Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-15
Noon Reports.
LATEST WAR NEWS.
FURTHER from CHARLESTON.
A Federal Steamer Destroyed.
FURTHER FROM R0sECRANS.
Foreign News.
Conscript Act not to be Enforced
Skirmish- near Yorktown.

CHARLESTON, April y.
To Gen ). Cooper, Richmond:
Gen. W s Walker Destroyed an armed steam
er in the Coosaw river. at daylight this morning
No casualties All is quiet
The six Monitors and the lronsides are still
within the bar
(Signed.) P. G. 7. BEAUREeARD.
Coossw river is a few miles to the south of
Pocotaligo. which separates Port Royal Island
from the main land
All is quiet and there is no prospect of fight
to day
Confederate officer boarded the wreck of
the Keokuk last night and found that her turret
had been pierced through by n ball.
The six Monitors and the Ironsides are still
within the bar, about two and half miles from
Fort Sumter
The enemy are waiting for new machine to
remove the torpedoes Eevery thing is in readi
ness for the attack,
Accounts from Fort Sumter reflect the highest
credit on the garrison tor GOODNESS and bravery
in the recent fight. When the Monitors were
discovered, the men were nj dinner.
At the sound OF the long ron the men sprang
to the guns with cheers. The battle flag was
run up. the air of Dixie played by the band on
the parapet aud salute of thirteen guns fired.
Col Alfred Rhett was commanding officer of
the fort
The enemy fired 80 shots at tie Tort, of which
80 struck.
The garrison are eager for the next chance at
the Monitors
Tribune's special correspondent learns through
private channels that Longstreet attacked our
forces under KEYS, near Yorktown, on Saturday.
Rebels were repused and fell back 10 Williams
burg, leaving behind spoils, &c Rebels under
Pryor at the same time assumed attitude threat
ening ms at Suffolk, the object supposed 10 be to
prevent sending rentorcemeats TO Foster.
The Herald's Havana letter SAYS:
The French. on the 3lst ult had possession Of
the hills north, south and west of fuebla.
Gen. Forey's headquarters were within three
quarters of 4 mile from the suburbs of the city.
The Herild's Washington dispatch says:
The Navy Department does not regard the re
suit of Charleston decisive
1t is believed that the distractions can be re-
moved in brief time, and tliat. by co-opera
tive land and naval attack. the city can he taken
HEAD QUARTERS ARMY or THE PoToNAc,
April l3-The Herald's Special saws the Rich
mond dispatch of the 10Th admits bad defeat Of
Pegram III Keulueky-says the rebel loss is
heavy aud that after a severe hand To hand fight
of several hours, the confederates gave up the
unequal contest and tell back, the enemy not
pursuing.
The Dispatch says Rosecrans has sent five re-
|
ed all the cavalry from that state to his army at
Murfresboro. and is moving his troops OH his left,
our right doubtless to prevent any movement on
part I'm that state
The Danvie cars brought into Richmond, on
the 9Th, 342 Union prisoners. captured by Forest
at Brentw God. Tenn Among them are % com
ms,ioned officers All sill be exchanged at an
early day.
Capt A. g Webster, of the Federal army, was
/ hu Erii las ~ oh no mr.
tunate MIN met his fate with forttude himself
giving the signal for the fatal trap To he sprung
CHATTANOOGA, April THE enemy occupy
| Lebanon, with ii division under Gen Reynolds.
They also in force at Carthage
NlcKsBuRG, April S-Everything quiet here
Two more transports left this p NJ, bound up
the river. A number of transports are still in
sight.
Jackson. Miss, April S-A special dispatch
! to tie Appeal, from Memphis yesterday, says the
| Mississippi river is rising.
There are more empty boats from Memphis
The Vicksburg is TO be cotton clad, so as TO
! land troops at Vicksburg.
Boats returned from Steees Bayou badly dam
aged, navigation of the Bayou was found to bs
more difficult than the Yazoo.
! Humphrey Marshall, at Winchester, with a
heavy infantry force, encountered Gen. Quimby S
| in the retrert
PoRr HrDsoN. April 9.-All quiet here Ew
ing's fleet below has disappeared. Parties of ex-
| changed and paroled prisoners from New Or
/ leans arrived yesterday. The troops are in ex
cellent spirits and vigilantly watching Yankee
vessels. Some excitement: was caused last night
/ by log fire, floating down the river. A skifi
With negroes, attempting 10 pass the batteries
was captured this morning.
Lea -, FL, -
on history and condition telegraph lines, urges
that the interests of Northern persons in them
/ amounting 10 1913, 75O-be sequestrated. The
report further proposes To seize all Southern tele
graph lines ana turn them over TO the rebel post
Office department, the Government indemnifyng
rebel owners for their losses by the act
NEW YORK. April 1.-THE steamer City OF
4 New York. with four DAYS later news from Eu-
/ rope, Is signaled
/ The Tunes New Orleans letter says Banks is
strongly terrifying all approaches TO the CITY,
/ The enemy is believed to have $4,000 men who
can be concentrated near the CITY 1t twelve hours
notice Some apprehensons of a raid from Mo
+ bile against Ship Island
/ The Her0ids Washington special Says there is
reason TO believe that the execution OF the Con
scriptiOn Act will be Indefinitely postponed. The
opinion has been openly expressed by high au
thorites that the armies in the field amply
sufficient, and all that IL necessary II TO Nil up
the deserted regiments by recruiting.
The reported surrender of Foster Is discredited
II is understood that he is confident OF his ability
TO successfully withdraw his forces. even if com
PEELED 10 relinguish the town and Pamco river.
Times special says il l. stated Attorney Gener
al is in doubt ii the capture of steamer Peterhoh
can toe sustained principles of public law.
I Lord Lyons has demanded her mail, which i:
in New York opened
NEW YORK, April 1.-THE steamer City oil
New York, with news from Liverpool To the LIST
and Queenstown TO the %. arrived this morn
ing.
The Cunard Company intend running an indie
New York. commencing on the 10th
The London Morning Post regards the affairs
of the Confederates a. favorable at home and
abroad, aud expresses the hope that before yea
the struggle will be successful
1t has been positively denied that the Coufed
crates intend seeking further loan from abroad.
+ Lord PalmeTston, in a speech at Glasgow, de
plored the civil war IL America, and said that
notwithstanding the resentment OF both parties
the British Government would not depart iron
its neutrality
The reported expedition against Venice wa.
preparing in the Swiss Territory
Confederate loan closed at llc; discount Il
par.
! The Times saws:
The seizure OF the Steamer Peterhoif demand
serious attention through the country
l a Polish iust leaders Ia.