Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-24
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The GRAND .fR.uI' .uOV'I.v'G
PREPARATIONS TO CROSS THE RIVER
Action Relative to Absent Officers.
THE ATTACK on EoRT CASwELL
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THE ATTACK on EoRT cAswELl
Nav Youk. Jsnaary 25.--A letter In the
Times. daiei Headquarters Army Of the potomae

Nav Youx. Jsnaary 2J--A letter In the
Times. datei Headquarters Army Of The po,cmae
Tuesday evening. January 30. says;
The RICH, aud LETT wings OF tho army ate In
motion. We shall endcavor 10 cross the river
about ten mile. above Falmouth All operations
below are merely fein,. 10 deceive the enemy.
One corps of infantry IA 20 proceed down the
river aud icgn crossing at several points A real
crossing will bee made below should an emergency
arise Major Spaulding and Major Magruder are
a. construct pont0ons above The 18th New
Yotk Engineers and regular. are also 10 construct
several bridges. One train OF ponloou. u TO be
held Ia reserve directly opposite Frederick aburg
Saturday evening company OF the i5sth New
York Engineers was busily engaged VA throwing
up artillery eniiepehments about Two miles below
The great Victor, u the West hns had mn ex.
hilerating effect upon the army The soldiers
are hopeful
The Worlds letter OF the Goth says.
Hooker aud Ffaaklin are mai ehlng w heavy
order with tents, knansacks blankets, &c They
took the road toward HARDWOOD Church, which Il
directly nnrth.ea of the United State. Ford
Srel moved at I + NJ Ia the same direction.
They are hIvouaeked about eight miles out to
night
sumner will probably move In the morning In
the same direction.
The Tribunes letter contains the above and
adds
weure mpnticn,ly aud ansiously looking for
the arrival OF pontoons
1, WA the Original intention that llooker's
grand division should have crossed several miles
above. nj the United States Ford We believe
the plan has been changed Both Hooker aud
Franklin afe 10 throw their grand divisions across
the river ut Plank Ford
A brigade of Infantry under the rebel General
Wilcox In gu,rding the passage OF the river
I Wa hall lFnl
eilutt ~ crossing
The exciting aud hazardous effort OF building
bridges will bc assisted hy the crossing at large
number oi men ia hoat.--the plan which proved
40 successful u, ffedeeicksburg
IL IA understood ihit train oil forty bonts viii
clear the rebel ride pits oil the opposite bank aud
render the rapid construction oi bridges ccr
/ tniu
Since writing the above Il IA rumorcd that tho
/ head ct the bridge train has arrived to within u
1 hall mile of the river. Should fortune smile
| lavorably upon our Undertaking during the next
twelve hours. we hope To have driven the cnemy
before ~ and have gained the rear OF frcderck-
bufg; then IL j. expected Sumner grand division
will cross the Rsppah,nnoek near Falmouth.
! Then will follow the building OF u railroad
! bridge across the Rspp,hannock. The timbers
are all ready, every benin and plank. and they
will be thrown together with the greatest rapldii,
/ and communication establ shed by rail with our
supplies.
A Washington dispatch To the World says:
Although the usual rulnOrs have prevailed here
for several days. there Is no reliable Information
to show that there has been any engagement on
the kappahannock.
One OF the -eyerest storms which has visited
| this section for months ~. vaillng would have
| prevented "A general engagement Yesterday
! While passengers from the army tonight fully
| t4lsr m aa fipap fhaV laff
the storlh had aiated out little In addition u
all this. there i. good assurance that when ans
thing takes place IL will he allowed To he made
public by telegraph Certainly battle ha-
been ought vet.
The rebel dispatches state that the steamer
Columbia. captured OF NJ ,sonhcro' Sound WA
ia eunbOat carrying seven guns. formerly a block
AIDE runner.
The attack on Fort Caswell on the 18TH lasted
four hours, and was mide by five eunboats. whe
it Is believed were merely trying to get range oil
! the forts guns.
A Tullahoma dispatch OF the 9th says:
The Federals, numbering 10000. have re
sumed their original position before Murfrees
boro with great scarcity Of provisions The,
are making no Preparations to advance
4 special To the Herald SAYS:
Ii is understood that Gen Hunter will transfer
his headquarters from Hilton Held TO Brunswick
| Georgia
The Times says that among the new Mao'
Generals are Sickles, Sykes, Butterheld anc
Schurz
WASHINGTON. January 23-The House Mill
tary Committee to dav authorized their Casir
| man to report buck the Senate bill dsInissins
commissioned officers who are absent wthou
| leave. with amendment allowing the PreSiden
to reduce them to the ranks They also agreet
to report in favor OF an ambulance corps