Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-10-28

Nav YORK. October 27-The Tribune
Washington special contains the following:
The Military Commission, Gen Doubleday.
President was ordered 10 suspend the trial of the
blockade runners 10 day
The Richmond papers OF Monday last have
the following:
Ii is said that Yankee deserierS state that 60
vessels, all classes included, for attack on
Wilmingt ton. are rendezvousing in the harbor OF
Beaufort, North Carolina.
Yankee raids TO the towns of Woodsville
Port Gibson Ossika and Skeith's Landing. in
Mississippi are mentioned, in which large mum
bers OF beef cattle were secured.
These ar 5ut few of the series OF successful
and valuable expeditions from Nickshurg aud
vicinity which Gen Dana has been for some
time eenerGltng out
The extensive rebel Government Wagon
Shops in Lynchburg weie DESTROYED by hre on
The night of Saturday last.
Gen. Sheridan's magnificent victory of the
18th inst. vas such a crusher TO the rebels that
the Richmond editors are making desperate ef-
forts to belittle ii
The Enquirer. alludng to the turnin: point in
the battle, says:
One of the most biilian; victories of the war
had been gained by our troops: but in an evil
hour, when portion Of our men were plunder-
ing the property they had captured, small force
Of Yankee cavalry appeared on our left The
plunderers took TO hgh-, and thus their whole
army were thrown into panic and fled ia disor-
ganzed condition.. Still il argues this defeat is
only temporary disaster, and 10 solid result is
attained by il Tor Sheridan disgraceful though il
for US
Rebel cavllrv especially are abused in strong
terms for Their conduct on the occasion
Ten thousand j. given n the whole number
of Early's army in tie battle. and rhrtv thous
and Sheridau-
These Richmond pagers claim as their cap
lures 800 Union soldiers
The Trbuues correspondent, with Butler. oi
the 24th says IN connection with the action OF
the rebel Governors il Is plainly indicating their
intention 10 call their slaves to aid them in THEN
desperate straits. II may nos be inopportune tC
state this important fact, mainlv that their army
confronting ~ before Richmond and Petersburg
Is now known 10 be reduced 20 $4,000 men al
told.
JEFF Davis, Lee and Loncsirett and other dis
tinguished rebels Yesterday rode along the line:
iu our front and then wen. back 70 Richmond
de~ertels sav sadder if not wiser men
The rcbel rams crept down the river last nigh
under cover at the darkness 20 their late posi-
ton bat huu.cd swsv again at dawn this morn
ing
The Richmond Dispatch Of 'hc 2l,h IN; saws
Early Saturday morning our eunboats living \
anchor in Grave Yard Bend below Chapn
Bluh. were opened upon by Yankee batter
recently erected ou Signal Hill, on the nortl
bank ami a mile distant further down the river
One OF tae tr,t of the enemy's shells explode
on the deck Of the little steamer Drury, near he
fore gun. severely wounding two men. Th
Dmrv weighed anchor and got out of range 4
quickly ss possible The iron ram Frederick
bgr. WIS struck several times, but suffered lifti
inquiry Tie greatest damage done aboard q
her w. bv one Of the Yankee shells which az
pIodel Immediately over her grating, woundn
~ men four slightly su. Two severely Il
said thst tbe Richmond came in tor her share q
the FIRE tor her smoke stack vas knocked into
cooked htf The enemy ken up he FIRE for ha'
an houg.