Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-20
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Noon Reports.
AFFAIRS ON THE BlACKWATER,
The Fight at Kelley's Ford.
Brilliant Cavalry Charge.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.


gives le following partial list OF casualties in the
cavalry fight at Kelly's Ford. Major Chamber
lin. Chief OF Averill's staff, seriously wounded;
Lieutenant Wolf 9th Ohio, slightly.
SUFFOLK. VA March l7.-At O'Clock this
morning two sections of Captain Davis 9Th Mas
sachusetts battery and the llth Pennsylvania
cavalry were dispatched To Bergen Point by Gen
tral Peck under command OF Colonel Spear to
attack the enemy in his intrenehments this side
the BIackwater Wewere to make the attack at
daylight, but owing to bad roads found it i'm
possible TO do so until 9 a NJ. Small arms
heavy guns and cavalry were used on both sides
The hight lasted one hour, and was highly spir-
tied in its character. Two separate cavalry
charges were made Oh the fortihcations, which
were found TO be literally lined with infantry,
Who poured deadly tre snto our ranks, wound
ing many in the first charge, which made by
Major Stratton. The Major was wounded in the
shoulder.
The second charge conducted by Major
CoTnoy. who took his men up to and down IN
front OF the Notifications, try Jump the ditch
&C but this was soon found impracticabe The
enemy opened with a heavy force OF infantry and
cavalry to the right and left OF our position, in
order to try and outiiank us, bat with little show
of success When your correspondent LETT the
field the fight had not terminated.
The enemy was strongly intrenched behind
well constructed breastworkS. The cavalry
charges were ot the most dashing bravery ever
witnessed
Gen. jenkins. of South Carolina, commanded
the Rebels Renforcements are daily being sent
To defend and prevent the passage OF the Black
water by the Union troops. The Rebels
strongly of the opinion that we will soon move
from this direction. and making preparations
accordingly,
We took some prisoners, among them some
wounded ones.
A five hundred dollar counterfeit bill on the
Central Bank OF Worcester. Mass was detected
to day ut the banking house OF Thompson Bros.
The man Offering it was arrested. The execu-
ton was perfect. SIEVE al had been sold in Wall
street before the detection.
JEFFERSON Cl1Y, Mo. March ls--A bill
passed the Senate TO day for calling new St.te
! Conv enton To take into consideration the grad
ua emancipation OF slavery in Missouri.
Deserters from the Rebels To fleet off Mo
bile state that Admiral Buchanan with four
! steamers aid ram made attempt four weeks
! ago to attack our vessels off Mobile, aud Was
only prevented bv of his vessels running on
Il snag. The attempt, however, is TO be made
J again
! The Tribune learns from Havana that arrange
! ments have been made for meeting of the
pirates Alabama Florida and Harriet Lane to
combine aud attack the steamer IRON Aspinwall
with gold.
The sunboat Huntsville, from Key West, re
ports that an American bark was about leaving
Martinique, where the Florida was lying The
authorities compelled the Florida to remain "a
hours in port after the departure of the vessel
! The American crowded sail to II Thomas
where she found Admiral " likes, Who transferred
the flag to the Vanderbilt and started for Mar.
Unique with the prospect of reaching the Island
before the Florida left.
Washington specials say:
J General Burnside leaves to day for his com
mand.
1t is untrue that Sigel has withdrawn his resig-
nation.
Generals Ord aud Schoepn are relieved from
duty on the Buell. Court of Inquiry. TIE other
members will finish the
Gold in Richmond is 400 per cent Transac-
actions reported ut 600.
Port Royal letters say:
:umor came by a steamer from Ferhandna
that a force of 600 negroes which asceuded ST.
Mary's river. met severe reverse and were
probably captured. This seems to confirm nc
counts via Mobile
\ letter from aboard the Susqnehanna, of
Mobile states that the Rebels attempted TO reach
her by submarine torpedo but failed.
FoRT MONROE, March Ion Saturday last
Fltzhugh Lee, with 900 cavalry anu two piece,
of artillery. made hurried advance lines
at Gloucester, but hearing that our forces were
reinforced. the Rebels retired lt Is rumored ht
had gone for reiniOrcements.
/, FoRr Monroe, March lS-Richmond paper,
OF the 9th contain the following:
Fort Pemberton, at the mouth of the ITALIA
hatche, bom-arded on the 18th We los
some valuable gunners and few others.
0oLuMBIA. Tenn. March l4-Four brigade
under Rosecrams endeavored to hem in Val
Dorm yesterias. across Duck river, knowing b,
/ had no MEALS of crossing HI reDlied to thu
I Yankee fire for some hours and then escaped b,
h Whites bridge q miles above
> The enemy returned TO Franklin after burnin:
house occupied by Van Dorm as his headquar
o tiers.
b CHATTANOOGA, March IA battle is immi
nent in the vicinity OF Tullahoma Skrmishin;
! took place Yesterday on the MurfreesbOro road.
Jackson, Miss, March IA Information re
d ceiVed says Helena attacked in the rear ol
Z Monday, the 9Th inst. Heavy firing was hear
there yesterday.
: WILMING1oS, n. c March l6-The Births
steamer Britannia forty DAYS from Glasgow
arrived Yesterday with valuable cargo.
The steamer Gertrude from Greenwich. Scot
land. arrived at a Confederate port TO day with
valuable cargo of merchandise
KNOXVILLE, TENN, March l6-The bridge
on the Est Tennessee and Virginia Railroa
4 destroyed by the Yankees some weeks since hav
0 been replaced. The regular schedule will be rt
Q sumed to- morrow.
RALEIGH n c., March l5.-Gen. D. II. Hi
came upon the enemy's outposts at Deep Gull
, on the Trent road. eight miles this side OF n ew
i bern. The enemy's force consisted of four con
panies of infantry and ole light battery. The
+, fed across the river and destroy ed the bridge
Yankee and buffalo captured.
Gen Hill was moving on Newbern