Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-11
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From, New YORK.

From New YORK.
NEw YoRK, March l0-The Herald's Win
chester Correspondent confirms the reported vic
tory over Early by Sheridan and says Gen SheT-
idan has occupied Stanton.
On his march up the valley to that point he
met with no material opposition.
The report that Gen. Early himself was cap
tured by Gen. Sheridan is not confirmed by our
dispatches.
Rebel prisoners report a heavy union force ad-
vancing from West Tennessee on Lynchburg
OF The capture OF which place we have uncon-
Fl med rumors.
The Hersld's correPondent from the James
says there are additional indications OF Lees in
tention 20 abandon Richmond
It is we'll understood that the removal OF the
government stores has been going on for some
time.
Large numbers OF troops have recently been
sent, II is presumed, to Lynchburg.
The Augusta COnsttutionslist Of the 7th says
the 18th and l7th corps with Shermsn's com
mand, has a baggage train st least three miles
long.
The 18Th corps became drunk and pillaged
Columbia. burning the houses the entire length
OF Nam street
Sherman ordered the plunderers and burners
TO be shot.
Two or three hundred citizens left with the
Yankees. Most Of the people remaining are
obliged TO live in huts. Their condition is re-
ported dreadful TVte
Sherman lett 300 head Of beef cattle for the
sick and wounded. aud gave arms to the citizens
to protect themselves from negroes.
Every article OF subsistence carried of;
cellars outhouses, &c. being searched.
The city Was sheled before taken possession
by the union troops
The same paper says there are 3,O00 iocomO-
tiyes and cars peuned up at Charlotte.
IL SAYS Sherman will = course destroy this
stock They we're hegvily laden with stores.
The Southern Express company saved all its
valuabes; bat the mails have everywhere been
lost
The Charlotte correspondent OF the Richmond
Whig saws: Sherman's advance on Columbia
WAS UNEXPECTED, sudden and surprising He
found all unprepsred. and was cool enough to DO
anything. When bis guns were heard in the
city the public officers Tor the first time be-
gan 10 think OF removing the government stores
there, till iaDked OF their position on the op-
pOsite side of the Congaree, when they fell back
again TO the city. then began the work of getting
of the stores, but the time was too short and
much was left. The worst feature of the whole
scene was the punderiDg done by Wheeler's cav
airy. This was done most Systematically, as if
they were trained to stealing.
The communication addressed TO The Rich
mond Enquirer, sent by telegraph last night, is
dated IN the trenches, March 18th. and CON-
mences thus: We are alarmed What are all
these TumOrs of the city-nOt of Sherman OF his
advance, the defeat of Early-not OF the war
but what are these rumors of senatorial COM
mittees, and congress In this se have the only
reference made IN the Richmond papers TO the
defeat of Early.
The Worlds Port Royal correspondent saws it
has been discovered that there torpedoes
in Charleston harbor. and the reports concerning
them and the course pursued by blockade run.
neEs and rebel vessels for the past three years
were Only blinds
The Tribune's special says ex senator Wilkin-
son of Minnesota. is expected to succeed com
missioner Dale in charge of the Indian bureau
Admiral PoTter's testimony is said to be ex
ceedingly damaging to General Banks Red river
expedition.
Mccullough has determined to tranship the
| Savannah cotton nov at New York to Eng
! land.
| The Herald's correspondent saws Elrly was
found near Wayne-boro on range of hills with
bse pieces of artillery in position.
General Custar diSmOunted two regiments in
rear % either side of the road were two reg-
ments The movement upon the enemy 5 work 5
1 was made at once The rebels fred one yolley
and then fed. The attempt to escape was fruit
less "a Cusiar closed lines on them and surround
! ed nearly the entire force.
General E-rlv did not attempt 70 rally bis
men but rode off on q feet borse attended by an
orderly.
The victory was almost bloodless, as we Cnly
| lost ten or twelve men.