Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-15

They left Immediately on the Central road 10
reinforce Early
large body Of rebcl cavalry moved the came
day, coming b. The railfoad.
They departed for the same destination.
One Of this party worked on Belle Island. and
states that when he lefi there bot Federal pris-
Oners we're on the islsnd, the rest having been
sent South
There are bot iew Federal prisoners in Libby
prison. and in fac; rome bui such &c were kept
there when the Danvilic railroad vas torn
up.
Our prisoners we're made to.valk some 20 miles
before they took the cars
The guards say that many gave out and died
on the road.
wAsHISGroS. August IA letter from the
Army Of the Potomac dated the l3th. SAYS:
A deserter from the 9Th. who formerly lived
IN Massachusetts. and Was couscripted into the
rebel army. came into aar lines yesterday.
kasaru's division oi Leurstreets c0rps, passed
through Richmond ga heir way 20 the Valley.
accompanied by i.ree ammunition train.
Prominent officer sry Gen Lee has also gone
with that division
They also report tl'at ihe enemy were moving
in our front
New Orleans Apers OF tie sih have the par
ticulsrs Of FarragGts movements
The Hartford. with the Admiral on board.
steamed up 20 Fort Morgan. delivering such a
succession of brOsdsides a efee'ualis siieneed
the water batteries.
The monitors at the same time engaged the
Tennessee.
The latter failed in several attempts TO run
down vessels
Our monitors finally closed with her and sho
was rammed by the LackawUnnO and Hartford
and run down.
The Metaconet ard Tennessee run out the
white flag.
She lost but 3 men
Farragut is probably using Der. she not being
| greatly damaged
The Tecemseh was sunk by q torpedo bnt il
is thought she can be raised Only ten Of her
crew are known TO be saved
The gunbOat Oneida had a shell explode in
her boiler scaloing 80 her men.
Admiral Buchanan i not expected TO
cover.
The commander and crew Of the rebel gunboat
Selma nearly all killed
The los on the Hartford j. % killed and 43
wounded
Our loss Is 243 killed and wounded. including
Capt Cravens and crew Of the Tecumseh. The
rebel loss is unknown.
Our entire feet i inside of the rebel OBJ
structi0ns
The Richmond Examiner of the l2th has the
following:
MOBILE. August 9-The enemy steamed in
through the main entrance, with four monitors
and about sixteen heavy vessels OF war
The Tecun.seh, T. McCraven, commander,
sunk with nearly all her crew: also another gun
boat the Phillippi, burned
The Richmond, Hartford and Brooklyn IN line
of battle. followed by the remainder of the fleet,
pushed by Fort Morgan under full Roadway.
when they were encountered by the Tennessee.
Morgan, Gaines and Selma
The Examiner also gives li-t OF p Federal
vessels engaged. having DIP guns, with four
Confederates carrying - guns.
1t was a most unequal contest in which our
gallant little navy was engaged. and we lost the
battle, but our ensign went down in blaze OF
glory.
Up to Thursday night nothing OF interest oc-
CURED before Atlanta.
Major Gen Bates received flesh wound ia the
leg
The enemy is massing our right aud en-
deayoIng 10 extend his lines in the direction Of
the Western Railroad
Ten shots were fired at The city yesterday.
brisk Smelling commenced at II o'clock last
night and continued four hours. No personal
casnaltfes reported