Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-10-08
JEFF DAVIS IN TROUBLE
FROM CAIRO AND BELOW.
Sc. &c. xc.. &c sc.


! rived.
The Baton Rouge correspondent details the
operations Of the expedition on the A,chsfslays,
siready referred 20. confirming the reported sue
cess Of the Union forces.
Tho Commercials Washington special says:
Great activity prevails 10 Grants front. where
The armies ere busily engaged in throwing up
.esrthworks.
General Sheridan has abundant supplies until
the new connections Nre formed
There Is great activity st Alexandra.
Trains are running 20 Manassas Gsp and Cul.
pepper.
General Banks was az the War Department
to-day. snd IL j. understood he will 20 North
Eoon.
The Brooklyn Union Of to-day -A,.:
An occasional correspondent from Washington
writes uoder date OF yesterday:
| have IL from good authority that az this time
vi writing. , T.. N General sherman aud \ DEL
agation from Geor.is are in council with the
President.
Tse Richmond Examines " the ith, in 4 long
review of the recent advance upon that city by
Grant, on the north side Of the james, exhibits
the creates, anxiety concerning the situation. and
bewai's the loss Of Battery H4fIison-the works
captured by our forces and held afterwards
against several desperate assaults BY the rebels.
in which their lo'ses were heavy.
IL concludes a. follows:
Let troops be brought 10 Virginia rithor, de-
Law from anywhere, fer Virginia il the pillow of
The Confcderacy at present
The lines are secure. but their safety cannot be
fairly left TO Lees present army. which hiss too
great = load Oh il already.
The Posts Atlanta correspondent gives the
following as the true version OF the Georgia
Peace Proposals:
The armed foot has pressed heavily upon this
people, and they feel the iron hand of Sherman
g~rasping snd holding their very. life. and ! am
sure with consciousness Of the terrors OF tue
past and dread forebodings Of the coming future,
that they aIs ready for peace 90 Amos, any
terms.
Neither the newspipers nor tho leader. say
this, but there arc strong indie atoms in that d..
Tcciion
One OF the papc.s proceeds deliberately TO cis
cuss the ~propriety Of Governor Brown accept
ing Of General Shermsn's invitation to come 10
Atlanta.
You have no doubt seen reports Of such sn
invitation having been extended. which has as
much truth az Jhas while prominent citizens were
dining With Sherman The other day the gentle
men remarked: ! wish, General. that Governor
Brown could see and talk with you. Let him
come, replied the General, ] have no objection -
his coming within my lines. He shall pass safe
" IN and out. There arc valuable records here
which he would no doubt like TO get aud pre-
serve. Let him come. | would ike to sec him.
| presume tho invitation wss duly delivered TO
IKE Governor. | question. however, it va. pre-.
pared just At thia moment to accept il. Perhaps
We shall have the pleasure Of seeing him when
No STRIVE 1T Macon or Augusta.
The Herald's Nashville dispatch OF the 9Th
saws:
Deser;er- from Forrest and Wheeler ate form
ing into guerrilias.
The portion of Hoods army which crossed the
Chattahoochee, attacked our forces st Big Shanty
ON the 5.h. aud we're routed, after tearing w a
good portion of the rsiirosd track.
Richmond papers of the 80 and 4th claim that
Early holds Sheridan in check. and Early, in a
dispatch to the citizens of Lynchburg. SAYS il
they will turn out he will hold the msin force Of
Sheridan's army where they are.
The Herald's correspondent with the 18th
corps says.
No bos,ili,les vhs,svcr arc going on 10 the
front.
The rebel dead in front OF For, Harrison still
lie unburied, the rebels firing on our men when
they attempted to dig graves
The rebel loss in the assaults of Saturday is
admitted to be 1850.
Gen Eveil ia said TO be in commlnd of the
dcfenses of Richmond. Lee having gone back TO
Petersburg.
Richmond pspcts ackno Wedge a steady adj
vance on both sides of the James river, and dis.
cuss Grants movements with great anxiety.
JEFF. Davis. in MS speech at Mscon. made =
begging appeal to the Georgisns 10 I'll up the
army, saving that iso-thiTds of the rsbel army
we're absen, without leave. He would not send
troops lrom Virginia 10 Georgia. because they
sre as scarce in the former State as in the latter.
lie had been1sked Why E,rly was not sent to
Georgia instead of being sent TO the Shenandoah
Valley. liz was because Lynchburg Was threat
ened WHAT would prevent the Union troops, i
Early ~SSNsithdrawn, from taking Lyuchburg
and placing = complete Gordon OF men around
Richmond
The Herald's Aar.insburg correspondent with
the 9th corps saws:
Il is reported here that Hampton's Legion ha.
destroyed the bridge over Ssonef gree. a. Edin,
burg
Nothing Ia. been heard OF the over.dus .tetm.
ship Roanoke, from Havana.
Gold is held tonight at 2l21 G2O3.
The Richmond Examiner OF the 4Gh says:
Beauregard is assigned to the Department o.
Tennessee. Georgia aud the Department @. Ala.
bans, Mississippi aud East LogE.ana, which
comprises the command OF Genersls Hood. suc
Dick Taylor. both OF whom retain their pgessni
p sltion.
The Charleston Courier OF the 9th SAYS:
Prcsiden, Davis and Bcauregard had : LONG
consultation at Bsnkville.
Davis c~onf.sses a disparity in numbers anc
Saw more men are needed.
The Charleston Mercury saws:
We make no upon this, but We can
not svoid expressing a regre' that such a speech
should have been made by th. Chief Magisrst,
Of the Confederate States.
The Milledg.iile Gazette censures Davis witt
indifference 10 the fac OF Georges, complAibins
that troops had not been sent TO the relief q
Johnson. and afterwaIs67Hocd, when they hsc
been promised and 70 relied upon IN driv,
back Sherman.
The writer sayr;
Richmond is no, Independent, OF Atisnis.
With the fall Of this stronghold we lost the en
tire control OF the States belween Georgia ST,
the Mississippi river.
Davis i. charged with either malice 81 stupid
itv in allowing the Yankees to gain 100 mile. .
their soil.
Passengers from Port Rov.l say:
SIX hundred OF our prisoners al Charlesiol
c took the rebel oath OF allegiance. No cause i
assigned.
The Hsnld's correspondent before RichnonD
says:
. The reported attempt OF The enenv 20 repo.
se,s hioself Of Port Harisoa !. confirmed b
General Butler.
Several shots we're exchanged yesterday.
=. The soemy fsally gave sp the attempt I
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