Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-22
Noon Reports.
THE fEDF RAllOSSAT MURf ReESeORO'.
REBELS FoRTIFYING on THE RAP.
PAHANNoCK.
$500 Men and Fleet gone t 0
Galveston.
additional .y'eirS by the arabia.
EXCITEMENT AT WASHINGTON AND
RICHMOND.
Confederate Troops gone
to North Carolina.
THE HABEAS CORPUS DECISION IN
WISCONSIN.
additional .s-e,rs by the arabia.
EXCITEMENT AT WASHINGTON AND
RICHMOND.
Troops gone
to North Carolina.
THE HABEAS CORPUS DECISION IN
WISCONSIN.
&C., &c, &c., &c, &c.

WAsHlSsrox, Jan. pa special to the Her
aid SAYS:
The news from the Army of the Potomac
caused a great deal Of excitement here. The
character of the news has not yet been promul-
gated.
Refugees from Richmond, which place thew
left on Monday. represent that the week previous
To their departure there was great excitement in
Ricl N md, owing to the report that a large
Union force, numbering 80 600. was on the way
10 Weldon, Y. Z and that "A large fleet of gun
boats was in the waters of North Carolina.
About the same time Gen. Henaerson's division
OF JacksOn's army. numbering about ID ,O9J,
passed through Richmond and went South, which
fact added much 70 the excitement.
The floating battery Merrimac is reported to
be a perfect failure. being too heavy.
These refugees report further that Richmond
il we'll fortified at every point. The ~fortiica
tons are garri>oned with but Il small number OF
men. They have over l 900 guns in position
around the city.
The main BODY Of the rebel army seems tn be
about midway between fredericksburg and Rich
mond ON the railroad.
Col. Sir Percy Wyndham. lst N. J. Cavalry,
and Acting Brig General of cavalry at Chm
tilly, has resigned his commission in the service,
Immediately and Internationally. on account of
being subjected tn orders of Col. r. Butler Price,
of the 2d Pennsylvania cavalry. whom he styles
as incompetent and %unwOTthy OF his respect as a
soldier. His resignation was forwarded by Gen
Heintzelman To Washington. 1t is rumOred Col.
Wyndham will have an independent ommand
Special to the Tribune SAYS:
At the request of the Secretary of Wal one of
the Senators from Wisconsin has gone To that
State for the purpose OF getting rid otthe decision
OF its Supreme Court against the con stitutionality
of la t ar r,uIt - tho Dra-ilant Ia su-, ouI tho
writ of h,beds corpus, made up Immediately and
transmitted to the United States Supreme Court.
in session here, in time for argument, this term,
before Chief Justice Taney.
Special TO the Times says:
The House Naval Committee. at their meet
ing to day, had under consideration the recon
incubation of the Secretary of the Navy 10 build
three large class iron clad men of war. to cost
not exceeding Sl2. QUO 600. for which amount an
appropriation will be inserted in the naval appro
priation bill.
The Worlds correspondence. dated Falmouth.
Jan 20. states that. on Saturday and Sunday
nights, the rebels were actively engaged in mass
iny artillery and infantry opposite the fords above
Falmouth; also constructing new rifle pits and
reloub,s for artillery up the river.
Weather clear and cool: roads good; every
thing favorable for active operations.
NEW York, Jan. 81 Mexican advices to
December 3lSt show that there had vet been no
advance by the French on Puebla.
The following is additional by the Arabs:
The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce adopted
Il resolution Tor giving suitable reception to the
officers of the first ship coming from America
with provisions for distressed operatives. and to
conve, To the liberal donors their appreciation of
their generous and friendly spirit.
They referred the action of the New York
Chamber OF Commerce regarding the Alabama
to a special committee
Most OF the English Journals attack the Lon
don Times with great bitterness, and Indignantly
repudiate its recent advocacy of slavery on
s%ciiptural grounds.
The Liverpool Post thinks that a reictIon will
take place. and confidence he lost in a journal
which unblushinely ~justifes slavery.
The London Army and Navy Gazette saws the
Confederate Generals have been overpraised.
Their great strength has been to- stand a fight.
Not one of them seems to have m lde Il campaign
with Il purpose. Not one has had the capacity Ia
understand the value of victory. and never fol
lowed one up.
A letter from Key West dated the 18th. states
that 2 500 men accompanied the feet sent to re
capture Galveston.
LOUISVILLE. Jan. 2l-In the late battle neir
Murlree>boru' the FelerAls lost l,474 killed,
6.cl3 wounded and 2 .0l0 prisoners.
The retel cavalry has left Htrpeth Shoals for
Franklin.