Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-13
Beauregard Sent to Defend the City.
LATER FROM NEW ORLEANS
The Kentucky CuerriiIas.
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NEW YORK, August l2-The The Tribupe's
special correspondent, ith Sherida1's army,
sends the following, datei the llth:
Shegidau's command broke camp al Hallto@n
Yesterday and marched To Berryville. on the
Winchester pike, where they arrived YESTERDAY
afternoon without much opposition.
Imboden's cavalry skirmished with our ad-
vance from CharestOWn, but were easily and
steadily driven.
This morning at daylight We resumed our
march, and expect to meet the enemy at Opaqua,
FIVE miles this side Of Winchester. where viii
either have battle or they will retrelt dowu the
Valley
Martinsburg has been occupied by our forces.
The rebels captured and hung a Sergeant while
on a scout nelr Martinsburg yesterday
The Times special. dated Washington. Aug
llth, says.
Dispatches from Farragut were delayed from
the fact that il was nee essary TO bring despatch
steamer from New Orleans. They are hourly
looked for
The Richmond papers OF Yesterday say their
loss In guns at Fort Gaines IS ID.
They lost coo prisoners. also an immense
amount of stores Of oil sorts.
sherman dispatches state that ali the Geor
eia militia are in his front under Hood
We uni -rstaud Beauregard has been sent TO
take command OF the deiences at Mobile That
engineer has certainly shown a high order # tai
cnt in the kind of work with which he viii he
charged. as his defense OF Charleston and Peters
burg attests.
The position of Shermans army, hosever,
makes the mere possession OF the city OF Mobile
a matter Of minor importance and 10 great Sc
l.ctude is ieli IN Official quarters regarding lis
capture
~ last adsices tie situation before Petersburg
and Richmond was unchanged
Interest. 80 far aS active military operation 20
uoW. centre in tie force under Sheridan, whose
brilliantly irausura'ed campaign goes on most
encoGtaensly
The Wodis special Washington dispatch
say.
There Is reason to believe that a battle has
been fought ueir " Winchester. between General
SAesidaus force AM Tie mann body OF the ,eo-
els. under Early. as very heavy eannonad,ng WAS
heard in that direction al HaEpers Ferry yesterday
afternoon, and it was known that our troops were
close up o the rebels
The " 0r'd's >pec's, di>glteh from tbe front OF
Pe.essburs, dated August ~, -4,~.
From the front | have % record great ire
near the right OF ne enemy Gue,
II Is thought 20 have beeu aumhes ~ houses
called head works. how occaolcj rs a tepoi
Tor commisssry stores for portion oi the re3el
artny.
4 brigade OF thei, troop, fetiea,ed h'stiiy IN
tbtt direction hesaer they succeeded IN ex-
tinguish.ng tie mes in time "a we their prop
ettv from destruction is not known
he evening Star from New Orleans Oh tht
lie oh arrived here 10 day
Among her passengers l. MTs Gea. Banks aud
family
Oar guuooafs made an expedition up Grand
Like au the 16lh. cesgfos .ug a large number Ol
Ia boat, fust couiaietei Dy the rebels on tie
@'ih Also destroying two saw mills and cap
iured a lot ol lumber
1en CarbN issued au important Rev usjins
regulation 90 the - instant. by which trading
boats are aioHeu below Caro-. 10 commercial
Intercourse beyond the national Eue> and trade
stores are restricted Ia permanent mile posts
Uen Banks issued an ou.ef on the = instant
enilsting AZ able bo4el cplored men ia his De-
oartmeut between the ages of ls aud 40 10 b.
put into the existing colOrei regiments