Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-09

understood 10 nave Oeen maue, aud the paftlcu-
lar corps and divisions thus moved, their officers.
and the route they took in order to reach Vir-
GINA. are said to be no secrets at the rebel War
Department. ~
RESULTS or FORESTS MOVEMENTS. d,
1t is said also that, in consequence of these
movements, General Sherman has been so
weakened that he will be compelled TO postpone
his contemplated advance on Atlanta; and the
opinioned IS even expressed that he will be unable
TO maintain himself ana keep open his communi
cations at Chattanooga, but will be under the
necessity OF falling back to Shelbyville and the
line of Duck river, and possibly even to Nash
vile. The recent campaign of Gen Forrest in
Western Kentucky aud Tennessee, and his rapid
march just accomplished from Memphis to Holly
Springs in Mississippi, aud thence TO Decatur in
Northern Alabama. are no doubt the precursors
of the grand aggressive rebel movement ia the
West; but il is regarded also at Richmond as an
extensive Reconnaissance in force. His couriers,
whom he sent daily to the rebel capital (for he
would not trust to the telegraph are said to
have brought the most startling and important
intelligence in regard to the military status in
TENNESSEE and Kentucky, aud the state Of feeling
there among the people.
GENERAL JoHSsroS's ARMY TO MOVE IMMEDIATELY.
At all events, il is believed by the quid nuncs
at Richmond that General Johnston is now ready
W OtElu u utONClDCut WHICH ~ Gu
forth in my letter Of the l4.h ultimo. General
Sherman's whole force, including all his detach-
ments, even those at Huntsville and Decatur,
which may have been by this time gobbled up by
Forrest, is thought by them to be now. not over
sixty thousand men. while General Johnston has
fully seventy-fve thousand troops. Thev be-
lieve that now is the suspicious moment for them
to strike the blow which they have been medi.
Eating so long. for the repossession of the whole
Of Tennessee and all of Kentucky west of Lex.
ington. and for the invasion OF Indiana and Ohio.
The dispropOrtionb between their forces and ours
in the Vest, they say, was never more marked
than now, while the disaffection existing all over
Kentucky. in consequence of the forced enlist
ment of negro soldiers from the border States.
will be equal to them to a enforcement Of 90.
600 men and a. many horses. They think that
Gen. Grants movement GA Richmond must take
place before the middle OF Nav; that every
available soldier in the West has been sent to
swell his army; and they believe that the guns
which open his cannonade will be the signal for
johnson TO begin his northward march.
EXPECT or THE RED RIVER DISASTER AT RICHMOND.
The rebels at Richmond are juhilant over their
recent victories, which they regard as bright har.
bingers Of the result of the whole summer CAM
paign. Ii cannot be denied (and indeed it will
soon be very evident at the Norrh) that our de-
feat on Red River was a victory. the fruits Of
! Wnlch tnel Will continue 10 reap Tor months TO
come i, is said that in connection with this
victory, arrangements are on foot by which the
rebel Generals in the Valley of the Mississippi
will Join their forces, expel all the Union troops
from Arkansas and Missouri, seize and iortify St.
Louis, occupy Cairo. capture Memphis, and take
such other measures as will entirely close the
navigation OF the Mississippi river. Their chief
object and great inducements in doing this will be
to again obtain control of the country west of
the Mississippi. particularly Southern Arkansas
and Northern Louisiana, so as to be able To mike
the productions Of those two States. and above
all the productions of Texas, available to the
Confederacy. sn 80 sursi sdT ~
3r-a PANIC AT 80 b. 58fafs
There is a terrible panic at Richmond, owing
to the apprehensions that are felt there Of the
capture OF that city by Generals Grant and But
Ter; but it affects the rebels in a different way
from the panic which was experienced at Harris
burg before the battle Of Gettysburg. At Rich
mond, money, such as il is, is plenty, and bust
ness IS very lively. The stores are crammed
with European goods, which arrive via Whining
ton. The bill Of fare at the Spottswood House
is quite as good as that presented on the tables
OF the hotels in many large interior towns 10 the
Northern States. The streets are thronged with
idle prOmeDaders The ladies wear The richest
six dresses and crinoline of undiminished proper
tons. A I night. the theaters and concert halls
are well hlled. New plays are brought out; new
books are printed and published; even new mag
azines sre issued and appeal for a share Of public
patronage. In fine, IL a panic exists at Rich
mond, its effects are not visible to the naked eve.
As regards the ironclad vessels and the OBJ
structions in the James River. il will be very
easy 20 verify the facts In regard 20 their exist
ence. Let a feet of ironclad vessels be sent up
the stream to reconnoiter. Iftbey are not there
why have we not long ago sent a naval expedi-
ton 20 capture Ricemondf Richmon IN this
respect 10 not like Charleston. IL Richuond can
once be reached by a Union feet. IL Is az our
mercy. But IL cannot be so reached IL is ut
ferly Inaccessible by water. This fact II known
at Washington; and this is why a naval force b las
never been sent TO take Richmond. ste DRurD 'n
IN The following are some OF the sentiments
written down by the voters for McCLrLIAs In
the late sword contest at the Sanitary Fair in
New ! ork:
l.. His name will stand on the page of history.
and brighten with white. lustre IS fhe wears re-
cede; but hs defamers viii. only be
for their injustice MS "a a. .ssss,f .d5 D. aau.
hemuyed from the head of the army, he still
commands the hearts Of the soldiers and the
people. 30 ralsiis sfr vial I. sisisd rtb sdT
A soldier and a statesman, he stands vindicatcd
by the eysnts of time. 'oa ii a,a1 -, ri IN.
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