formed
eight miles from Charleston. The place must
/ then be reduced by regular siege approaches
Charleston - defended on the land side bv forts;
but they are no stronger than the orlls III York
/ town The siege might require a month-pe
haps more But. attacked in this WAY. parallel
after parallel dug. I'll our mortarS and siege guns
We're ready 10 open Charleston would e. entualv
I tall. lac city once III our possession Fort
Sumpter and the other forts in tie hartpor would
soon oc starved into surrender. In this way. and
IN this way alone. can Charleston ever be taken.
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