Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-11
DAILY SENTINEL
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Noon Reports.
RAID OF A NEGRO BRIGADE IN
NORTH CAROLINA.
Three Thousand slaves Liberated
THE REBELS O.N THE .uOT.E.
The Garrison at Petersburg Captured.
THE UNION FORCES DRIVEN OUT OF
BURLINGTON.
Cumberland Threatened.
MUCH EXClTEMENTPR
Washington News and Rumors.
Cumberland Threatened.
ExClTEMENTPREvAILs
Washington News and Rumors.
&c., Nc.. &c., &c &c.
From NeW York.

NEw York. January S.-A letter to the Times
gives an interesting account of the expedition OF
the negro brigade into North Carolina. the re-
suit OF which is near 1900 slaves released from
bondage; about $50 oxen. horses and mules. and
about 40 saddle horses were taken.
The guerrlas lost Is in killed and wounded
Ten dwellings, with many thousand bushels of
corn, were burned, besides two distieries, four
rebel camps destroyed aud one guerrilla hung.
One hundred rifles. a lot of uniforms and eouin-
ments fell into our hands.
Our loss was IL killed aud wounded, one taken
prisoner, and four hostages.
special to the Herald dated Cumberland.
Md January ., saws:
The garrison at Petersburg West Virginia.
surrendered to-day Fitzhush Lee and Rosser
are moving between New Creek and Petersburg
The enemy drove our forces out OF Burlington
to-day
Cumberland is Threatened. and much excite
ment prevails here Ii seems probable we will
be attacked by to morrow morning
Passenger trains on the railroad have stopped
running, but the other rains are continued
The enemy Yesterday captured train of So
wagons.
The rebels are reported to be moving in three
main columns
lmbOden has been attacked at Winchester and
driven bnck. SO far every thing is in our favor
special to the Times dated Washington. Jan.
3, says:
The Committee on Ways and Means i in
session to day, engaged in considering amend
ments to the internal revenue bill IL is stated
that II the committee advance the tax on whisky
only TO the figures mentioned bv the Secretary
and CommissOner,-thatis is, 60 cents per gallon.
as at the latest advices they were disposed to do
an effort will be made in the House to add 40
cents more, making 81 per gallon
Gen Hancock. who has been assigned TO the
command of the 2d corps is ordered to report TO
the War Department, and Gen Warren is again
placed in command OF the CORPS
Under the decision of Secretary Chase the
payment OF the Z 80 treasury notes will be made
in legal currency of the United States, unless the
resumption ol.specie payment takes place before
that time. Should holders desire they can con-
vert their notes into per cent 20 year bonds
the interest and principal of which are payable in
coin.
a special to the World dated Washington the
Sth. saws:
The Senate debated the conscrpton act most
of the day, but came to no conclusion on any
amendment But one Senator favored the repeal
OF the $500 clause, while all the Others who
spoke opposed such repenl Indications are that
uot more than one-thId of the Senators are in
favor OF its repeal
During the debate on the conscr'ption bill i'm
the Senate to day an important fact came out:
that the terms of enlistment OF only ~ 000 vet
eran volunteers expire before the 1t Of July next
in all our armies
y special to the Times dated Washington the
Sth. SAYS:
The reciprocity treaty got its first notice to dav
by a resolution introduced in the Senate to ter
inmate 1t. Ii is understood that there il sufii-
cient Canadian lobby here to maintain present
arrangements in force
Engineer sherwood was again under examin.
alton to day before the Committee Oh WAYS and
Means, to aid that body in saving waste national
money IN bad ships and worse engines. He will
be called again next week
Ice has rendered lohnson's Island no longer
an island. aad Tears have been entertained of a
new attempt on the part of the rebel officers con-
hned there to effect their escape. To meet any
movement OF tins kind large force has been
sent to that point