Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-31

Noon Reports.
APPROACHING vICKsBURG
Later from Galveston Hay
1000 Unionists Organized on the
Rio Grande.

" AsHINGrOG. Jan. SO- The Hilton Head cor
respondent of the Herald dated the Goth. has the
following:
good deal Of anxiety /. manifested la regard
to matters IN Ogeekie Sound The Moni.or
Moutauk went down GA Saturday morning last
Tor the purpose of expelng the rebels from their
batteries. ~hile the capture OF the steamer Nash
vile was TO be undertaken by wooden vessels
which accompanied her. contest with the ram
Atlanta H. anticipated
Beyond the news of the Montauk's safe arrival
at the mouth of Ogeeke Sound on Saturday at.
ternoon. We have nothing definite from that vi
cinity.
Yesterday there was dense fog hung over the
coast.
10 day we have heard from that quarter nu-
merous reports Of heavy guns, indicating that
something unusual Is going on. No fears exist
rs to the welfare of the Montauk, but the Nash
vile u known among our cruisers fast sailing
ship. and she may get away after all ard in spite
of all
The Petersburg Express contains the following
dispatch:
VicKsBuRe. Jan. 23,-We have Trustworthy
! Intelligence from above that the great Yankee
fiotla consisting OF 60 gunboats and transports
has passed Greenville, Miss. coming down. We
are ready.
The Baton Rouge correspondent of the Herald
says:
The various regiments of this division have
been brieaded
Information received from Port Hudson fully
confirms the statement recently sent you regard.
ing the number and condition oi the enemy at
this point The estimate of his guns is too high
rather than too low, and there is no doubt that
/ four days ago his effective force was less than
/ 10 900 HE pickets are within miles of this
| place: the scouts and videttes are coming nearer
daily
There is very little restriction upon intercourse.
aud men living outside the lines come here aud
return daily. giving of course their parol not to
impart information; but IL may be easily Judged
that this is no guarantee of silence. aud there j.
no doubt that the enemy are fully informed from
day to day Of everything that transpres in this
department
The New Orleans Delta of the 18th contains
the following news from Berwicks Bay:
Last evening brought official information oi
the tot, destruction of the Rebel iron clad
steamer Cotton, in Bayou Teche 10y the land aud
naval forces under Gen. Weizel. She wa. blown
to atoms
Gen. Weizel has succeeded ia getting heavy
force in the enemy rear thereby completely
hauking them. aud their entire overthrow in thai
section j, only "A question OF n few days time
| The Rebel force is smaller than MT first sup
posed Gen Weizel has asccrtaned that il con
sists of only about IL 600 infantry, 900 cavalry
and three pieces OF artillery.
The Tribune has the following:
The storm yesterday was the most severe ever
known To- the Army of the Potomac. Much
difficulty is experienced in supplying the soldiers
with ratiOns. The entire cavalry force not on
picket duty was this morning engaged in carrying
food from the depots to The camps
The New Orleans correspondent of the Tribune
says:
The Harriet Lane is blockaded in Galveston
Bay. The Rebels are tortiiying the island and
; fitting ont the Harriet Lane
large number of Rebel troops were concen
trating on the Island to resist attack.
Commodore Bells fleet is large and amply SUI
icent TO retake Galveston, but his desire is tC
recapture the Harriet Lane destroy her.
; We hear from United States Consul ut Mltn
moras, Mr.. Pierce. that 300 Unionists arr
organized on the Rio Grande, near Brownsville
, into two cavalry regiments. They have horses
and about one half are armed. The Consul ais,
writes that about 500 are ready to join th.
Union ranks as soon as arms and ammunition
D were furnished. The announcement that Banks's
expedition was designed for Texas, and Governo
Hamilton having raised a large force for the re
lief Of the State, has produced this organiza
ton.
NEwBERS, n. c.. tno date. l-Governor Stan
leys resignation sent u " ashnston by las
mail. /, Is based on the Presidents emancipa
| Iuu DTDCliitidilpt, WbitU Tie clieNuouSiN tppOccl
Army, Navy and Union citizens strongl
averse to the appointment of successor, as th,
Office is not only regarded needless. but seri
Gus obstacle in the progress OF our arms.
Gen. Foster is accepting the services OF negroe
for garrison duty. notwithstanding the remon
STRANGE of Gov. Stanley.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 3O.-The Directors of tn
Western Associated Press, repre- enting W ester
Pennsylvania. Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois
Missouri and Michigan, had meeting in thi
city Yesterday when resolution unani
mously adopted in favor OF reduction by Con
gress of the duty on foreign paper and rags.
was shown that the present duty on paper Is pro
hibitorv, and that the entire revenue from tina
source is not equal to the increased cost OF th
paper used by Government consequent upon thi
duty. 1t also shown that the present manu-
facturers' monopoly will be continued unles
foreign paper is flowed to come in competition
HARRISBURG. January 3O-Captain Palmer h.
been appointed Colonel OF the Anderson Cavalry
now in Tennessee Ii is thought his taking com
mand will restore discipline and good order to tn
regiment