Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-25

NEw YORK January "a The Times contains
true statement of letter from Frenchman.
formerly i'm the rebel army, dated Richmond
January 18th. to n friend here
He reports the arrival of another agent Of the
French Emperor. named Martiguy, via Nassau,
aud his mysterious conferences with jeff Davis
1t is known. he says, that jeff has promised to
recognize the Emperor in Mexico. and promised
France NIL The advantages of the Southern Con
federacy. il Napoleon would recognize and sup
port the Southern cause. All OF our principal
mer he SAYS think, therefore, that a war be.
tween France and the United States is near at
hand
The writer has no doubt the plan of making
Gen. Lee dictator will be adopted the only
means TO counieract the strength Of the \ orth
Lee has expressed his willingness 10 accept it.
He and jeff. bad terms. and the latter
would have To retire. The latter is unpopular in
consequence OF keeping Bragg so long in com
mand. He has even thought since Bragg's dis
mIsSal OF giving him command of the Army of
Virginia. and sending Lee to Dalton. but had TO
abandon his plan on account of the great infu-
ence brought against il.
Johnston, who took command of Bragg's de-
mOralized army, thought of retreating TO Allan
Ia, but was kept at Dalton by orders from Rich
mond, that he might take advantage of proba-
BILE weakening of the Northern armv by furloughs
ana expiration oil term oil service
Davs's llan is to keep the armies on the
offensive; though Lee gave his opinion that with
the miserable condition OF the army in regard 10
clothing aud provisions, il was impossible to do
Early's expedition was a miserable failure
More than thous nd veterans have returned
with their hands and feet frozen
The news from Charleston, the writer says, is
discouragug Bureaugsrd has expressed the
opinion that he cannot hold Charleston much
longer. Gilmore's guns are in position 10 re-
duce il to ashes in few hours. il he intended to
do so.
South Carolina regiment doing duty al
Charleston intended to desert en- mssse. but were
prevented by one of them giving information OF
their intentions Twenty of the ringleaders were
shot on the 4th inst, and the rest divided uI
among other regiments
The 18th Virginia regiment. which was ordered
to Alaba MA. refused 10 obey the order. and were
disbsndei aud used to fill up other regiments. a.
{ the only plan TO avoid mutny
/ Bread riots occur almost daily in the South
| The Southern people are tired of the war. John
+ Morgan has been given command Of Magru1er'
i army but will not be more successful than the
/ latter The writer concludes that the days of the
/ Southern CoBfeierhcy are numbered, and IL:
backbone i broken.
! The Herald's Washington dispatch, says:
! Ii is understood that California and Oregon
will soon be formed into military depart
ment. and the forces there raised TO be at eas
i ten full regiments. liz is expected that a MajoI
+ General will be sent there from the Atlantic
I States
The small pox is subsiding in Washington
and promises to soon disappear
IL has been discovered that on the occasion o.
/ Meade's late movement. the rebels were SO ap
preheusiye OF defeat that they took all the feonl
out OF prison, reprieved a large number of de
serters and sent them 10 reinforce Lee
Que lady. in replying TO another. says: "Youi
description of The President pains me. hao
hoped for better things Ii IS true We are des
pendent, but our hope for the future is still
I strong.
The weather continues very mild. but ID,
common roads are impossible for heavily loadeS
/ trains
Several prominent citizens and rebel officers
one of them es Foreign Minister. are negoti