Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-05-25
The Very Latest.
THREE O'CLOCK A. N.
FROM n v PA PERs OF YESTERDAY

NEW YoRK. May 24-The morning papers
are filled with accounts Of the review Of che
Army of the Potomac yesterday The orgsni-
ton of that army is given and the appearance of
each corps and division, and, in some cases that
of brigsdes is described
The Worlds account compares between the
reviews Of our army and those of the Old World
during the past seventy years. aud it thinks they
will compare favorably with all of them, not ex-
cepting Napoleon's review Of the army that en-
tered Russia. Our army is represented to be
less SNOWY than European armies, but equally eff
fective in martial spirit and discipline
The Times Washington special says: Hon.
Wm. Orteu, who is to succeed Judge Lewis az
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue, arrived here
this morning. he will enter on bis Official duties
on the lst of July.
The Tribuns's special says: The President viii
occupy the Executive Office at the White House
He will not make il his residence till next au-
tumn.
The Herald's correspondent. who was with the
party that captured JEFF Davis. says: When
Davis saw that he was fairly caught, and would
be delivered into the hands of his enemies. be
waxed exceedingly wroth, snd rallied out at the
soldiers whenever an opportunity offered He
frequently made use of such sneerng remarks as
g Valorous soldiers indeed, to make war upon
women aud children | thought the Yankee Gov
eminent q little more valorous than TO send
Its soldiers 10 steal defenseless women and child
rem out OF their beds at night" Mrs Davis iron
ically remarked that she was not aware that an
old woman and four children were OF so much
value as TO be escorted by 800 soldiers through
the country.
The orlds Washington special says: In a
conversation with gentleman jus, arrived from
Texas, Who claims to be thoroughly informed re-
Sunifh n,ths
forces are composed of shapeless and inharmon-
Gus elements. belonging TO Price. Dick Taylor's
and Msgruder's commands At last dates there
were inscribed on the army rolls los 900 names
deducting from which the sick and absent brings
the actual number OF Smiths soldiers to some
thing like S., 900 men, of whom 10000 should
be deducted for teamsters. and non fighting
men; of these IS 900. As 900 only belong to the
infantry, the balance enlisted as cavalry or
mounted infantry. who provided with horses
and 10 perfect state OF discipline.
The army is represented TO be thoroughly sup
piled with ammunition aud provisions.
The General claims he had a conversation with
Smith relative to the war prospects. The latter
said he had tried seven times TO send reinforce
ments to Johnston, but failed each time, on &C
count of the presence OF gunboats on the River,
between Natchez and New Orleans He said,
having thus failed. he bad gathered all the am
muniton he needed and made all preparations
for defensive warfare. He pointed out the
advantages Texas possessed, in having no water
courses. and being destitute of wells aud springs.
to supply an invading army. He thought be
could hold out there several years, until the
independence of the Southern Confederacy was
recognized.
Some rebel officers told the gentleman that
Kirby Smith sensible of the folly of pro-
tracing the struggle, but was talking this way
to secure the best possible terms for himself and
men. Some represented him uDprincipled aud
dishonest, ready TO sacrifice his army aud cause
for his personal interest, and had already made
much money out of cotton, and monopolizing
importatons. On the other hand his partisans
said lie upright and honest. aud looked only
to the best means of achieving success for the
Confederate cause