Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-07-23
DAILY SENTINEL
TelegraphiC Dispatches.
EkroETxD EnrsEssLr rOE TIE DAHr srATK srsrIskL
MORNING REPORT.
FROM THE SEAT OF War.
More Rebel Raiders Captured.
LATER FROM CHARLESTON.
NEWS FROM ALL QUARTERS.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
&c. &c. &c &C.. &c.



NEw YORK, July 22-The Heralds Hilton
Head correspondent. July l3, says.
Since Nav last there has been severe fighting
by our forces JohBson's Island under General
Hatch composing part of the recent expedi-
ton
Gen Saxton sent regimen. on Thursday tC
attack the rebel right where battery bad beer
stationed
The men charged at double quick and so fu-
riously that the enemy were compelled to retire
in great confusion
They came very near capturing battery which
had just time to Timber M and be off. with con-
siderable los.
A fight occurred on Saturday morning
The enemy having received their reinforce
ments attack was made by the rebels who ad
yanced about O'Clock under heavy fog. and
drove in our pickets.
Nearly opposite Fort Pringle a; quarter be-
fore six. they advanced in force and fight OF
fifteen minutes followed in which the rebels were
repulsed, strengthened, and again made another
advance at half past o'clock and attempted 10
carry our position 5y assault
Our troops reserved their fire until the rebels
mere almost upon them, when with double-shot-
ted guns they opened with grape and canister.
moving down the advancing columns by scores.
Our infantry also kept Cp "a desperate and con-
tinuous fire with musketry at short range and
great havoc was made
In FIVE or ten minutes from the time of attack
the enemy retreated in great confusion, without
having reached our front rifle pits
Their artillery opened on with great fury
Our loss in killed, wounded and missing il
only 60.
Some of the wounded are only slightly injured
The Herald's Washington special SAYS:
1t ia almost universally regretted here that
Secretary Santon's resignation was not con-
frmed.
Stanton hasissued an order prohibiting clerks
from giving information respecting the business
department TO outsiders.
Secretary Fcssenden has gone to New York
The Times special correspondents saws:
That the public debt on the 18th, was
81 ,796 203, ,366 81 against 81 100 O33 565 81 on
the 18th
The reports of official demand for the surren
der of Semmes is unfounded
The Tribune's special Winchester correspond
ent says:
The Averiel fight lasted three hours in which
the rebels lost Gen Kelly aud four pieces of
artillery. two hundred prisoners aud five hundred
killed and wounded.
Our loss was not over two hundred and fifteen
killed and wounded None missing
The Tribune says in reference to the Niagara
Falls negotiations that its editor has been en-
gagged only in endeavoring to bring face to face
the antagonists In amable rather than n
belligerent attitude with view to initiate an
earnest call for peace to he presented at Wash
ington. The movement has had immediate
success
Smokers Gap correspondence of the Goth,
says:
Our fcrces under General Wright, pursued the
rebels under Early and Breckiuridge, to that
point, skrmishng with their retr guard. which
was 81 hours behind their main force
When near Russellvle. south of Snicker's
Gap, Duffey's cavalry captured eighty two OF
their wagons
The fighting was hard. when our troops sue
ceeded in reaching the ferry.
Here they found the enemy 10 force.
Gen. Wright coming up. threw several regi-
ments across the streim, who maintained their
position
He then commenced maneuvering 10 destroy
the enemy, when Early receiving news from Lee
and fearing thrashing from Wright, he packed
up aud left at double quick for Strasburg.
Gen. Wright crossed aud proceeded few
miles toward Winchester, but learning nothing to
change his mind as to the direction the rebels
had taken, he countermarched his force in obe-
dieace TO orders.
General Averill's report of the defeat of the
rebels at Winchester must have taken place. un-
doubtedly. after he slipped away from General
/ Wright