Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-15
DAILY SENTINEL.


From New York.
NEw York September l4.--A special TO the
Tribune from Cincinnati confirms the ovation the
troops received at Knoxville on its occupation by
the Federals. The town decorated with
flags which had been hidden for years Burnside
made sn address 10 large meeting the day after
the occupation
The day after Fosters arrival, a procession of
women. whose husbands are in the Union service.
came in from the country, and was nearly mile
long.
Valuable mschine shops and foundries were
found III Knoxville. also two million pounds Of
salt, large quantity of wheat and many thousand
bags
The prisoners captured at Cumberland Gap
were the ID North Carolina, lst Virginia, lst
Georgia and several companies Of artillery They
surrendered Internationally. The Georgia reei-
ment, 500 strong. was captured once before, by
Burnside. at Roanoke Island. So
On the night OF the 7th two companies of our
troops stole through the rebel pickets and burned
q mill that had supplied the rebels with meal, in
the very sight OF the rebel camp.
Burnside WAS to return 20 Knoxville on the
10Th where he will remain Gill the decision of the
War Department. in regard 70 his resignation. is
made.
A few small bodies of rebels are still near the
Virginia line
The satpetre works which the rebels worked
are now within our lines.
Ready communication is had with Rosecrans'
command.
All of Burnsides troops marched. over $50
miles and portion 800 miles. an average Of 30
miles per day. over dfeicalr rr IDS. 4 -
In the Whole campaign but one casualty oc-
Cured TvT7- -lr-r- 9. 4. .s.rs,
OF sickness there Is so little that the Surgeon
in charge Oh the hospital at Knoxville asked to be
relieved for want of work.
sperial to the World says:
Advices from the front to night are important
To-day our forces occupied Culpepper. and it is
believed that nothing but a rebel cavalry picket
is on this side OF the Rapidan
The retreat seems to be general There is no
movement toward any OF the lower gaps in the
Valley of Virginia. so the rebels can not be in
auguratng another invasion scheme. The
movement is as strange as it is unexpected
Col. Stanborn. of the 4th Minnesota was yes
terday made Brigader General.
The report that the flag Major Anderson had
with him at Sumter taken by the rebels on
the 9TH is not true Peter Hart. the hero who
had so much to do with it at the time the rebels
bombarded Sumter, says the flag is in his keep
ing here.
A Morris Island letter to the Tribune states
that the rebels have recently taken to firing large
slabs of iron, two feet long and four or FIVE inch
es wide bound together with strong wire Thev
thrown with view of getting them under their
turrets. to prevent them revolving.
Glasgow, Kentucky, dispatch to the Tribune
says:
party of guerrillas of a verv irregular char
acter, commanded by Hamilton Newberry. about
300, appeared at he cross roads of the Burks-
vile and Tompkinsville pike while camp meeting
was in session They dashed among the people
producing great panic and scattering the con
gregaton Ladies were robbed of iewelrv mon
ey. watches and purses. and many valuable horses
were stolen.
Col Harvey, commanding here, immediately
sent forward party of cavalry to intercept them
but they could not he found They came within
few miles of this place.
A Headquarters Army OF the Potomac dis
patch of the 10th says
1t is believed that one corps OF Lees army. or
about one-thrl of it, under Longstreet, is now
moving to Richmond. there 10 he transferred
two divisions To the South vest and one tu
Charleston.
Hoods division of Longstreet'S corps left camp
near Frederick >hurg on Tuesday morning last a,
o'clock. bound for Richmond, thence. so my
information runs. to Charleston
\ Washing dispatch to the Times has the
following:
Beside the marching Of Longstreet's corps
which We have aretd, announced, our CORES
p0ndent with the Armv of The Potomac sends US
word tha, he believes Eweli and Hl's corps
recehiy camped between Gordonsville and Cul-
pepper. have also iailen back and are now a,
Gordonsville If not farther on their wav to Rich
moud
The Ocean Queen from Aspinwall 9th has ar.
rived.
An official circular from Secretary Seward to
foreign ministers, published in the Tribune
this morning II rehearses what our armies
have accomplished against the rebellion. showing
the present status Of our Government, and closing
bv saying:
You will use the facts presented in this paper
in such way may be most effective 10 con
vince those who seek the removal of commercial
prosperity through the restoration of peace that
the quickest and shortest way to gain that de
srabe end is to overthrow support and favor
fom insurgents and leave the adjustment of oul
domestic controversies exclusively TO the people
OF the United States.
This evidence of weakening Lees army BY
detaching reiniorcements for Beauregard and
Brage. J. conclusive
laiv who arrived Yesterday from Richmond
SAYS that for ten davs previous to her departure
several regiments daily passed through thai
citv
1t il understood here thss Gen Gilmore has
inquired of the Government whether he would be
justified in bOmbudng Charleston to its uttei
destruction The answer returned, tits said, wa:
such ~ TO give the country assurance of a hear
of ashes where Charleston stands if the city doe:
not surrender
full supply of incendiary shells. to be usec
against Charleston. sent 10 Gen Gilmore by
the Arago. and hy this time they are probably
being used against the doomed city.
from ~. Loufs.
ST. LoUIs. September 1.-THE fire on tn,
levee sst ni-ht. DESTROYED the siea mers Imperial
HIaWatha, Post Boy ami Jesse X Bell supposeC
TO be the work OF incendisrv attempt
were made 10 burn the Imperial on SATURDAY.
night Loss about S2n0 O00 The Imperia
was 81 Louis aud New Orleans packet, vaueC
at 81, 900. She had been laii up some time OF
account of low water in the channel below. tn,
+ Hiawatha was also New Orleans nacket vaIue,