Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-09-10
Telegraphic Dispatches
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For Morning Report See FIRST Page
NEWS FROM ALL QUARTERS
A Letter from General Grant.
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II Increment Going On by fhe
Troops.
THEY LAND on THE MAINLAND
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A Letter from General Grant.
II .uOremenf Going Om by fine
Troops.
THEY LAND on THE MAINLAND
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NEW YoRK. September 9-The Tribune s
Harper's Ferry correspondent OF the 5th says:
A detachment of cavalry yesterday cross
ed the Opequon and drove the rebel pckeis to
within four miles Of Winchester where the enc
mys infantry was posted in force
The infantry advanced on cavalry who
skirmished back to this side of Berryyille
AT the Mcclellan ratification meeting last
night calcine light exploded. killing one young
woman. and wouDdiDg several persons
| The Tribune's special. Headquarters Army of
the Potomac on the 9Th, says:
A. battle seems imminent and inevitable.
The rebels have been largely reinforced from
Earlys department. and were yesterday crawling
stealthily into position most precarous TO them,
though they were not aware of il.
The public may look for stirring news from
this quarter soon.
Our recent successes have infused new pride
and spirit into this army.
Yesterday they were full of preparation for
| victory in the coming struggle.
The Herald's correspondent with Grant, on
the 7th, saws:
| Yesterday large number of deserters entered
| General Buffers lines from along their whole
length impelled to leaving the Southern army
on reading the recent general order of the Lieut.
General commanding.
They say that more general circulation of
the order would have the effect to bring rebel
soldiers into our lines by hundreds and thou
sands.
They say that the impression prevails among
the Southern soldiers, that the Chicago conven-
ton meant peace. but they thought that if they
were TO endure another campaign the army of
Lee would unquesonably fall TO pieces
They assert strongly and with apparent truth
fulness that great and real WEAKNESS of the war
patriotism has given away TO lassitude, and
continued lasstude TO heartessness and hopeless
ness.
The Herad's Harpers Ferry correspondent of
the 9Th says:
The military situation is unchanged. the rebels
have reireated up the valley, and yesterday were
west of the Opequan river followed closely by
our cavalry
/ General Early had his Headquarters at Berry
vile day before Yesterday.
! Official dispatches, printed orders. &c. reat
| ing to the rebel army found in the house
which he had occupied as his Headquarters
The third division. cavalry. skIrmished with
the rebel rear guard all day yesterday.
Officers from the front lately report all quiet
| there.
Charlestown, midway between this post ard
Sheridan's army. is now garrisoned by our troops
The Herald's Fl. Gaines correspondent of the
30Ih. says:
Our troops have effected landing at Cedar
| Point, three miles above Dauphn Island and
twenty five miles from Mobile.
The road running to Mobile is held by the
rebels.
| Ii is reported they have no Notifications on
this road except near the city.
: A torpedo drawn from the water last week
exploded, killing FIVE or six and wounding fifteen
men
The work of destroying the sunken Nashville
in the channel above Dog river was progressing
The Commercials Washington spedial says
All officers and soldiers on detached duty have
| been ordered 10 report TO their regiments
| Lee evidently deiers his grand attack until his
| reinfoTcements come up.
No demonstration has been made by the enc.
| NV since Wednesday
Recruits hurryng to the front this week
| from Pennsylvania, and more RAPIDLY than at
| any previous time
| The Post says:
According to the records OF the transportation
| Offices in this city, the number OF recruits from
this northern and eastern parts of this State, and
| from one or two points in the New England
States, passing 10 the front daily, averages 500
Convaescent soldiers sent from this De-
partment. They are experienced soldiers, who
come home early in the summer slightly wound
| ed and now return the field, rested and invig
Grated
| The total number of men who go through this
city daily and join the army is not less than
500.
The class of men coming from the country
now among the best who have yet entered the
field
Ii is said by officials who have been engaged
from the first in the recruiting and transportation
of troops that in attachments of | 900 to 300
now continually arriving, there is scarcely man
who could not at once become an excellent non
commissioned officer