Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-01-14
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ington special says:
Admiral Lee commanding the Mississippi
squadron, details to the navy department, IN an
official dispatch, the facts regarding the escape
across the Tennessee river At cambridge, SIX
miles above Florence, OF the remnant OF Hood :
defeated and demoralized army. The admiral
says that only the sudden falling of the water on
the shoals and the prevalence OF fog enabled
the rebels to elude the gunboats.
The pontoons and other means of crossing be-
low Bainbridge were destroyed, and thousands
of Hoods meE we're thus scattered through tile
woods ON the north side OF the river.
Admiral Lee encloses dispatch which he had
received from General Thomas, dated Pulaski
Tenn, Dec 29th, in which the latter sums up as
far "a then known to him, Hoods loss in men
and artillery from the time he crossed the Ten
nessee northward. 1t puts them down at ~
general officers and about IA, 900 men in killed,
wounded and captured and 40 pieces of artillery.
Rather singularly though he does not include
in this account General Hoods killed and wound
cd in the two DAYS before Nashville or the 18th
and 10th ult.
The Tribune's Montreal correspondent SAYS:
The origin OF the rumOr Of the recognition alter
the 4th of March next. OF the Southern Conted
eracy, by England and France; that Dudley
Mann has written to Saunders than Slidel told
him (Mannl that he (SlidelD had learned from
Drouyn L'Huys that it was the Emperor inien-
ton TO recognize the conederacy in the spring,
but that there was little or no hope OF England
uniting in the scheme.
NEw YORK, January l3-The Unte1 States
steamer China from Liverpool on the 3lst. IS
coming up the bay.
The Herald's Shenandoah Valley correspond
ent SAYS:
There i. rumor tha, Sheridan is to have
new aud very important command
Details of the Union raid of Col. Robinson
from Fort Barrancas Florida, to Pollords. Ala,
show it to have been very successful.
The rebels attempted to check his advance but
we're badly beaten, and lost heavily.
Gen Granger on the 22d was within twenty
miles of Mobile His force also had met with
great success in his operations from Mobile bay
to Jackson county, Miss.
The Richmond papers are growing more hold
daily in denunciation of jeff Davis, and in de
manding the appointment OF Lee to the supreme
command OF the armies
The Examiner of the 9!h saws:
JEFF 8 course is fast whirling the con:ederacy
TO destruction.
Delegates from the Indians in alliance with
the rebels, visited Shreveport, La. on the 18th
of December, for permission TO ship cotton 10
provide for their necessities and to arm the lndi-
ans for the reeel service.
The Worlds Washington special says:
/. is rumored thar the peace commissioners
had asked permission to cross our lines but TO
reply had yet reached them.
The Times special saws:
Ii is reported that Mr.. Blair has returned from
Richmond, aud that the Richmond Whig OF the
10Th reports the interview between the commits
sioners, but does not know the result
Dates from Mexico of the 2sth show that the
republican troops are still giving the imperias,s
plenty to do Between four and five hundred OF
the emperors soldiers were defeated bT the re
publicans at Eta.
The reported defeat OF the republicans under
Ortega is unfounded
Throughout all southern Mexico supporters OF
Jusrez are very active In one town the impe-
rial garrison revolted and put the prefect to
death and joined the republicans
The Times City Pon; special has the follow
ing:
The indications are that Lee is contemplating
some great movement, but whether it is the
one to astonish the world or not remains TO be
seen.
The Argo, from Port ROYAL on the 9th
brings reports of Importance, if true.
1t is said that several counties of Georgia
have recently held elections, and deci,red in
favor of a return to the Union by overwhelming
malorties.
1t is also reported that the people are Arning
to protect themselves from the secessionists
Gov Brown Is said TO be the principal promo
ter OF these movements, through his disbanded
Georgia militia, who have returned to their
homes
These rumors are published in extra OF The
Savannah Republican of the evening of the 7th
inst
Mnior General Sickles and staff, and Frederick
McCrellish. Esq. OF The Alta Californian,
were among the passengers for California by the
steamer Costa Rica, to day.
The steamer China. from Liverpool the 3lst,
has arrived
The Times 10 day, in is resume OF the year
aliuding TO the present attitude Of the north
towards Canada, says in the present state OF
northern feeling there j. too much reason 10 ap
prehend sore outrages which may render rup
ture inevitable The Americans neither appre
ciate the strength OF Tor understand the unanim
itv OF Eashud with which wsr will be prose
cuted il forced upon rsluctan. government and
nation The FIRST result OF war would be the
i'm mediate aud irrevocab,e establishment Of the
southern Independence.