Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-22
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TELECRAPHiC:
iREroKrED E1rEKssLY DAILY STATE SrSrrxEL
Noon Reports.
L0NGSTREET HIS joined LEE.
Rebel Army concentrating at
GOrdonsviIie.
GRANT BIDS ADlEU TO HIS FAMILY.
Butler won't be Recording Secretary
sKgR.NISHES I.r LOUsSz.s.ra
&C., &C., &C., &c.


New YoRK. April 20-The Times special
saws:
Positive information has been received az head
quarters that the main BODY of Longstreei's vet
Grams has succeeded in effecting junction with
Lee
Longstreet took TO East Tennessee 5000
men, but returned with less thsn IL 900
Scouts Just returned from The enemy's lines
report thar troops from Joe Johnston's army aud
Charleston are arriving At Gordonsyle
Rebel couscripts coming ~ az the rate OF
] 900 per day.
The Senate to-day, in executive Session re-
ierred back 10 the President the nominations of
BsisadIerS rom the Quartermasters Department,
with an inquiry what vacancies they expected TO
till &c. / he Senate is ayerse TO confirming the
appointments.
Gen ShepIev arrived this evening from New
Orleans he brings important dispatches TO the
War Department from Gen. Banks, relating to
army operations in Texas.
Gen D,na arrived this evening He will
nrobabl, be assigned to a command in one of the
Eastern de, tmenls.
The Senaie Financial Committee TO. day had
under consideration the National Bank bill
Several representatives Of State banks were be-
fore it in opposition 20 the measure. The Com
miitee will probably report the. bill without
amendment, in accordance with Secretary Chase
Gen. Grant to-morrow bids adieu To his family,
who 90 West He will leave for the front un tie
first train IN the morning.
Mail communication northward from the Army
OF the Potomac suspended to-day
About forty deSerters IRON the rebel armv in
Virginia were sent North to-day They took
the oath
The Herald's special Washington SAYS:
The transfer of meA from the army TO the
navy has at length commenced Four hundred
have already been collected at Baltimore from
the ARMY of the Potomac and this Department
General Butler has written a very spirited let
ter Ia high public tunctionary here. OF which
the concluding paragraph reads as follows:
1.-THE arrangements proposed to he carried out
would have the effect of IN king mere record
ing secretary for the military of Mai Gen. W. r.
Smith. who would!be the commsnderf To this |
cannot submit. The office OF civil Major at Old
Port Comfort ia not the sort OF service Tor which
was mustered in |. therefore most respect
fully demand either he reliev ed altogether of INV
position, or have under the General-lh Chief the
supreme control and direction OF anv military
movements having their base within the limits
OF NV Department 4s'~
Twenty men sentenced to death for desertion
had their sentences commuted 10y the President
TO hard labor on the Dry TOrtugas, untl the end
of the war
The Tribune has letters from the Army in
Lonisinna. dated the 2i 5th and 9th giving the
particu arS Of some sklrmishes previous TO those
dated on the 3l,t ult.
General Lees c,valry routed the enemy under
Taylor, near Nochitoches, they losing six or
eight killed and twenty-five prisoners Our loss
none
On The morning of the 81, after waiting all
day ON the 1T for our infantry to come up, we
learned that the rebels had fallen back to Pleas
ant Hill, and started in pursuit.
After marching fifteen miles our advance the
l4ih New York Cavalry. came upon the rebels
ia strong position. went rapidly at them, killed
and wounded some and pursued the rest seven
miles
Fearful of being cut off the advance dessted
from The pursuit. but fought them gallsnily ill
the arrival OF Col. Lucas with the nth Cavalry
Brsaae he attacked the enemy, and after "A
fght of one hour the whole rebel t0rce-num-
beiing about 3G00-iell back TO Pleasant Hill
Our o-s Was fonr Many rebels we're killed
aud wounded and 60 captured
NatchitOcheS WAS occupied on the 2d.
On The morning of the h Gen Smth ordered
Col. GuOdin- tO proceed 10 the town of Compte,
six miles. and disOdge 800 guerillas
Our cavalry tried TO charge over bridge. but
il was discovered that the rebels had removed
several pianks he enemy. taking advantage
OF the disorder caused thereby, poured a heavy
volley from hiding places Oh the opposite side OF
the bavOu into our men Adintaut Dunn. of the
lSih New York Cavalry, With others were
killed and IL wounded
Col Gooding deployed the infantry and cav
airy and was about to flank the town. when the
suuboais opened on the place. and the rebels em-
braced the opportunity to escape.