Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-09
From New York.

NEW YORK, March 5.-The Herald's City
Point correspondent, under date of the 9th, has
the following:
There is no longer much doubt Of Sheridan s
move up the valley having been crowned with
complete success.
The concurrent testimony OF all desetters and
refugees to day from Ord's right north of tine
James. to Mead's left beyond Hatchsrs run,
south of Petersburg. is that he surprised and en-
countered the rebel troops under Early, nearly
midway between StauntOn and CharlOttyille, ut
tery routing and capturing the entire force, and
securing, among the prisoners, the doughty gen
eral commanding.
1t is admitted by rebels, according to stories
of deserters, to have been the most oyerwhel
ming affair of the war, in proportion to the mum
bers engaged
Very few details have been recev ed, but ac-
counts agree so well in every particular and are
in such perfect accordance with what was ex-
pected and known, that all are constrained to
believe that Early and his army are indeed cap
tured
Scouts report Saeridan ia Staunton Oh Thurs
day. The capture OF Early occurred the next
day By Saturday Sheridan would be in u con
dition TO push on TO LynchbuTg
The Tribune's Washington special says: 1t
is reported from Hancock's headquarters at Win
chester. that Sheridan has defeated Early, but
that Z tTly ls not captured.
The Herad's Wilmington correspondence says
they have there confirmation OF the previous re-
ports that General Sherman has reached Cape
Fer river, n c. It is said that he had strick
the stream 60 miles above Wilmington, previous
to the lst instant. thus completely spelling the
rebel plans for eifecting q concentration against
him, and forcing him to give battle IN the vicn-
iiy of Goldsboro, at which point they expected TO
have a combination oi advantages in their favor
which would insure bis defeat
The Wilmington Journal in its issue just pre-
vious to the occupation of the town by the ma
tional forces, admitted Sherman's movements, il
he was not soon checked. might have the effect
of compelling Lee TO abandon Richmond and
Petersburg
The Herald's City Point dispatch states that it
is positively known that on the 24,h of February
Sherman was at Camden, s c. A little over 100
miles southwest of Fayetteville. on the Cape
Fear river, which town, before now, he has
reached
Ii was rumored in the army of the Potomac,
on Sunday last, that Sherman had defeated John
ston in heavy battle, and captured a number Of
prisoners.
The Heralds 9Th corps correspondent says it
Is reported that iOr some weeks past large nun
bers OF negroes have been at work throwing up
fortifcations along the banks of the Roanoke
perieuced officers surmised that ii Lee was com
PEELED to fall back from bis present position he
would form new defense line along that stream.
The country is admirably adapted for this pur-
pose, and the river will add considerable TO the
difficulties which An attacking column would
have to overcome. Siege guns from Petersburg
and Richmond have been sent off in that direc
ton via the Dsnville RAILROAD, and many things
seem to indicate that his army will soou be en-
route for some place
The HerAld's Wilmington correspondent makes
40 alluson to the reported junction of Scho-
fields force with Sherman.
Sehofeld was busy perfecting plans FOR the
continuance oi his campaign in North Carolina.
The exchange OF prisoners in Cape Fear river
was going on. Our prisoners look well, With
the exception Of their want OF proper cloth
ing
The Hegald's correspondence shows that there
are 20 less than 300 blockade runners lying in
the port of Nassau, whose occupation is gone.
They represent espitalto the amount OF $4,000.
000
The Tribune's special SAYS it is the policy to
contract rather than expend the currency.
JudgelEdmonds is recommended for the inte-
rior department by the governors OF nine
states.
The act of congress creative OF the chief OF
staff to Gen Grant confers that Office upon Gen
Rawlings, who has shared the dangers of Grants
campaigns