Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-27

broken. +
A bill to appropriate to slaves 20 az to secure
al honorable existence vas defeated 10 the Sen
ate chiefly by the votes a the Gull state. sho
bad previously contributed their share to the
common defense.
Slaves must De given or the army NEST perish
/ They who watch the destinies Of the states dc
clare lie wants and GenabJ The army demands
that It's depleted ranks shall be strengthened BY
more men Of whatever colsr. snd il seems im
/ possible 80 refuse the demand. ~ AZ army ike
that which Lee commands.
The border states insist tha, such Laws - are
necessary 10 govern the state shall be passed,
even Il tiose In rs feet slaves il the south A.
var has affected il OF the itoGiief
Perhaps Il would be 2sll iog the Gulf states "a
( reconsider their state. Tennessee. Mary aod Hne
Kentucky alt see that their people be lot slaves,
! in order that The incoavenience Of var nav not
be felt on the Congaree aud Tombigbee
The Tribune says that prisoners who escaped
from G ,.e.burg pententirv nearly four weeks
alter lite correspondents Eeportea the condition
| OF aff ,irs there. and iDstesc VI Improving they
are growing worse. They are unsbls 60 give
the number OF teaits. boz think that - ser
/ vice lost az least IS coo
| The Tribune hss extracts tom Richmond "a
Of the 24th.
/ The Examiner SAYS il Is generally understood
that some attack by Grant in this direction Is
/
ness for any attempt that ne may make. IL wss
thought but for the heavy rains yesterday The
enemy would have made some demonstration Of
! their intentions
The Dispatch says Gen. Johnson on Wednes
/ day ordered 20 report TO Gen. Lee IL 10
the general opinion that he has been assigned to
| the command of forces operating against Sher
man.
The Raleigh Confederate SAYS We learn
! hat at = hale of
| ia W lmington, waiting the advent 0: Terry II
! this be We hope our authorities there will fer
| ret il out and take care of the cotton
The Sentinel is very indignant because rebel
/ Senators refused 10 aim the negroes IL Gays
! the rebel armies outnumbered and pressed by
an enemy that seeks their final destruction. The
course Of the Senators is Injurious
The " old has letter from Wilmington 22d
! giving the particulars OF its capture
( IL says the city has been secured withou; gen-
! efal engagement and with slight loss We have
captured over thirty pieces of artillery. 700 pris
oners. considerable amount of cotton and 9th
er stores. aud released about 400 or 500 starving
soldiers
/ The only stand made by-the rebels alter the
capture OF Fort Anderson wss attempted in the
intrenched lines four miles below Wilmington,
extending at tight angles from the river On si,h-
er eide OF the main land West of the river the
defences were behind the town.
! The creek is very deep and narrow, the stream
running from large swamp twenty miles inland
aud guarded in front By impossible morass.
| The second advance on the eDemy's rifle pits
was made by Gen Terry's forces, Paine's colored
troops being thrown out as skirmishes supported
| by Abbotts division on the right ADD on The lets
! 5y Ames' div sion.
/ The movement was successful
| The same day Gen. Cox formed bis left on a
single approach through swamp to the creek.
and having secured old fl4tbo.t he common
| ced 10 throw his troops scross. shile the enemy
were resting in fancied security.
They had rot dreA med OF the possibility OF cur
/ crossing except under their fire and il was no'
until large portion of Coxs forces we're over
the stream that the rebels became aware they
were being flank ed-Immediaiey on the move
meat Of Cox being known they commenced re
treat
Gen Cox succeeded in cutting off their rear
Capturing - prisoners and guns with loss 70
himself OF but 9 killed and 80 wounded
He kept up pursu, and had not darkness inter /.
fered the whole rebel force or thst side would
have been captured.
90 Tuesday. Gen Terry asked Gen Sco6eld
for reinforcement he having been led 20 believe
sbe enemy in bis front had received large &C
cessons from Beauregard's command aud thai
he was about being attacked.
Scboheid then sent an order tor Coz 10 fall
oaek, but lie Was beyond the reach OF eonnIni-
cation when the order reached him.
Gen Cox, felt couident from appearances
that none of Besuregsrds forces had come Up.
aud that this advance would hasten their egresf
from WILMINGTON
Instead of returning he seut back one brigade
and wrote 10 General Scho6ed Informing him Of
the importance of retaining his position, and the
reasons why he cid so order General Schofeld
approved his course and sent Burbrides over in
/ 4. c. IL. -
instructIpg the latter to axe a Reconnaissance
TO the lett OF his line for the purpose OF sscsi
tsining the strength OF the enemy
The lat and 81 orgsdes of Ames' division
were sent and they returned before day brs X sud
reported the enemy apparently in ST. ong force
/ We lost one killed and eleven wounded in this
movement
| fund the enemy had fallen back from the woods
IN his front and he then ordered al advance at
| the line the fe.t wich during the ;vo
! previous lays b I'd bombs-d Fort Strong from
below and proceeded up the river past that nov
evacuated fort. t-f
General Terry's command OF nearing the city
came up to the | ,st line OF rebel defenses They
are works ofimmense strength mounting heavy
guns. 4AHH
Gen. TeTy's command passed into this line
| over narrow causewsy across the Pond and we're
! then massed preparatory TO marching through the
city. Having reached the outskirts at O'Clock
! he was met b. the mayor and city council. The
mayor expressed his desire to formally surrender
the city to our forces. After brief converse
/ ton Gen. Terry went With his troops, Who
continued their march through town in pursuit Of
the retresting rebels
The general Joy OF The occasion vas nsrred
by the sight of union prisoners scattered along
the streets who had just escaped They pre-
scented every phase Of starvation and misery, and
/ many had become dioiic