Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-05-18
LATEST WAR NEWS.
FROM GEN. GRANTS ARMY.
The Army Preparing for Another
struggle.
OUR FORCES BELIEVED TO BE WITHIN
EIGHT MILES OF RICHMOND.
GREAT EXCITEMENT IN RICHMOND.
Return of Stockholders to Grants
Army.
Florida and south Carolina To send
Delegates 20 the baltimore
Convention.
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NEW York, May 1.-The Worlds special
from Washington SAYS:
Il is reported that Beauregard. with a large
force. marched from Weldon and Petersburg
rearhing Richmond on his 10 Lee.
On the other hand, rebel NJ ,jor. captured
says Butter has Beauregcrd fastened 10 Peters
burg. and he cannot help Lee.
The general opinion is, that under Gilmore
and Smith the operations against Fort Darling
will be short and successful. sap was already
WITHIN 3ilO wards OF the fort.
Gen Bragg commands the defenses OF Rich
nond
Beauregard is also said To be in Richmond, or.
ganizing u reserve army for Lee
The Worlds correspondent, near Chester, Va.
Nav Ia, says:
Oar infantry are gradually forcing the 6rst line
Of breastworks of Fort d ,rling
The first and second line of defenses had al
ready been carried by assault
The steamer Fulton from Port Royal on the
18th, has arrived.
Gen Gordon has been ordered to Florida 10
relieve Gen. Brney.
A VI ss State Convention WAS called at Beau
fort, ). @. for the 18th OF May to select dele
gates TO the Baltimore Convention.
A similar movement is reported on foot in
Florida
The steam transport Harriet Ward was blown
up by the explosion OF two torpeioes at J Jhn's
river. Fioriiia. The second engineer, cabin boy
and one of the crew were killed, and a large
number OF other persons were wounded. some Sc.
vereiy
The steamer Platte got aground 10 Savannat
river, when "A large steiner. supposed TO be n
ram. came down from the direction OF Savan-
nah. but returned after accommodating.
The Fulton reports when off Charleston Bar
on the IA a general engagement was going on
between our feet under Admiral Dahgren and
the rebel forts and batteries on James and Sulli
vans Islands. All the m0nltors appeared To be
engae ell as also the new lronsides
Fort Putnam on Greggs Point seemed direct
ing her hre principally on Sumter. which was
replied to by Fort Moultrie aud Battery Simp
kns.
The contest was spirited. and seemed As gene.
raj as any that has transpired there since last
autumn
The Fulton ch,sei a blockade runner bound
out from Wilmington, on the 18th, but without
success.
The sum of ST. 900 600 was handed over to
the ) .nitary Commission to dav. as the first in
s'alment OF the results of the Fair
The Worlds special from Washington SAYS:
Persons who lett Richmond oil the s,h saw the
streets are in of people specializing on Lees
retreat. but seemed confident of Notifications
being successfully defended
The garrison of the CITY amounted to about
five Thousand. but can oe increased in few hours
10 double hat number.
Men and BOYS between the ces of twelve and
sixty have been incorporated into milita snIdiefs
aud aerearriving from all parts principally from
North and South Carona
The Herdlh's correspondence from above
Chester Junction. Va. May ii. gives an acco ar,
OF the advance ot our forces under Gems. Smith
and Gilmore ~ on Richmond
A we concerted maneuver was executed that
placed Gilmore ~ position to Il INK aud take a
line of rebel entertainments stretching west from
the Petersburg & Richmond railroad to James
River
A second line. into which the rebels retreated
WIS the next day attacked aud found TO be much
stronger
Ii was finally carried nv storming ard the reb-
els driven into enclosed work AT the left /,
was expected they would easily be dslodge,
from TIN. position when II believed our
forces would be west of all Notifications with a
clear road open 10 Richmond. only about eight
miles of
Petersburg papers are quite Respondent though
claiming victories. The loss of seven BrigsdIers
aue nifty C0louels is admitted, Indicating heay '
loss OF enlisted men
Prisoners say that according TO Richmond
gossip Lees loss was terrible
Beauregard il j. said had by stragetic
move got hts force toy ours and went into Rich
mOnd
The Herald's Washington special, dated the
10th. midnight. saws:
M doubt another severe fight will soon occur
Lee has been ma>sing his troops ON his right
ana the engagement. when il occurs mus, Ia G
place east OF SDotisylvaniA Court House
Captured ofh ers say LIE had 10 run To escape
capture When Hancock attacked Ewel aid
Johnson Friday.
edmond per, Of the 1911 have been re-
ceived
The city WAS greatly excited.
A >patch daie.i he Huh claims a victory.
and SAYS Generals HAYS aud Walker were
wOunde.
The Richmond Despatch saws the damage
d0ue - the ra.lg..s o. Sh,riian is repaired
The rebel iorce IN Southwestern Virginia have
reireated from CnesteIsbuIg. eighty miles vest
OF Lynchburg
The Posts Belle Plain correspondence contains
the following:
RcIniOrcements ior Grant are going seadil,
forward To day five steamers loaded with sol
der arrived AZ this point
Duiing The past wvtk ID batteries have leit
Washington Tor the trout AID others are Coming,
including with , 500 men from the West
Steamers ioaCei wi,h w"underi ale constantly
leaving here Probably $4,000 wounded have
lef since Friday.
FiOm To ) O'Clock This afternoon heavy firing
was heard N the direction of the field but Il has
new subsidized