Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-01-23

wAsHIssros, JsDssry 2i-De wa,erssadt.
Who vas presented as pinis,er resident of Swe.
den and Norway in the United States, has been
received by the president ss envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentisry
Breve, Major Gen. Wheelock. late colonel OF
The 9th New York, died here to day His re.
main, will be sent 20 Herkimer county. New
York.
Admiral Porter, In detailed account of the
attack on For, Pishsr. gives the number of ma
val officers killed and wounded al 81 and of
Others, killed. vounded and missing at u. He
states that the rebels hsve blown up Fort Cas-
well and the rebel steamers Tallahassee ard
ChicSamauga. snd that We will be In Whining
ton before long.
The National Republican has extracts from
Richmond papers OF the Goth The whig has
the following:
We have nothing direct from Gen shefman's
army
Deserters report tia, corps had crossed at
Port Royal.
= The Courier says there Was cavalry. infantry
and artillery crossing the Coosawatchie.
The forces Of the enemy are believed TO be
concentrating above McPhersonville
The second dispatch. dated Charleston, Jan.
IL. SAYS:
The enemy made move in the direction of
the Charleston river yesterday. Ii is believed TO
be feint. All is quiet from there to-day.
Nothing from any other point
The Whig also reports destructive fire at
Augusta. Ca, on Sunday, burning over 400
bales Of cotton.
On Monday ERE occurred at Hamburg, oppo-
site Augusts, burning 500 or 2,OOO bales of
cotton.
The Examiner Of the Goth SAYS There have
been some recen, movements Of rebel tro, ps in
the west and southwest. Details would be IN
advisable to publish.
The Charleston Mercury states that large re
Inducements arrived in that ciiy.
The resolution OF the rebel Senate creating
the Office OF commander in chief OF all the ar
mics in the confederacy, or recommending Ger
Johnston to be reinstated, passed
The Richmond Dispatch OF the 18th says
Oar most reliable information is that the enemy
have attempted an advance towards Whining
toe. Fort Cssewel, which guards the southern
mouth OF Cape Fesr river. was, at las, advises,
still held BY troops but il is feared il will be
rendered useless TO us by the enemy blockading
the river at point between il and Wilmington.
Charleston dates say that heavr force of the
enemy advanced from Beaufort yesterday morn
ing against Pocatoglio. which place WAS evacu-
ated last nigh, oy Gen McLaws
Refugees from Savannah report one corps OF
Shermanr army gone TO Wilmington. and that
6scated
CHARLESTON, January is After abandoning
Pocatoglio our forces took position behind the !,
Combabee river No further movements were
made yesterday The enemy is believed 10 be |
aiming at Branchvile Two monitors we're sunk !!
last night in this harbor, probably by torpedoes /
CHARLESTON, January I7th.--Deserters and
prisoners report the force that advanced from \
Beaufort to consist OF the 18th and 18th corps l
with little artillery or baggage trains, and that
Sherman was moving hy railroad with the re- I
mander of his army. artillery trains, &c They /
report also that Charleston ia their destination I
The enemy advanced within two miles of the 1
Cambabee river yesterday, then retired. Intel (
igeut officers from Hoods army say i,s loss is 1
much less than reported that 5000 will cover
all casualties during the cs smpsign, aud Hood has
plenty of artillery.
1t Is rumored In Richmond IN unofficial cir 4
cles that Hood has been superseded by General /
Dick Taylor Another report is 10 the effect |
that the rebel Senate had passed a resolution
ssking the president 70 reiastste General Joe
ohnston 10 the command Of the army Of the
Tennessee.
Hon. n s Foots had been released from
custody by the provost marshal OF Fredericks
burg, and sad arrived in Richmond
The Danvills Register of Tuesday has the
olowing.
Trains will pass over the Pieimo railroad on
ednesdsy, the dsmsge done to the track by
be recent treshet having been repaired.
Ii is reported that Sherman had visited Col
lrnbia in disguise, and stopsed at the ycksburg
Hotel