Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-28
Special Correspondence Of fbe Chicsvo Times.
WASHINGTON, hDril 81

sp~esai Correspondence Of sbe chicsvo Times.
WssHissTos. APRIL 81.
vast amount OF sensation. speculation. etc.
have been INDUCED in Of late regard ny the move
ment OF the Army Of the Potomac, which seems
a securely stuck 10 the mud to-day as i Vas 10
January last. be simple truth Is, 10 move
meut has vet been made. anl II we nav believe
Rebel authority. none i contemplated. The
fact OF it j., Gen. Hooker finds the same obsts
cles in the way Of movement that presented
themselves 70 General Mcclellan last spring,
and though II vas "terrible treason" for each
DAYS delav In McCiellan's case. II is little or
nothing With his successor in the ewes OF the Adj
ministratiou.
The President. Gen. Halleck and Secretary
Stanton. made flying trip to Aqua on Saturday,
in the midst of heavy rain storm, and had a
brief interview with Gen. Hooker. Heretofore
their visits have never betokened any good re-
suits, and every one Is on the qui rice TO see
what will follow from H. One thing. however
is apparent: the spring campaign is TO be pro
longed into warm weather and allowed TO drag
into an idle summer. thus giving the enemy full
time 10 reap the advantage OF the spring crops
To reinforce his army. and 20 put Us on the de
fensive until delayed c0nscrpti0n can do Its work
IL would seem that the Administration could not
better please the enemy. Thousands of the
troops about 10 go out OF the service. and vet
"A movement DELAYED during the clear, warn.
DAYS, with the hard. dry roads. OF week or ten
days ago. Affairs look gloomy enough, and the
words of the Richmond Examiner OF Friday
THAT no peace can come during the present Ad-
mi istrati0n," are sadly prophetic.
The foreign questiOn-perhaps, after al a dip
loniatc bubbles receiving about as much at
ten,on in political circles here "a the war at
home. great interest IS elt 10 learn the result
OF the Official correspondence through Minister
Adams the subject of the Anglo rebel vessels
already agitated as an issue IN Parliament Sec
retarv Seward and his adherents here are, as is
well known. strong foreign war men The willy
Secretary thinks bold stroke of diplomacy TO
buster war with the English Ministry so that an
expression OF sympathy for this administration
and opposition 10 that of Great Britain NAV be
secured among the masses. thus preventing the
purchase of vessels aud supplies by private par.
ties for the enemy. On the other hand il j.
thought that Mr. Seward will entirely fail Its
believed that the English Ministry will assume
the position SET forth BY Mr. Laird in Parliament
that the North has purchased double the supplies
in England in violations of the atters neutrality
that have been furuishe. to parties for the South
and that fthe burden OF complaints rests any
where. il is against the North 1t the policy OF
our Navy Department. however. is carried out
and Mr. A~pinwaIl can succeed in purchasing
those vessels now fitting out in English ports
Why diplomacy is ut end. and the market is
thrown open to North and South alike. lf W,
can buy. England may we'll ask. why cannot
our shipbuilders sell TO other partesf" But thi.
result sustain- the whole view of the question
taken by England. and is most fitting commen
tary on heimbeciiy OF the Cabinet--one portion
opposing such policy for the Confederates, am
another portion favorug II for ourselves. Per
hans after ALL 10 elinch the question, some %
these vessels NAV be sold To Mr. Asninwall n,
the agent of the Navy Department, Where vii
Mr. Seward and HE diplomacy be them
Will the attick On Charleston he renewed. i
question YOU may hear Mt every turn, Ever,
variety of opinion prevails on the subject. Tn,
latest arrival from that department reports til,
irou.clads still oil the bar. which IL somes ha
significant. To day, u 10 said that the Secretar,
at the Navy u very much Dissatisfied with th
result of the attack, and Is determined hot TO els,
n up The President II l. Thought. il not alto
pether pleased with Admiral Dupont. but vii
Keep hin ia eommand, should Il be fully resolve
On ca renew the attack a IL appear "a be ves
we'll settled tina, the orders no, 10 make the NJ
taes reached Admiral Dupont, from Washington
while u was actually going on II there waH
probability ct haeVesH, the interference tfou
Washington has, aa usual prevented II IN
doubts will he suun removed, fot the snasmnai
.rhfta NJ Tho department will result IN saMehn
ut az eatty day
The trst volume of the report OF the Commit
tee au the Conduut ~ the Var has heen issue
from the uesetnmeni printing oIilee, aud make
| book ul 10 pagea The remainder at the es
d,npe WITH make twu volumes, each at the sam
size Considerable surprise Il manifested a. ~
character and statements ot some 81 the witnes,
- same ~ the testimony against uenefu
Mcclellan u made up lroin miserable cam
/ followers. Without elueatioh.I or position
correspondent nl miserable PHILADELPHIA sentl
tion sheet j. pafaded Ia several pescs Gentls
men attach Ia nremlneit Journals npposod hitter
! " ~ uensaal Mcclellan, helnre AMI since an po
i litieal grounds hut whose correspondent. had q,
/ elties for correct Information, aud Who, ~ th
/ time aud ever since, have delended Gen Meclo
] lau'n conduct at tho Psnnsulaf campaign, la al
out ct pint, have not been called on The ev
denee = enough a. settle the hnels al the Com
I mittee, IN the oplnion ~ every ialf minded mar
/ When the Administration hecnmn convince
that u could net get enough hospital eonvae,
evnts Ia take mtlougha and vote the kepuhlea
ticket ia Connecticut, II abandoned the idea q
carrying tho State whereupou the Washingto
politicians met aad decided that 80 good Re
publican a. GuvrrLor Curtn should not be nou
mated tor 70 election Ia peuuss wanna; that.
they could not carry the State next fall, whic
was not probable some lesser light than Curt
must he defeated, rs il was takrn as a furegon
conclusion that deleat must come Gov curlt
vas therefore required 20 announce his determit
alton not 60 run again, ~ message a. the Leg
isls,ure but fraud carried the day Ia Connect
cut. ane IL was then determined by the Washing
ton politicians that the same rule would work /
Pennsylvania, and they trusted to the good sens
OF Curtin not 10 send III the message agreed OF
Judge OF their surprise seeing il in print "A e,
DAYS afterwards Now they are certain that n
i Republican can be re-eiecteL
something About Blockading