Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-20

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river.
Reports at headquarters are dscredted that the
Rebels attempting The invasion of Kentucky
IL is believed that the dispatches from Mt Yer
non. Somerset and elsewhere, came through
! Rebel sources and are designed TO prevent the
Federal forces from reinforcing Rosecrans, or in
vading East Tennessee
From Grants Army.
WASHINGTON, Nav l9-Gen. Grant on the
lIth inst. telegraphed to General Halleck fol
lows:
Nv force will he this evening as far advanced
along Fourteen Mile Greek, the left near Black
river and extending in line nearly east and
west. J. they get without bringing gen
eral engagement
| shall communicate with Grand Gulf no more
except il becomes necessary TO send a train with
heavy escort You may not hear from me
again for several DAYS
/ Gen Grant also teIegrsphed to General Hal
eck from RAYMOND. Miss. Nav 18th, as fol.
lows:
Mcpherson took this place on the 18th inst q,
after brisk ght Of more than two hours. Our
/ loss is 81 killed and $50 wounded The enemy's
loss IS killed aud lS6 prisoners. besides Il Q
wounded
! Mcpherson is now At Clinton
Gen Sherman is on the direct Jackson road
and Gen. McClernand is bringing up the rear
will attack the State capital to-day.
The following is a telegram from Gen Hurl.
but. dated Memphis. and received here to day:
Gen Grant has taken Jackson. The capital
is burnt.
From 5000 to 10000 mounted men are con.
centrated near Oklahoma, threatening an advance
10 the direction Of the Memphis railroad
A citizen just up from Jack sor says the enemy
abandoned Nicksburg on SUNDAY, marching on
the ridge northeast 10 Livingston, which is twenty
+ miles north~ est of Jackson
Reliable information has been received here
that the steamer Gladiator sailed from Liverpool!
for Nassau on the 25th ult.. intending to run the
blockade if possible Her cargo consists OF | 500
barrels of bread and 10. 43 barrels of bacon. for
the Rebel army. This fact is regarded as an evil
dence of the great restitution of the Rebels. and
the straits to which they reduced.
From uurfreesboro.
MISUNDERSTOOD. May l9-1he situation here
is unchanged The extension of the Rebel left
10 Williamsport has not weakened the heavy in
fantry force in our immediate front.
The three corps OF Generals Polk. Hardee and
Breckenridge. are at Guys Gap, War Trace and
, Hanover Gap, respectively. Gen Folks corps
consists of Generals Withers and Cheatham' :
divisions: Gen Hardee's. Of Generals Claiborne
and McCowan's; and Gen. Brecknridges. OF
hi- old division, under Hardee, Helms, and the
reinforcements lately received. forming another
/ division.
Il is said that Gen. Bragg has received rein.
forcements IRON other points. OF three brigades.
but II Is also asserted that the same troops had
gone 10 the aid ofVicksburg
The force alluded 20 is the brigade of General
Churchill. Just exchanged; Gen Gest. from
Charleston. and Gen. Walkers. from Savannah.
II is certain that these troops passed West on or
about the 18th Of May
Gen. wheeler's Rebel cavalry was at McMinn-
Vile on the 18th inst.
Col Melder'- scouts captured eight of his BODY
guard Yesterday. and found documents on them
stating that Gen. Morgan had q quarrel with