Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-30
Telegraphic Dispatches.
HEroKTrD rxrHESLr TEE DAILY sI.rr srusrr.
MORNING REPORT.
GEN ERAL M EW S.
ALL QUIET ON THE JAMES.
THE PRESIDENT SILL At THE FRONT.
MORE RUMoRs OF PEACE.
Order from the Provost Marshal
General.
THE WAR IN n. CAROLINA.
Seven Thousand Prisoners Cap
tured.
&c. &c. &c. sc.
ac.. &c. &C. sc.



NEW YoRx, March 29.-The Herald's army
of the James correspondent says:
In the army of the James on the north side OF
the James river affairs remain undisturbed
Last Sunday President Lincoln, Gen. Grant,
Admiral Porter and other distinguished gentle
men reviewed the oath and 25Ih corps
The Herald's Washington special hiss the fol
lowing
President Lincoln did not return TO day as was
expected. 1t is uncertain now when he will be
here.
There was report in circulation in " flashing
ton last night that President Lincoln was de
tsned by propositions for a renewal of peace ne
gotiatIons While there Is nothing IN confirm
this report, IL is rot improbable that be may be
fore his return arrange with Gen. Grant for the
reception and consideration of sny propositions
Gen. Lee may have to make looking 10 cessa-
,ion OF armed opposition TO the constitution and
laws.
The Tribunes Washington special says the
follwong has Just been received from the provost
marshal general:
The 23d section of the act approved March
81, 1865. provides that any persons recruited in
any sub district may. after notice of draft and
before the same shall baye taken place. cause
20 be mustered into the service OF the United
States such number Of recruits not subject 10
draft as they may deem expedient. which
cruits shall DC taken az substitutes for such per-
sons or SO many Of them, as NAV be drafted, 10
the extent of the number OF such recruits, and in
the order designated by toe principals at the
time such recruits thus mustered into the
service
In order that credits may be given to the
sub districts for recruits furnished and draft
made duly for the deficiency remaining after
cfeditng these and other recruits IL is necessary
that all the members of the association shall be
long to the same sub distric. previous to the
commencement! Of the draft.
The association will furnish the provost mar
shal Of the district a list of the names of its
members, designating their order and numbering
them accordingly, which list will not be altered.
When the draft has been made the recruit stand
ing at the head of the list will be taken as the
substitute of the first man drafted who belongs
to the association; the recruit standing second
on the list will be taken as the substitute of the
second man drafted, and so o. until the list Of
recruits is exhausted by drafted men who belong
to the association, or until all the members of
the association who have been drafted are ex-
empted
When the number OF recruits furnished by the
association exceeds the number drafted from its
excess, though credited to sub districts, will ere
ate no claim for exemption of any persons who
are not members OF associations who secure ex
emptoBs under this sct but are liable to be draft
ed on future calls.
Most of the morning papers have details of the
fighting il North Carolina, but they contain
nothing new. They all agree that the sudden
and overwhelming attack of the rebels on the
18th was what johnson claimed as rebel vic
tory for they fanked and drove back the l4th
corps a mile und half. but the tide was turned
the next dav by our Teinforeements coming up.
The rebels were routed aud scattered IN all direc-
tons, and some claim that Sherman took 900
prisoners.
The City OF Manchester. from Liverpool on
the 18th has arrived.
The steam transport United States, from
Beaufort brings one days later intelligence from
Goldsboro
The correspondent of The Newbern Times
gives details OF Sbermsps two battles Both
battles, on the part of the rebels. were planned
by Johnson. and in both cases ne took the pre-
caution to rest each of his TANKS on stream
He made seven charges en- masse in his endeav-
to force our lines
The loss OF the enemy is severe.
A Newbern letter Of the 25,h saws sherman
has gone TO Fortress Monroe