Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-12
TWO O'CLOCK A. NJ.

actors ia the late attempt 10 burn the city Ia is
said sevec Of them are now IN the city under
surveillance
The registration OF persoHs IRON insasgent
States continues NJ General Preutice's. About
600 have been registered NJ 10 this time
A gentleman was yesterday examined who LETT
Richmond seven days ego in compsny with fifty
SIX deserters. He reports the condition Of the
rebel soldiers in the tEeDches az deplorable, being
compelled 10 stand in mud and water knee deep,
aud allow Ell but a half pound of meat and .
pound of -four q day The men are discours ged
aud take eyefy opportunity to desert He makes
an estimate OF oae hundred desefieSs daily. FROM
Lees army.
The Times SAL merchant Who attiyed ut
Washington on " edne sdsy, from Richmond al
ter hrving failed three times previously He says
that the Union feeling was never stronger among
the middle CLASSES in Richmond than now. he
states that sImos, the entire foreign population
ia for reconstruction of the Union
JEFF. Davis has his house guarded day and
night Serious alarm ! felt IN al circles, hut
there IS no panic
The New York Post society, established for
the promotion OF the morals a. welfare seamen,
held meeting last evening at the Academy Of
Music Captain WinslOw accepted the invitation
OF The society 10 be present He WAS enthusiss
tically received. and made some remarks referring
The Time " ashingt0n special SAYS the report
ths, the Secretary &C the Treasury intends 10
receive old sos in Piyment Of custom duties IL
xithout foundation
The sunday Mcscury's Washington special
saws There il no doubt that the Dutch Gap
canal il By this tine thrown opcu. and our fleet
i making its way up the James river in the III
tection of Dfur,' Bbuff.
The bank OF tie James river opposite the
Dutch Gap canal has been captured. and is held
hy our forces
\ letter from the mouth of the Rio Grsnde
says the rebels are Banging and impFisonlng all
meh vino sidsed Aay favor TO the Union forces
~ the tine Brownsville was captured I'll crop
erty Of suspected persons wa- conhscated
The Hei4ii's Polomsc Army special says.
The French consul resident in Richmond recently
visited Gen Ha,leI's headquarters on business
referring 20 tie passage 81 some French sub
icc,s through tie i.Les.
The Herald London Letter SAY. responsible
parties are making arrangements fcI the speedy
construction a. The ieiegr % 20 America by way
ot Holland
The HerAlds Paris latter says the effect here
OF the talk about aiming southern negroes in be
halt Of tie rebels j. 80 increase the interest on
their side and 80 convince the majority of the
Frencl people tht, slavery is TO end and they
will favor recognition The Emperor sole de-
she is that the South shall abolish slavery and
become an independent power Sou;hetners in
Paris encourage lie idea that this will he :he
final result,
The Richmond Enquirer Of the s,h say So
isf sherman le- Zone 20 ilssfn exceyf 10 ldlsa'-
al,
The August. ana Mason rsiltond will be il
running order within forty Jays The Georgia
Ccn,rai will b. ready in lev weeks
LARGE f,...a h. "a i.a.u Set u,
bcthrosds. and II will not be two months before
tho injury Indicted ~ Sbersnin will be- :uliy ~
paired
Having tskeu Ia piscs o,imporlsiice aud IL
leased no prisoners the de- ruction Of the raiisoad
will hardly compensate the enemy fer the loss of
men and practical destruction OF the army. Sher-
man. march 10 the sea coast will not compensate
for Hopd's equally vist0r"u- march into Tcnnes-
see
NLw YoEE, December ll--Tbe Richmond
Wig OF the 9th says: Ii Sherman gets through
Georgia 70 the ses coa-tis will certainly be hu
initiation TO the Conieieracy. but no. more
than the humilis,ion showed when The ,aarch
was undertaken.
IL should beiegsf5.,. : defensive rather than
aggressive mos emeut
The evacuation &c Atlanta VAS compulsory
aha Hood established hs line on the Tennessee
river looking towards Nashville sud the liGe by
which Si-rm,n kept open his communications
with thar cifs t;lanta failed TO serve it, purpose
base fot future supplies anu consequently
lost is value 70 the enemy fisherman should
stay hi With his army he would be wasting his
strength ior nothing, while Hood could operate
against his cogamunicat ons. and. bs cutting him
of from supplies compel him 10 fall hack o.
hghl battle One OF these thiags he wa ao-
soirteiy compelled 90 ia
Ii restores 60 u al the lines OF communication
&C held ~ The opening of the year and Yields up
l,tge parlion ofogr people from the domination
ot their enemies. and jrst Ia hst extent increases
Tie Strength ard resources OF the Cunfeisracv
Alter 81. there - Pa certainty ,hst he will go
through
rac Sentinel ut toe s,h ,sys: Information
from Georgia indicates very little progress for
Sherman lie seems 70 he comparatively quie,
somewhere hear tbs h8uks OF the Ogec bee while
his cavalry are seut Out TO explore the way of
exit. n ih.s khpa,fick has Iaet With sery in
different ~ucce~. Instead at finding the desire;
outlet. he lost hi- road. found Wheeler. and got
whipping More regenily having fortified him
sell with heavy infantry forge he found
Wheeler again hut i, his usual luck ia fighting,
Whpeier repnlsed his csyalry and Infantry.
ST LorIs, December II The steamer Maria
s.. Louis Cor Cairo exploded OF Csrondoet. six
miles below - Lop- early this morning The
l'Il0ts clerk lui other employees OF the boat say
that whe the boat was lying without steam ia
her bo;lGers the explosion took place on The lar
h0ard SIDE. the explosion going upward, making
a hole in The boiler deck through which several
persons fell They "a the cause ut the explo
sion may have beeU BIZ box of ammunition ia
the hold There lightly soldiers of the -
sni 9Th Iowa, and ltih Missouri cavslry. and
- horses aud mules TIE soldier positively
cav ihe explosion wns e1usei 5y al iisnficiency
of water 10 tie boile The boat cnt loose and
grounded on The bar. entirely uinesi by ire
Al TIC knr-es aud mules we're l0si. Il j. fcpOf,
ed - men Killed, 30 WOUNDED AID IL missing
The boat entirely ani sas v-iuei a.
$4,000
The Republicans C1ifD ,pecisl -ay- consider.
pc excitement existed IN Memphis on tie 9Th
over the repest that BeSregsri sss marching q.
Fort Pillow with a sgong force and number of
heavy guu- -gFPosc.ro ~ g-ed tia blvok aiding
tho river
O.cola ha- been occupied d, email force "
rebels
About IS rebels appeared go he river bank
opposite Memphi- waved their h.fs srd shouted
l0>inI for Jeh Davis
\ force of about 80 Dostoe. we're sent on
board a steamer about mile lower down the
rser aui landed When they filed ont on shore
The rebels brokeanl ran. apparently IN tie great
80 Consideration. They we're hossy pursued iill
fhcT came 10 thick bnshy place shere they hsd
large force stcietei Who suddenly rose snd
6rcd OF Tie negroes. The negroes then fei I'm
creates, consieiu'liop. the rebels hoty pursuing