Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-20
sunday Wight Dispatches

killed and several wounded The Escort was
riddled bv at least 40 shots Gen Foster ar
rived at Newborn on the night of the 18th. and
was ioyiully received
Gen Maggie is in Newborn.
A Washington dspath to the Herald saws off
cial information Is received OF the capture on
Friday, of the chief OF staff of the Rebel Gen.
French, on the NansemOnd River, by Lieut.
commanding Gushing. of the Commodore
BaIney.
Hilton Head letter contains the following
items: A detachment OF troops was left on Foley
Island to co operate with the fleet in Stone Inlet,
and to prevent the construction of new rebel bat
teries. and similar force was left in Edisto In-
let for that purpose mrs r. IEn#E
Cant worien is obliged to return North on
account of i'll health. and Commader Fairfax
now commands the Montank.
The turrets and hulls Of the Monitors are un-
scatLed I'm no instance is the armor perforated
The sum total of the injuries the simple rid
ding of the smok stacks The fleet with this
exception Is re ,dy for active service.
DeSerters from Savannah state that Fort SUN
ter was preached in several places. and manv
rebel gunner put hors du combat At one time
Gen Ripley telegrsphed that there was posi-
bility OF our feet forcing the distractions. this
created panic in Ch,reston. and many citizens
and soldiers ran away from the city beyond the
range of Yankee shells During the engage
ment the rebel force Was under arms anxously
watching the points from which they expected
the Union troops to emerge There are said TO
TO have been 90 900 rebel troops on james Island
alone, and % earth Notifications on James. John
and Morris Islands
FORTRESS MONROE, April ls-Richmohd pa
pers Of the 18th have been received and contain
the following
JACKSON. MS. April 10 The enemy's troops
at Lake Providence have moved TO Nicksburg
and Grenada.
The boats going up to Nicksburg was ruse.
A heavy movement commenced on Thursday
large fire was observed Yesterday, above
Vicksbure. supposed to be the burning oil the
Federal transports.
The Yankee forces are in possession OF New
Carthage
WASHINGTON. April l9.-There is great ex-
element in the city to night caused by rumor
cd attack hv the Confedeyatcs under Van Dorm.
The Ordnance Department has issued arms to
all employees IN the Qnartermaster's Depart
ment by order of Gen Rosecrans
All the civilians laiel, released from Southern
prisons and sent North, on their parole, have
been exchanged --... a-r.~t
II j. understood that the ease al the steamer
Peierhoff i TO be left 10 the jurisdiction of tie
Cont now having it ia charge without interven-
ton from ashington.
Gen sheds was, "A fe" weeks ago. ordered To
report 10 Gen Wright, for service in the depart.
men OF the Pacific EH
Gov Johnson, having nearly completed the
official business which brought him hither, will
soon return To Tennessee.
Hon. Robt L. Walker has gone to Europe.
partly in behalf of the quicksilver mining com
pany 10 assert its claim in a suit against the
Baron Forbes. who represent The company now
in possession of the mines. He also will act as
aren't of this Government for the purpose of effect
ins arrangements TO secure uniform weights and
measures of com. so tar a. To he equal in weights
and measures between the United States and
Great Britain. and thus equalize exchanges for the
convenience OF commerce. recommended in
the annual report of the Secretary of the Treas
ury.
SAN FRAxcisco, April - BY the steamer
| Sonora, via Acapulco dates from the city of
| NJ ,xico TO the LIST of April have been received.
The French bOmbarded Puebla ten DAYS but
were repulsed thrice The Notifications of San
Jaueiro became untenable, aud the Mexcicans
withdrew. and the French occupied it on the 8 st
! of March and took one hundred and fifty prison
ers The French hold the outside Notifications
around the city. The bombirdmelt confined az
latest dates. The principal notifications still
| hold out. Foress headquarters were Mt the
Church of Santiago, inside the Garcia. Comon-
fort was at San Martin with 10 900 troops Or.
tega is i'm Pueba with % 900 men The French
! had cut off communications between Ortega and
Comonfort
The French strength was 10000 and 5000
Mexcans under Maener Their base of supple;
was AZ the village OF Awazoe Renforcements
were daily arriving from Vera Cruz There
were 2O. 900 Mesicans troops in the city Mexico.
CiNcivS.rt. April ~ A large Unoh meet.
ihg vas held Yesterday al Hamilton, Ohio. The
meeting was addressed by General Burnside
! Horny Winter Davis. Governors Morton aud Tod.
There l. much excitement in the cit, To night.
4 caused by negro Knocking down crippled sol
disl on Broad~as. near Sixth street An excl
tel crowd gathered ~ that locality Several ne.
groes wete badly bnaien
| WttaiNerpN. \. G., April l6.-The steamer
Flora aud Peel arrived here this morning from
Nassau. with cargoes of coffee s,tpclre Sc Tho
Government steamers At Branchyille were lie
rroyod b, tire on the 18th last with 80 900 ~
lions OF bacon and large quantities of tonr aud
sugar
Gen Wheeler. ou the Ism ius,. captured I've
trains between Nashville and Muffrse-boro. 20
gethet with $50 900, also u number of prisoners
including two majors. three captains. and tire,
! of Gen. Rosecranr atah.
SurotK VIA fr. MosWor, April i7,-fe-tsr
day afternoon the enemy drove back Our skin
mishers the Somcrton road which Il gen
CQfcQran's front, and opepc on Fort Union Will
two pieces of artillery Our forts al re-
sponded 90 and drove them back Our SIKH
ml-hers Oh the South Quay road, drove th,
enemy back some miles from our lines De
4 serters say the enemy Intends 90 make an attack
WIS Ntfhf NNtFfllHH pihNl'i hu'hN ohi naHhi
yesterday. killing one man and emitting the tele
graph wires. which we're soon repaired.
Both railroads between Suifnk and Norfolk
are In running order, md amply guarded by cav
airy patrol
No letter, ATE nov allowed - be sent iorw ar
by a aag OF truce. except 10 plisoners of war. -
FoRr MoNRoF April - The Richmond Eh
quirer of the 10th. contains the following
CnArrASoooA. April is-MJ Dick Mccain
has captured another train on the Nashville anc
Chattanooga Railroad Three gunboats and tao
transports on the Cumberland River have beer
destroyed hy wheeler's command Van Dorm
hght at Franklin, Tenn. proved TO have beer
exaggerated. The loss was only 30 ON each side
and Freeman's Battery that was captured. Wa
retaken.
cuARLIsrox, April IL AN Is quie, 10 nigh,
The enemy occupies Coles keanirah, and Sea
brock Islands in considerable force. protected b
few gnnboats All bis transports have lief
this vicinity.
committee OF Congress is now investig attn.
the conduct OF Assistant Provost Marshal Geo
" Alexander. for charges ot gross cruelty
prisoners in his charge at Castle Thunder tn
alleged crnelties bear several unpleasant shapes
such as tying men an by the shumbs ducking
beating, &c.
:. The bark J. W Andrews. arrived here. report
D that April 18th. in Bahama Channel she va
: boarded by the British gunboat Cyguet. who n
{. portei that on the 9TH instant ,he was fred int