Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-05-17
G. E. NERAL N EW s.
Another Amnesty Proclamation to
be Issued.
THE REBEL RAM STONEWALL.
A Raid on Wilmington.
A Grand military Review TO Come
OF at Washington
FROM CAIRO AND BELOW.
Nj EX XIC AN ~ II w - &.
Trouble on the Rio Grande.
&c. &C.. Ssc. SC. DC.
Trouble on the Rio Grande
&c. &C.. ac. SC. dc.


REW ORks May lO.-l lrlDune says tue
war department has had before II a bill, intro
duced in the rebel congress by Mr.. Curry of
Alabama, which was concocted for the purpose
of vindcating the starvation of prisoners OF war,
the murder of black soldiers the burning of nor
thern cities, and finally the assassination of the
president OF the United States and his cabinet.
The preamble sets forth in great detail and
needless iteration the action of the United States
government in declaring all loyal slaves in rebel
districts free, and speaks most bitterly of the
proclamation ofPresident Lincoln, denouncing it
as unprincped and inhuman. Then follows the
resolution. Therefore,
Resolved, BY the house of representatives of
the confederate states, the senate concurrng.
that we do adhere to our opinion that the so
called emancipation proclamation OF the presl-
dent of the United States and enlistment of
negro slaves in the several federal armies now
opposed to the confederate states are not among
the acts Of legitimate warfare, but are properly
classed among such acts as the right to put to
death prisoners of war, without the spe-
cial right to use personal weapons and the right
to assassinate. aud if persisted in, will justify
the government in the adoption of measures of
retaliation.
The Endorsements on the papers 60 to show
that this resolution read the first and second
time, and made the special order for the secret
session on the 10th Feb, 1864
The Herald's special says: President Johnson
has under consideration new amnesty prOcla-
nation. The issuance or suppression oft, it is
expected. will be decided on at the cabinet meet
ing to be held to day.
The proclamation, if issued, will announce
what classes of rebels to be held responsible
for their treason, and what will not be.
The Heralds Wilmington correspondent says:
There has recently been considerable excitement
In Wilmington, in consequence OF the rumor
that the rebel ram Stonewall is about making a
raid on that place, and forts Fisher and Casewel
have been strongly reinforced in anticipation Of
the raid.
Chief Justice Chase and party in prosecution
of their tour through the south arrived at Viii
mngton on the 9Th Mr.. Chase will proceed
from Wilmington to Charleston and other south
ern ports as far as New Orleans. and return
thence to Washington by way of Mississippi
The Herald's army correspondence has the
following:
The 9th corps, Major General Wright com
manding, is still at Danville. but il is expected
that the greater part of it will shortly return to
the north, soon order shall have been fully
restored in that vicinity.
General Wright has appointed a number of
magistrates to administer justice IN the surround
ing country, and is using every exertion, with
great success TO substitute civil for martial rule
in Southern Virginia
The fockng of negroes from the country into
the town of Danville has been stopped by direc-
ton OF General Wright, and agricultural opera
tions have consequently been resumed. The
farms, however, are much in need of horses,
mules, and implements, TO prosecute their works
Long trains heavily laden with valuable prop
erty captured by our armies in Virginia and
North Carolina are daily arriving at City Point
from Dsnville via Burkesville junction. Among
the articles are the original packages in which
they ran the blockade of the national feet at
southern ports, and machinery for the manufac-
ture OF firearms stolen by the rebels from Har-
per's Ferry.
When the soldiers of the 81 and 9th corps
reached the Potomac, and. at first glimpse,
caught sight of the capitol dome, they broke out
in wild cheers Additional source of rejoci.g
in the news Of JEFF Davis capture.
The throng of visitors are constantly pouring
into the army in carriages, on horseback and on
foot to see the brave men who have done and
suffered much for the maintenance of the
government
Among the Richmond trophies in the 9Th
corps is = huge Russian bloodhound, which was
kept by one OF the Libby Prison jailors to hunt
union prisoners
a grand review, in the vicinity of Washing
ton. of the army OF The Potomac. Shermans
army, and such other forces as may be there, is
fondly looked forward to by the soldieys Of the
18th corps.
The rear guard of oherman's army passed
through Richmond last Saturday route for
Washington.
Its said that many of Sherman's men are
anxious to join in Mexican emigration enter
prise.
The rebel Gen Lee aud family are living in
Richmond on good rations regularly issued out
to them.
The Times Washington special has the fol
lowing:
Ii has been decided to reduce at once the
strength of the army to l25.00O or 10000
men.
The Tribune's Washington special says it is ru-
mored in quarters likely to be informed. that the
collectorship of the port of New Y York has been
rendered to Hon Preston King