Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-25
THE ALABAMA HEARD FROM.
She Chases Two Vessels Ashore


MURFREE sBoRo, April % Refugee have been
relieved from oppression by highly successful
expedition under General Reynolds, and have ar
rived al Readyve
General Hazen teegraphs that Reynolds took
the town. capturing two railroad trains and a
train of wagons. besides number of prisoners.
Among the prisoners. Mrs. John Morgan
The expedition is more important in results "a
affecting the situation, than appears from those
named. We shall have full details, to morrow
! night
General Thomas reviewed Gen. Negly's divis
1 ion this morning. The Chattanooga Rebel OF the
! 18th has dispatches from Jackson 18th. saving
in substance that early attack is 10 be made on
! Vicksburg from the opposite side and below the
| CITY, and for that purpose the Federals had passed
eight boats the night previous. We have had
/ this from our own papers, and Is interesting as an
I indication of Rebel anticipatons of an attack.
Later dispatches intimate that the Rebels
pect Grant to make demonstrations South from
/ Cornth at the same time.
Jackson, April ls.-Gen. Stevenson reports
that the enemy's batteries opposite Vicksburg
opened on the 18th with two 30-pound PARROTS
! Three classmates are visible.
Bebe dispatches from Ponchartoula the 18th,
confirm the Herad New Orleans news regard
ing the destruction of the Queen of the West and
the evacuation of the Rebel works at Center
| vile.
Andrew Ewing and Washington Barrow are
spoken Of for the Rebel Governor Of Tennessee
The Banner mentions another raid in North
Alabama by the Federals, and says that no army
was ever in better condition than Braggs, and
anticipates active movements Rosecrans, in
connection with Grants attempt on Vicks
burg
HEADoU ARTERs ARMY or THE PoroaAc, April
23-Specia to the Herald SAYS the Richmond
Wing of the 2lst has been received
OAKLAND. Miss, April 20.-A squadron of Alb
clifton cavalry, estimated at 800. were advanc-
ing on Pontotece Yesterday. Their advance
guard was reported there last night. Our forces
are concentrating to resist them. An engage
ment is certain TO-DAY. unless the enemy retire.
The Wilmington, N. c. Journal of the 18th
says: We regard it as more than probable that
a large portion of Gen. Hills troops have already
left the vicinity of Washington, and although
mortified, we should not DE at all surprised that
the siege had been abandoned, and that the en-
terprise so far as Washington is concerned, had
turned out TO be failure We do most sincerely
trust that il may turn out otherwise. but we are
reluctantly forced 10 this belief.
We might add il is reported that General Hill
commenced Smelling the enemy in " ashington on
Wednesday
The Charleston Courier of the 18th says:
On FRIDAY morning one OF the Yankee block
aders, supposed To be the gunbOat Flambeau,
crossed the bar and commenced firing the
wreck Of the keokuk
Two small boats with parties from Morris
Island, were at work the wreck endeavoring
to bring away some additional trophies The
parties retired-the gunboats firing at them. but
doing no damage Several shots passed O er
Morris Island batteries One of our batteries
opened tre, and it is believed with effect, the
Yankee boat hastily backed out
The gunboat Chicora steamed down the harbor
{ to LakepOrt. during the action, but the enemy
had withdrawn. and gone to sea- before our gun
boat could reach her
The Fanbeau no doubt on a reconnOiter-
ing tour in order to see what arrangements could
be made for blowing up the Keokuk
Some biockaders including the Ironsides, were
off the bar during Friday morning.
Heavy firing was heard during Friday afternoon
II was caused BY one of our batteries on james
Island opening upon a Yankee SuIboat in Little
Folly River near CamDbels place The gun
boat reped. ana the frirg was kept up on both
sides The gunboat, after time, withdrew
Our batteries sustained no injury
WAsarxGroN. April pa special dispatch to
the Herald says
Rebel cavarly in small squads have been how
DAYS past Their efforts are uDimportant.
Ii il understood that there are British parties
in the CITY endeavorins 20 make arrangements
with this Government for the colonization OF ne
, groes in Honduras.
John Addison and Anthony Addison, ares
ted on the charge OF conveying letters 10 Rev
: John Martin. VINO detected in forwarding
: letters clandestiuely to Rebel dominons. have
e been released from arrest. IL WIS shown that a:
an act of neighborly kindness these gentleman
J for wears have been in the habit OF taking home
| with them every nights letters in the pOstofict
Z here addressed 20 their eghbOrs. among whom
is minister Martin This was their only connec
ton with Martins IRRESPONSIBLE postal practices
e Rebels appeared last night to the number o.
a seventy At Difficult Creek this side OF Drains
Vile but did no harm. aud rapidly disappeared
The World special says:
IL i thought the main body of the Rebel arm,
lies lust this SIDE OF Anna River. some ten OF
. twelve miles trsm Fredericksburg, and that no
more that ten or fifteen thousand are in the vicin
ity of the latter place ! month since il VA
very well known that Lee force did not exceed
twenty thousand. but the impression now pre-
walls that Il II beng reinforced from Suffolk am
the North
Special 70 the Times says;
4 letter has Just been received here which state
that within ~ hours after Gen Thomas gre
speech at Helena. Ark. p 900 negroes were re
cruited in that vicinity The greatest enthusiast
:. prevailed among the white soldiers at this re
e markable demonstration Of military spirit by tn
negroes.
: Nrw IoRx, April 2i.-kavauaueb won III
billiard match By l26 points.
NEwBERS, y. C. April 1.-THE Rebels hav
abandoned the attack on Washington. y. c. Civ
in Il up a. hopeless. The perseverance, an
pluck Of the little General in keeping at ba
l. 600 Rebels. i without parallel in the war
Geo. Hendricks brigade arrived here from Pc,
Royal Il appears that the rest OF Posters troop
are 30 anxious 70 return 70 this Department. the
offer 10 re enlis, for the war if allowed 10 retur
70 North CArolina under their old Commander.
: Foster orders all rebel sympathizers and 60,
eminent paupers outside our lines Gen Nagle
arrived from New York Tuesday and left We
= teriay It head OF an expedition in pursuit of Ii
enemy. Deserters confirm the reports of starvs
ton and disaffectou in the Rebel army.
Sr Louis. April 24-Gov Gamble has Gale
four regiments from the militia from this di
trc. Tor active service tor thirty days, in cons
Quence Of extensive kidnapping in this ricni
recently.