Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-04

The pickle. lines have been sxssoded consider
ably and the Rebels have contracted theirs on the
Bowling Green road.
The correspondent, OF the Philadelphia Pres
IL "a reported that Fredericksbprg q nov oo-
cupied BY q strong Union force under Gen. Pat
rick and that the roalroad thence toward Rich
mond Is being rapidly repaired Also that Port
Royal is occupied and is being used AZ landing
place for stores.
SLOVENIAN has advanced to Culpepper and our
rsilrosd trains are running 10 that point
The Baltimore correspondent of the Herald
states ihats Rebel force i still north Of the Bal
tmore and Ohio Railroad with 20 pieces Of artil.
lery. probably near Brownsville. Pa. he saws
Gen Schenck has utterly failed 10 expel the REQ
els up TO that day. May LIST. though ample neans
are At his disposal
The same correspondent states that the Rebels
were concentrating on FRIDAY At Bridgeport. and
has no doubt that the greater portion of Lees
army ia northern Virginia. having left ANAL
force behind to hold Hooker in check
FROM ~. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. May "A Ladies Union League
was organized Yesterday at Mercantile Library
Hall. Over two thousand ladies were present
embracing all classes aud conditions. General
Curtis presided. Able patriotic speeches were
made by General Curtis. General Strong. Chas
( ID. Drake, >. NJ. Breckinridge. Dunn Of Indiana,
aud kellogg OF Michigan. A poem MAS read by
( Colonel Jameson. 1t one of the most enthu-
siastc meetings ever held in ST. Louis
A Military Commission was organized yester.
day for the trial of all cases arising under General
Curtiss recent General Order looking 20 the
punishment of spies Rebel correspondents. mail
carriers. military insurgents, guerrillas. Danish
ment of Rebel sympathzers. &c
Generals Vandever and Mcneil have returned
from the pursuit of Marmaduke, and are now al
Cape Girardeau
Reports of battle at Bloomfield are un
founded.
still Later from the Rappahannock.
PHLApELPHrA, May 3.-The following state
ment is derived from a gentleman who left the
Rappahsnnock on Saturday.
IL Is already known that our troops have cross
ed over with less opposition than was anticipated
The enemy massed considerable force on the
railroad front on Thursday, and at night there
was some artillery practice between ours and Reb
el guns at long range.
As soon the Rebels learned Oh Wednesda,
that our forces had crossed above. they com
menced moving troops out 90 intercept our al
vance. and continued il all night and next day
I Trains have been moving constantly with troop:
, from Richmond and in the evening they had al
their available force around Fredericksburg
The latest news from Charlottesville is tina
SLOVENIAN had cut the railroad This is state,
: as the assertion of gentleman Of the Govern
ment who arrived at Washington ON Saturda
morning There is no doubt of the fact that GU
army was. at last accounts, in the most cheerful
and hopeful condition
from North Carolina.
a force of infantry, cavalry and artillery wen
: across the Nansem0nl river on reconnaissance
when miles they charged upon and tool
the enemy's rifle pits and some prisoners. Gu
!, loss was small and the enenivs much greater
Skrmishing has been kept up all day.
? from New Orleans.
NEw YoRk, MAY 3-The steamer Georg
Cromwell. from New Orleans on the 26th ult
] has arrived
The Captain reports that news had been re
ceved the 26th that Banks had taken Alex
: andria near the head of Red river
A Brashear City dispatch of the oath TO tn
Era SAYS:
A Rebel soldier from the Red river country re
ports that three Union gunboats captured Alex
andria several days ago. probably by Farragc.'
fleet.
e The same soldier reports that our occupatio
. of the country and Farraguts blockade of tn
Red river have seriously in:erfered with the SUI
4 plies OF the Rebels at Vicksburg and Port Huc
son.
The Era of the 18th says:
A reconnaissance of Sabine Pass was made o
4 the 18th by two gunboats-the Cayuga and Ne
London. On landing near the light house the
a were fired on by concealed Rebels. and Captai
d McDermot, of the Cayuga, was killed, and fv
men captured Captain Reed OF the New Lor
don escaped, but received wound over his ey
Il from 4 rife ball, and four of his wei
O wounded.
The body of Capt McDermot given u
' by the Rebels to his crew and he was buried
:. Newoern on the 25th
q The Adams Express treasure safe has bee
a recovered from the Marion and received at Ne
. Orleans.
!, Butte La Rose captured the 25th b
n gunboats. One seaman was killed and Ensig
o Wild aud a seaman were wounded on board th
Clifton.
4 Printing offices were found at Franklin ar
= Opelousas wi,h Cox's. Seymour, Of Connection
;. and Nallandghams speeches printed and Fl
sale.
g The mass of the people are ready to tai
;, | the oath of allegiance and hundreds have
a The country is well supplied and our army
living on provisions con6scated on its march
y The enemy is scattered but it was expects
. would make final stand at Alexandria
A On the oath General Banks and hi army wer
n resting few miles above Opeousas, and it wa
n generally understood that they would marc
4 against Alexandria Immediately.
. Galveston dates of the 18th represent the Rel
;. els as heavily terrifying the'pont running fro
a that city to the fort.
A steamer, supposed 10 be the Harriet Ian
n had come down the river at Galveston. and it
r. believed the Rebels were endeavoring TO raj
A the Wesrteld
Our feet off Galveston consists of only 70,
gunboat-
The Estafette Dusucd. French paper. and Il
Southern Pilot were suppressed at New Orleal
l. the 23d. for publishing reasonable articles.
e An expedition under Colonel Cowles, of Il
10Th New York had been to Gainesville. Miss
on tue Pearl river, and captured several vessel
A considerable quantity of naval stores. cotto
&c, also seized
A grand ball was given on the evening of Il
23d, TO celebrate the anniversary Of the csptu
l. of New Orleans.
e The New Orleans Bee learns from a passe
d ger BY the Columbia. from Havana, that Pueb
,r had been occupied by the French. Gen. Ortis
Is had capitulated The same Havana dates at Ne
!, York saw nothing of this.
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CINCINNATI, May 2.