Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-01-17
WASHINGTON NEWS
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NKw York, January 10Th The Herald's
Washington special says, Admiral Porter has
sent a communication TO the Navy Department,
in which be responds 20 some of Gen. Buter's
statements. in regard TO the naval psrt of the ex
pedllion in delaying the attack on Fort Fisher,
and thus causing It's failure. he says that the
only work assigned 10 the navy was 10 silence
the rebel works. and that it did that etfectuslly
on the oath and 25th Of December but that as
Gen Butler then decided on al assault by his
military force infcasible, il would not have been
less go on an earlier day. He is OF the opinion
that the tort could have been easily taken If an
effort had been made. Gen. Butler started on
the expeditions, the Admiral says, before the
naval feet was ready TO co operate with him,
and thus by exposing bis transports to the view
of the enemy it warned them of the danger.
He also charges that the army portion OF the
enterprise was gotten up in very unnilitsry
manner.
The Herald's Cumberland, Md. dispatch ha.
the following:
= There was a report IN Sheridans army on
Saturday night that q large body OF rebels was
advancing in Weston, Lewis county, Va. situa-
ted on the west branch of the Monongahea river
but accounts from that region yesterday did not
confirm thisr
cavalry expedition left camp at Winchester
on the 10Th and proceeded as far as BerryvIlle,
enemy but few guerrilas, who kept well of.
The command then proceeded to Milwoed and
found no rebels had been there for several weeks.
Thence theJ proceeded ID the Shenandoah which
they found unfordable
They learned that Rosser's cavalry had gone
into winter quarters a. Staunton, and Mudwall
Jackson's command was at Creigh,ons.
The steamer Morning Star, from New Or
leans. arrived last night
number Of expeditions have been sent out
from Baton Rouge aud other places to chastze
guerrillas along the Mississippi
Gems. Badly Smith, Gilmore and Suel were in
New Orleans on the 7ih.
The u. :. sloop of-wsr San Jscinio WAS
wrecked on the is. off the Bahama banks. No
lives were lost and most Of the stores OF The yes
sci were saved.
The Times Washington special ssys: From
an interview with Mrs Senator Foote il appears
that her husband resigned his seat at the time il
was 40 reported; that the rebel congress is sa
vishly subservienl TO jeff Davis; that when bile
meet with opposition the majority 20 into secre,
session ard rush them through; that the charac
ter OF the war has been changed By Davis, and is
now carried Oh for his own purposes; that unless
il can be terminated TO suit him and his school
of politics he will carry il on more bloody aud
barbarous than ever; that there is not the slight
est prospect of Mr.. Blair meeting with success
that the contractors 90 not desire a termination
Of the war and are doing anything to continue
il: that the great mass Of the people want TO
come back into the union under the constitution
bat are restrained by military power; and as the
freedom Of the press IN this particular is entirely
gone there is no way Tor them to express their
views
Il Was for the purpose of serving these peo-
pie that Mr. Fooie sndesvered to reach Wash
ington. Mrs +. says those who serve with the
Richmond junta live as well o. ever, being sup
piled with all luxuries at comparatively small
cost as the Govern ment pays the expense.
The Tribune has dispatch from Junius
Browne, another Of lis correspondents. dated
Knoxville, the l4,h, saying he escaped from the
rebels at Salisbury, n. O.. on the 18th ult.. and
had just reached Knoxville
The Times Washington special says il is eI.
pected that Gen. Warren will soon be assigned TO
the command Of the army of the James