The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-10-30

The Philadelphia P,ess saws:

The Philadelphia Press SAYS:
The river al the BalIze divides into four
branches. dl>charslns themselves respectively
tAEOusA lass Uure, Nor heasI Pass, South
A.. AID Southwest lass. Auove, where these
.oUf oaileis begin, there are two iorts. almost
opposite 10 each other, named jackson aud ST.
IAIi.p. When ihIs rebellion broke out they
were not eIiectually mounted, ana could easily
have been taken. " hat additions the traitor
I@lag> has made 10 their aeielse is mol known.
Al They are well mounted II would be very diff
leuIt Ior "a fleet 10 pass up the main body oi the
river.
IAere are, however, three other modes Of ap-
preach 10y water 10 tie CITY. The one IS through
iakes borsne and fonicLartran, another up tbe
Aichaialaya 10 BERWICK hay. AID thence BY
uayUus lorrl and / laQu. nlne 10 luerv ale, one
hundred mies above New Url, ans, aud a third
d! way oi Graud Pass and baA GU LalouIche t6
DoAaIdsNillc. eighty miles aloNe The city. BY
The irst named rUuIe. NVssels VI from fifteen 10
v.SAtech itet aIaGsht can be brought 10 the
IaAe house, located i've miles from the city.
lie troops landed there can be taken up the
canal by water. or can march al once up the
shell road. tie pretIlesi road ia America. Along
4 ANY amount oi troops can be marched. On
either sde oI Al Or The canal, winch Iuns paial-
lei, the ground iali, away INTO "A swamp cover
60 Mtth dense uudcrgruw III. ahordiug magnlh-
cent cover Tor sklrmlsh,rs or rlticm,n- these,
however. could be easily brushed. There -
mol spot along the Whole nv. miles ol road
upon winch lhtIc Il any kind ot iori.hcauOn
save iarTIoad,>.
Il II along this route Jhat "A heavy trade u
carr,td on between Mobile and the Crescent
Chy the length oi these two lakes, including
lie hleolctte, IL about llO miles. AT the en-
uaGcc o! bOIgue, Tie ,asIerAmUst OF the two,
q Ill. A "A
stands. Upon tine main. right opposite them,
- Mississippi CITY, The post SAID to have been
lately selz,d aud lorub,d by our troops. Re-
CCut ada icts Indicate that earthw orks are being
taroNn up on cat and ship Islands. These,
MItA batteries constructed upon the northeast
era tongue oi the PARISH vi SL Bernard, would
eilectuaiy cut Oh all comm, rce between these
two cities, and prevent the entrance and depart
are oi any vessel coming from or gong Ia sea.
Al least single armed yess,l, Al addition,
Mould eilectualIy close the VIDE strait where
borGnc dcbouchcs into the Gull
The Atchalalaya affords. at the barrel stakes,
only twelve Icet oi water, but above that any
dep.n needed, Tor thirty or loriy miles. through
Il and The fIaquemine, yesseis oi that draught
can pass 10 lb,ryIlie, into the Mississippi AT any
time nom the LIST oi December 10 the LIST VI
June, when the river Is iuil.
Vessels of ten icei drauSht can 20 up the
bayou LalouIche during the same season ol
the year
Moreover, the western extremity of Borgne
comes within twelve miles oi the ciiy itself, and
from thence means could he found TO march
troops and munitions oi war, Notwithstanding
the sNampy character oi the county Tor the
greater part vi The route.
New Orleans can he easily taken. for the Con-
iedcratcs have not the means vi defending all
Ihyse flank approaches, well as the approach
by the MAN rINer.
Doubtless other modes o! access a. easy and
practicable a. those pointed out, can be iound,
shodid 1t become Necessary.