Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-17

NEW YoRK, February l6-The Herald :
Fort Fisher correspondent says:
General Terry and Admiral Porter have again
disturbed the repOse OF the rebels defending the
city OF Wilmington. for the purpose OF making a
reconnaissance in force.
Last Saturday morning the national troops
were formed in line OF battle about Fort Fisher,
stretching across the peninsula from the ocean to
Cape Fear river.
Gen Ames' division of white soldiers formed
the right, and Gen Paynes colored division the
left,
simultaneous advance vas made on the two
wings, and the rebels were driven from their lines
back into their main works, and were forced to
yield to a foe miles OF ground in the direction of
Wilmington. which Terry's men held at night.
The enemy also lost about one hundred pris
0ners.
The total casualties on the union side we're on
IL sixty or seventy.
Admiral Porter CO operated with his feet both
on the river and the ocean
His gunboats moved up Cape Fear in advance
Of the troops, and subjected the rebel Fort An.
dersOn TO a most vigorous shelling, which was
feebly responded to.
The governor OF South Carolina has issued a
frantic appeal to the people, and notified all able
to bear arms that they must al once join the mil
itary service or leave the state. The latter he
will probably take good care that they shall not
have the privilege of embracing. Even foreign
.rs are not to be exempted.
The Herslds Savannah correspondent of the
18th says: Notwithstanding all the rebel denials
to the contrary, the union sentiment through bout
Georgia is very strong. Meetings have been
held in at least nineteen counties, at which reso-
lutions in favor of closing the war and returning
to the union were adopted. and these are said to
express the almost unanimous feeling of the peo
pie OF the northwestern as we'll as other parts or
the state
At Augusta and Pulaski, peace meetings were
broken up by the military.
The legislature was TO meet in extra session
yesterday. and strong efforts will be made with
good hope of success. to have il authorize the
calling of convention, for the purpose of effect
ing the restoration of the state to the union.
Gov. Brown is believed to fully accord with
the NOV emen;s in this direction
The smallpox had broken out and was very
bad among the negroes in the vicinity Of Savan-
nsh
The Herald's New Orleans correspondent says
il is reported that sn order TO evacuate Mobile
was received from Richmond on the l4th OF JAM
uarv. and that Maury commenced at once to re
move the stores. &c to Selma 1t s also said
that nearly all the rebel troops have lef: Arkan-
sss.
In general order issued by the new rehe,
commander in-chief il is admitted that the disci-
pine and efficiency of the army have been greatly
impaired by the custom Of the men transferring
themselves to different branches Of the service,
or. in other words, deserving from heavy to
lighter duty. So completely has all trace of
these transferred men been lost tha; Lee was
compelled 10 announce an amnesty to allow al
to voluntarily return 10 their duty il their proper
branch OF the service
The Worlds Washington special says a spe-
ciai bearer OF dispatches who left Shermsn's ar
my ten miles from Branchyille, arrived here to-
night. When he left Sherman was easily over
coming all obstacles in MS way.
On Friday General Schemmcl Firney, with a
small force from Folly Island, crossed over 10
James Island and captured some rife pits and
took quite a numbee of prisoners after bret
skirmish
This information came to the Argo by spe-
cal dispatch boat from Morris Island As She
wss passing Charleston harbor. vigorous can.
nonading was going or. but its character was not
ascertained.
General Gilmore succeeds General Foster ~ no
has secured furlough. owing 20 disability from
wounds.
The Herad's Savannah correspondent writes
the following:
Wade Hampton has brought his cavalry TO
SOuth OaTOIDa, DIS men OSEslng 10 oe hlloNeu
to 90 there This accounts for Lees calling for
cavalry equipments to supply the place of Hamp-
tons cavalry. Lee has also made sn appeal TO
Georgia planters for food for hs army.
The Richmond Examiner says The rebels
were never opposed to exchanging colorei SOL
dier for a white one, but when the colored SOL
dier happens to be a slave they will not ex.
change him.
The Herald-s Savannah correspondent has the
follOsing:
Wade Hampton, with his cavalry. from Lee =
army is in South Carolina. and appeals 10 the
people Of South Carolina aud Georgia to furnish
horses for his men He saws bis men begged 70
come down End assist 10 defend their state. and
he urges the people to come forward a. once
With their horses
Gen. Ord has been assigned 10 the pefmineai
command OF the department Of Va.
TIE Herald's Washington special -.ys: Rich
moud paper, Of the 18th announce ielegraphic
communication with Charleston 70 be broken
ard that Shermans cavalry IS probably operat-
ing on the railroad from Charleston, via Raleigh
aud Wilmington thus cutting the last line Of
communication between Virginia and The south
Tobacco and cotton valued at 1000 were
found At the Armstrong House during the late
movement OF the army of the Potomac. |; be
longs 70 Mr.. Armstrong. now a loyal resident Of
thi- ctv HIS family has suffered much perse-
cution since he left bis brother being murdered
snd his father. so years old. bears bayonei
Houud il his check inflicted bv A rebel officer