Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-01-10

The same letter says that rebel agents recen;
y bought the steamship Rsttlesnake. sister 7
The Tallahassee. and evidently design fitting he
/ out ~ pirate
! The Herald's Nesbefn letter gives additions
particulars Of the Roanoke river expedition
Gunboats Otsego and Barclay were sunk by tor
pedoes The river wss found full Of torpedoes
| seventy ave being taken up n distance Of ?:
miles. Sometimes eight or nine were founC
stretched across the river in single line The
feet proceeded 20 Poplar POiu, and found the
batteries too strong to no taken without co ope
rating with the land forces.
On their return the boats were somewhat an
noyed BY shsrpshooters
| Union officers writing from the rebel prison Al
Columbia say that many officers are escaping
one hundred getting away in one day. The "a
tons for the prisoners consist IL corn meal snd
| sorghum molasses
The Herald's Savannah letter says: On tie
| night Of the l7th four hours after Colonel Null
| ford's flag Of truce le.t for Fort Sumter, the
blockade runner Fox run through ths aee, and
reached Nassau.
1t is rumored that rebel rams sre preparing TO
come down TO attack the feet
| The Posts " sshington special SAYS The ways
and means committee had the tobacco tax under
consideration this morning. Interests are clash
| ing. but il is difficult 10 reconcile them
| The Heradis W zshington special says the del
egation from the Michigan Central and connect
ing roads, to secure modification of the passport
system, had an interview with Secretary Seward.
but were unable 10 accomplish anything.
Communication With Newbern BY canal has
been resumed. ...e4e
The Richmond Sentinel OF the 9th says:
| Gen. Sherman is doubtless moving on Branch
vile
The Richmond Examiner says: A dispatch
from Hardee reports the enemy before Hardee-
vile, but there are no indications Of an imme-
date attack.
The Augusta Copstitutionalist declares there
were only eighteen persons present at the cti-
xens' meeting at Savannah.
The Chronicle comments on affairs in Sarsn-
nah by warning Georgans sgains! submission
saying il is reasonable.
The Examiner demands public meeting in
Georgia to keep up the spirits Of the people and
| prevent their trusting in the promises of the
Yankees.
WASHINGTON, January
The president TO day, in answer to resolution
OF the House, communicated the report OF Col.
Thomas u hey, giving an sccoun. Of the inter
view between himself and Hon. Howell Cobb, on
the l4,h OF June. 1862, on the banks of the
ChickahomiRy. The report is addressed to the
secretary of war.
Colonel Key says: am instructed by Major
| General Mcclellan to report to you the substance
of an interview held by me with Hon. Howell
Cobb, now acting as brigadier general in the
rebel army at Richmond. was ordered to pro-
coed with flag OF truce, 10 be met by General
Cobb for conference with regard TO tho exchange
OF prisoners. and making arrangements for a
second meeting.
also received permission TO converse with
Gen Cobb upon the general subject of the ex
isting contest, informing him, however, that all
such conversation was partly personal; that not
in any respect of official representative character
| went to the place appointed, and WAS met on
the bridge by Gen. Cobb. In regard to the ex
change OF prisoners. he exhibited written author
ity from Gen. Lee giving him full power to make
intervention. On the subject 10 any or all
prisoners of war, wherever captured, he express.
ed readiness to make an agreement embracing
all the prisoners held on either side, and make
such agreements applicable TO either existing
prisoners or those hereafter captured.
BE ihtimated that he would sign any cartel
which WAS based upon principle OF equality
and proposed that the exchange should take
place accordingly.
The exchanged prisoners were to be conveyed
by their captors, at their expense, to some point
Of delivery convenient to the other party.
The rule Of exchange to operate uniformly
without any right Of reservation or exception in
any particular, in case be professed ignorance Of
any complaint against this government.
Upon this representation being made he sug
gested the propriety of releasing, upon parole,
any surplus of prisoners remaining on hand after
the exchanges have been exhausted by the other
party.
The srpreme court of the United States pro-
nounced opinion to-day in the of Stone
against the United States, affirming to the latter
a title TO the southern part Of the Fort Leaven
worth reservation
The Senate, in executive session, confirmed
the nomination of A s. Johnson. of New York.
az commissioner for the settlement of the claims
OF the Hudson Bay and Puget Sound Agrcultu-
raj company, vice Daniel 6 Dickinson. who de-
clned
The president has seut message 10 congress
asking an appropriation for q portion OF the
money to be paid by the United States. under
treaty with Belgium for capitalization for scbeldt
dues
Subscriptions to the 10 40 loan for the 9Th and
Ith instants, amounted 10 5000 O45 $50. and TO
the Z 80 loan nearly 81 500 900.
The items in the legislative, judicial, aud exec
utive appropriation bill, reported TO day. are
heavier than heretofore.
The appropriations for the goverE'aent priut
ing bureau amounts TO nesrly a million and a
half OF dollars-psper alone being $629 900.
The total amount for the agricultural depart
nent, lnciuung the purchasing ana distributing
OF seed, for gardening, is $3.50. 900
BALTIMORE, January9
collision occurred on the Baltimore aud
Ohio railroad near Pennington on Saturday, be
tween the western passenger train and the east
ern freight.
Both engines were crushed and the baggage
mail and express matter burned.
Several soldiers were wounded. one fatally
Passengers unhurt
HEADQUARrERs ARMY OF TIM PoroHAcJ
January =.
Nothing new to report Oh the lines in front of
Petersburg.
Some sheiins took place near the Appomst
tox yesterday morning, without any result
-Four descr;ers we're executed YESTERDAY, three
we're hung anu one shot
Some ID deserters from the enemy came in
this morning. four being cavslrymen. with their
horses and equipments
A party of poor whites, numbering abou, %
head. lately from the poor house in Prince
George county. came into our lines yesterday,
and were sent north today. They we're forced
to leave on occount Of the scarcity of food, and
looked as though they had suffered foF the neces-
sares OF life for sometime.