Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-10-16
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Nav foRk October l5.-rhe Times special
say:
The surplu. baggage Of the army Of the Poto.
mac has been removed to the rear aud the arny
Is stripping Tor light
Meade's position Yesterday morning was on the
north bank Of the X lpPahannock. Hts righ,
flank rested on tre eastern slope of Bull Run
Mountain Since then. however, he has fallen
back to the neighborhood OF Mtusssas Plains
Lees whole force has crossed the Rappahan
y mock. and was Yesterday pressing our rear A
battle. this morning, u considered imminent
Our trains last ught were all at Centreville.
LATER
Rumors ara rife that a general engagement
began at daylight Of this morning on the old Bull
Run bittle ground
To eomm,nd the Army OF the Potomac i fa
tai Gen Mcide ~ his tdrn will toe compelled Ia
give place 90 some other man; his removal seeni.
TO have hecu determined The successor oil
Meade Is said 10 be Major General Daniel Z
Sickles
A correspondent Of the Times. writing from
Morris Island says:
Lieut. Glassel nui sailing officer Tombs dcclal q
that the expedition against the lronsdes wns one
. prompted by desperation
The citizens ol Charleston are plnched for the
simple commodities of lie Unless the harbor
can bc turccd ~ to admit vessels laden with
supplies most serious consequences must ensue.
The Times Washington special has the FOL.
lowing:
Rumors To night IN Washington me excessive
ly thick Among other imprub ible stories is one
that the BtitmOre and Ohio railroad has been
cut toy the tcbcs nt Miftiu,burg
The following dispatch was received At this
Bureau this evening from W + Smith Master OF
Transportation OF the Baltimore aud Ohio Rail
road. which cfcctutlly strangles at least one of
the many reports now IN calculations
Th,re il 40 foundation foe the report that our
line has been cut nor has there been any reason
To believe that IL will be All our trains. both
passenger aud freight. are running regularly.
There are over 6.0O0 vacant beds IA the hos
plnl- here
Some 375 wounded from the front arrived here
tonight. They were wounded ~ the recent skr
mi-hes
Gen Heintzelman has been relieved and Gen.
Auger temporarily assigned To the command (
the defense. of Washington.
Morris Island letters OF the sth 10 the Tribune
contain the following
To day has been very severe day At Wagner,
more 80 than any We have experienced since our
occupation OF tue tort. The firing has been
mostly from the James island batteries We hnd
three killed aud some twelve wounded during the
day
One shell exploded in the door Of bomb proof,
killing and wOnnding five
Oct Ports Moultrie, Smpkins and Bragg
are continuously firing at working parties IN
Wagner nnd Gregg. They have exact range and
plump their shells and shot with deadly eliec. and
accuracy into our works They have been prac-
tising TO fire almost simultaneously So as to make
the cover OF our men less available against shot
coming in diverse directions almost at the same
moment Excellent bomb proofs preserve
men from most OF the missiles. but still casual
tie numerous.
Ote OF our 2l0 bounder batteries that has been
silent for "a week reopened this morning on Forts
Sumter. Johnson and others.
Oct. l0.-The rebel Fort Johnson is again ST.
lencei skliully aimed shot entered an en-
brasure Yesterday aud dismounted the gun.
The Tribune has the following from the Army
Of the Potomac. dated the l4ih
Last evening our cavalry encountered the enc
my near Citlett's ST. tion and toward Wmrenton
A bri-k artillery fire was opened and continued
till la,e
This afternoon heavy cannonnding opened
along our lines in the direction OF Manassas, last
ine till evening
II seems evident that We have driven the enc
NV back
It is thought by some tha, Lee has his entire
army in front Of Meade
No considerable body of infantry has yet been
engaged.