Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-01-26

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NKw YORK, January 25 The hospital steam
er, s. X. Spaulding arrived at TIN. port last even
ing from Fort Fisher. bring AS wounded sol
diers.
A number of union gunboats had gone up
Cape Fear river, and were shelling the woods in
order to dslodge the enemy.
The remains of one of the heroic dead Of Fort
Fisher have also reached here-Gen. Louis Bell
He was killed in the assault Of the the 18TH
His remains were in charge Of Lieut.. Sanford,
Of the lamented Generals staf. The body OF
Gen. Bell is to be carried 10 New Hampshire.
The Richmond Wing thus states the resul; OF
the south making war upon the nation, a'tTihut-
ing the horrors to the Yankees:
Our outraged women. our homeless bsbies,
our sons unIimely slain. our blackened homes,
our leagues of desolated land our battered cities,
our slaves in arms against US, our prisoners muT-
dered in cold blood, or pining year after year in
northern dungeons, all tell Us what the Yankee
il at heart.
Gold has raised in Richmond to $500 premiu ID
The Mobile Register of the 18th says the peo-
pie absolutely decline TO bet with the odds of
forty 10 one on the success OF our cause and the
honesty of our government and people.
The Charleston Courier discusses the guerrilla
warfare with the purpose of showing the efficiency
OF that style OF hOstilities, TO which the rebel
cause may soon he brought
The Richmond papers represent Hoods army
ss suffering intensely until they reached more
wealthy districts, when they Jared better. II is
thonght no may be obliged TO fall back beyond
Corinth, uu,il tho roads repaired to that
place
The Tribune's Washington special says when
blair returned from Richmond he exhibited a
letter from JeT. Davis, saving that whenever
the president of me. United States would receive
commissioners from the government Of the Con
federate States 10 negotiate for peace, he would
appoint them. He accompanied the assurance
with declaration of his own desire for speedy
termination of hostilities
Mr. Lincoln permitted Mir. Blair to return,
carrying with him letter written to himself bv
member OF the cabinet, which repeats in sub
stance the assurance contained in the presidents
letter ''to whom il may concern" This is all
Mr. Blair takes TO Richmond The government
holds precisely the position it has always held.
aud believes IT can conquer peace in a reason
able time
The Times Washington special say j, is now
generally understood atBsir did not go in any
sense as a representative of the government to
Richmond and he is not authorized TO encourage
the hope. that any overtures for peace will be
made or accepted which look however remote
ly towards division of the union, nor is il be
leved the rebels are yet prepared 70 treat on any
popular sentiment averted the desire Of the
rebel government for peace. When their armies
are destroyed they will probably make peace.
Mr. Blair hss rot yet returned
The government has been assured the Can
adian authorities have determined to remove all
causes of dissatisfaction on the part OF this eoun
try. growing out of the recent occurrences
Judge Coursol will be removed. This will pro-
baby lead to speedy abrOgation of the pass
port system.
by the Atlantic, from Mobile. il is reported
that formidable expedition had left Forts Nor
gan and Gaines, up the east Pasesgoula river, to
take position in rear of Mobile. placing the cit,
partly at the mercy OF our troops.
The river was found nsvigable. and its Occu
patton cannot fail 10 render the city an easy cap
ture.
Deserters repor; that there is much dissatisfac
ton with the rebel government in Mobile.
The Richmond Sentinel calls for new out
burst Of enthusiasm and patriotism. IL says it
would be delightful and inspiring.
A citizen writes to i. that he had a moderate
supply of bacon in the house and be aske1 his
wife shall the meat go. She responded, yes, let
Is go, and il went. Perhaps II was the kind fed
to our poor prisoners