Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-30
fRsroETrD ExrRkssLr DAur sSSrsEL.
Noon Reports.
MILITARY AFFAIRS.
II Demand for Captains and
Lieufenasafs.
REBEL ARMY IN WINTER QUARTERS.
Investigations in the Quartermasters
Department.
Chief Justice fancy Lyins at the
Point Of Death. o
&C., &C., &C., &c, &c.


NEw YoRx, December % The Times speci-
al Washington Dispatch dated W Washington the
2Sth, says:
Officers. who arrived from the from, tonight.
say tha, a small rebel cavalry force hold the
north bank of the Rapidan At Rsccoon Ford
Our forces occupy Cedar Mountain.
There was little skirmishng on Saturday. oc-
casioned. it is supposed. by our army extending
its picket lines on the right
The rebel army has gone into winter quarters
between Gordonssile and Orange g. H.
Gen Rufus Ingalls,. Chief Qaartermaster. and
Col Clark, Chief Commissary. Of the Army of
the Potomac were to-daY relieved. Gen Ingalls,
successor has not yet been announced Colonel
Clark is ordered to New York Major Wilson
takes his plnce.
The exgencies Of the service require many
more 5fhcers for colored regiments, principally
line officers.
Gen COosey's Board is hard at work examia-
ing candidates, but j. unable supply the de-
mand. Sixty Captains and Leutenants are
wanted Immediately One hundred and fifty
would be received in the next two weeks f they
could be obtained.
OF 500 horses sent TO Gen Butler from New
York. for cavalry service in his department. 700
were condemned as worthless
The nvestign tions into the affairs of the Quar-
termasters Department st Alexandria is still
progressing and the Old Copitol receives almost
daily some of the parties implicated in the recent
frauds. Contractors come in for full share Of
the penalties
Major Wilson H. Davis, Assistant Inspector
General, United States Army late of the Army
of the Potomac. has been announced as Inspec-
tor General for the Department Of New Mexico.
The Tribune's dispatch saws:
Chief Justice Taney is lying at the point OF
death.
II ia reported that in States such as Wisconsin
and Michigan where the first draft is not vet
completed, Government will secure hardly any
of The drafted men, communications money being
almost universally paid
The Tribune learns that the U s. steamer
Huron captured an old river steamer with 800
bales cotton valued at 500 900. which was at
tempting To run the blockade below Charleston.
The expedition planned by Gen Gilmore for
attacking Savannah was abandoned in conse-
quence of the return of rebel troops who had
been 60 Braggs assistance.
Several expeditions are ahoat from which
good results are anticipated.
IL is believed that Quarermaster General
Megs will be reinstaied.
The W World's dispatch SAYS it is rumored to-
night that Hooker has been suddenly ordered 70
Washington.
The steamer Harmonic, from Southampton on
the 10th. has arrived No news.
The steamers Roanoke, from Havana on the
23d and Tubal Cain, from St. Domingo on the
7tb, have arrived here
The rebellion at St. Domingo was still pro-
crossing.
About 10000 Spanish troops were there, but
thev cannot penetrate into the interior on ac-
count of bad roads and guerrlas.
The Spanish wal steamer Alva was burned al
Canary Island. causing the total loss of large
quantity OF stores, muskets tents. &c.