Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-22

NEW
NEw YORK, February l9.-The World
prints the folling rumors in circulation here:
Telegrams from Washington to private parties
in this city state Lee has sent 80, 600 men 10 re
inforce Beauregard and enable him to check the
advance OF General Sherman.
General Grant is already aware ot this fact,
and that the army OF the Potomac - once more
in motion
Ii is also stated that General Sheridan is ad
vancing a heavy force with Gordonsyille and
Lynchburg as the objective points
If is true that Lee has moved troops south il
is because he considers the safety of North
and South Carolina are of more Importance
than tie position OF Richmond and the occupa
ton Of the Virginia.
1t was also positively asserted yesterday that
Wilmington was in our possession. il having
been Evacuated by the rebels.
The Herald's correspondent says party Of
Sheridan's cavalry, consisting of 10 men of the
l4th Psnnsy ylvsnia regiment, went up the Valley
of the Shenandoah the other Gay on scouting
expedition. While on their return they tell into
an ambuscade prepared by Moseby's men. A
desperate fight ensued, but the guerrillas were so
numerous aud SO strongly posted that our caval-
ry were roughly handled. and only made good
their retreat after losing number OF killed and
wounded and sixty taken prisoners
Capt. Cofinger, of Gen. TOrbius staff, was
captured.
The naval supply steamer Fort Morgan arrived
here.
She brings army aud navy officers and nearly
five hundred discharged aud invalid soldiers and
sailors, also the mails from the east and west
Gulf squadrons, both Of which she communicated
with at various points, having proceeded as far
west as the mouth of the Rio Grande OFF that
place there were a large feet of merchant yes
sells and all English and French msn-of-wsr
The Fort Morgan reached Mobile bay on her
return trip on the lOth inst.
Several United States iron clads and double
enders were then off Dog River bar in close prox-
imity to the city.
The Fort Morgan left Key West on the morn
ing of the l4th.
Capt Meede, officers and crew of the San Ja-
cinto arrived there on the 18th. The guns OF
the ship and much ether valuable property were
saved.
The Herald's Washington special says there
are again strong indications that Gen. Lee is pre-
pairing TO evacuate Richmond and fall back Oh
Lynchburg for stand.
Advices received at Washington state posi-
tively that nearly all the valuable machinery and
medical stores have already been removed from
the rebel capital and it is anticipated that its
abandonment will occur within the next 10 or ID
days.
of prisoners under the new arrangement perfect
ed between Gen. Grant and Commissioner Ould
IS progressing rapidly. Three steamers are now
busiy employed conveying released union sol
diers to Annapolis. Md, and carrying returned
loads OF rebels.
Our men, both il words and appearance, add
mountains of evidence to confirm all that has
previously been told of the oarbarity prac;iced
by the rebels on their unfortunate captives.
Under an argument lately entered all the
prisoners now held in the trans Mississippi de
partment are to be exchanged
The Richmond Examiner OF the 18th ha. the
following:
The little army under Beauregard is yet safe
and may have lead Sherman such a dance as
Greene did CORVALLIS over the same rivers and
swamps.
If the federal army cannot reach the Dan
Vile road it may as well have stayed az At
lanta.
There is reason to believe that Besuregard is
acting with design. and that Sherman is near
the end of his triumphs.
The Richmond Sentinel of the 18th has sn
article which says that submission will not
bring peace nor inaugurate truce. The rebels
will take to the bush and carry on guerrilla
warfare Ii is very severe on the submission
ists who appear still TO exist, Notwithstanding
the late firing of the southern heart
The Petersburg Express says: We learn that
a Yankee force numbering about 5000 have
again occupied Suffolk. and their pickets eI
tend about three miles from the town in the di
rection of Blackwater.
A rading party went out from Suffolk some
DAYS ago and visited Chuckatuck and Smith
field
The steamer Fulton, Capt Noletou, from
Port Royal and Charleston bar on The 18th AZ
n m arrived this morning.
Purser Tom McManus furnishes us With the
following memoranda:
Charleston was evacusted by the enemy
the night OF the l7th leaving the several f0rtih-
cations uuiniured. besides 300 guns, which they
spiked
The evacuation was first discovered at Fort
Moulirie in the morning. at III a. IN. Part OF
the troops stationed ON James lsland crossed
over in boats and took possession OF The city
without opposition The upper part OF the city
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