The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-11-13

One hundred and sixty Federal prisoners from
Leesburs, had reached Richmond on the gain
Richmond papers saw that Gen. Evans fought
a, Leesburg contrary to orders, aud Is TO DC
eour, martialed, and ,ha, the Federal loss at that
engagement is 1000 killed and wounded.
The Knoxville Register Gays the rebel loss at
Wild Ca. vas only 1--WE killed and twenty w0sn-
| ded
| Col. Yickln asks endorsements from kch'
mond and fear. the Federals will cut on Pres
,onbursh, Ken,ucky, from communications with
Virginia
| Beauregard's official report OF the battle OF
Manassas saws sea rebels were killed. 20"
sounded, and that the Eeierals los, 1, 500 killed
wounded and prisoners He says his entire force
there was IS, 600. OF which one-iourth only we're
engaged
| lis probable but not certain, that Wright,
Democrat, is elected Canal Commissioner, TO tl
the vacancy, in consequence of the DIVISION be
tween the people and Republicans on that officer
The Legislature will be almost unanimous in IA
vor of sustaining the Government. The vote III
the CITY for Attorney General is nearly complete
Dickinson, 1878; Champl,in, 1924. For
Canal Commissioner, Bruce, ll,5l6; Tallmadge,
1877; Wright, Democrat, 25,S96. Lynch,
Democrat. is elected Sheriff by about >, 90 ma
ljorty. Oakley Hail. peoples candidate, is cleo
ted District Attorney by about 1000 majority
!, The HeraiTs dispatch says: :" A scou; from
Virginia reports Beauregard's army stationed TO
the right of Braddock's Road. between Fairfax
and Centreville, 100 900 strong, with 200 pieces
Of artillery but indifferently manned, and can
noniers undscplined The Quartermaster's
Department is deficient in wagons, and many OF
, the troops barefoot. The Virginia troops are
. dspirited; those whose term of enlistment has
| expired won't re enlist, and desert every day.
, scouting parties from Gen. Smiths division,
. in the direction of Fairfax Court House, report
that the rebel pckets have advanced within a
mile and nalf of Vienna. A considerable reb.
. ell force is at Fairfax Court House, and rebel
. troops are being thrown vest to the vicinity OF
: Leesburgh.
special to the Democrat, Springfield, No.,
Nov. Sd, saws: "Gen. Fremont has been in
duced to delay his departure until the arrival
: of General Hunter, who s expected this eve
ming.
"Gen. Pope arrived here this evening.
Efforts are being made by the friends OF
General Fremont to induce him to remain with
the army, even in a subordinate capacity. Many
Of his staff officers are ous to stay until after
q battle. and Coonels Lovejoy, Of Illinois, and
Starks, of Hudson, Indiana. will do so, whether
she General does or not. The enemy are report
ed moving north from Cassville, and Gen. Nc
Kinstry is just about to start with considerable
body of cavalry and infantry, to make 4 reconnois
snce in force.
LArER.-Nov. 4th.-The efforts to induce
Gen. Fremont to remain with the army to act in
the coming battle in a subordinate capacity to
, Gen. Hunter have failed.
, Gen. Hunter arrived here last night and Gen.
Fremont and most of his staff departed to-day
Gen. Hunter had an interview of an hour and q
half with Gen. Fremont this morning, in which
the latter gave the former all his intelligence in
regard to the position of the enemy, &C., and
!. laid before him the plan of battle decided upon
by himself and the commanders of divisions a,
7 their Council of War held last evening The
: reconnaissance in force determined on yesterday,
4 was postponed just on the eve of its departure,
by order Of Gen. Fremont.
!. scout, who arrived last night, reports the
b enemy moving slowly in this direction. McCul
: lOch has the advance, and, on Friday, was ten
miles this side of Cassville, go that BY TO-DAY,
y they must be very near US. A battle is immn.
ent at any moment. The enemy greatly ex
ceeds force, but fears are felt for the re.
, suit. Our army is all here now excepting Gen.
Hunters division.
t The body guard and Holman's sharp shooters,
we're the only troops that left with Gen. Fremont
Gen. Asboth accompanied the General, and act
ing Brigader General Carr has taken comma and
Of his division.
Coils. Lovejoy, Starks and Hudson, late Of Ere.
e mont's stsff, who remain here to participate in
: any battle which may take place, have received
appointments on Gen. Hunters staff.
!, Washington, Nov 6.
Gov. Gamble has made arrangements with the
E government that the United States shall arm,
equip, clothe, transport and pay Missouri militia
who may volunteer for service in the State or in
its defense. This plan secures united action
E between Federal and State troops.
The Railroad Convention adjourned to-day,
and agreee to run four through trains daily from
Washington to New York. Time, 10 and IL
hours.
Springfield. Mo-, Nov. f.
: 1t would be impossible to e1aggerats the gloom
which prevailed over the camps yesterday, and
nothing but Gen. Fremonts urgent endeayors
prevented it from ripening into mutiny His
quarters were thronged with officers all day ex
pressing their indignation and the inclination to
resign. The Germans we're there en- masse. and
talked about resisting forcby Hunters assuming
the command, as the enemy we're entrenching
themselves upon Wilson Creek, and nothing was
heard of Hunter, and in accordance with the
most earnest entreaties, Fremont finally promised
just at dark that he would lead the army to at.
tack them if Hunter did not arrive never saw
anything at all approaching the excitement which
this announcement created. 1t caused immense
cheering around the headquarters, which spread
in all directions from camp to camp, and there
was almost uninterrupted cheering, growing
more and more remote as the news reached the
camps further and further from the army. For
two hours ard half q dozen bands we're serena
ding the General. A, once everybody was pre-