The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-11-27

provisions for Port Royal She will also carry
troops.
The propeller gun-boat Oneida was launched
at The navy yard this evening.
Bishop NeIlva;ne and family left to-day for
Liverpoo. On the Persia
A spec. al TO the Po.t. Washington. Nov. 20,
says: 81 The grand review of our troops held
to day at Balls Cross Roads, las attracted a.
immense crowd Of spectators. and Washington
is nearly depopulated. Fifty thousand are IN
der r:view by Gen. Mcclellan, and their excel
lent condition ELECTS the warmest praise. The
soldiers are ready for any service that may be
requested, and the reception they gave the
General shows that they have full faith in him
as leader"
Thirteen men of the Fourteenth Brooklyn
Regiment. of New York. who were engaged in
the picket on Monday, are still missing. 1t is
feared tina, they have fallen into the hands of
the enemy.
The rebels continue their correspondence
with their friends in Washington. and their
mail carriers in Virginia, still defy the Govern
ment, carrying messages to and from Richmond
without detection.
The steamship Saxonia, which arrived from
Hamburg, brought as passengers the Prince de
Wrede, OF Russia, and the Count de Valentine,
of Trieste, who came to offer their services to
our Government.
Paducah. Ky, Nov. 20.
The gun boat Cones,oga, of the exploring
expedition up the Tennessee river, yesterday.
iii covered rebel battery near the Tennessee
line. She threw one she'll, which routed the
rebels Sill further up another battery was
discovered and engaged, and the rebels again
routed and a number killed. The Conestoga
was but slightly damaged in the encounter
She returned today.
Jefferson City, Nov. 20.
Reliable information reactrd here to-day
that our cavalry, under Maj. Hough, have over
taken and captured the rebels who seized our
supply train, near Warrensburg, on Monday
last. About $50 prisoners we're taken, and the
wagons recovered.
Kansas City, Nov. 20.
Captain Burchard, with "a men of Jennison''
regiment, attacked Capt. Hays, with l50 men
at bis place of residence, tot day, and succeeded
in driving them away, burning Hays house and
the house of man named Gregg, both Captain.
in the Southern army. Capt Burchard ant
1t. Bostwick were slightly wounded. and two
horses we're killed. The rebels had FIVE killes
and eight wounded.
The news OF the disbanding Of about 5000
rebels in Accomac CO., Virginia. is confirmed
AS our expedition advanced the rebel flags dis
appeared, and the Unionists hoisted the Amer
lean flag.
General Dix's proclamation was received il
the camp where Union men had been DRAFTED
and forced into the rebel service, aud causet
them to rebel. and their officers were compelled
to disband them. The secessionists had de
stroyed the bridges and felled trees across tn,
| roads.
A letter from Hatteras Inlet, dated the sth
says: We learn that North Carolina, by Con
vention Of Delegates representing forty fv,
counties, has declared a provisional government
and has entirely repudia.ed the secession act o
the State, rs-afirming her loyalty and devotion
to the constitution of the United States. Tn,
Convention met at Hsiteras, on Monday lat
The act passed contained several sections, IN,
substance OF which is The FIRST declares vaesn
all the Offices Of the State. The second name,
Marble Hash Taylor, Provisional Governor. Tn.
the statutes and laws contained in the revised
code of 1856. The fourth repudiates the ordi
nance Of secession passed at Raleigh on the 2otl
of May, together with all other acts then adop
ted. The fifth directs the prov isional governor
to order special election for members of Con
gress. The sixth gives to the Governor authori
~ to make temporary appointments to officia
vacancies The convention then adjourned, sub
jeet to the call of the President. Gov. Taylor
has Issued his proclamation for an election in the
I'd Congressional district. which will be held OF
Wednesday, the 9th inst.
A smart engagement took place at Hattera.
Inlet on the l4th, between the coast survey
steamer Corwin and the rebel steamer Curlew
The latter vessel apparently got the worst of the
contest, and retrea,ed after receiving a hot
and telling FIRE from the former.
Washington, Nov. 81.
The 1ribunes dispatch says: "The soldier.
At Beaufort and the slaves on the Island viii
soon be picking the angathered cotton, the for
mer under an order from the Government, and
the latter upon the impulse Of wages directed to
be paid them by Ger. Sherman. It is also prob
able that the cultivation of the Sea Islands for
the next cotton crop will be contracted for BY
some respectable Yankee, who will be required
to employ the slaves abandoned by their masters
upon the several plantations.
"a new punishment for Virginia is at hand
Congress will probably be called on to change
the territorial boundaries of Delaware, 30 as to
give this little State all the land between Cheea
peake Bay and Delaware river, and to change
the boundaries Of Mary land 50 a. to give her all
the Eastern counties Of Virginia, and to give to
the State Of Virginia, A. organized BY the Con-
ventisn At Wheeling, the territory between the
Blue Ridge and the Ohio.
"Private, but Trustworthy advices from Eu-
rope, in relation TO Mexican affairs have been
received. Spain and the Spanish party in Mex.
co have resolved to impose a king upon that
.e-.s', .' sho Pe;n. nf bayonet. OF three
princes, Monte 10 the favorite. Whether Eng.
land add France have fully acceded to this is
doubtful. 1t 10 not believed our government has
taken any steps to coanteract these schemes
against the integrity Of spover in whose welfare
We are moet nearly interested, or to prevent