Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-23

vicksburg. One Of these guns was mounted
upon a steamer which had been concealed I'D
Big Back River. Also light field battery.
They struck tie Ssizeris nj twice. doing 10
damage. The Albatross not struck ct all.
The Hartford struck once, but this shot killed
one man. This was the only casualties We
passed this battery IN about fifteen minutes, and
anchored below Grand Gulf.
LOUISVILLE, April 22-The Mumfordsville
expedition TO Ceiina has returned to Glasgow,
having DESTROYED the town Of Celina, one hun
dred thousand pounds of bacon, 10000 Bushels
of wheat and corn. 100 barrels each of -four and
whisky. and considerable quantity OF sugar.
tea salt and other stores. and 30 boats used by
the rebels in transporting supplies. The rebels
admit the loss of 80 killed. Col Graham thinks
their loss is greater. Tie Federal loss was one
wounded and one missing.
At daylight ON the lst instant we proceeded 70
the mouth of Red River, where We anchored
On our passage down we DESTROYED a large mum
Der of skis and fatboats We remained block
aiding Red River at its mouth until the mornirg
OF the 10th instant. when We got under way
about 4:30 A NJ. and proceeded down Bayou
Sara, where We stopped, and seized and threw
into the river about 10000 sacks of corn and
beef, and proceeded on our way TO Port Hudson,
where we anchored about five miles above the
batteries on the 9th On the evening of the Eth
about eight o'clock, the writer of this communi-
cation, the Secretary of the Rear Admiral. left
the Hartford and boarded the Richmond off Baton
Rouge.
Capt Worden has arrived here from the Char
lesion fleet, having been detached from his com
mand, owing to i'll health.
Intelligence from England leads to the belief
that the departure of privateers from British ports
will be arrested by the English Government
WASHINGTON, April pa special to the New
York World says:
Three weeks ago, it is understood that inform
alton was received in w Washington, from an un-
doubted source, that the strength of the army on
the Rappahannock was $4,000 effective men
The main portion OF the army is some ten miles
in the rear OF Fredericksburg.
NEW York April 22d.-Advices from Port
Royal by tue Ericsson state All the Monitors are
being plated on decks, a number of artizans from
the army assisting. Attempts are said 10 have
been made by the Rebels at Charleston To raise
the Keokuk. but with what success Is not stated
The weather is getting intentionally warm. but
the health of the troops and navy continued good.
large steamer IS reported to have run out of
Charleston on the night of the 18Th The Brit
ish prize steamer Gertrude arrived to-day. cap
tured 10th off Hirbor Island by the u s. Gun
boat Vanderbilt after chase of several hours
She was bound for Charleston. and on arriv ing
off that port found il closely blockaded that
she was on her return to \ assau when captured.
The Gertrude is $50 tuns burthen, iron built
six months old, 250 horse power, and has a cargo
OF gunpowder and military stores Her clearance
shows her to be bound from Nassau to ST. Johns,
n. b.
FoRT MONROE, April 2l-Two Rebel deser-
t,rs, who are upon the Minnesota. stat that they
belonged to the Merrimac No. . That they had
recently LETT her lying near Fort Darling. on the
James River. and when they left large number
of workmen were engaged in removing the OBJ
structiOns from the river at that pointer what
purpose il lot known.
The steamer Carrie Martin arrived at Fortress
Monroe. this morning. General Halleck was
aboard. on his WY to Suffolk
SAN FRAScIsco. April. % ---Siiled Yesterday
Bark Cerilyra with a quarter million IeaSure
Steamship Robt Law. hence to Hong Kong.
at Honlulu March 2Sth, left the 18th
Steamship Sonora ries - large number of
passengers, including many women and children.
The office OF Copperhead newspaper, the
Sacramento Republican, was destroyed at one
o'clock this morning by mob of soldiers from
Camp Union.