Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-08
FEBRUARY 3.

| observe that YOU have very able corr e.
sponIent in the Shenandoah Valley and leave
10 him. therefore, relation OF the interesting
events that arc now in progress there Ii l. be-
lieved here that The Confederates have designs
against the B1ltimOre aud Ohio Railroad, and
that their plans even extend n far another in.
vasion OF Pennsylvania; and il IL believed.
furthermore. that they are prepared 10 undertake
these enterprises with such force a. will aford
them good prospect of success Such. | say.
j. the belief that IS entertained here IN high quar-
tiers The existence OF this belief will lead the
authorities TO keep on the line OF the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad aud near this city, NJ least
10000 troops. which there is good reason to
believe. we're destined for Gen. Grant until few
days ago Aud IL nav be that this is the very
object sought To be obtained by the COnielerates
in their present raid toward New Creek II the
latter i. really. only a stratagem, and II. by IL.
the Confeierates prevent neeied renfcrcements
from reaching Gen Grant. whereby Knoxville
will fall il II only afford another illustration of
Lncolns military incnpicty, and OF his absurd
fOOllshness in persiSting To manage the war, and
direct the movements of armies himself
Ny announcement that the siege of Charleston
was abandoned was only premature. II Is well
known here IN military circles that all the best
troops that operating before Charleston a
month ago were sthdrawn theretrom within a
WEN VI ANO ltrts anu nave bttu piAtfSA To
other points. IL j. nov stated semi officially
that Gen Gilmore himself has been ordered 10
report here In the meantime. an occasional
shot = fired into Charleston. but It is only waste
OF ammunition.
reneat the siege Of Charleston has been Ahan
dOnel 5y the Administration and all the troops
remaining there will soon be withdrawn There
WAS significant passage In the recent report of
the Secretary of the Navy. in which the old An
teiluviAn permitted the feline quadruped TO eff
feet her escape from the-wel, from the bag
Gideon saw:
In military or strategic view, the place i
OF litile consequence TO us." and this i to be
made the pretext for giving up the attempt to
capture H. But the public will ask u the place
Vas Of so little consequence % u, why have
such tremendous preparations been made 20 cap
ture IL anu WHY. above all. have so many thou
sands 81 our bost troops been kspt there for
eighteen months. when they could have been Of
such intsnmable service elsewhere!
Since my last letter have seen some persons
from tie South who have ia Their possession evi.
dence OF the most Trustworthy kind. and of the
most startling nature. IN relation To the present
military strength OF the rebels. 1t appears IRON
this authority .nd il i uueuesiionet.) that the
y orih has been shamefLlly deluded bv the stories
which have been circulated under the authority
o! the Administration. to the purport that the
reoelHon VAS on IL last legs, and that Il cannot
survive Tie coming summer The stories. and
also those that are now circulated in regard to
the effect Of the Presidents proclaim afiOn of pre-
tended amnesty IN The South. are sheer fabrica
tons The rebel soldiers as a general thing
spuru and pit upon LncoIn's shallow aud delu-
sive promises. There are men in the Southern
armies. mercentry wretches. who have more
interest in the South than the hundreds of hri-
gand- and criminals Who. unhappiiy. disgrace
and stain the Union army, have Ia the honor and
glory Of cur common country. These are the