Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-29

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Noon Reports.
LATEST FROM THE GULF
DEPARTMENT.
Preparations for Reducing Fort
Hudson.
the SITUATION At GALVESTON.
City Strongly Fortified By Rebels.
PARTICULARS OF The ALABAMA
HATTERAS FIGHT
Preparations for the Capture of the
Pirate.
30 ARMY OFFICERS TO BE
DISMISSED.
The Expedition Against
Vicksburg.
AFFAIRS In NORTH
CAROLYN A
30 ARMY OFFICERS TO BE
DISMISSED.
The Expedition Against
Nicksburg.
In NORTH
CAROLYN a

NV York. Jan. 2o.-A letter in the Time.
from Port ROYAL. on the Oath, STATES:
The steamer Honduras arrived here Yesterday
direct from New Orleans. with IN urgent request
from Gen. Banks to the commanding General for
large supply of intrenehing tools OF all de<crip-
tioiis From tins We infer that the capture OF
Port Hudson of which we have been hoping 10
hear, is Vet \ long way ia the iutuie.
lie ter in the Herald states that Acting Mas
ies PArtra-e at the gui,boat tttera-. ~ lao VAS
order ell to board the vessel speaking the litter,
SAWS that he had not novel oil I ships length
before the Aiab pourcsi IN the ti->I broad -iie
which was imnic lately replieI To by the ute
ras This occurred just At dark
A. The FIRST roadside was exchanged both YES
sels steamed ahead, side 10y side, exch angling
br. ,adSi.ies a. fast the guns could he loade.
aud fired, and thin very short Distance from
each other Mr. Partridge Wis pulling ahead all
the time to endeavor To reach his vessel, but did
not succeed. He says the cannouade lasted
about twenty minutes when he heard the sound
OF musketr, By dnt Of hard pullins lac came
again in sight of the vessels and found them
stopped with the Alabama alon.si,'e anil HA,
teras blowing off steam. and heard cheerin. from
Alabtm provin- tint H,,ierd> had been cap
ture.l by boarding. Deemins it best not tn be
taken prisoner. lac quilted back in the direction o'
our squadron and was picked M
The Herald's Washington dispatch SAYS:
A list Of more than eight, army ribctTs has
been prepared. who are 10 be summArIiy ,ll-
missed from tia, ser, ice tor violating arm, Ie-u
lations by the use ot improper langu re in ref.r
ence To their superor> and the Comm tuaes II
Chief, in connertinn wish the rem,Vi. of Nc
Cean and the court IN ,rtial ani sentence o.
Fitz John Porter
ten Franklin issued hi. farewell addie ss TO
his troops, closing rs follows:
In sevaring u connection which Won have 80
so dear. he asks thit one will believe that he
voluntarily parts with YOU in the tdce of the
enemy.
A letter from Key West SAYS:
The news from Gllvesionis that already have
the rebels So heavily fortified the place that tax
ing possession OF it. for the present. is lmpDs>l
BILE They We uo doubt re-ei, eel the b,treric-
of the Hlrrier Lane and We>ttied. AMI have ia
the city OF Galveston ga men. unde Gen Nj
giu.er.
4 Key West letter of the 22l saws
The steamers San Jacinio and Oaeida will Z,
- sea To day ia search al the Rebel steamer Al
ALBANIA They ma, be successful
For ihe inform, tiun of those interested ! m
say that there i not one United SEA- e. shin ~
war be;weep Florida reefs aud the coast 81
Cutn
letter from Yorktown of the 25th s,ys
Last week tWn deserters who came into or
lines report Gen Wise with S.on0 men with u -,
miles OF Williamsburg and advancing on York
town to take revenge for the late cavalry raj,
made on White House; but Gen Wise change.
his min undoubtedly far prudential reasOns
A dispatch TO The World. from Washington
SAYS
Gov Andrew left for Boston Ia Day. tskiny
with him authorit, Is ,gi-e negro regiments
CAIRO. Jan D - The steamer Duke, iron
Memphis. has arrived Troops are being .lail,
transferred Ia transports aud sent To Mliken'
Bcnd Gen Grant was expected to leave o., ;h'
9th
rhe Memphis Bulletin OF MONDAY hts ,uth
err news of the 18th Gen joe Johnston IN,
command of the whole Western leraitmen, an,
is mas-ng an immense force ~ Nickshuig. nn,
in an emergency it IS believed he can concrn
tratc $50 900 men for IT, defense
The Rebels are determined I" stake ever, thin,
in their eudeivors Ia hold that place and Por
Hudson aud keep open The communication q
Arkansas and Texas The Qualifications of Por
HudSnu are complete The Rebels feel srea
confidence IN their ability to hold these -trU1,;
points
The Latest tivices from McClernand's force
anil the squadron rny they had reached Young
Point, twenty mllcs above Nick>burg
NIwBFRS. y q, Jan 2I-Newspaper re
ceive'l here say tha' though the Rebels are de
iermned to fight desperately. they are nearly dis
hear;ened. and frequently confess their inabilii
10 hold out without foreign Intervention. tn
rebels gre ily eicsed At the coneentraIO
ct military AID naval force in this department
The presidcui will be memoliAlized for the ~
moval OF Gov. STANLEY. and the abolition OF III
office. which Is regarded ms worse than u>eles.
Gen Foster saws a Military Governor. no longe
"A military necrssitv.