Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-03

the design OF forming republic OF the Stale
of Texas
The Posts Washington dispatch dated this az
Nothing further Is known in referesce 70 the
movements OF Lee but there are many exciting
rumors. One is that be 10 marching on Wash.
ington.
Gen sas,on arrived in Washington to-day from
Port Royal. ~ FrE
The trot to-day between Rockingham and TIL
Ingham for $1,000. mile heats best in 5
20 harness, came of The lst heat was won by
Rockingham; the 81 and 81 by Tillinghsm.
Rock ngham then Withdrawn Time, 1883
227ls. 2:2-l4 Patchen and Gen Butler will
trot To- morrow. two miles and repest. for s. 600
The Havana Diario OF the 9th, received by
the Creole states that il is in possession OF infor
nation through an authorized channel confirm
ing the accounts of the occupation Of Puebla bs
the French, aud gives details which il says is OF
fetal E.na
From uurfreesbore.
.MuRrREFsBoRo. June Gen Parne writes
from Gallatn To- Gen Ros-crans. that lac has de
yised and put into effect plan for changing slav,
labor Co compensated labor within his sub depart
mont. Male negroes are hiresi at g.. aud female.
nj a. ner month % their former masters Writer
contracts To this effect are entered into. The
plan i admirably working and Gen Payne say,
that the overseers declare that thew never had q
much work done nor half 80 we'll done. before
There Is no conclusive evidence tina; Cia
borue'~ division of BrHgg's army had been sent
Ia vicksburg Only tho two infantry divisions 81
M.rown and Breckinridge. and the cavalry corps
Of Forrest formerly Van Dms) are known Il
have gone. a. has heeu stated Doubtless IN,
entire divisions VI witliers. Claiboruc and Cheat
ham. the infantry hrlsades or Anderson An,
Jncksou. aud the cavalry divisions Of Wheclei
and Wharton, are In our front
southern News.
TrtLnoNA June 1.-The Richmond Dispatcl
Of Nav 30 ~tv-:
Tccgrnms announce that Banks has crosse,
with his army ~ Btvou Sara THIS i about tci
miles above Port Hudson. He object is to ge
behind the post and carry Il hva liud attack
This movement II desirncd 20 finish the worl
started by Grant AMI cle,r the Mis-'sdppi The
mex, news Il probably be OF an assault upol
por Hudson
The Charlcston Courier of the 25th contain
the following
On Wednesday las. the steamer Eagle lcf
Nassau fnr a Confederate port During the nieh
she WAS fred into and captured hy Ynnke,
cruiser The second shot killed three Of he
The Richmond nisplich Of the 2slh Viz f., sn,s
A private dispatch from, C,,ton. Mics th,
Goth, says that NIL il well. Nicksburg holds on
braVey
ice at Wilmington. n @ ca the 9th uit.
DESTROYED largo warehouse filed with spirits %
turpenlme. and 800 bales of cotton Most q
tho cotton belonged To the Government. Thu
loss i believed to he htayy,
The Richmond Despatch. in an editorial sav
the fate of Nicksbure u still suspended Va th
h1hn'e Oar own telegaphs have been encour
aging hut they lack dis,inc ivcne.s. aud fail Il
such cases Co bring entire relef TO the puhli
mind The suspense cannot long continue. Tn
resistance has been from all accounts determines
and let us continue Ia hope and believe that
will be successful
From new Orleans.
INV ORLEANS. Nav 81 --Ramors from Pasca
goula reached New Orleans on the 2l~t that Nc
bile had been attacked, and one Rebel staieC iha
tclegrhphic dispatches received az Pascaguol
from Mobile say that Fort Morgan has gone w
der. Some of the Rebels sand that our officer
there has glorious news for you, but We dare nc
tell you what il rs.
A letter of the 18th from BAYOU Sara state
that Dudley's brigade made q reconnaissance
within a mile OF the Port Hudson batteries, whe
they ascerlained that the Rebels had not been T,
inforced
A Brashear dispatch OF the 22d states that IL
steamer Loni.iana Belle, while Ell route frol
Brashear To Washington. with Capt Merrell an
company ID, of the iih Massachusetts, on boar,
was attacked by guerrillas. killing Capt Alei
ander, of the steamer, and wounding the pilot an
ten soldiers. Our men returned the fire, KILN
several. and succeeded in driving them of ait,
| fighting an hour and half
The steamer Morning Light ran into the steam
! er Creole the night OF the 2lst under peculis
circumstances, on the Mississippi river the 70
mer sinking on the left bank. The Creole WI
transporting troops from New Orleans to Bate
Rouge 10 reinforce Augur
The steamer Tennessee. from of Galvesto
OH the 22d reports the destruction by the cut
boat 0wasco. of tho notosious blockade runn'
| West Florid
One thousand Rebels sent from New Orcar
are at Pascigouo waiting for chance TO 20
Mobile.
from Washington.
WAsHINGToS June 2-Oficial dispatches r