Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-11-19
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NEw YORK, November lc.-The Herald .
Washington special says: There Is every proba-
bllity that commissioners will soon be appointed
by the President, il they have not already been,
to present peace propositions TO the rebels
The Herald says that important Intelligence
comes TO ns from the Shenandoah Valley that
the rebel army has gain fallen rapidly back to-
ward Stanton.
Deserters who have came into the Uuion lines
say that Early's force in the vicinity OF Fisher ;
Hill broke camp last Sunday morning.. and com
menced its retrogade movement. and on SUI.
I day evening his pickets along Cedar Creek were
also Withdrawn. leaving apparently only a small
detachment of cavalry in Sheridan's front.
The report which was circulated in the city
Yesterday that Early had inflicted another Sc
we're defeat on the enemy probably grew out of a
skirmsh which Powell had with the cavalry on
Tuesday last near Luray, in which the enemy
were driven toward Mount jackson. with loss
of several wounded and captured while the loss
on the Union side was small.
Early's entire army in the VALLEY is now est
mated at between twenty five and thirty thOus-
and
Several thousand of his men are unarmed con
scripts whom he has recently gobbled up. and
whom he expects to supply with arms by captur
ing them from Sheridan.
MOsbys guerrias are growing bOlder than
front. On Tuesday last party of them dis
guiseG in Federal uniforms were met by some of
the 2d regular cavalry. whom they tamiliarly ac
costed and rode along with them in conversation
for some distance, when suddenly, upon pre-
concerted signal, the scOundrels drew weapons
and shot ten of the Union soldiers, aud then put
spurs 10 their horses and escaped
On the following day about $50 OF Mosby ;
men attacked some ID or 20 of the 9th cavalry
killing two. woundng Two and making prison
ers of the remainder
The rebels are said to have been recently
gathering supplies FOR their Shenandoah army in
West Virginia.
Included among the prisoners captured by cur
cavalry during the fight OF last Saturday, were
about thirty OF Early officers
The entire rebel losses were about $50, OF
which over 80 were prisoners The Union lass
was only about l
The Times saws a yillainous scheme for the
capture and destruction of the steamers on the
Pacific coast by gang OF pirates, who cOncOcted
the plot at Havana. under instructions from Nal
iory the rebel Secretary OF the Navy. has been
frustrated
The pirates were under the lead OF Thoma SfA
Hogg. OF the rebel navy. who left Havana with
party of 10 60 ~ men FOR Panama. They were
10 get On board of the splendid steamer Guata-
niala, but arrived too late for her
The scheme was known at Panama. aud il was
expected they would take the Salvador which
next sailed. Preparations were made for their
capture and il is hoped they have attempted their
scheme and been taken. With one OF their
steamers they hoped to capture specie bearing
vessels and then prev on the Pacific commerce
The Times Washington special saws: Rich
mond papers OF Tuesday say that Sherman left
Atlanta on the 18th, moving noTthward
The Herald's New Orleans correspondent saws
our forces have been withdrawn from their post
on the Atchalalaya river, not being needed there
any longer
Important information has been gained by a
scouting expedition near Natchez
-Four blockade running schooners laden with
cotton were captured off the Texas coast
The Heralds Fortress Monroe dispatch saws:
rebel telegraph operator who has for some time
been stealing our army messages off the wires.
has been captured
The Tribune's " sshington special says:
Owing to the continued prostratiOn OF Secre
tary Stanton and the wide spread desire Of the
people. the President has rendered the position
OF Secretary of ar 70 Gen. Butler Il is said
that the General. FOR the present ai least declined
the honor
1t is asserted that Admiral Fuagnt j. to be
Secretary of the Navy
Ii Is said that our government will insist upon
a reparaton or apology from the Brazilian gov
erument for firing upon the United States dag
If our cruisers were c0ntravening her laws. she
knows where 10 find rs and how To sdiudicate
her claims: but the act of opening fire upon our
vessels will be rebuked
The CITY i tull of rumorS and reports concern
ing Sherman movements, and there is panic
IN gold The rumors are vague only stating
that sherman j. meeting with great success. but
hot traCcable 10 auv good authority
18Th, has arrived
A fleet OF steamers from Fortress Monroe.
WITH 10 .0oo rebel prisoners, 10 be exchanged az
savannah. we're n Hilton Head. They were
DYING At the rate of four or i've per day
The lath instant duly celebrated AZ Port
ROYAL a. the anniversary of our capture Of that
place