Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-13

NEW YoRK, April IL The Boston journal
saws 4, letter received there, dated Newterue.
April 9th. ! p NJ. states that news has just heea
received that Gen. Foster had been reintorced,
and had driven back the rebels.
a Naval officer has just received the following
dispatch:
Washington, Saturday, 5U'cIock A NJ. Your
friend Lieutenant O., Of the army of the Poto
mac, has just telegraphed me that JEFF. Davis re-
ceived, late on Thursday night, dispatches from
Com. Ingraham, which we're not published in
any OF Yesterday rebel Journals. The nature of
the news is not known, but j: is s1rmlsed here
that if At was favorable 70 the rebels they would
make no secret OF il.
LoxDoS. Nar.h pa memorial relating to
the seizure of Peierh6ff was presented to Earl
Russell on the 26,h. Re promised it should tie
laid before the officers OF he crown aud receive
immediate attention.
IL was rumorei on the 9th, that The action
OF Wilkes had induced the Government TO order
am additi N to the West India feet. The report
caused a decline in funds.
The Times in an article, assumes that a de-
mand for the surrender of Peterhoff will be com
piled with as promptly as in the Trent affair, ana
saws the Federal Government loses dignity by
employing Wilkes.
The Post says that SO far as it knows, the case
of the Peterhoff was not likely TO assume any
alarming aspect, and it was not true that an ad
| ultlOlal force WAS 10 DC uiSpdbCucu " the UCct
India waters.
A great meeting OF trade Unionists had been
held at London. Bright presided. and made a
strong speech in favor of the north and emanci
patton and denounced the confederate loan.
Resolutions were adopted expressing sympathy
with the north aud negro emancipation.
In the Commons on the 2Sih, Foster asked
whether Governments attention ha4 been direct
ed TO the dangers OF Englands friendly relation
with the United States. owing to the fitting out
of ships of war for confederates at English ports
in contravention of foreign enlistment act. He
referred 10 the case OF the Alabama. and that the
House was bound to inquire into the Government
delay in that matter. more especially as be be-
iieved other vessels were filing out.
The solicitor General asserted that the charges
of the American Government were most un
founded, aud warmly defended the British Gov
ernmeut, and reported that the American Gov
eminent had not always respected neutrality
when her own intefes SIS were concerned.
Sir l.. Barring and Bright spoke in depreciation
of Ire remarks of the Solicitor General, as cal
culated to increase the irritation in America.
Laird, builder of the Alabama, mentioned that
the whole transaction was open and legitimate.
Fitzgerald called on the Government to pre-
vent a repetition of the Peterhoff case.
PalmersiOn expressed regret at the tone of
some speeches, but it was nevertheless the fact
that when the American Government found itself
in difficulty it raised the cry against England TO
create political capital. IL was dangerous for
the British Government to overstep the law, and
asserted that the Government had done all in its
power to enforce the law. He believed if they
had seized the Alabama nothing beyond suspi
ciOn could have been found against her. The
Government would be glad il there we're neither
vessels buils nor shipments made TO the bellIger-
ents. He could only assure the house that when
grounds were shown the Government would not
be slow to enforce the law, honestly and Impair
TALLY.
Parliament adjourned for a fortnight. over the
holidays.
NASHVILLE, April ll-Between fifty and sixty
prisoners, captured at franklin, Tenn arrived
IN this city to night. Most OF the prisoners were
Of the first Tenn. infantry. Many belong in
Nashville.
The rebels at Lavergne yesterday captured .
car loads of confederate prisoners Ell route for
Naehville, plundered the passengers of watches,
money and clothing and p~arolled all the officers
and soldiers; many of the former refused to ac-
cept paroles and were sent south.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE Richmond Wing
of Friday is received 1t gives the following
further particulars OF the attack on Charleston.
Charleston, April 8, 8 p. NAH is quiet thus
far. The people and troops are in high spirits at
the result of yesterdays fight. The KeOkuk is
certainly sunk. Fighting between the ironclads
and our fOrts was chiefly at the distance of 600
yards. Monitors cannot pass Fort Sumpter with
out coming within 500 yards of our batteries
T The impression is very general that the enemy
will renew the attack after repairing damages.
Seven monitors and iron clads are still off the
harbor.
Charleston 9Th, 10 P. M-Latest intelligence
from the bar states that only TWO of the iron
clads have gone south, leaving seven remaining
besides the Keokuk. which is sunk also at l00U
yards from Morris Island.
The Yankee machine called the Devil, design
ed for the removal of torpeJoes, has hoated
ashore and fallen into our hands.
All is quiet now. The enemy is constantly
: signaling but no renewal oi the attack is antici
{ pated before to morrow.
The Yankees have been busy all day repairing
damages.
Charleston. 9.-All quiet this morning. Mon.
r itOrs are still in sight. Yesterday evening many
pieces of the Keokuk's furniture, with spy glass
es, &c, washed ashore on Morris Island beach
Many of the articles were covered with clotted
blood. The impression prevails at our batteries
that the slaughter on board was terrible.
e The Navy Department has been informed OF
} the capture. by the steamer Huntsville, oftht
British steamer Surprise of Nassau, with a con
federate clearance from St. Marks, Fla. anC
bound to Havana, with a cargo OF 207 bales cot
ton, mostly sea.
The Octorora captured the confederate schoon
er Five Brothers, with "a bales cotton, and the
English schooner John Williams, with an assert
e ed cargo. She was a notorious blockade runner
The Tioga captured the English schooner Flo
E renee Nightingale, with a cargo OF 100 bales o.
cotton.
The Tioga also captured the English schoon
err Brothers, with a cargo principally of liquors
medicines, aud other contraband articles.
[ The Richmond Examiner says that III tn,
/ course OF the month of June the campaign anC
war will eliminate. III we come out of thai
month defeated, the north will be forced on e
terrible measures to preserve itself. III we come
| out victorious then the war will be substantial,
over, as northern troops cannot operate in thu
south after that time
NEw YORK, April 1.-THE anniversary o
t the attack OH Fort Sumter was celebrated herr
this afternoon Ii is estimated that 20 900 per
D sons were present. The principal speakers wer,
! Maj. Gen. Fremont, Postmaster General Blair
| Gov. Morton and Schuyler Colfax of Indiana
| Judge Kelly and Ben. II. Brewster, of Philadel
r phia; Gems. Sigel, Duryea and ID. s. Dickinson, o
e New York; Henry l.. Wilson, of Massachusetts
! Gen. Nye, of Nevada, and others. The meeting
/ was an unconditional; loyal, anti compromising
ard o,st oorDarha.d DEMONSTRATION