Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-25
DAILY SENTINEL
TELEcRAPHIc:
IssrOKrrD EIrEEs-tz srsusrl-i
Noon Reports.
LATER FROM CHARLESTON.
One Monitor Badly Injured.
GILMORE CONTINUES TO SHELL THE CITY
REBEL RIMS I.s' E.TGL.f.vD.
An Official Arrested for Embezzling
Government Funds.
More Iron Ships to be Built.
Commerce on the Mississippi.
&C., Nc., SC, &c, Ac.
REBEL RIMS Ls. E.rGL.f.yD
&C., &c., SC, &c. &c.


NV YoRx, December "a The transport
steamer Star of the South, from Hilton Head on
the 2lst. arrived here last evening. The report
Oi the I 5 frgates lsonsdes and Memphis being
entangled in the distractions in Charleston har-
Dor Is untrue.
The monitor Lehigh, while OF picket duty near
Fort johnson, got aground. The rebel batteries
opened on her, doing considerable damage, when
two other iron clads wen; 10 her assistance and
succeeded in getting her of The Lehigh was
80 badly damaged that the Star of the South had
to tow her TO Hilton head Tor repairs. No one
injured
Gen Gilmore is daily sheling Charleston from
his 800 Founders. Nothing OF further Importance
had transpired.
The special To the Tribune, dated Washington
ton, December %. saws
Inlormltion received here from LONDON, by
the last European steamer, says that all rebel
rams in England have been offered TO English at
certain prices
q Lord Clarence Page on the part of the kngllsh
Admiralty had written to builders stating no de-
cided answer could he given at present, but the
proposals were before their Lordships for consid-
Grafton
Instructions have been issued 5y Secretary
Weles to commanding officers of the different
navy yards 10 have feet vessels ready to take
their positions al New York, Boston, Phlladel
pha, Blltimore aud other important ports for the
purpose of CARRYING out new regulations relative
to passports OF vessels and passengers.
1t is rnmored to-day at the War Department
that Gen. Meagher had been ordered TO proceed
to the quarters OF the Corcoran Legion and take
command. What remains of the CorcOran LIE
gion will be consolidated with the Irish Brigade.
Charles H. Cornwall the head OF the Redemp-
ton Bureau in the Treasury Department, to-day
was arrested for embezzing Government funds.
Special to the n Y. Times dated Washington
December %, SAYS:
The President sent to the Senate a number of
names of Major Generals made during the recess,
and with them that OF Gen. SchOfied but he is
understood To earnestly commend the latter to
Senators for the Middle Department. in place of
Gen. Schenck.
There Is growing feeling IN the Senate that
no more Major Generals Brigadier Generals
should be appointed who are not actually needed
for the army and interest of the country
The Navy Department is going to build four
easement steamships, TO carry four forty inch guns
to be of wrought iron. 450 feet long SIS ieet beam.
2OO0 feet CRATE surface, four cylinders 9O-inch
stroke, four feet two inches propeller, draft I9
feet: expected speed sixteen knots per hour.
They will cost $50 900 100 each.
The Heralds special from Washington, Dec
23d, says:
1t is expected that Arkansas will be reDre-
sented at an earl, day in Congress
Arrangements are progressing IN that State for
the election. and there is reason to believe that
the State Government will be in operation there
shortly
Congress having failed 10 amend the Con-
scription Act before lis adjournment TOR the ho-
idays, the draft will probably be postponed until
February lst, To give Congress time 10 amend
the law, which will probably undergo a thorough
revision, and in the meantime recruiting will be
stimulated by bOuntles. &c