Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-25
Noon Reports.
from Mn.hington.

wAsHlNoroS. July 23.-A special TO the Her
aid saws:
Relative n the situation Of the armies In vir
ginia to day. as understood here. IL il apparent
that Gen Meade has the Rebel army completely
entrapped. lie Is evidently rnassing hs forces TO
break his way through 20 Richmond. but will
probably find IL a more difficult undertaking than
the one 40 Gettysburg
After all the delay there is now not much pros
pect OF Lee being able 70 get his army back TO
Richmond. or even Ear as the upper end Of the
Shenandoah Valley.
special TO the Times saws:
Gen. Hooker has gone West rumor on tho
street say- he i to relieve the present co mmander
OF the Department Of Missouri But thus far
this is merely conjecture.
a special to the Tribune dated July %. saws:
The War Departments is pushing the organIa.
ton OF coiored troops vigorously.
The successes Of our forces in the West have
given new impetus 10 eulistments among the
blacks. and IL u estimsed that by autumn 100,
600 colorei troops will be in arms in the Valley
of the Mississippi
Intelligence hos been rcceivedhy Commission
er Dale OF the safc removal Of tho Sioux and
Ninnebago Indians iiom Minnesota N pursuance
OF the nc, ol Congress They are how loclted
OF the Mss3uf river. few miles above Fl Run.
dali. The Agent bad stockaded the agency. md
Guilty j. apitchendel
The recent expedition Of Admiral Leo up tho
james river WAS not intended ns an attack on
Fort Drne. or any other plice I, WIS simply
q reconnaissance. the object of which bcibg at
tained. Admiral Lee returned with hi. gunboats
From New york
NEw YoRK. July % The Herald SAYS;
Tho steamer Circa-son arrived ut Fortress
Monroe on tho 2lst. from Charleston tho 18th
A general engagement was commencing Just
NJ she left. Gen Gilmore had erected masked
batteries In tho woods near Fort Wagner. and
expressed no doubt but the attack 10y himself and
Admiral Dnhlgren would prove successful
A. the early morning shadows disAppeared the
attack commenced. aud porfec, shower Of shot
and shell was poured into Fort Wagner
The Circassinn's orders were imperative, and
she could not stay 10 SEQ the termination Of che
day's lghling
Tho fime-' Paris letter says:
There are some strange rumors In circulation
within day or two which give YOU only as
rumors. Another change has been made, accord
Ing 10 these reports. in tho Mexican programme
Mexico Ia 90 he placed under French protecto
rate. or 70 become n colony Of France. with u
French Prince for Governor
The Confederates have renounced all idea of
regaining the Mississippi river and the trans.
Mississippi country without foreign aid.
Slidell's visits TO the Emperor and foreign
Ministers very lately are said To be In connection
with this new state Of things in Mississippi
They are concocting schemes for an alliance
against the United States, with Wow of secu
ring, FOR ono Mexico and for the other the Missis
sppi Valley
The fall of Vicksburg and Port Hudson, they
say, will throw jeff Davis and Napoleon into
each Others arms. aud will be the final blow
which will precipitate al alliance that only hangs
fire because the question OF the Mississippi will
hecome the hazard turn contrary 20 expectation
Ii Il this. thev say, which makes Napoleon so
lukewarm on the question of Poland 1t Is this
which makes him continually sav, Mexico is the
biz affair Of the moment and il is this which has
SO suddenly demanded such large reinforcements
in Mexico. for whole division under the Vice
Roy has heen ordered 10 prepare itself for depar
turc in September and several vessels are about
TO sail with reiuinrcemeuts Of artillery. men and
material md vet government papers declared
after The tall of Pushla. there were enough men
now in Mexico 20 finish the campaign. Ii ia al
So asceftaiued on I'll hands th1i TIE Emperor
finding he can't Induce England to JOIN him in
hostile measures against the United States, or
rather, perhaps. not desert US. England should
join him. and VET anxious TO give himself the aid
of an ally j. now treating with Spain on this sub
ject. and that Spain shows Willingness TO Sec
ond the Emperor's views.
Rumor adds. that Marshal Adonnc. who is
now here. and i going north TO Berlin. ostensi
bly, for the purpose of consulting the famous oc-
culiSt Gritti. for his ewes. ia in fact. in treaty
with the Emperor the question OF arranging
aff,i Of the Mexican Gulf Tor their mutual ben
eft
From Cincinnati.
CIycNNATI. july 24-Shoriy after Morgan
crossed the Mu-kingum Yesterday he was at
tackled by the militia under Col Htll with two
pieces of artillery Fifteen Rebels were killed
and several wounded
His progress was checked twice by Col Hall,
but he fnalIy escaped via Cumberland. Guernsey
county. which place he left last night at seven
o'clock
This morning he crossed The Central Ohio rail
road at Campbel's. but closely pushed by
Gen Shtckelurt he had no time 10 do damage
beyond burning the depot and tearing up some
track.
Al O'clock this morning he reached Wash
incton Guernsey county. where he did good
deal OF damage. p!unGering. &c. Shackeford is
close behind him
courier arrived from the vicinity of Taylors-
vile AZ noon report, squad Of about fifty men
got detached from Morgnn's command when no
crossed he Muskugum. and are prowlinS about