Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-02
CHICAGO, February ga special Memphis


a skirmish on Friday with a company of sixty
mounted Rebels. dispensing them, killing six,
wounding several, and capturing twenty-six. Our
loss was tive wounded.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, Feb 2S.-Isaac R. Ell
wood, AN old and esteemed citizen, and Secretary
and Treasurer of the West Union Telegraph
Company from the date of its organization, died
last night. He was RIM over by runaway team
while in his own sleigh, some days since, and the
injuries then received have proved fatal.
CIScINxArI, Feb 2S.-Governor Andrew John
son arrived here last night.
A special 20 the Commercial from Indianapo-
lis says the withdrawal of the Union members
of the Legislature from the House on Wednes-
day has perhaps put end to further legisla-
ton this session But two of the minority were
in the Hall this afternoon. All have now gone
home. The canse was an attempt to pass an I'M
constitutional measure to strip tue Governor of
all military power.
The Kentucky House of Representatives yes
terday voted on the report of the Committee on
Federal Relations. They rejected the report by
decided vote, but accepted the resolutions.
NEW YoBK. Feb 2S-The Herald says rumors
were rife in Washington yesterday that Ger eral
Hunter is to be relieved from the command of the
Department of the South. Burnsides name is
spoken of in connection with the succession.
1t is said certain parties are preparing charges
against General Mcclellan. with view to a court
martial.
The Times's Washington correspondence SAYS:
There is little hope of the passage of the Mis-
souri, emancipation bill this session. Mr.. Noel.
is ablest friend. is sick. lis impossible for the
bill to pass against the determined opposition of
the Democrats, who threaten to fllibuster to pre-
vent its passage.
All the Missouri members except Mr.. Noel
signed the petition for the removal of General
Curtis from the command of the Department of
Missouri, and putting Schofeld in his place.
NEW York, Feb. 28.-The steamer Africa
from Liverpool the l4th, via Queenstown 18th,
has arrived
The Times ridcules the Lord Mayor for bring
ing Mr. Mason into prominence, and shows the
affair was without significance. 1t says Masons
remarks about an early recognition go far ahead
OF the facts. That when the Federals find them
selves obliged to leave the Conlcderates in quiet
possession of their States, will be the time for
discussion of the question of recognition. That
Mason has received no assistance or encourage
nent except from irresponsible persons.
/ The Liverpool mass meeting to adopt an ad-
dress of sympathy to Lincoln is fixed for the 18th.
The French Minister writing from Washing
! ton urges a necessity for the continued cult
! walton of peace, that unless it is accomplished,
before the end of March cotton culture will have
ceased in the United States, and it is impossible
to say when it would be resumed
Polish insurgents show continued activity
! Austria prohibits arms and warlike stores from
crossing her frontiers to Russia.
Pom ROYAL. Feb 25-We have been waiting
since the first of the month for the iron-clads to
! arrive. Two more only are due.
! Adiutant General Townsend has arrived, it is
said, with power TO adjust the differences between
| Gems Foster and Hunter
| The arrest nf Cen Stevenson and
ter Slaght grew out of misunderstanding. Both
will be released.
The announcement of Townsend that the
North Carolina forces will not be taken out Of
that department caused great joy among the
troops.
Foster has returned to Newbern to make ar
| rangements for another expedition.
Our iron clads will soon have complete control
of Charleston harbor.
FORTRESS MoNRoE, Feb. 2S.-The British
frigate Petrol arrived in Hampton Roads last
night from Charleston. Her officers report the
Rebels have a strong net work across the Chan
mel to the entrance of Charleston. and is filled
with torpedOes designed to blow up any Federal
vessel that may attempt to enter.
New York, Feb IA special to the Mer-
curry dated Cair0 2Sth, says the city is iul of
floating rumors 1t is said on the Goth the famous
cut off was completed. the dredging machine
having been at work several days.
Iii asserted that the gunboats are all through,
and that the transports are preparing to follow.
After the batteries at Warrenton are reduced the
whole force will be sent against Port Hudson. 1t
is also stated that the small gunboat fleet has
reached the YazoO river via Union Lake, and are
PLAYING mischief in the rear of Vicksburg.
1t is reported that boats have got to the Red
river via Lake Providence Also reports of seri-
Gus disasters to the Union forces. and of troops
and sunboats being captured, but are not cred
ited
The Mercury's Washington special says it is
universally admitted that the close of the session
of Congress will witness a decided change in the
policy OF the Government. President Lincoln
has yielded to the advice of Secretary Seward and
lhurlOw Weed, 20 propitate the conservatives and
thus make CONSUMPTION palatable The measures
in view are, first, change in the Cabinet that
! will give Seward and his policy majority of its
members; Chase to be retained, aud if he retires
Robert j. Walker takes his place.
.. A restoration of Mcclellan to some com
mand to shut the moths of his noisy disloyal
friends.
3. Some concession to the negro prejudices OF
the Northern soldiers. The blacks in the army
to be kept in subordinate positions
4. The radical Republicans 10 take back seat
and moderate Republicans and war Democrats to
: have the confidence and direction of the Admin
istration.
s. There are to be no more arbitrary arrests
except in very fragrant cases.
The LIST PENNSYLVANIA Reserves refused to do
duty on picket in Virginia Yesterday on the ground
! that they have been in service since May and
June. 1861, and participated IN most of the hard
fought battles in Virginia; that they re
duced in numbers that no one regiment will num-
Der more than $50 men, and that iher request to
go home and recruit has been disregarded, while
; the % New Hampshire with about the same
number, is allowed to go home Immediately upon
the adjournment of Congress.
; complete enrolment of the whole fighting
population of the North will be made. and some
drafted men called into the the thinned ranks oil
our service.
Nearly 400 Union cavalry were captured on
Thursday near Winchester The Rebels fri
captured six of our pickets, which were retake
by the 18th Virginia cavalry, who advanced toe
! far and were themselves captured.
The Times's special says:
Hooker and Mcclellan we're examined at great
length before the Committee on the Conduct Of
the War to-day.
Mcclellan has nearly completed his statement
and il will be read in the committee on Monday
next.
Gen. Hookers evidence relates mainly TO al
fairs at Fredericksburg and Falmouth:
; The committee will examine one or two more
: witnesses and then close up the evidence and
submit it to Congress.
WHEELING. March 1.-The correspondent OF
the Wheeling Intelligencer. writing from Win
chester, Va under date of February Goth. gives
the following particulars Of late dsgraceful af-
fair between portion of our troops and the enemy
on the 25th:
rebel cavalry scout, 80 strong, came inside
our pickhts on the StrasbuFg road. and after a
skrmish with our infantry picket in which two
men were wounded on each side, they entered
> capturing a cavalry picket of - men,