Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-20

INV York january 10 Colonel Goodrich
OF General Burnsdes staff. who is ia our yicin
ity says the Boston Traveller of last evening, is
preparing TO organize from New England ali
expedition by land and sea. of which the old 9th
Army Corps i 20 form the nucleus The Mas
sachusetts 2lst. 2Jth. 3)th and 3oth embraced
in the corps. Colonel Goodrich's department in
cludes Maine Vermont ami New Hampshire.
with his headquarters in Portsmouth, New
Hampshire
Col Loring will recruit for the above in this
city.
Col Goodrich in an interview with Gov Gil
more aud Gen Kimball. found them ready to
cooperate with the enterprise in every manner
The three New Hampshire regiments. the 9th.
yin aud llth will be promptly filled, and with a
a fine class OF men
The headquarters of Gen. Burnside will be at
New York
special to the Post, dated Washington, Jan
uary 3, says:
The House Postolice Committee will report
a bill establishing money order system
The Ways and Means Committee have come
to a conclusion in reference to a tax on oil and
tobacco, and all statements to the contrary are
untrue. The committee is ready to report the
naval appropriation bill.
The Military Committee Of the Senate will
undoubtedly report against the confirmation OF
Gen Schoheld.
Mrs. Gaines, OF Gainesville no,orietv, sent a
dispatch tiii- morning from VI ,rtinsburg Va
asking for a pass 10 come here She came
through the lines from North Carolina YESTERDAY
The War Department has ordered her 10 return
The Turk Island Standard OF the % inst
has dates from = Domingo to Dee 2i,h. and
Puerto Plate to Dec 26,h
The capture Ut aqua. by the Splniards under
Gaudara, Is coufrmel, but the STANDARD states
that although il has eos, two months fighting
and many lives. its possession is of no great i'm
portance
train of 70 mules Laden with ammunition for
Santa Ana's army was captured by the Domini
cans the 9Th al December
About 900 Spauiar,ls lett ST. Domingo CITY
on the 9Th to capture 81, Christobal. but were
harrassed terribly by Dominican guerrillas and
on reaching dehle 1t the river Jaina were driven
back heller SHELTER to the city. losing some 300
killed and wounded
The DOrninicans still hold ST Chrstobal. thus
preventing ali land communication with places
occupied by the SpaniardS
Some 200 Splniar,is. 800 rifles, 1000 rounds
of cartridges and field piece had been captured
by the Dominicans at Tobacco
The SPanitrds are Strengthening the fori6ca-
tons OF 81 Domingo by two red0ubts Santa
Ana J. near l. "a Chino, and has lately been rein
forced by 800 men. but there were more than
100 sick ia his camp He i unable 10 move his
army forward He i in critical position and
IT i feared the Domiuicans might inhict y fatal
blow on bun. Two native regiment, have been
ordered to be formed in 81. Domingo
severe baIIie took place at Puerto Plata OIL
the 2Oth o. December. in which the Spaniaris
were defeated. with loss OF $50 out of 600
/ he Dominieans are represented fighting with
great gallantry in Ehis encounter. aud captured
cannon.
The Standard. in resume of the condition of
of affairs, saw:
/ he sooner Spain withdraws from this dishon
orabie and Improbable contest the better The
Spanlards are masters only Of the ground upon
which they stand amt the district through which
they light. Their way one day is occupied by
the DOmncans aud the next the Spaniards will
find, instead of vanquishing the Dominicans, they
will acquire only cemetery.