The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-08-28
News OF the Week.
Washington, Aur. 2h.

authority for saving that in the instance when
the Niagara was of the station OF Charleston
harbor for twenty-four hours, Lord Lyons
brought the subject to the notice OF the Cnited
States government. With this exception. which
happened twelve weeks age. no foreign Essern-
ment has exprt ssed word OF discomfort con-
corning the blockade On the contrary il Is
universally respected 10y foreign governments.
although some OF their subjects are very active
in endeavoring 10 evade the blockade, and are
very clamorOus against IL
The convention in session at Wheeling. Va.
passed bv vote OF 50 to IS the ordinance ere
| ating a new State. The name Of the new State
| is to be kanawha. The question of division
of the State Is to be submitted to the people a.
the October election.
| The boundary. a. fixed. includes the counties
Of Logan. Wyoming, Raleigh. Fayette. Nieho-
las. Webster, Randolph, Tucker Preston. Mo
nongalia, Marion, aylor. Barbour, Upsher, Ilar-
rson, Lewis, Bracken. Clay. kanawha, Boone.
WAYNE. Cabell. Putnam. Mason. jackson, Roam,
Gilman. Writ Calhoun, Wood, Pleasant. Tyler
Doddridge. Wetzel, Marshall. Ohio, Brooke and
Hancock
Jefferson City Aug. %.
As the train which LETT Syracuse this morn
ing having on board - passengers and about
$50 L. s. soldiers passed point about two
miles west of Lookout Station. about thirty
shots were fired at il from behind q wood pile
: and the brush skrting the road. killing one o.
the troops and Moulding SIX, one OF them IA
tally. The conductor who was sitting on th,
locomotive cap. had his hat shot oil by ball
The train was stepped about half mile from
the point of attack and 200 soldiers were pu
off and sent after the miscrt ants. One Of The
| secesSiunists is known to have been Killed.
| Guerilla parties are securing the country in
all directions in the counties west of here. seiz
ing property and arresting prominent persons
Cairo. Aug. 20.
: 4 battle was fought last night. at l. o'clock
at Charleston. between the Federal forces abou
$50 strong. Of the twentv-seccnd Illinois regi
ment. under command OF Colonel Doughtrty
accompanied by Lieut.. Colonel Ransom, of the
ele, enth Illinois regiment. and rebel forces es
timated at between 500 and 700. commanded
by Colonel Hunter of JEFF. Thompson's army
in which the Federal forces were victorious
completely routing the enemy, killing forty anc
! taking seventeen prisoners. The loss on oul
side was one killed, Vim. Z. Sharp. of company
A. Among the wounded are Colonel Dough
erty. slightly; Lieut.. Col. Ransom. shot in thu
shoulder, not serious; Captain Johnson. Com
pauy \. shot in the leg: George g. Perry
slight wound in the arm. The wounded are al
doing well.
Captain Noleman. with about fifty mounted
men. left Birds Point about o clock last even
ing for Charleston to JOIN the forces under Col
onel DOughertv, but failed TO form n junction
with him. On the way however, be met par
ty of rebels about loo strong, and gave battle
killing 2. taking IS prisoners. and capturing B;
horses, without the loss of a man.
Munh md; avict- IN,
against Russell. of the London Times, in mill
tary circles. on account OF letter describing
the battle of Bull Run. Many of his statement.
are declared false. A private letter from Rich
mond has been discovered duplicating him il
an attempt 70 obtain the partial recognition o.
the Southern Confederacy.
Official reports foot up the Federal loss al
the battle of Wilson's Creek as follows: Killed
223; wounded. 72I; missing, 29l. \ large
number of missing were taken prisoners by the
rebels. and have since been releaseN
A skirmish at Hawks Nest, in the Kanawha
Valley. eight miles beyond Gargula. occurred
on the 2Gtb The rebels. 4. 600 strong advanced
to whore the eleventh Ohio regiment had erect
ed Iarricade and were driven back with a
loss of 80 killed and considerable number
wounded and taken prisoners Our loss was
none killed. two slightly wounded aud one miss
ing. Our forces captured quite a number OF
horses and equipments
The rebels have retired from the Potomac
The cause Of this retrograde movement on then
part is unknown. Some think them apprehen
siyc Of being fanked by troops landed from oui
fleet on the Potomac Others. that Bull Run j.
so swollen by rain IS to lead to the fear that
they might he cur off from their supplies
On the 22d, Congressman Potter's committee
reported 10 the Secretary of War the names Of
twelve disioyal clerks and Of not few disaf
fected army officers: 10 the Secretary OF the
Treasury the names of fity-one disloyal beyond
doubt, and ten suspected; to the Secretary OF
the Interior, twenty d>loyal and seven suspect
ed. Similar reports will be sent 10 other de-
partmen's
The Times dispatch says: Trustworthy intel
ligencc from Northwestern Virginia states that
Ger. Rosencranz is securely ontrenched, and
with a sufficient force to remove any cause a
apprehension for his safety The rebels are re-
poi't' eHtitH'hibS lueI>tiNtN ~ IL uistiicc ol
from fifteen to twenty miles, with force vari-
ously estimated at from 5000 to 30 900.
| The stage coach TO Leonardstowu was inter
| tercepted on the morning of the 22d bv small
detachment of our troops, by order Of General
| Porter. 4 close examination was made of the
passengers and baggage. and a quantity Of cor
respondence designed for the rebels in Virginia
found. Much of it was written in mysterious
language and none having the signatures of
the writers attached. The parties were arrest
| ed. ard are now in custody
Roila, No, Aug. %.
Accounts from Springfield are 20 the effect that
from 1000 10 10000 of McCullpch's army have
left for the North. 4 small force has reached
Lebanon, on the Rolla road, and are engaged in
making Eeprisals aud committing depreda,iors Oh
| CUion men.
| About 1000 Of the exiles from Springfield
have joined Col. Boyd's regiment. Thousands
of Union men have been obliged to abandon
their homes in the Southwest aud leave THEN
property az the mercy Of the rebels There is
much distress among these people, large mum
/ bers of them having neither money nor proyi
sions.
The train OF the Federal army that was bro't
from Springfield by Major Sturcis is said TO be
worth 81 5000, coo.
| The passage of the rebel army North will en-
able our forces when they move back TO Spring.
ti-ld, to cut off its commune cation and retreat
with Arksnsl as, and completely enclose it il, the
| Western counties of the State
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