Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-22
Noon Reports.
OPERATIONS Of THE FRENCH IN MEXICO
Capture Of blockade Runners.
Washington News and Rumors.
Senator Baxter of Kyy Burnt to Death
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NEW ORK. January 2I.-havana adylceS
confirm the flight of Juarez and add that S an
Luis occupied, on the 18th ult., by Mea un
opposed
On the 9th uit Mejia attacked by forces
OF the States of Durango and Z,catecas The
action lasted four hours. when the Juirists were
driven back with the lnss of all their artillery.
wagons. &c. and some prisoners.
In the battle of MorilIa. one Juarist killed
AMI four wounded They penetrlted to the pub
lc square. and were only driven out after hard
lighting. The Juarists retreated towards Mara
cotco. where they are reported to have been
again routed by the French
The JuariSt Governor OF Matsm0ras Zna, has
bought 10000 rifles. lately, from Europe, said
to have been nteudei for the Confed rates
"a fight took place NJ Al iiSco. in the Valley of
Mexico. in which the Juari>ts were defeated by
French detachment, with the loss OF fifty OF sixty.
Key West advices that the rebel steamer
Grey Jacket, with 500 bales of cotton aud a
quantity of turpentine and rosin was captured,
December 81 by the gunbou Kennebec. off Mo-
bile She l. worth nearly 500 600
The British schooner D1n Jose from Nassau.
the bark Rorbuck from Havana for Mobile and
the sloop Hancock, were taken ON the Florida
coast All had valuable eargOes
Admiral FhrIagut had reached Key West.
Advices from ST Domingo report the advance
OF Gen. Gaudara to May.gua. md victory over
the DOminicans at LlamsA bv Santa Anna.
Spanish war steamer had captured two
schoonerS Laden with rifles and ammunition for
the Dominicans.
The Herald's Potomac Army correspondent
says:
An agent, who saws he left Richmond on the
10Th. reports that one or two divisions OF Lees
army have gone To Longstreet. who said
be advancing on Knoxville.
Ii was believed in Richmond that the Yankees
were about To abandon Virginia, and the whole
rebel force will be concentrated in Kentucky and
Tennessee
special to the Times. dated Washington.
January ~. says:
Gen Butler. while here to day. received a te'-
egram from Fortress Monroe that the rebel gov
ernment had evacuated Richmond and removed
the archives aud all pOrtible property to South
Carolina
The Tribune's special COZ tain. the following:
Gen. Butler eegraphed TO Gen Wistir To make
q reconnaissance IN iurce. which WAS done. and
the TeconnOitering column went within p miles
OF Richmond. They report Richmond has not
been evacuated
Gen. Butler goes hack 10 Fortress Monroe to-
morrow. thoroughly hacked by the government.
and clothed with full power TO conduct the buSi-
ness of exchange of prisoners in his way.
de has proposed To the rebels 20 exchange
for man and officer for officer. without any its or
but<.
Gen Grant telegraphS that Gen Foster. who
is suffering from his wound. asks To he relieved.
He r.que-t thtt ei her Gen. Sciosield ur Gen.
Mcpherson be immediately assigned to the com
mand
Gen. Blair has re-isnei his position in the
army
The Tribunes special Washington dispatch
SAYS:
The Senate Committee have determined to
fi,e a nf f,o Of
Major ami Brigadier Generals Tor the present, in
order To ascertain how many vacancies and un
impoyed VI jnr Generals there on hand.
The court martial in the case of Surgeon Gen.
Hammond. met here to day all the members of
the Court being present but Gen. Starkwea,her,
who left Chattanooga Oh the 9th inst : but ewing
the detention OF the trains, has not reached
here vet
Gen. Hammond was arraigned and plead not
guilty.
He asked for Il p0Stp0uement for another week
for the purpose Of procuring witnesses from the
West. but his request was not granted, and the
trial will proceed
Charles Dana to-day nominated in the
Executive session of the Senate as Assistant Sec
retary of War. under the law recently passed and
approx ed for that purpose
The War Department has decided that volun-
teers who have served faithfully two yeirs are
entitled to the bounty provided 10y the act of
July 22l, no matter at hat time since the CON-
mencement of the rebellioa they entered the
service of the United States.
The Worlds Chattanooga letter of the eth has
the following
When the spring campaign opens the battle
ground will be in East Tennessee. Gen. Grant
is believed to be prepared
Gen. Sherman will concentrate army at
Huntsville Nearly all our cavalry are with
him.