Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-29
from New York,


NEw York, April 81 Rebel accounts from
Shreveport. La. have been received UP TO the 22i
At which time the place was garrisoned bv suf-
ficient force to hold il against the expected at
tack The fortihcations are complete and yerv
extensive.
Our batteries are sufficiently elevated TO Sc
cure plunging shots against ifonclads and guns
of heavy calibre.
In their defences, the river is obstructed to
such All extent that the feet cannot advance on
the town without much difficulty and DELAY. as
well as danger.
The garrison is provisoned for siege of six
months.
The troops are in the best of spirits and repose
unlimited confidence in Gen Smith
A special TO the New York Times. dated
April p, says
A SQUAD of % rebel deserters arrived to-day.
They agree that Lee has been receiving rein
forcements One asserts that much of the heavy
artillery has been sent TO Richmond, and the be
lief is current among the soldiers that an early
retrograde movement upon that city will be
made.
Reports of the capture of Newbern by the
rebels are current. but can be traced TO no au-
thentic source No such intelligence has been
received at the War Department, and the reports
are dscredted The rumor probably grew out
of an order by Gen Butler, forbidding citizens
going to Newbern.
IL is said that orders will soon be issued to
commanders of colored troops, 10 retaliate upon
the rebels
Orders have been issued for an immediate
draft i'm PENNSYLVANIA, New jersey, Ohio and
Missouri A draft will probably be ordered in
Delaware and some districts of Maryland.
The TriDune's special says:
4 nrominpnt CONGRESSMAN is confident of
their adjournment by the 9Th Of June
1t is said that the Senate will reduce the House
tariff vote for 80 per cent increase to 80.
Ii is believed that Congress will not adjourn
without enacting law virtually forcing all State
banks into the national system.
No collision with the enemy in Virginia is
likely To occur for many days.
The Herald's special says:
Three new regiments has bon organized in
Wisconsin and are ON the way to the front The
36th and 37ih has been assigned TO Burnsde's s
CORPS, and the 50 h to the % corps
The Veteran Reserves, organized in New Or
leans. have been ordered TO Washington.
The Italian line Oi-battle ship Re Galantuomo
has been heard from at Terecva. one of the
estern lslanis
Her masls were carried away, her bulwaTks
smashed. aud all of her guns were thrown over
board No lives lost
An unsuccessful attempt was made to destroy
the lrieate Wabash. off Charleston. by torpe-
do. but the Wabash gave brOauside and the
enemy sunk or escaped under cover OF Il heavy
fire
The Herald's Martinsburg (Virgnia) dispatch
says:
a force of rebels rep rted To be coDcentrat-
ing at Front Royal. The strength of the force
is not known.
The Potomac is exceedingly high.
The Herald's army dispatch says:
The weather is pleasant. and the mud ground
into dust, which Is kept down by an occasional
dash OF April rain
The enemy show increased signs OF activity
Yesterday they filled Haze river with logs. en-
deavorlng to sweep of our bridges The scheme
tailed.
Mosby's guerrillas, in quite strong force, ap
peared near our lines Yesterday.
No citizens are allow ed to 90 TO the front.
The steamer Champion from Asplnwall has
arriven. she brings $3.50 900 ia specie.
The steamer America, from \ ew Orleans 18th
arrived this morning
The Era contains late news from Banks. The
greater portion OF the rebel army is at Mansfield
aud opposite that place.
Preparations were being made for another ad
vance Ut our army
The Era adds. we have good reason to believe
that Banks is again on his way to Shreveport