Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-15

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wssHfxerox. Augu-f Ia ID spstrhe, were 70.
ceiv ell here from Admiral ID shiyren To day. They
are principallv of a business character. and they
are not. therefore. proper for publication. Frm
preparations made bv hfm-elf AMI Gen. Gilmore.
as stated hy these officers. are that the prospect of
-ucce-S ia tie nsnlins attack on the enemy for
tihcatiCu~ j. in the highest de-,e- encouraging
Their representation. are 1T such a character IA
- .em.i of bat iiit.eif any doubt of a triumphant
re~ut
Bs an act of the General Assembly If the State
Of Ipwa. a~uravesi S~.a'em',sr IL. l-6l. the ri.ht
to vote or ,erfliB State officers j. given 10 vnl.
nnseers or soldier- IN the L liIel Stst.- service
A provision i made tor the apuointing of a
Commissioner FIR each regiment Of Iowa vulun
tees for the purpose of carrying out this act
IL j. hereby ordered tn It all "a n duly acce,iei
Commissioners from Iowa pe furnished with
proper .rciiities for visiting the volunteers
from TIT State. and lie allowed access to
them for the purpose indicated.
By order of the Secret ,ry of War.
Z ID TOWNSEND, A. A G..
A diplomatic party set out this evening on an
excursion among the lakes and rivers of New
York. THE party consists. n we understand of
the Secretary of State. Biron Glro,h. the Minis
ter from Prussia, NJ. Miiin;s. Minister from Me.
aragua. the Sp,niSh Minister. lord LYONS, Btron
S,nrkel, Rn--itn Minister. Mr. Mercer. Fsench
Minister. Mr. Schi!ideu. Hanzi 'iic VI mister. the
{ han Minister. Cuuut Piper. Sweeli.h Minister.
Mr. A-tahurog.. Chiliian Minister. AMI several
Secretaries an'l attaches OF different Le.ions
The first place they will stop at is Sharon
Springs.
An sgent Of the Treasury Department, who
wen, 10 England several munths ago. has return
eI IL w .s1ington. His mission WIS entirely
uccessfnI. Tie secrued the conviction of the two
cnunterfeiters of L. s. Treasury notes az rhe
York As~ize-. One party swore that over $50.
nu0 had been printed. and The plates desiruyed
l. i. believed this 8 the o l. attemrt which has
been made 10 alter such paper in England. The
specimens brought here re only tolerahly vel
executed. and could easily be detected in this
country by the poor quality Of ink aud the rudely
engraved likeness of Lnroln.
Lisut. English comm lnding sends a communi
cation 10 TIE Navy Department. dated July 9. in
which he states that under Instructions from
acting Rear Admiral Btiiy. h. assumed the com.
msni OF the blockading squadron of the eastern
coast of Florida
Lieut. En- tlish dispatched an expedition I'D the
Mosquito Inlet. which captured Il sloop laden
with cotton.
a schooner unloading a large quantity of cot
ton on shove was burned. Several other vessels
we're destroyed. one of which had a cargo aud
was about 10 sail.
A force was landed that DESTROYED all the
house- that bad been occupied by troops.
On landing this party was fred upon by a few
siraeglers.
Tie conduct OF all connected with the expedi
ton was most praiseworhy. No one WAS in
iurel. and the boats secured the extensive lagoon
for twenty miles.
lnforma'ion has been received from the Army
OF the Potomac that early this morning a psrty
Ut = be'- came upon our signal party on Water
mountain. three miles north of Warrenton, and
c. pfured three OF onr signal officers and some
small telescopes. Al! the ohi~ers subsequently
effected their escape. TIE large telescope used
nv he parry was conveyed from the Ststion. and
therefore it did no. fail iato the bands of the
rebels.
Gen Meade Is nn = brief visit 10 ashington
NJ ,j0r General Warren took temporary com
Uaud OF the I'd army corps TO day.