Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-11-15
0nUips LETTERS.
HOspifals "a Bsltinors-Coaditisa Of Eaiys
Arns-Retsl Ins0siOR PSedscte6-Ths Rebels
Erect Year or Tsoo More Of War. de.


rCor-esFortence Of the Se~ York v orie
BALTIMORE, Nov. 3.
Ex-LNI OF TIE HOSPITAL ACCOMMODATIONS ~
BALTIMORE
Few Of Jour readers are aware bow many hos
pitfalls there are in Baltimore, or bow many
thousands Of tue brave soldiers Of the Union
are qusrtered in them. 10 not propose to enter
into any details on the subject will merely
ssy that there are az present 10 the various hos
pitfalls here more than 5000 wounded soldiers
from Shcridans army alone. TO say nothing o.
hose from The army OF General Grant In sone
parts Of the city whole blocks of buildings are
used for this purpose. Near the Washington
Depot one OF the largest hotel buildings in the
city. five stories high i thus used. together with
several large houses on the opposite side of the
street. But the larges, hospitals are those on
the 8cKim estate. west of the city. and a the
Newton University Buildings. The manage
ment of all these hospitals is splendid. and re-
fleets great credit all concerned therein
There are also large hospitals II Annapolis At
all these hospitals ner patients are received
every day.
EAKLY's Army STILL STRONG AND KFfIcIEsT
In addition 10 the facts mentioned in NV last
letter. have some others to-day. | would re-
frain from mentioning some of them If it were
not already known TO the rebel authorities. To
Generals Lee and Early. by means OF the active
reconnoisances that are kept up by Imboden =
and Mosby'- cavalry. Gnder the direction of
Gen. Early. The country has been deluded by
fine stories OF Esrly's army having been entirely
used Up, aud of Earlys inability to hold the
Valley in consequence But these stories. ike
many others. we're Invented for eIectioneerng
purposes. and have now served their end
Three weeks have elapsed since Early :
last ''1efeat." and his little army is now a.
strong and efficient and Is as eli provided with
artillery as IL was on the 18th of October. The
reports OF his having been reinforced bv two d.
visions Ct General Lees army has not YET been
confirmed. The reinforcements that he has re
ceiyed are OF the same kind that have been sent
in such profuson 20 the armies of Grant and
Sheridan ever since last August, namely new
recruits raised by the consumption. Ii remains
TO be seen how these new men will fight. But il
il reasonable to suppose that they will make AZ
efficient soldiers In the Southern : i'm the North
efn armies
EARLY's FORCES. AND wgAr THEY DOING.
Early's four divisions then, consist of about
II 900 men, heretofore The main BODY Of
his forces Is 1T Luray aud Newmarket, but there
are attachments at both Harrisonburg and Staun-
ton These detachments have been employ ed
during the last two weeks IN collecting -four
grain. meat and forage IN The countie. Of Ale
| u.
use Of Fsrly's army These counties, as well a:
those west and south OF them, are found ~
abound in all manner of supplies the same Is
the counties of Shenandoah. Rockingham and
Augusts did, before the administration ordered
them 20 he made barren waste. Some of the
families in the counties last named, whose houses
were burned. and then crops, provisions, seed
and farming implements were DESTROYED by Gen
Grants orders, having emigrated TO other parts
OF the State. Other families, whose bare roof.
alone were left 20 them, and whose male mem
/ bers soldiers in Eary's army. have been ten
| porarIly supplied BY Gen. Early.
REBEL MOVEMENTS IN sorrR WESTERN VIRGINIA
| There are some mysterious movements on fool
! in central and south western Virginia which por
tend no good. The Virginia and Tennessee rail
I road from Abingdon, near the Tennessee State
line. 10 LyDchburg. and the Orange and AIexnn
dria railroad from Lynchburg To Gordonsville
are IN active operation, aud trains are running
constantly between all these points. Geners
| Echois, formerly IN command o. the departwsBi
of southwestern Virgins, was superseded about
| the end OF Septerlbsr By General Bfecknridge
whose headquarters are az Wytheville. Sine,
thar time. the rebel forces in all that part Of Vir
/ ginia south OF the Kanawah and the Gsuley rY
efs have been reorganzsd, sDd sre nov said q
amount 70 10000.
The rebel expedition against the North. v hict
| Is TO take place some time in November, is still
talked of 10 Richmond II is said to be under
the direction OF General Joseph f. Johnson
The troops are 10 consist Of Esrly's corps. now
! IN the Valley, Longstreets corps, now At Peters
burg, and The troops nndeT Breeklnridge ius
| mentioned It's not believed By the rebel lead
ers that any further attempt ali. be made b,
General Grant to take either Petersburg or Rich
mood this year. and !. is thought that fifteen
thousand troop, under Longs:reet therefore
very well be spared ioI this purpose.
isPoLIcY OF rHs RECENT DESTRUCTION IN rHl
VALLEY.
IL ia eSiden' now, that the destruction OF all
the grain aud forage ia the Shenandoah Valley
was an ill-sdyised measure of which We sre now
suffering the i'll consequences The oats and
| forsge al least, conld have been saved. For the
want OF these, Sheridan's cavalry i. now reduced
to great straits The army is supplied from the
! general depots a, Baltimore and Harpei's Ferry
with difficulty and at great expense The Quar-
| termasters have made out 10 supply the men
but the horses suffer dresdiully Most OF them
are kept on one-third the proper allowance and
10 some instances whole reg ments Of horse:
stand for a long time without anything 10 eat
In the recent skirmish between Colonel Powell.
division of cavalry and the rebel cavalry, near
10 support Powell. On the Way ne lost fifty
horses from mere exhaustion How'long car
our cavalry remain effective a; Ihis rate
rHK REBELS LOOK FOR ASorRRh ThAs Oh TWO %
WAR.
| have learned many facts recently going "a
show that rebel leaders regard the var ss being
| very Ear from its termination They have nu
fears OF its ultimste result which aili be .ihey
believe. their independent: ou' 'hss look iof al
/ least another wear OF tw0 Of EaE. Ihev 90 no;
look for any very active operations or our part
this Winter bul they expect that the campaign,
OF next spring and summer Gill be conducted b,
q Federal tosce even larger than that which Gen
Grant began those OF ,he spring Of 1864 Rich
monG. OF course, they expect viii continue To b.
the recipient Of our closest attentions: and ihel
look for fourth expedition against Lynchburg
as prominent feature in The spring eampsiSn .
le65.
LISCHBCnG WALL FORTIFIED
1bis, however, gives them no uDeasihess
Their armies will continue 90 be stronger In ls6.
| than they were this year: and they expect TO de
ieud Richmond, Petersburg, aud Lyncbburg. by
the same tactics that has enabled them 10 deieal
| Grant. Sigel, Hunter. and Sheridan. during III
year. with their $4,000 tfoops. OF whom les,
than l50. GOO now survive
They do not expeci that another Federa
army sill ever again succeed 10 reaching Lynch
1 huro hut fhex ren,errha- hat t,enar.l Hnr,a,