Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-09
Noon Reports.
EXCHANGE OF FEDERAL PRISONERS.
Rebels Marching Oss Brownsville.
Ttr0S.
L. y. BOAT SUNK.
SOUTHER N NEWS
ATT ~ OK ON FOHRT
~ - - IL - MSIERS N.
RIOT AT DETROIT!
Large Number Killed and Wounded
Thirty buildings Destroyed i!
The Privateer Alabama.
FIR o M viR cINIA.
GOVERNMENT sASGUlNE OF SUCCESS.
Appointment of Territorial Officers,

NV YoRK. March THE steamer Columbia
from New Orleans on the 9th ult and Havana
on the I'd inst. has arrived.
Among the Havana passengers are two per
SOILS Nho have just landed cargo of Iricans in
Cuba. The profits amounted to 500, 00O which
they brought in gold to this port
Three companies OF the 42d Massachusetts the
crew of the Harriet Lane AM % of the eth regu
lars, captured by the Rebeis, have been ex
changed. Also 20 prisoners taken from the Queen
OF The West
Letters from the United States Consul at Mat
amOras SAYS that from 5000 TO g 900 Rebel SOL
Tiers, under General Bee, are marching toward
Brownsville
The United States gunboat Knsman. formerly
the steamer Gray Cloud sunk in Berwick Bay
by striking snag. lt is reported 10 or IL men
were drowned. She was "A river boat
The Rebel armory at Clinton. La, has been
destroyed by fire.
Nothing of military movements has transpired
AT New Orleans
Gen. Weitzel had strong force in Lafourche
country
Gen. Grover is still in command of Banton
Rouge. 1t is rumOred that he refused to recog-
nize the negro regiments, and Gen. Banks issued
orders commanding him to treat them on an
equality
DuclItsS At new orleans was Gull.
Havana advces are unmportant
Vera Cruz dates are TO Feb. l1th. Nothing
new. Rumor said that Gen Lorey would start
on the Dist or ODD for Puebla
AdvIceS from Carracaio state that the Federals
obtained possession OF tie city. Maricaibo was
still biockaded
The Inbunes report about the Alabama came
via Panama. and l. thought to be canard 1t saws
by the latest news from the Alabama we near
that she was at Cayman Island ON the 9Th ult.
trying TO ship men, and had been ordered oil by
the authorities Admiral Wilkes ami four war
steamers were outside, bOckading the Alabama
Rebel dispatches from Savannah OF the 4th
state that the Federals shelled Fort McAlster
all iast night They have not renew ed the attack
TINS morning. Their vessels are stiIl in the river
The Fort is in good condition. A columbiad dis
mounted yesterday has been replaced. Tie az
tack. made by three iron clads anu two Monitor
boats. was commenced early on the morning of
The Sd and continued all day. Only two persons
were slightly wounded
CHARLESTON. 5 & March 3 -Nasssu atvices
report that the privateer Retriouton has taken
and burned several vessels She had an encoun
ter with an unknowE whaleI n the caribbean Sea,
winch showed fight killing one OF the prisoners
on the RetrIbuIion, and sunk with all on
board by the Retributon
\ dispatch from Port Hudson of the 25th ut.
SAYS:
The Yankees 1000 strong are advancing TO
ward Morgan. The advance guard 900 strong
Is at Amite river. IL miles from here This is
deemed an important movement. Prompt steps
will be taken To arrest it,
PORT HuDsoN. Feb 27-Col Mills's legion
and Fennery's battery have driven the Yankees
from Pointe Coupee.
MOBILE. March "a dispatch from McMnn
vile says Nj jor Austin, of Morgan brigade.
passed around 10y the Murfreesboro and Nashville
road, tearing up the track and running IA train OF
soldiers n embankment
Gold in Richmond 300. advanced 40 cents in
one day, starting at go
The Chattanooga Rebel saws Rosecrsps is
massinG large reiniorcements in the CORDS of sum
ner and Wilson. Ii this Is true. SAYS the Rebel.
it Is his intention to advance. when the roads per
NIT. not directly upon SheIbyvlle, bur upon
Tul ahoma. by way OF Manchester and Nc Mimi
vile
Demon, March 9-The military last night
succeeded in dispensing the rioters. and all is now
quiet Twent, or thirty buildings were burnei.
severa persons killed, and large number
wounded.
WASHINGTON, Feb Ga special TO the Tribune
avs:
Good weather has returned The enemy has
made his appearance on the Rappahnnnock, and
Is materially Strengthening his position Hooker |
is ON the alert. Hooker system of furlOughs to
private solders works admirably Furoughed /
soldiers almost invariably return punctually De I
sertions are becoming more aud more unfrequent |
special 10 the Times saws:
Nothing positively known in regard to distant l
military operations. only that the iovernment is I
IN high spirits AMI sanguine of success. Not |
" outstanding numerous positive assertions that |
Butler aud Fremont are definitely assigned 10 |
nigh commands, il is probably not true that either /
has received ans authoritative answer lit will /
probably prove that the settlement of each of /
Their cases depends somewhat upon the settle /
ment of the other. and that their commands, if |
they get any. will be co operative
IL Is said that Gen Rosseau has received from
the War Department authority TO raise ten resi- /
mens OF mo'lnted infantry 10 operate in the /
e~t against Forrest, Morgan and other guerrilla /
chiefs
The Herald's special saws:
The appointments from Idahoe Territory are |
as follows:
Governor-W II Wallace. late delegate from
Washington Territory
Secretary-G b Daniels. OF Oregon.
JudSe--Sidney Edserton ,ot OHIO, Noah Smith.
Of Washington Territory, and Samuel Parks, of
Illinois
District Attorney-Richard Williams. of Ore
goD.
Marshal-D s PAYNE of Oregon.
The Secretary OF the Treasury will not proba
bly, recede from the position he has taken in re-
iu>lng TO receive postal currency in payment for
Custom House dues.
The httv millions fractional revenue currency
authorized in the last finance bill will probably
be substituted for postal currency. which was in.
adverIenty made equivalent to demand notes.
and postal currency withheld from further issue
and withdrawn rapidly possible from circu-
aton without inconvenience to the public
Leonard Smith. OF Illinois, has been appointed
Commissioner u Peru.