Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-31
FROM New york.

NEw YORK. August 29-The Herald prints
the following:
FoRTREs, MoSRoE. August p Il learn by the
steamer Western World, which arrived from
Wilmington at midnight. that Fort Sumter had
surrendered aud that Fort Wagner had been
blown up and destroyed. This report was brought
TO the fiag ship Minnesota off Wilmington by the
ste mer Fhridi
News al favorable.
The Herald Washington dispatch says:
In view OF the speedy capture of Charleston
ard the occupation of South Carolina by the
Union forces the intention of the Government
has been indicated to place Major General Butler
in command of that department "a soon as Gil
more and Dihlgren have completed their work
1t is thought Just retributien that Massachu-
setts should furnish the comminder over the hot
bed of rebeilon
A Government conir ctor named Pitched, from
Pittsburg, was commtei to the old C,pitol
prison 10 day on the charge of having sold in
Baltimore fraudulent Quartermasters' certif-
Gates of Indebtedness to the amount Of $40 $50
Some 800 OF Whites guerrillas crossed the
Potomac and gobbled up a party of SCOTS Nine
Hundred. who were guarding the canal and only
10 out of 80 escaped
The Tribune's dispatch saws:
The notorious Belle Bold was arrested at Mar.
tinsbur.., Va last night. by Capt. Thomas de
tectyes. and tonight WIS lodged in her old place
in the old Capitol prison II will he remembered
that she was sent To Richmond some months
since with orders not to come back
We learn that much complaint exists as to the
way the provost duty is done in Martins
burg
Two rebel Surgeons walk the streets and are
evea allowed pisseS People known to be dis
loyal obtain passes and are in no wise interfered
with
vessel with Bermuda advices to the 24th
arrived u day
The rebel steamer Gladiator was going into
Bermuda on the 25th
The rebel steamer Robert Lee was repulsed,
being chased by a Federal cruiser nine hours
when she threw overheard 800 bales OF cotton TO
escape.
Thesteamer Floridl W Is seen w,h ship in tow
on the Goth in lat 35 deg long 67 deg.
The Bermuda Gazette gives an account Of the
proceedings in 81. George. showing that serious
troubles are occurring there relative 20 negro
laborerS. who have dem ,nded higher wages for
work IN disch lrging vessels. Several assassina
tions have occurred and ncendiarism is frequent
large quantity Of cotton has been burned and
thrown no t bag to extingui.h the flames.
The rebe! steamers Corunba and EUGENE were
AT the wharf when the fire occurred and sent
their crews to the shore to extinguish the
flames
meeting Of the citizens was held and a re
ward Of 2D0 pounds offered for the arrest of the
incentarv
The ,te lrncrs Flunie lnl Jennie from Halifax
and the Florida from. Nassau. had arrived, CON
signed to BoaTne. we'll known rebel agent
The rebel steamer Phtntonl. with cotton, ar
rived on he lDih
The World, special savS:
The rebels made d'ring raid on the Kappa
hammock Yesterday, clpfuring two eunboats of
the Potomfr h9tlli. and The enue cutter Pnt
nam The rebels came oft in small boats and
seize the : .ttelie. killing Tire Clptan They
then dtshel ou The Leslie which they succeeded
in taking. A sign WIS then made to the Put
nam, which came into their clutches
Elch eunboat carried one 9 inch Dahlgren
gun
The mouth OF the Rlpp,hannock is blockaded
and It l. not believed hat the rebels will get the
boats ont of the river. otherwise they might come
up the Potomac and do much lmage
Aivices from the Army of the Potomac state
nothing OF interest has trdnspired Tor few days
past.
Ii seems quiet plain that Lee has no intention
OF crossing tie Rapidan. Most of his army being
on the southern bink, anj even deserters report
that IL viii soon fall back still further