Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-18

hands Of the enemy. Thev crossed the Ami'e \
river on the morning Of the lat. ten miles from /
Baton Rouge. and captured = Reoei picket OF
one hundred and sixty men and horses. burned
Capt Weiterbees house. captured bis horses and
rode into Baton Rouge looking rough, but 10
good condition.
Every railroad 10 Mississippi has been cut by
them. They have supplied themselves with fresh
horses on the route. and brought in over 800 con
trabands on horses. nearly all the latter also lead.
ing horses.
The Era OF the 9th gives particulars Of the
burning OF the ship Of war Preble at Pensacola.
the 9th of April The FIRE took accidentally. |
All hands were saved. The vessel, after burning
several hours, blew up.
INV YoRK. May 1.-THE Times srmy dis |
patch dated Friday evening says:
Stuart. for the present. Is in command of Jack
sons corps. which consists OF four fu divisions
of Is 900 men each
/ Rebel deserter states their force prior 10 the
arrival of LOngstreet was 10000. lie brought
/ 30 900 more
Rebel officers estimate their loss at 20 .0O0.
From ST. Louis
ST. Louis. May l7.-Col. Alexander. Assist
ant Provost Marshal under the Conscript Act, has
returned to this city. and will enter upon the
! active duties of his Office TO morrow. Generals
Mcdonald and Cooke returned Yesterday. In con-
sequence of the removal of troops from kansas
General Blunt has ordered the SherHs of the
border counties of that State TO organize military
| companies of citizens to protect themselves from
guerras. General Blunt will furnish arms ord
nance and stores to citizens having no private
arms. Bushwhackers desolatIDg the homes
Of soldiers in the southern part Of the State
Much alarm exists among the citizens generally
The steamer Taylor arrived here TO day with
several hundred prisoners captured az Post Glib
son. They proceeded Immediately to Alton.
Gen. McDowells Court of Inquiry resumes its
session here tomorrow.
i From Fortress Monroe.
FORTRESS MoSRoE. May 6-The Richmond
Enquirer OF the 18th inst. contains the following
editorial:
There is evidently to be an active summer
campaign The plan of the enemy seems To be
TO keep our attention constantly excited at every
point at once. 50 that no part OF our whole wide
frontier may be freed from the urgent and itnme-
date apprehension OF an attack Then they can
strike where they think our line IL weakest OF
where our defenses are least prepared. and If
! pulsed they can retire and direct blow at some
other quarter.
In the meantime they can bag much and plum
der and cause much sorrow and heart breaking
among our people by expeditions through thinly
peopled regions destitute of troops. They can
also force more and more of our people within
their lines to take their hat ell oath of allegiance
for quiet life and to save their property from
$ confscation. Thus they can demoralize and rob
us within our own borders. preparing all the
while for serious assaults and delivering then
just when they ready and where they choose
L Ii is hard TO say at what point they most
e active just If one looks southwest il would
seem that the State of Mississippi is the region OF
= the most extensive operations Immense armies
are gathering in and around WICK sburg and while
preparations in progress for a assault OF
n that place. the back country il devastated and
the people pundered by cavalry raids: but at the
! very same moment Charleston is kept on the gu
vive by energetic preparations for another attack
by sea and land. or both at once The Object
y NAV be only TO prevent General Beauregard frou
sending away any OF the troops which now defend
" Charleston.
At the same instant Burnside threatens Eas
g Tennessee. and Hooker. largely reinforced. ],
expected To the Rappahannock somewher,
" or anywhere, from Culpepper to Port Royal. t.
, keep some of our forces employed in the defens,
= of Richmond Reinforcements are being sent Il
! Fortress Monroe, and the encmy's gunboats ar,
y harrassing North Carolina
It From Washfngton.
WASHINGTON. May IA dispatch recevet
J by the War Department says:
The prisoners arriving at Fortress Monroe from
n Richmond. think the whole number taken by th,
Rebels during the recent battles will not exceec
l 1850.
d About $50 officers aud men from the Chan
| cellorvlle battle ground and 200 others have
q been brought into camp and distributed among
e the various corps and general hospitals on the
p Rappahannock
J. A dispatch from relative of Senator Harlan
e of Iowa, announces that that gentleman IL yer,
!. i'll and is not expected to recover.
l. 1t is asceriained from gentlemen returnin,
y from the Rappahaunock. that Gen. Hooker SEEM
IT highly gratihed with bis recent visit 10 the Pres
d. ident.
" The river in front OF the enemy has been recon
re noitered. and the discovery made that during tn
81 night OF the ltth they threw up new and exten
] sive earthwork- along the ridge OF hills in tn
rear and 10 the lett at Fredericksbu
ltis reported To day that every available soldie
now oil detached service in and around Washing
ton and Baltimore, and on the railroads in Va
!. and Maryland. will lie forwarded Hooker
command and their placer supplied by Pennsy
wanna militia. which is said to have been tendere
by Gov. Curtin The Marshal of the District
ye Columbia has seized the real and personal estat
r of Cant I Motif commando Of L ehx