Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-03
HEAVY LOSS IN PRISONERS,
SOUTHERN NEWS,
CoNGREs sIONAL.


CHATTANOOGA. Jan. 30-It Ii reported that
Van Dorm has recs ptured Holly Springs. with
1000 prisoners. and quantity OF army raiions.
FoRrRtss MoxRor, Feb. 1.-The Richmond
Dispatch say:
We learn from vicksburg that appearances IN
dictate an early renewal OF tie fight there. Five
thousand Yankees are working On the Canal op.
poste tile city. Their intention IS % hoat their
transports through when the river rises, and land
their truops below. The force OF the enemy S
feet Is IO7 boats. including Ia gunboats. There
lnay be more arrivals Of gunboats before the light
begins The strength of the Yankee army will
probably be 20 900 men
On the 9th ult n bombardment took place at
Fort McAilister at the mouth of the Ogechee
river. 10 miles south of tie Savannah river, CT.
Only one Federal iron clad Vas engaged and she
was forced 10 haul off. her turret being injured
Our solid shot broke to pieces as they struck her
siues.
Mai. Reid Saunders was captured by being be
tra,ei by the crew of his yacht As SOON rs
they got out of Charleston harbor the crew tied
him and steered tor the feet and delivered him
M 10 the Yankees This will account for the
dispatches mot being sent 10 the bottom.
Col Ludlow has Just returned from City Point.
He has made arrangements tor the exchtnge OF
citizen prisoners aud OF the opinion that JEFF.
L s Officers TO the authorities of the States
where captured, and which Is "a gross violation Vi
the cartel will not be approved by The rebe! Con
gress, who are now acting upon II. 1 he result
will be known IN few DAYS. We now hold
more officers than the rebels. Col Ludlow has
earnestly protested against the rebels permitting
the authorities of any State To apply the operation
OF State laws 10 any captured officers or men i'll
the service of the United States
Richmond papers have been received here 10
Jan 81 and contain the following:
Ii is impossible that the Florida could have
been the vessel that sunk the L. : gun boat
Ha,teias, as she did not iene Mobile Until the
night of the 18th. aud the Hatteras was sunk the
18th. We have reliable information that the
vessel that did sink her was the British man OF
war Spitfre "a the Captain Indicated in his reply
TO the Yankee. IL may be Com. Wilkes had
worried out British endurance by his extraurlina
~ blockade al Nassau, and other British ports.
and that orders had been issued which resulted in
the naval engagement.
NEw YORK Feb. 2-Gen. Rousseau is sick at
lancaster Pa. He will have To remain there
several DAYS.
A New Orleans letter SAYS:
On MonGay last. the 18Th ult, the gunboat
Essex made Reconnaissance to- Poit Hudson,
going within range OF the efemy's batteries, but
failing 10 draw their fire The Essex also picked
up torpedo in the river containing AT least IA
barrel Of powder.
WASHINGTON February 2-The Committee on
WAYS and Mems is engaged in considering
how the eNenue can be incfe Ii l. supposed
that additional taxes will lie placed Oh luxuries in
order u decrease tie duty paoer
The amendment To the Missouri emancipation
bill as amended by Senator Harris from the Ju-
dietary Committee. consists of the substitution OF
twelve for eighteen months ~ limit for The
adoption OF AN emancipation act, prohibition to
paw for any slave introduced into the State subSe-
quent to the passage of the act, and an increase
on the passage OF the act and an increase after
ward, at the rate of $500 instead of 500 for each
slave
The NAVY Department has received the follow
ing. dated Fortress Monroe. February 2:
a bearer of dispatches lett Port Royal Friday
neon He says there is truth in the report ol
the Montauk being disabled. At Fort McAlli-ter
Commander Worden laid nnder the fire OF the
eneny's guns four hours, to try his vessels. The
balls had no more effect upon her than as many
hastones.
Nothing had been heard Of the capture of the
Smith in Stone river, when the dispatch mes
senger left
NASHVILLE. February Col Robert John
sons regiment took possession OF Franklin, Tenn
last night. Forrest and staff narrowly ESCAPED
capture A Rebel Captain and two men wer,
taken. We lost one killed
JEFFERSON CRY Feb 2-rhe Joint session o
the Legislature for the election OF L. ) Senators
met again to-day Mr.. Noels name was with
drawn after six ballots we're taken. without result
| The last and 18th of the series stood: Brown
| a.; Phelps. 49; Glover. 80: Breckenridge 10
! scattering. 2.
RoAyoKE ISLAND, n. T., Jan. 80 Gen Foste
has again written 10 the General in Chief "A
| Washington. bitterly complaining of the premt
| in this department..
Elizabeth. \ c.. is now held BY Federal troop
! as military POST.
JEFF Davis had conference last week Will
| Gov Vance, of North Carolina, upon the rela
tions OF this State with the Southern Confeieracy
meeting him for that purpose at Franklin Depot
Va ON the Blackwater Gov. Vance plainly in
formed eff Davis that North Carolina would IN
| siSt upon the reserve and recall of an adequai
force tor The protection Of the State from an
/ further Federal advances
| North Carolina has now 20 600 troops in Tn
rebel service Many applications are being mad
for authority 10 raise native loyal troops. Gen
Foster strongly approves doing
SAIL LAKE CRY. Feb. On the morning c
the 29tn ult Col. Connor had a desperate battl
with the Indians Ola Bear River in Washington
Territory. liz miles north He killed 224 OF til
Indians, many were supposed to be drowned. too
us horses destroyed their lodges. garrison. &
The fight lasted four hours. His loss WAS |
killed. among them four officers and 80 wounded
ALBANY. n. Y. Feb. 2-The Republican
nominated eX Governor Morgan for U. 5. Sena
| tor.