Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-12

MORE ABOUT THE cHEsarEAKE.


NEw YoRK, December l0.-A special to the
World, dated Headquarters Army OF the Poio-
mac Dec. 10. saws.
No movement 20 record in the Army OF the
Potomac That IL Is intended to keep the army
here for a time. unless circumstances which are
not now calculated upon arise is everywhere APP
parent
The men are building comfortable quarters.
and preparing for winter.
rumor j. current here 20 day that Lee, under
flag of truce had forwarded a request to Gen
Meade for an armistice of three months dura-
ton.
The Tribune's Washington special, dated De-
cember 10. says:
The proclamation suboiDed to the President 3
message was written substantially in the form in
which il was issued several weeks ago, and the
President at the time seriously thought of iss uing
it before the meeting OF Congress. Since its ap-
pearance questions have arisen IN official quarters
as TO whether rebel prisoners in our hands, under
the rank of Colonel. may no. avail themselves of
the amnesty offered. Some persons think, there
fore. that the rebel prisoners in our hands would
gladly accept the terms Of il.
There is, as far can be ascertained. great
disposition on the part of the members of Con
gress to carry out the recommendations of the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue in Mr. Chase's
report with regard to the increase of taxes on
liquors and tobacco, though probably Congress
will impose heavier tax upon whisky than is
proposed-perhips seventy-fye cents or one dol
lar per gallon.
The avails OF the draft, "a far rs ascertaned. is
60 900 men
The navy has thirteen vessels in pursuit of the
Chesapeake.
A special to the Herald, from Headquarters
Army Of the Potomac, December 9, says:
Three deserters from the 9Th North Carolina
volunteers, which regiment was on picket duty
near Mortons Ford, came within our lines during
last night They say that the whole Of their reg
ment only want an opportunity to desert, when
they will gladly avail themselves of il. As con
frmation Of this, the regiment was not up yester-
day, and an Alabama regiment took their places.
The rebel pickets are all along the south side
of the river from near the junction OF the Rapidan
and Rappahannock to above Robertson River.
From reliable information, We learn Lees army
occupies the following positions: Hills corps
around Orange c. II where Gen. Lee has his
headquarters; Early's division near Somervillc
Roads, at Morton's and Tobacco fords: Johnsons
division at Mitchell's, Browns and Germania
fords.
From the dense volumes Of smoke arising from
the woods and batteries south of Raccoon and
Mortons Ford, il is evident the enemy is in
force at those positions.
The rebel authorities state that Lee Ind over
$4,000 men in his campaign. He was certain of
victory. should we have been rash enough to at
tack him in his strong position.
The enemy is building winter quarters.
New YORK, December ll.-Rchmond papers
Of the 9Th state that Gen. Stephen Lee reports
from Mississippi that Gen Chalmers drove the
enemy over Wolf river. slaughtering about three
hundred. The rebels lost Twenty-Five killed and
seventy five wounded.
Rebel accounts report that the Georgia Senate
has ordered the CONSUMPTION of every able bodied
man over fifteen years old.
A Charleston dispatch of the 9th reports the
destruction of the calcium light, at Fort Gregg
by shot from Moultre. and says Sumter is con-
sidered safe against all assaults.
A special to the World dated Washington, De.
cember 10, says:
The agricultural report for the present month
shows deficiency in the corn crop of l40 mil
lion bushels. and the great demands are such
that to insure supply it is intima,ed that all dis
tillaton Of grain will be restricted in Ohio and
Illinois, as is the case in Kentucky and Tennes-