Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-08

VIGOROUSLY ENFoReEDs &c-s &C. -a. 5
ss1a SEQ - ssest fsftsd - q
Special Correspondence to the Chicago Times. fsisN
WASHINGTON, May 81.
The news from Gen, Grants army has, up to
this moment, absorbed everything else of public
interest, even in Washington. For once the tele-
graph has been allowed to tell the peoplet the war
story as il was told to the Government, IN the face
of Secretary Stanton's protests to the contrary; for
this time the President took the matter in hand.
and permitted everything received by him to be
published. AS vet no official dispatches have
been received direct from Gen. Grant, though
publications to that effect have been made. The
Rebels claim, through Mobile papers received
here last night, to have successfully repulsed the
Onion forces; but, as the adyices on hand here are
one day later, the statement probably has nothing
more than rumor for its origin. The friends OF
the President claim that Grants successes are
fitting commentaries upon those Senators and
Representative who, in the language of the Off
cial organ here, ''honored the President for his
removal"
The Cabinet changes have been rung out upon
the popular ear again for the thousandth time,
perhaps, and yet. so far as / am able to learn, the
President says that all he knows of them he
learns from the newspapers. 1t is true that in
outside circles there has been a movement for
Stewards and Stanton's removal. and for placing
Butler and Sumner in their places. but assuran-
ces direct from Mr.. Lincoln, that he intended, If
possible, to preserve the unity of his Cabinet,
speedily led to an abandonment Of the entire eff
fort. So straightway the radical Senatorial elect
ment here renewed their determination to secure
a place of some kind for Gen. Butler, and from
this report arose that he had been ordered here.
As vet nothing definite has been done, the Presi-
dent positively refusing to make another change
at st. Louis so that Gen. Butler might go there
The indications are that if General Burnside takes
- CT IT. 0.--.- -. =.
command Of the civilians in the Department of
the ono This much. and nothing more, ~mbra
Css tile civil situation.
Yesterday, Gen. Hooker had a long interview
with the President, Gen. Halleck and the Cabi-
net. The fact that Gen. Engalls, Chief Quarter
master of the army, was present, has led to the
believe that the Army of the Potomac is to
change its location for the offensive, or to make
a retrogade movement toward this city. IL the
latter is possibly true, it is based on the almost
certain evidence that the enemy intends an ad
vance. II is threatened in so many words IN the
Richmond journals; and every intimation which
reaches US from deserters and others, almost
surely confirms it. If true, it is probably on this
contingency; that most of Beauregard's army,
from Charleston and Savannah, has gone TO
defend Richmond from any advance of our troops
from the Peninsula, while Bragg and Lee make a
forward movement. The Richmond papers init
mate that our occupation OF West Point is for the
purpose of holding in check their army on the
Rappahannock, aud the necessity to eOunteract
that movement, therefore, is evident. The be
lief of n general advance of the enemy's forces
receives almost universal credence here, while
numerous reasons might be given for il. such as
the supposed weakness OF our army. the delay in
raising new troops, and the apparent necessity Of
a change of policy with the enemy.
A great deal of Misrepresentation, in one way
and another, has been made regarding the mum
Der of prisoners taken on each side in the late
battles on the Rappahannock. As they have Just
been exchanged, the truth is coming out, some
what in confirmation of the boasts of the Rebel
prisoners, who. while being marched down Penn
sylvania avenue, shouted out to the crowd. "WeIl,
there is Just twice as many Of your fellers going
the other way" And thus it appears The
number of Rebel prisoners is 4 500. while 5000
of our men. captured in those battles, have just
been paroled for exchange by the enemy. But,
from what | learn. there has been no exaggera
ton in the enemy's losses; their killed and wound
ed alone footing up to nearly I 0.000. and, with
the missing and prisoners, making quite as many
as our own, with the large balance of prisoners
lost on our side. thus reducing the number OF
killed and wounded.
Mr.. Colburn. of the New York World, who has
Just reached here from Richmond, bOrea message
to the President from the Rebel authorities mott
flying him that they intended to adopt more strict
measures WIN IeSuu W pllSVhcTS hcIchitct ldheni
especially seivilians- Eassst-
The draft is to be enforced, and vigorously, too.
There is no longer any doubt of it.. The call
will be for not less than three hundred thousand
men. The work of re ~enlisting does not promise
much 1t is said that half of the PENNSYLVANIA
regiments would re enlist, but some of them have
almost gone By the time allowed (thirty days.
and vet not one man mas shown any practical dis
position to do so. Yesterday some Pennsylvania
regiments returned from the field en- route for
home, with as many men as when they started
out The llth Massachusetts, battery proceeded
homeward with every man they took out. and
without having ever fireda shot in action. There
can be little doubt, / think. but that the three
hundred dollar exemption clause will be ignored
if found to produce more money than men.
Secretary Seward, having caused to be tele
graphed all over the country that our - foreign
relations are quiet. " has closed up his residence
here. and. with his family. has gone on a summer
Ijaunt TO his home in New York. Theradicals dc
not miss him much.
The weather has been very cold for two DAYS
past. but the thermometer is striding towards 81
degrees again. X.