Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-27

Charleston ere Of such nature that they csnno,
be removed by any appliances within the power
Of the Un,n fleets or armies. Those in the
James river between Fort Darling aud Rich
mOnd. remain TO be tested. But IL Is enough to
say OF them. that they are composed OF the same
materials, and are arranged IN the same manner
as those at Charleston. with the addition of some
distractions Df another nature which do not ex-
ist IN the hafbor Of the latter place. They are.
besides. covered By the guns of SIX large forts.
OF which For Darling is one; and. Ia word,
they can neither be removed, nor can they be
passed by any hostile vessel
WILL REBEL FLEET ATTACK WASHINGTON!
here - one contingency, IN which W ashing-
ton would be IN danger from foreign built fleet
OF iron clad war steamers above named. or even
from hiteen or twenty Of the largest iron clad
vessels nov in the Confederate waters along the
Atlantic coast IL. ia consequence OF the ma
neuvers between the Army of the Potomac and
General Lee, the former should be compelled 10
fall back tor the defence OF Washington. or if. in
any event. General Lee attacks that city during
this year, be will be aided in the attack By Con
Tolerate iron cad feet This contingency, i'm
probable as it may SEEM is still possible. and may
occur. There are no distractions in the Potomac
river. nor IL there a single fort or battery along
It's banks the guns of which would have any
more effect On the sides Of an iron clad vessel
than the paper wad from boys pop gun. In
the case OF the Delaware river and Philadelphia
the matter IS even worse 1t might have been
good policy in the Pennsylvania Legislature To
remove the capital of that State to Philadelphia
in view OF the exposed condition of Harrisburg.
in case of third invasion of that State But Il
they are wise they will at once see to it that
instant measures are taken to prevent hostile
heet from approaching the Quaker City
INSTANT CONCENTRATION OF TROOPS NECESSARY.
This is no idle warning. 1t is time for the
President TO stop his ''smutty jokes, 10 stop
junketing around TO every little one horse fair
making bids Tor the next Presidency under the
guse OF speeches in behalf OF negro soldiers. and
to turn his attention seriously TO the defense oi
the North. The Confederates are determined "a
transfer the seat of war. and the expense OF
maintaining two hostile armies. from their terri
tory TO ours; and they will do il. They have
already begun to do it, Accommodating Dartie.
OF the enemy are securing all along the line Oi
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. and with
daring impunity dash in the of Meade
army and capture and carry off whole wagon
trains at Leesburg md Fairfax, the latter point
only sixteen miles from the National Capital
General Lees army has already begun To cross
the Rapidan. and the heads OF his columns ARE
moving toward the Shenandoah Valley: while
the operations of General Forrest in Western
Kentucky are but the prelude to the great
western invasion. IL is no groundless alarm thai
j. felt by the Governors of the States along the
Ohio river, aud they are in consultation AS to the
best of defense none too The
danger, truly, Is imminent 1t is not too late 70
avert II, but measures must he taken promptly
Ii il not more troops another draft that is re-
qulred We have abundance OF troops. But
they must be concentrated where they are needed
aud they must be placed under the Generals
whom they love, and in whom they have conf
dence. Withdraw forty thousand troops irom
Louisiana, aud twenty thousand from Arkansas
aud Missouri. and concentrate them At Cairo and
Louisville. Collect the scattered detachment:
that are lying around loose in every quarter o
the Northern States. aud that must amount "a
twenty thousand men. Withdraw all the it'll,
parties that we read of every day. like the ont
at Paintville. in Kentucky What. under Heaven
are Union troops doing at Paiutve Kentucky
Withdraw thirty thousand from Charleston
Florida, and Mobile; concentrate them, with che
Army OF the Potomac. and all the troops il
Buffers Department, instantly, Mt Fortress Mon
roe, and hurl them AZ once, IN one solid column
upon the rebel ca pital Such a movement. AN,
such a movement alone, will prevent an invasion
OF the North