Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-03-12
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Noon Reports.
Letter From Sir Francis Head to
Mr.. Seward.
REBEL ATROCITIES IN MOTH CAROLINA
Preparations to Blow up Liby Prison.
THE SITU.aTIO.r.9T.uOBILE
Bombardment Of Fort Powell.
Mobile Destitute Of Rebel Troops.
AFFAIRS in the SOUTHWEST.
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HE SITU.aTIOV.9T.NOBILE
ombardment Of Fort Powell.
nobiIe Destitute Of Rebel Troops.
AFFAIRS in the SOUTHWEST.
&C., &c, &c, &c &c.
From New YORK.

NEW YoRK, March l0.-The Commercial's 4
special dated Washington March 10, has the
following:
am informed that Sir Francis Head has writ
ten pungent letter TO Mr. Seward setting forth
certain facts connected with the depredations at
the time OF the Canadian rebellion OF the steamer
Caroline, asserting that the position taken by the
United States Government in that affair was dia-
metrically opposite TO the doctrine promulgated
in the dispatch of July lth to Mr. Adams.
Kingston correspondent OF the Raleigh Con
federate, IN speaking Of the hanging, on the 9th,
IN Kingston. of the % captured soldiers as de-
serters from the rebel conscription. says:
The prisoners asceuded the scatfold with firm,
elastic steps and met their fate with untilnching
forliiude. They asked tor no quarter and scorn
fully Spurned all overtures OF concession on con-
dltion OF returning to duty in the Confederate
service.
MulttGdes were moved TO tears and openly
denounced this crue! massacre. which is causing
desertiOns from the Confederate service by the
wholesale. and creating an indignation which it
Is feared will be uncouirolable
lt l. reported that the rebels intend hanging
the entire number OF Union soldiers captured by
them from Col Fosters command 81 in all, half
OF whom have never been in the rebel service
The native Union troops have decided 10 take
the question OF retaliation into their own hands
They have given the officers Who did not approve
OF these severe measures an opportunity TO re-
sign, and have also given warning that immediate
death will he inflicted upon any officer who offer.
hereafter TO surrender to the enemy OF ask for
any quarters
The Tribune's Washington special. dated March
10, says:
From returned Richmond prisoners we CLEAN
the following incidents connected with Kilpat-
rick's raid:
When information reached Richmond that
Fitzpatrick bad crossed the Rapidan the most
vigorous orders were issued respecting prisoners,
and when the fact that Fitzpatrick was really ap
preaching Richmond was established two humid
red kegs ofpowder we're placed under the prison.
Every preparation was made to blow the prison.
ers into eternity Ignorant that the prison was
mined, plan was formed 10 iuiu our forces when
they should enter the city. Only those bringing
rstions came in, and they refused TO converse
The guard was increased and strict orders given
to shoot every one who approached the windows
or stairway. Three officers and so men from
kilpatricks command were confined i'm the cells.
ami were TED only corn paste and water
New Orleans advices of March l. bv the West
ern Metropolis. say that military movements are
still progressing for the re- possession of the
country beyond Teche
The bombardment of Fort Powell below Mo
bile continued vigorously The rebel batteries
replied, but none of our vassels we're seriously
hurt.
letter from the fleet saws that Farrscut in
tends To silence Fort Powell. so as to .eud h
mosquito fleet into Mobile Bay and by so doing
cut of Forts Morgan and Gaines The bay Is
about three miles below Mobile. and such more
over that vessels compelled To pass under
the guns of two iron clad forts and a shore bat
terry on the vest side of Mobile aud defended
strongly at every point.
The ram Tennessee still lies in the Bay of
Mobile
Mobile is almost destitute of troops. Thirty
thousand have gone ont To meet sherman.
letter rumOrs that one of Ftrragut's steam.
ers passed Fort Morgan. under terrible FIRE:
another says that he had captured the works o.
Fort Morgan