Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-06

regiments made spirited and successful charge
upon the Rebel works and carried then after a
heavy resistance, when the enemy reireated and
fell back out Of range. leaving their dead and
some wounded on the field
During this time the draw bridge battery and
our army gunbosts were playing upon the enemy.
doing good service among their sharpshootsrs Sc
creted in the woods
In the afternoon our troops came upon a Rebel
masked battery who retreated two and a half
miles north Of Suffolk, and At o'clock Davi.'
Massachusetts, battery and the grnboat Brieg.
commenced Smelling them out. After thirty
minutes the Rebels returned the FIRE which was
kept up both sides until sunset. when the en-
emy's battery was senced
Col RinCgold of the 1924 New York reyi-
ment was shot while leading his regiment in
front. and died during the night.
The Chaplain of the 25th New Jersey was
wounded
When the above skirmishug in progress.
Gen. Getty crossed the Nansemond four miles
below Suffolk and encountered the enemy. and
4 il is rumored and believed that he had captured
a Rebel battery of eight guns. and a large num-
Der Of prisoners This rumor needs confirms.
ton
Scouts were sent out Yesterday on the Somer.
ton and Eatonton road but discovered nothing of
the enemy, and after going about six miles they
returned
The enemy's rife pits the South Qauy road
and in our front were vacated yesterday morning.
and the troops left in great haste. taking their
baggage with them. evidently having more i'm
portsnt business elsewhere.
From 81. Louis.
ST. Louis, May 5-FrOm ID to % of the most
prominent secessonists in this city. were arrest
ed to-day, under Gen. Curtis recent order
Prize Fight.
NEW YORK, May 5-Accounts from the prize
fight between Coburn and McCook, state there
were , 900 spectators.
COburn won the first blood in the first round.
the first knock down in the forty ninth round
and at the end of the sixty eighth round was de
cided victor
McCook = severely injured and came up for
the last twenty rounds merely to receive punish
ment. McCOok showed himself to be possessed
ofno ability rs fighter. though good wrestler
and very game man.
Later from Vick~burg.
CHICAGO. May "a special from Cairo says
the steamer Lady Franklin arrived from Vicks
borg Thursday night. That morning General
Sherman, with feet of transports accompanied
by gun boats, passed up the Yazoo and made an
attack the Rebel batteries. In the afternoon.
several more transports followed up with troops
on board
The report is that Gen. Sherman landed pre-
cisely at the same place where he made the for
mer attack.
Cannonading and rafting of musketry was
distinctly heard at Yonngs Point Thursday till
long after nght-fall.
We learn from gentleman who left New Car
thage on Wednesday. that very heavy force
landed on the Mississippi side, eight miles above
Grand Gulf Our gun boats had been Smelling
the latter place several DAYS.
LATEST.
Special dispatches from Cairo saw:
The report that the Federals have occupied
Grand Gulf is premature. the Rebels having
planted batteries on the hill and repulsed our
troops.
The Jackson Appeal of the 2sth of April.
saws:
Col. GriersOn's Federal raid, besides tearing up
the railroad. destroyed two bridges each $50 feet
long, seven culverts, burnt twenty eight freight
cars. blew up two locomotives, burnt the railroad
depot and two commissary buildings at Newton.
: They also DESTROYED the telegraph line by de-
stroying FIVE miles of wire and capturing two
trains.
From New York.
E New YORK. Nav 5.-The steamer New Eng.
land. from Hilton Head the 3D. reports that the
lronsides was to cross the bar at Charleston on
the ID. and the Monitors on the 4th.
Affairs at Hilton Head unimportant.
from Terre Haute.
TERRE HAUrE. May AT the municipal elec-
ton of to-day. A. LANCE was elected Mayor.
The whole Unconditional Union Republican
ticket was elected by an average majority of 500
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