Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-19
Night Report.

WASHINGTON, March lS.-The following gen
eral order has been issued:
lt i hereby ordered,
/. Tat Col Jas. B. Fry, A A. G. U. S. A.,
be. and hereby j.. detailed rs Provost Marshal
General OF ihe United States ARMY i'm pursuance
OF section OF the act approved March g. 1863.
for enrolling and calling out the National forces,
AID for other purposes He j. accordingly au-
thOrized and required TO perform the duties of
Provost Marshal General set forth in the said act,
and such other duties may properly pertain to
his Office All communications relating to the
business OF Provost Marshal and the provisions
OF the act of Congress aforesaid, will be ad-
dressed to him.
?. That all appointments which have hereto
fore been made of Provost Marshals are hereby
revoked
b. order OF the Secretary OF War.
NEw YoaK, March lS-Advices per the
steamer say the Rebels have erecsed movable
batters At Galveston and mounted them with the
guns taken from the Harriet Lane and West6ed
The Federal feet off Galveston. Feb. 25th,
consisted OF the steam lrigate Brooklyn, aud four
gunboas.
On the 18th ult. the Brooklyn threw few
shells into the fort on Pelican Island, and on the
9th did likewise the town, setting il on fire in
thIee places, which, however, was soon put cut
The Harriet Lane is up the river seventy miles,
being iron clad.
IL is not probable that our feet, as at present
constituted. will undertake anything against the
city
A Hilton Head letter the night of the 18th,
says:
Lieut. Rusby and men. 3 of the latter of the
9Th Maine regiment, and the rest of the engineer
regiment were captured by squad of Rebels
who crossed the river and found our pckets
asleep, and without musket loaded.
e.. -. ID l.
there number 900 men under Gen Buckner.
! They have three wooden steam gunboats of ten
guns each, cutter and a ram. Two new rams
have Just been completed, and a 30 gun frgate is
being built at Selma. to be foated down the river
Two rams will be completed in few weeks The
channel in Mobile Bay is blockaded BY sunken
vessels, but no torpeioes have been sunk. Two
OF three forts are iron clad.
rumor was brought BY the steamer Wave
that the negro expedition into Florida and Geor.
gia had been captured. II was commanded by
Cosonels Higginson and Montgomery.
New YoRK. March ls.-It is stated th.t A.
Stewart has chartered ship to be filed with food
for the destitute in Ireland.
LoulsyILLE-The Union Democratic Conven-
ton, composed OF men of all parties, met to-day.
Ii was the largest convention ever held in this
State composed OF the most influential men.
/ Chas II Marshall was chosen President.
Elk. Governor Wicklife introduced Mr. Graz
yens. of Indiana. who in the course of his re-
marks complained that Democrats of Indiana
had been called Copperheads and Butternuts,
when great confusion occurred aud the speaker
was prevented from proceeding. After the
toration of order the convention adjourned I'LL
TO- morrow, when nominations for State officers
will be made.
Marshall Halbert. prominent merchant, died
this evening.
TRENTON, n. j., March ls.-The peace reso-
lutions passed the House BY 81 to IL. after very
! anina ed debate