Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-22

March 9th
It is said that the French. on that day. made
general attack on Pueb.a and were repulsed be
yond Chalucs and that the victory was complete.
The French lost so cannon and 5000 men.
II also reported that the Mexicans have sent
40 900 men 20 occupy Oiz,ba
IL was stated 10y paroed seamen from the
frigate Mississippi. who had reached New Or
cans, that the Rebel gunboat Webb was de.
siroyed iu the Port Hudson fight. That our feet
did great damage 10 the batteries there, aud in
one battery alone - we're killed. The enemy
was several times driven from their guns and one
of their batteries was spiked
The law library OF BENJAMIN Bouford 4 Fin
new has been conhscsted.
BENJAMIN Is the Rebel Secretary Of War
Capt A. 5 Parker. alledged to be in the en-
ploy of the Rebel Government and detailed 20
bring over one of the new iron clads. building
for the Emperor cf China has been arrested here
and sent to Fort lafayette.
The Treasury Department hrs, for some DAYS
past, been sending out the form of preliminary
certificates, in connection with the National
Banking Law. This certificates requires the ap
Pile 10 state the name and title Of the associ-
alton, its location, ana where its operations of
discount and deposits are To be carried on.
The amount of the capital stock the name and
residence of each Of the stockholders with the
number ofshares held by each at the time bust
ness OF the association is TO commence. The
certificate is made in order that the subscribers
may avail themselves of the advantage of the act
to provide national currency secured by
pledge of L. : stocks. and to provide for the cir
culation of redemption thereof approved Febru-
arv 25th. 1863 The blanks will be filed so as to
show the numerical order of the organization and
the locality,
Lord Lyons expects to spend the summer in
Washington.
Richmond rapers of 18th contain nothing of
Importance.
Admiral Farraguts secretary had arriv ed at
New Orleans with dispatches Farragut was
bockading the mouth of Red River.
On the trip down from Vcksburg the feet Ell
gagged the batteries at Grand Gulf The Swizer-
land and Hartford were hit. but the only thing
serious was the fatal woundirg of one man on the
Hartford
Gen Hurlburt teegraphs from Memphis that
he has information from the Rebels that the enc
my were evacuatng Vicksburg.
The Henry Clay fired by the enemy's
shells All hands were saved. The pilot remain
ed until the flames forced him to leave
The official report from Gen. Ortega, publish
ed in Mexico, having been received from Gen.
Comonfort. states that the enemy suffered ter
rible defeat, and gives the particulars of the
action. Puebla was much damaged by French
shells.
ST LOUIS. April 2l-Murloch, the noted ira
gedan. delivered his famous lecture entitled our
national destiny and responsibilities as Amer
can citizens. this evening, for the benefit of the
army committee The widest enthusiasm pre-
vailed
WASHINGTON, April 2Ist-Onicial dispatches
received last night say that n portion of Gen
Porter's fleet. loaded with Large number Of sol
diers from Gen Grant, army, have succeeded in
running the batteries at Vicksburg. and are now
Iii "A condition to help Banks in an attack on
Port Hudson, or To make an assault on Nicks.
burg from the south.
The following has been received at head
quarters from Fort Monroe April, 10
To Mi. Gen. Haleck:-
| deem il due to the forces Mt Suffolk to notice
briefly their gallant conduct for the last six days
On Tuesday Gen Peck ; wing was attacked and
the enemys advance was CALAMITY met by Gen
Fosters light troops. aud the former driven
back to their line of pickeis. Anderson's divis-
ion was engaged at the same time on the water
trout with our gunboats and batteries and suffer
ed materially.
On Wednesday Rebel battery of 20 FOUNDER
rifei guns was silenced efectually, and an attack
on the Smith Briggs and an armed auartermaster' S
boat, vas repulsed. Repeated attempts have been
made upon our lines but all failed.
The storming of the enemy's battery near the
and the gunboats. under Lieut. Dawson of the
Navy. and the capture OF six guns and 300 pris-
oners closes the operations OF the six days against
the enemy's large force, very satisfactorily.
Signed JoHS A. DIX.
Major General.
The fyllowiug information has been received
here from Milliken's Bend on the Mississippi
near Ncksburg:
On the night of the 10TH Admiral Porter
succeeded in running the Vicksburg batteries
with seven fine gunboats of his squadron and
three transports The Benton, his flag ship. got
opposite the upper battery. leading the line Of
vessels before the Rebels opened fire The
Rebels then continued firing from II = VI. till .
a. NJ, upon each succeeding vessel rs il passed
The only damage done us was the firing Of the
Henry Clay. one Of the transports, and the
temporary disabling OF the Forest City, another
transport and also a shot through the Benton''
hull
Our loss was but one man killed and two oi
three wounded.
The rebel fire was far less effective than wa.
anticipated.
They burned two or three houses in the town
as our squadron passing. TO light the river 81
as to enable their artillerists to get good view
of our steamers they went down within rang,
OF their guns
On reaching Warrenton, Admiral Porter be IN
barded that village, with what effect it is no
known.
NEW YoRK. April 81 Special to the Herald
from the ARM of the Potomac, April 20, saws
Last week $1,000 wis stolen betw een Acquii
Greek and Washington The money was il
three packages and belonged to soldiers wh'
were sending it TO their fsme'.
san FRANCISCO. April 2l-Bs have fnall
| passed the Legislature submitting to vote o
! the people of the counties along th
route of the Pacific Railroad to decide whethe
the counties shall subscribe towards the building
/ of the road. proportonate to taxable property
nely Francisco. one million dollars: SAINT
Clara. one hundred thousand; Jaqua. one quar-
ter million: Sacramento, three hundred thous
and Placer. one quarter million. and Nevad
county, one hundred and fifty thousand Peopl
| in all the counties will probably vote aye,
4 large Union meeting was held at Sacrameu
to on Saturday. Senator Converse pledged him
self to sustain the Administration in its mos
radical measures for suppressing rebellion II
would not follow the lead of Senators McDouga
and Nesmith
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