Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-27

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from the concentration of auy considerable
force in his rear The only forces available for
the purpose are 5000 men under Johnston. the
small number driven away from Pemberton nm.
der Lorng. and one or two brigades from Port
Hudson. amounting to more than Is 900 men
at the outside.
MurireeSboro special Of the 25th to the Her
aid s1vs:
The Rebels assert that Gra,.i has been beaten.
but give No particulars. This is probably ca.
nard
A Washington special dispatch to the World
SAYS:
The Worlds correspondent with Grant. army
arrived To day from Richmond. after a tour OF
three weeks in the Southern States Only about
| Is 900 men at Vick~burg when he left
Generals LOring and Forney commanded corps
there
! At Montgomery he met Joe Johnston and
s 400 troops from Savannah going to reinforce
Pemberton. There was a half finished gunboat
at Montgomery.
The crops in Mississippi and Alabama were ex
ceent
/ At Atlanta they were confined In prison in
consequence of excessive attention shown Union
prisoners by the populace two DAYS before
/ At Richmond the report was current Saturday
that Vicksburg had fallen
! The next Rebel line Of defense i the Tombig.
bee river. thus releasing the whole State of Miss
1 issippi.
| There sre no forces In the interior of the Con
federacy The railroads are in bad condition,
and the strength Of the Rebel army may be put
down at 300 600, men. half of whom in mid
die Tennessee anu Virginia
The Rebels robbed and mallreated our wound
ed in Alabama At Atlanta, Augusta, Colum-
bia. Knoxville and Weldon, our prisoners were
greeted with substantial evidences of kindly
feelings
The solid men of the South are anxiously ask.
ing what terms Offer and what is to be
their fate.
The impression is gaining ground in the Con
federaey that outlast them, and overrun
their country.
In relation to the capture of Colonel Sreight's
command, correspondent saws Streght fought
till his ammunition was exhausted and hs ami
mails gave out Forests loss was 500, ours so
disabled.
Richmond Is bare of troops, one regiment
going South daily.
The Tribune's Murfreesboro dispatch saws Val
landigham declared himself loyal to the United
States, and his escort were taking a prisoner to
the Confederate authorities The correspondent
deems il probable the assumed enemy would re
fuse to receive him. He was given To understand
10y Rosecraus that should he arrange to return to
our lines the Presidents orders TO carry the org-
nal sentence into effect would be executed
The Times dispatch saws it is rumored that
Gen Butler is to be assigned the command of the
Department of the Ohio. Burnside desiring to be
relieved.
y 10 credit is attached by the authorities to the
rumor that the Rebels are preparing for another
invasion OF Kentucky
The Secretary of War saws that within six
months. We shall have 900 900 negro troops in
the field
The Herad's dispatch says there is some trou-
bic over the probable destination of Burnside
He will shortly arrive here TO Try and settle the
matter. 1t seems that Stanton and Gov johnson
desire him to go TO one poiut, whilst Haleck and
Rosecrans think he should go to another
Private letters from substantial citizens of
Louisiana state that she will willingly re enter
the Union as soon as the armed h0rdes of Con
iederates are driven from her borders.
The Worlds dispatch SAYS:
The Richmond Dispatch of the 23d puts no
faith in the spe ikers at the Vaandigham meet
ing in New York Ii saws Governors Seymour
and Hunt are no better than Sumner or Chase,
and my not be SO good-not good as
Burnside
The Enquirer has no sympathy with Vallan-
digham. and says: He ought to toe sent q once
beyond our lines"
WASHINGTON. Nav 25-Gen DIX telegraphs
from Fortress Monroe tonight that deserters to-
day from Franklin reported that Nicksburg had
been taken
The latest advices were up to Friday night
at which time the city had not been taken Grea,
advantages had been gained, but the enemy
offered firm rCsStance.| Ii was thought we would
take IL the next dav.
Our men had their colorS planted in the enc
my's works and were lying on the extreme
slope
We captured about 5000 prisoners and seven
ty four guns
!, Some of troops we're within mile and
others within mile and half OF the Court
House.
The mortar and gunboats in front Of Vicks
burg were hard at work
from Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI. Nav % The Rebels crossed the
Cumberland river Yesterday M Fishing creek and
Hut's Ford but were driven back bv our force.
after slight skrmishing
Nalandigham was delivered to the Rebel au
thorlles south of Rosecrans lines yesterday
From Lou,sviIIe
! LOUISVILLE Nav 20 "A special TO the Jour
nal from Murfreesboro, midnight the 24th. say.
Nai'andiSham arrived. and was sent to the Rebel
lines this morning
The Rebel piclets at first refused to re.eive
him. Finally. the Colonel commanding the PICK
cts, assented TO his reception, when Valandig
j, ham thus addressed the guard, asking the attcn.
i ton of the Federal officers:
81 am citizen of Ohio United States o.
America. and sent within your lines against m,
will. hope YOU will receive me as your prlso
d ner
He was then promised to be sent to the Rebe
authorities at Shelbyylle at the earliest conye
nience-
! From New York.
Y NEW YoRK. May 20 The Herald's dispatch
from NurireesbOro SAYS that there are nantes
indications of large bodies of Rebel cavalry going
southwark.
Breckenridge force has fallen back. and Their,
are now 40 Rebel troops between Murfreesborc
and Manchester.
/ ne Rebels asser: that Grant has been defeat
ed, but give particulars.
From Philadelphia.
PHTLADEIPHIA. Nav 26.-The Washinrto,
Star in speaking Of the New York Tribune's re
nort OF the capture OF the whole Rebel army a
Nickshurr. states that facts within its knowIeig
show that the report is entirely without founda
ton.
q Prom ST Louis
! ST. Louis. Nav 26-1he election in thi
county Yesterday, resulted in the choice of c. d
Drake Radical. over James Z. Yeatman Con
servative. by abou, 2 500 majority
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