Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-11
MORNING REPORT.
LATEST WAR NEWS.
The Defeat of the Rebel Eaiders
Particulars of Averill's Victory.
stirring News Expected from
Mobile.
Important Matters Before the
Cabinet.
RUMORED RESIGNATION or SECRE-
TARY STANTON
FROM SHERMAN'S ARMY.
The siege OF Atlanta still
Coos .bn
Sc, Nc.. Nc Ac.. &c.
IRON. reM York

NEw YoRK. august 10 The Trbuue's
special, dated Huper Fetrg. gives the follow
ing particulars % Avcrill's victory on the 7th
int.
Averll attacked tie combined force Of Ne
Causland. Johnson. Gilmore aud Mcneil on the
9TH. AMI after spirited n -,ht completely routed
their entire command capturing all their artil
lerv-iour pieces-a vast quantity OF small arms,
40O horses and equipments and 4lO prisoners, in
cudng six field and 32 comp,ny officers.
McCtG>itni with his demoTsiized command
ie 10 the mountains
Our loss was comparatively small-seven
Killed aud 2l wounded
Among the killed were Mjor Congress and
1t Lieut. Clarke, 81 Virginia cavalry They
were struck down while gallahtly leading a
charge
Capt Kerr was severely vounled while pene-
trauug the enemy lines
The Tribune Washington special has the
tollpwiul;
Ctiel sineer I.etimer arrived this morning
from ne fleet of Mobile. and reports thar Onen
be left active preparations we're being made for
an immediate attack by Fagragut.
He describe Fort Morgan as a brick structure
on The Sumter plan and banked mp. additional
precautiOn with sand, s0 that the front j. con
,idered i'm re- uable. but being once passed can
readily be reduced bv an attack from the rear.
Fauagut having succeeded in passing he Fort
We shall doubtless hear at ts capture or evacua-
zion day or two.
Official dispatches from Farragu; are expected
Tomorrow
/ Il was TO part of his plan % attempt the car
tnre of the city buf Only % relieve portion {
the ir.e fleet which b.. been s;auonct there for
six mouths past
M.ury's statement that the Tecunseh was
sunk hv For' Morgaa /, ,totalls di>he'ievei st he
/ Navy Depa tmenf The vessel ~a> M likely 10
eu-age the Fort and in no case could 20 have sunk
her.
The same correspondent SAYS.
IL general believed n The Army of the
Potomac tbtt Lee has sent Lon-st4ee,'s CORPS 70
I Hoods assistance
The Tines Washington special Of the 9th
SAYS:
\ Cab.ue. meeting WAS aeld O. dty b, which
questions OF State policy oi more thau ordinary
interest and imnogtauce we're dis u-,e!
Ii .orhieniillly stated by those who are IN
intimate po.itic.l and social Ic.it.ous with lif
fereur members OF tie Cabinet. ihtt Stanton aa.
re.ieue,f ard tie Pfe>ioent has accepted ,he re-
.-uatioa Il !. B0t positively known. however
.h4t such IS lie tact
The fine special from Washington, Augus
10 say~.
Meade ana Burnside have each east the ol, nj.
90 tie Petersburg t>co on the other it appesr'
HAT modification of thc ar.er ou the night pre-
sious. misunderstanding ~ 70 who should su-
Qena,out tie attack o-cgued aad neither va
present 60 take command
The Henlds correspondent hear Auant.
saw.
Operations around the city have settled doWi
90 a regular >eige
We are pounding away on every side. ami th
city Is doomed -oon 90 be reduced
The rebels garrison their forts and entrench
men;s with militia. aui use veterans to operat
where they are required
Their liues are running 80 they can be uassc.
with great rapldliy
Yesterday a demonstration was made alou
our line-. resulting in driving toe rebels back [