Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-22
from the uissisSippi Squadron.
MIssl,sirrI SQUADRON May %. 1863.

MISSISSIPPI SQUADRON May ~, 1903.
ED STATE SENTINEL: On the 18th inst. Gener
al ElIett's marine brigade moved out of the Ohio
into the Mississippi, en- route for Greeuvie Ii
and other guerrilla haunts Never before did
the Mississippi river bear on its broad bosom a
more splendid pageant, and never did many
splendid boats contain much splendid good
for nothinGness--so much filth and want of con
cert
Lieut. Commander Phelps went up Yesterday
in command OF the tln-clad., up the Tennessee
Should he retain this temporary mmind. Capt
J. p. Fos'er will take command ot the E,stport
The news from the neichborhood of Wick sburg
Is decidedly good, viz: the capture of jackson.
RAYMOND, &c, &c RAYMOND and Jackson are
in Kinds county, and even if General Banks has
not the occupation of jackson, he occupies the
post. oak region of Mississippi. and right on the
railroad leading from VickSburg to Jackson. and
in the immediate neighborhood of the COoper's
Wells "a celebrated Mississippi watering place,
and one of the finest camps in all Rebedom
The wells are but three miles from Canton. on
the railroad. The situation If General Periber
ton and his Rebel host is said 10 be at 4 iwards'
Station a very low, sIckly. swampy place. and
that he can but temporarily occupy. Vcks
burg is doomed We all down here have cont.
dence in our naval and army officers, and even
yet have some hope for HUoker.
herr that Mr.. W. A German. late Brigader
in thu Federal army, and late dealer in cotton at
Helena. Ark was up in Indiana lately, pitching
into the Sentinel and into wv c F" You are
used To the2e things and can bear it. bnt alas !.
TOR me- What shall 10? The duels are PLAYED
out; | never was on the Tom liver order. and
besides it was how could | dare Ia meet y mtn
who had his horses head shot off at Buena Vista
and who. with the bloody garments oil the lamen-
ted Captain Kinder. strutted the streets of New
Orleans and who ever since has drawn n pension
from the Government for what happened ~ entv
O Ia va agni Then bes les | might have 20
meet thr reiouhted Capt Luuderm ~. the hero
OF e,erv fiqht that has pre,entei it-elf since the
war ~ Mexiro unto that of Muliree>boro. armed
with The wardrobe at ~ o or three Mexican seno
"a. or senore:as. Ii Gormln ar Curtis want to
stir The cotton question. am IN. and before |
begin big scale. lie; me remind Gen. Cor
mnu uf the arrest at Capt Brown OF the tin clad
eunbpat Forest Rose. for not ODE, ing his order
In protecting transport IN stealing cargo OF
cotton below Helena Let the General tell who
II was. james or Diek. who paid Capt. Brown
500 hush money. and let the righteous Gorman
tell Ii, now much dough- McMah,n and John
Canuons made cut OF cotton under his protector.
ate Do. Nj. German; do General
visit the put,ieus # Indiana nl,d the West. to en-
tighten The Bnrternut organization She j. said
u he symmetrical ere iture. Does she want To
marry! She l. also said 70 show a well knit
frame wonder who was the lucky observer?
l think il she would visit Brown county. the
Copperheads would AZ once WELD to the Napole
one mould of her law-from what have seen OF
her speeches. she l. all jaw. She is compared to
Sem'rnts, Haphseston, dc The first was
L..efx al
| am told since her advent. Mcclellan is in hvs.
terc>. and that JET Davis and Beuarecard .ay IL
is no use Knocking, the thing is up. iha, they
really can't withstand this elTcriless and modest
Miss Dickinson. that her absorbent and dffereptial
expression - too much for them. and esen poor
Fremont i done Tor, as We are told Miss Dick
erson had better give Fremont vide berth. or he
will have her contracted for and pat into his cot
fers.
oeg the publication of the annexed paragraph
10 still further show the outrageous conduct OF
Republican contractors and Others connected
with the building OF iron clads McCord &
Brown built the Tuscumbia.
TUE ruscuNBIA.
After most rigid examination of the charac ter
OF the Tuscumbia's injuries II has been pro
nOunced doubtful whether she can be repaired
this side of Mound City. or ST. Louis Her
wheels are so badly sunk that she canno, he
properly Strengthened without being put upon the
dry docks Capt Shirk It. his report to Admiral
Porter states some facts that 90 TO show that her
builders did not perform their part OF the contract
a. well as they should have done The timber
used in her construction not OF the kind con
tracted for. and. was the case with the Chilli.
co;he from a similar cause. when a ball struck
her turret. the bolts securing her iron plating to
what should have been TIE best kind OF oak ex
hibitei disposition TO jump out of their places
Capt. Shirk's report may cause investigation
that will not result fasorably TO the builders OF
the Tuscumbia
W. G. +.