Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-10
from New York.

NEW 1ORk, Aprll Ssn.-ln ne steamer M2ta
mOras arrived this morning from City Point with
600 rebel prisoners, part of those captured at
Bentonyi,le, Goldsboro and Columbia. Among
the prisoners is Col. Rheti, of Fort Sumter motto.
rietv.
The Times Petersburg correspondent contra
diets the statement of the RAILROAD TO Richmond
being nearly repaired Not a workman has been
out on it.
The Southside railroad is to have It's guage
changed SO as to take up Oh it rolling stock.
Petersburg Was il command OF Gen. Warren,
until the 9th. when Gen Hartsuf was assigned
TO tie command as military governor.
The Herald's correspondent says: Mr. Lincoln
was, on the ith, informed by Generals Weitxel
and Snepley. that prominent rebels desired 81 in
terview with him. He replied he was willing TO
grant he interview, but il the presence Of q
friend.
Aztec the reception Of the officers of the army
and navy, il Was announced 10 the president that
Judge Campbell. ~assistsn, rebel secretary of war,
and Mr. Myers, a member Of the late rebel con
gress, we're awaiting an audience with the presi-
dent in another room. The president. accom-
panied By General Weitzel, Immediately retired
to the room and held q conference which lasted
bu; a short time, and was adjourned to the flag
ship Malvern. The result OF these conferences
cannot be made known, but auspicious results
are known to be about 10 accrue from them.
The Herald has Mobile bay correspondence up
to the 3lst ult. 1t appears that Granger's and
Smiths corps marched from Danby's Mills, on
the 25tb, for Blakely, meeting with no opposi-
ton, except on the 26th, when the 18th corps
moved toward the Spanish fort, a strong earth
work commanding Mobile. encountering and
driving in the enemy, and in the evening Gran
ger encamped on the left of that fort.
The 10th corps continued on towards BlakeIy
encamping at Slbley's Mills, five miles from that
town.
On the morning of the 9th our forces ad-
vapced on the Spanish fort, driving ia the rebels
and capturing their rife pits, and establishing
our batteries within 400 yards Of the FORT.
On the 29th, our troops entrencbed within 700
yards of the fort.
Several lives were lost by ,orpedoes which
were laying around loOs.
Our loss averagessl50 per day. 800 of The
enemy were cut off but have not yet been cap
tured. Our loss on the 3lst was about 800.
The monitors and the gunbost Octorora have
crossed Blakely bar and othes arrived on the
3lst. Seige guns aud monitors have been plac-
ed in position. Heavy cannonsdiug was opened
upon Spanish fort and continued ali day, bu,
the result is unknown.
Steel left Pensacola on the 18th. He captured
a train of cars at Greenwood, and at Pollard
routed two rebel cavalry regiments, capturing
Brig. Gen. Claussin, % officers, 400 men aud
$50 horses.
On the Oath. Col. Sterling. with a detachment
of the p Maine and lst Florida cavalry, cut the
Mobile aud Montgomery railroad, and captured
two wagon trains and 100 prisoners.
Geu. Steele and force has arrived at Blakely
six miles from the Spanish fort, and would soon
unite with the cavalry.
A naval letter TO the Herald states that the
monitor Milwaukee was blown 10 by torpedoes
on the Sth and the Usage on the 29th, both Will.
operating with other monitors against the fort.
The rebels are busy sending down t~orpedoes
and fire RATS The force is estimated st between
600 and 200 in Spanish tort, it having been rein
forced from Mobile by water on the 18th.
Forrest with his whole command had reacheC
Blakely.
The rebel ram Nashville and the gsnboat:
Tuscaloosa, Morgan and hatcher are in Blakely
river, evidently intending TO give battle to oul
monitors on the west side Of the bay.
Orr gunbosts have bad several Skin will
The rebel water batteries. driving the rebels from
their guns.
The rebel troops in Spanish Fort are com
manded by Maury.