Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-25
From New York.

NEW YORK, February 24-Accordng to the
Herald's correspondent the surprise of detach-
ment Of Sheridans cavalry by a party of Mos
by's guerrillas in Ashby Gap, proves not to have
been so disastrous to the former as at first sup
posed. Forty of the 80 reported captured have
since succeeded in reaching their regiment.
The Herald's Turks Island correspondent
gives few additional items regarding the Span
sh Dominican war.
The decision of the govern ment OF Spain to
withdraw all it's troops from ST Domingo was
not yet known in the island
Owing to the failure to receive reinforcements
the Spaniards in the town OF Sonora had been
obliged TO evacuate the place and establish them
selves on the island of Davantada in the bay
They subjected the natives within their lines to
great hardships and oppression, but still the
spirit of the latter was unbroken, and they have
combined with determination to gain their in
dependence
The Herald's army of the Potomac correspon-
dence of the 22d says: Last night 200 men left
for their homes from one brigade.
Hoke's division of LoDgstreet's corps Is the
only large body of troops which have been sent
south from Lees army.
They estimate the rebel army around Peters
burg at 80, 900 men.
The news OF Shernan's successes in South
Carolina became generally known throughout
depression 10 prevail there
The privstes make no secret of their intention
TO desert. Lee has placed heavy guard in his
rear TO prevent them going back to their homes
They confirm the statement made few nights
since that the siege guns have been removed
from Petersburg, aud carried TO some point in
rear of that city
Rebel officers openly express their opinion that
nothing stop Sherman's advance, and hence
fhar ho he
ers have just been brought in: they belong to Ma
hons division, and have brought their arms
along. Major Brown, provost marshal, has of
late been nearly the whole time receiving de-
serters and forwarding them
Governor Vance, OF North Carolina, has issued
n war procla nation, in which he says the strug-
gle for freedom shall not be given up. He pray
erfully entreats the people to rise. and says all
the disasters the south has suffered are caused
by the soldiers being absent without leave.
The Richmond Whg of the 2lst says il does
not know when or where Besuregard will give
Sherman battle, but if the latter continues to
march toward Richmond he marches to hs
doom. Beauregardi is Sherman's master in all the
arts of strategy and tactics. He will retreat and
fight when proper.
The Examiner agrees that Richmond is more
safe now than in May last, when Grant was NOV
ing and there much panic in the city. 1t
says 1t IS true they have not as many troops now
but neither have the federals, by large num-
Der.
The Richmond Examiner of the 2lst, says:
We have by telegraph confirmation Of the re-
port We gave yesterday OF cavalry raid in the
direction Of Tsrboro, North Carolina, also a re-
Dewal of a movement of the enemy up the south
side OF the Neuse We know that official intel
ligence has been received here giving much
more magnifed account of the latter movement
than the popular report Of it, aud it IS supposed
Fosters forces. a considerable portion OF them,
have moved up To Newbern to open from there
probably upon the Wilmington 4 Weldon rail
road
There is 40 doubt the landing OF troops at
Newbern nd the reinforcement Of Terry at VII
mington are both intended 20 aid or CO operate
with Sherman
- The Sentinel of the 2lst learns that General
Roidy has successfully encountered the federals
several times in northern Alabama, and succeed
ed in driving them inside their fortihcations q;
Decatur