Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-01-05

| Nav FORK, January 1.-The Commercial :
/ Washington special says; The news from Rich
mond 10 day shows an increasing desire on the
part OF the rebels TO make Lee the supreme mill.
tary commander
! Collector Draper left this city this afternoon
m n transport for Savannah. where he will take
testimony relative TO the ownership OF the cotton
captured there by Sherman, and make such dis.
position ~ the war department may direct Mr..
I Draper was made cotton agent some two months
since, when he filed the necessary bonds to the
amount of S2O0,O00 The cotton will probably
be sent here for sale, or may be shipped direct TO
/ Europe.
/ Colonel Julian Allen has been sent north by
1 the mayor and common council OF savannah,
with the consent Of General Sherman. to pur-
chase for that city certain articles Of food, for
distribution % necessItous families.
IL is said that our merchants are anxious to
open commerce with savannah and 20 show
their good will. contemplate making - free gift
! of supplies to the poor oil that city.
The steamer Fulton. from Hilton Head. has
arrived. bringing 100 passengers including 300
officers OF Sherman's army.
The Palmetto Herald contains the following
items:
The gunboat Acacia. with 400 bales of cotton,
from Charleston for Nassau The Julia arrived
at Port Royal on the 2sih
Col Noble, l1Ih Connecticut, Lieut. Price.
assistant L. NJ oI the Florida, and Capt. Young,
| OF Gen Birney staff. were captured by guerr
las while on the way from Jacksonville TO san
] Augustine.
The Palmetto Herald will hereafter be AT the
Office of The savannah News, and will become a
daily paper. Mr., Mason. ts proprietor. having re
moved to that city
The Heralds editorial correspondence from
savannah. the 9th. say.
On the night of the capture OF Savannah.
when our forces took possession OF Fort jackson,
the rebel ram Savannah opened fire on the fort
The guns being spiked no response could be
made, but battery was soon brought 10 bear on
the ram and peppered her brisky She. being
well plated, was invulnerahle TO such attacks,
but the next night she ended her career by com.
hitting suicide
At Masonic meeting at Savannah there were
representatives OF Massachusetts. ) c.. Georgia,
Alabama. Mississippi. Tennessee. Kentucky.
Virginia Illinois. Indiana, Colorado. Michigan.
Iowa, Wisconsin. New York and Ohio
Gen Sherman receives hundreds of citizens
daily lie 10 In good health.
A grand review Of the 18th army corps, by
Gen sherman, took place ON Ray street on the
25th
The mayor IN the course of his remarks. at a
public meeting said.
Our city contains 20 900 inhabitants without
food, fuel or remuneratve pursuits aud refugees
cut OF from all communication with the coun
try. The heart sckens nj the sight lie
saw but one course 10 pursue He said they all
felt deeply indebted 10 Mpior General Geary,
commander of The city, for he course he has
pursued
\ blockade running schooner. with an assert
Ell came up near tue city on the 18Th. unaware
that the city bad changed hands
On the 18th masked battery was erected by
Fosters forces, aud train OF cars Mas stopped
by IT, A portion of HaIdee's forces had passed
the point by marching around an old wagon
road
The work of clearing the river 81 instructions
j. going on. and one OF our monitors had arrived
at savannah
The following i ,he concluding paragraph al
long editorial in The Richmond Sentinel:
II France aud England will enter into u treaty
with these Confederate States 10 the recognition
over the nationalsts, and guaranteeing our indie
pendcuce upon the abolition of slavery ia Nil the
states rather than continue the WI. ~. should
be prepared to urge the measure Oh our readers
We believe dat such proposition would be 1,
vorably received aud acted on by those ua'i,na.
and it ought 20 be made 10 them
The United States supDls ship Massachusetts,
arrived nj philadel phia last evening from Charlie.
ton bar Oh the 30th She reports the fleet OF
.ron-clads had returned 10 Charleston. aud were
~ co opesa;e With sherman n ~ .,'.cs op that
,.y
l. vas reported that Hariee ',d be,n brourh,
10 stand. and would pEobsbl! -" obliged 20
surrender
The steamer Costa Ri',. :,om Aspinsall on
the 2Oth ult, ha. Issej. bringing sl.ilJ.000
in gold.
The Maine legislature has ordcr., Ne election
( ~ \ IT, y Senator on the 18th inst 20 an the
vacancy occurring on the 9Th Of March next
The Evening Post has received assurance
/ from a distinguished gentleman in Washington,
whose position gives him the be.' opportunity
! for information, that enables ii - ssy that no
more gold bearing interest bonds will he issued
! that no imitation OF the currency viii take place,
aud that the government will tely heuceforih tor
! Us entire expenditures upon tle 30 loan ana
taxes