The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-11-20

general otilcf IN his camp Vas tnat 81 LOUIS
would soon be in the hands Of the rebels from
Columbus Ky. There hsd been good deal Of
trouble about slaves escaping into Lanes and
other camps, and Gen Hunter had given per
mission 10 owners TO search our camps and &c
claim them if they could fnd them.
The ten missing members OF Gen Fremonts
body guard had returned TO Springfield from
Cassville. Taey report Prices force TO be about
$1,000 strong, with thirty pieces Of artillery.
~else pieces Of which had recently been recei-
we'd from Memphis, whence other supplies we're
being received
Advices from Kansas City, state that on the
, morning Of the 18th, at 10 A. NJ Col Anti ony,
, sth so mounted men, vas attacked on an op.u
~ airie, about ten miles from that place. BY ST
hundred rebels, under command Of Capt Hays
After a desperate struggle, the rebels retreated
| >eeking shelter ia the woods, from which they
were again routed Col Anthony then fell back
.oout SIX miles 10 await reiniorcements, which
all be speedily forwarded to him This i sup
| yosed 10 De the same band of rebel. that cap
Jared Cap. Sehie.d's Company OF Fremont Hus
,ars, near Little Santa Fe. II is said there are
upward, OF a thousand armed secessiouists il
the county.
There was grand ,orehlight procession al
Washington, on the night OF The llth, by Gen
Blerker's command, in honor of the accession
of Gen. Mcclellan 20 the command OF the army
They halted at McClellau's residence, greeting
MIN With loud cheers Secretaries Seward anc
Cameron, and Gen. Blenker spoke.
dispatch from Baltimore, Nov. ,lth, says
Capt Do~ell, q the goth Indiana Regiment
has returned from Hstteras. He says he found
1, impossible for the regiment TO remain Longer
on that narrow neck OF land Although suffer
sick.
Hawkins regiment Of Zouaves will return
and their places be supplied by fresh troops.
The steamship North Briton, which salet
from Montreal Oh Saturday, Nov. I'd, vas wreck
ID on the morning OF the 5th. She struck OF
Para.uet Island, during severe gale. Tt,
vessel ~as a total wreck, but no lives we're lost
Advices, by way of Baltimore. Nov. 18th. re
port that the NUr ok Custom House was burn
ed on Sunday night, with large amount 0
stores.
The substance Of accounts published in tn
Norfolk Day Book. has been received at Wa-h
ii gron. containing important par eulars. r.
garding the movements Of the great feet. On
r port says that forty-two vessel, made thei
rr -.~lTUo "n oit no!o', sf-patcn say
q teen, and another that seven vessels ran tn
bel batteries at Hilton Head and Islam
Point.
The rebels say that all the guns in their bat
ter.e= at Ii lton Head and Island Point wer
d smouuted.
The Charleston Mercury saws these gun
W re dsmounted by their own recoil-rather
r markable statement.
The Charleston Mercury accounts were ais
gwen from East Tennessee, showing indica
ons that Il on men there were moving Tn.
q accused of cutting down telegraph wire
a ID burning bridges to thwart the movement
of the rebels.
The Ph iadelphia Inqurer's special dispatcl
o Nov. l2,h, from Fortress Monroe, says. tn
; lion mel Of East Tennessee have burned
n amber OF railroad bridges aud cut the tele
graph lines TO prevent the transportation o
troops. One bridge of two hundred feet spa
was destroyed on Saturday morning last on til
East Tennessee Railroad. Four structures OF
the line nortl of Knoxville were entirely DE-
stroyed. \ very heavy wooden bridge a
Charleston, Bradley county, Tennessee, wa
destroyed on the evening of Friday la>l
Charleston is seventy-fve miles southwest o
Knoxville This action Of the Union men wi
convince the Government that East Tennessee
VIII redeem herself if an opportunity offers
Dispatches from Cincinnati. Nov 18th stat
that the battle of Piketon lasted Friday an,
S turday and the victory is complete.
Gems. Williams and Halves are among ,h
pr soners.
Advices from the kanawba state that th
rebels who had been Smelling Camp Tompki n
from Cotton Hill had retired upon the approach
OF force under Col DeVilliers. Nine of th
enemy's pickets were killed, with no loss OIL
our side. Col DeVllliers has taken possession
O the Hell.
The defeat of the Union forces at Guyandott
was accomplished by trckery on the part o
tue il habi,anrs. 1t seems force OF rebel cav
airy. variously estimated at from i've hundret
o one thousand, had concentrated in the coun
try back of the the town. These proposed witt
the assistance of the rebel inhabitants OF Guy
aldotte, TO annih late the federal forces in town
THIS force consisted of two hundred of the 5tl
Virginia r giment, and few of Col. Segler'
Virginia Cavalry. 1t was arranged between
the rebel cavalry ard rebel citizens to ma.sa
ere our troops in cold blood. Accordingly th,
r bel citizens were very kind to our troops las
S .nday evening, aud invited them to theil
houses on various pretexts, and all who wer,
IF duty accepted the invita- ion. While th y
we're being entertained. at abouI halfpast eight
a. night the rebel cavalry dashed into the town
Signals were displayed from every house wher,
the Federals We're. and into these the reb Il
rushed. numbering unarmed soldiers in colo
blood The rebel citizens, men and women
rushed to arms and aided the cavalry in tbt
slaughter. The Federals in camp prepared al
SION as possible for defence, but were overpow
cred and had TO br ak. Very few were killed
in the engagement with the cavalry, nearly all
the killed being murdered in the houses
When Col. Zgler arrived on learning the par
ticulars OF the affair, be ordered the destruction
Of the town. The buildings were Immediately
e ed and the whole town reduced to ashes.
Chief-Justice fancy has postponed the Bait
more treason case till April He intmates tina