The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-09-25

immediate commanders at the time Of enlist
ment The roll is to be transmitted to the Pay
master General, who will make the deductions
on each pay ROLL and the Paymasters of the
regiments transmit the money for distribution
to those in whose favor the assignment is execu-
ted The attention of the officers Of the regular
army is again directed TO that section of the
act of Congress which provides that in all
cases Of enlistment and re-enlistment in the
military service, the prescribed oath may be
administered by any commissioned officer of
the army. Fees to civil officers for any such
service will not therefore he admitted.
Another army order is as follows: ''Volun-
teer officers sent out to recruit their regiments
will be granted fees and passes over the roads
leading to and from the points to which tn y
are ordered. Should the route lie over roads
for which such passes are not ganted, they will
be paid their actual travelling expenses out OF
the fund for recruiting and equippng vOlun-
teers, but in no case will they receive the ten
cents per mile"
:, Dispatches from St. Louis. Sept 18th, state
that the 18th Ohio, Col Crobeck. Sd Iowa,
Lieut. Col Scott, 10th Illinois, Col Smith, with
the force of the Missouri State Militia and the
Iowa State troops, under Colonies Crayner and
} Edwards three hundred regular and irregular
cavaly and six pieces of artillery. under Capt
Madison, left ST. Joseph and Chilicothe in two
columns on Sunday previous, and were expect
ed to reach Lexington on the 18th, to reinforce
Col. Mulligan. The reason why Gen. Pope did
not surprise, rout and capture Martin Green.
band OF rebels on Sunday. the l4th inst, is ex
planned as follows: General Pope was at Hun
newell on Saturday with 500 men, and know
ing Green was encamped in the neighborhood
Of Florida, he determined to make a nights
march and surprise him, but only having oil
} hand 800 men, he sent an engine at noon tc
Shelbina, eight miles, with orders to Gen. Hurl
) but to send down Immediately five hundred
men to reinforce him, his force being too small
to attack such superior numbers, but in conse
quence of gross mismanagement on the part Of
Hurlbut, the troops from Shelbina, which should
have reached Hunnewell at o'clock, did no,
until ii P. NJ, when it was too late to start Oh
the expedition. That night another attack wa,
planned for the next night. However, Pope
marched his / 500 men twenty-four miles over
, a broken and almost roadless country. anG
reached Green's camp early on Monday morn
E ing to find it deserted-Green baving been ap
D prised of Pope's design aud fed and his mer
being mounted they could not be overtaken BY
infantry, and Pope had no cavalry. There art
, now no armed bands of rebels in the countie.
, north of the Hannibal and st. Joseph railroad
and but few between il ard the Missouri River
About 1000 Home Guards are in the Northern
, part of the State, and it is understood Pope ha,
effected arrangements for thorough organiza
ton of Union men in that region who art
! abundantly able and willing to preserve the
D peace If arms are furnished them, which. it i.
said, will be done
1t is now confidently believed no more law
lessness will he heard of in Northern Missouri
In addition to putting Gen. Hurlbut and Col
Williams under arrest for drunkenness. Gen
Pope has ordered the arrest Of Lieut. Col Blair
OF the I'd Kansas regiment, for mutinous con
, duct at Shelbina, in threatening to withdraw
his command if Col. Williams persisted in
: fighting when attacked at that place by Martin
Green.
In a letter to the Republican, in reply to {
charge by the Democrat, Colonel Blair state.
that he never asked favor, CONTRACT or appoint
ment from Fremont which was not granted
Their difficulties are not of private nature. bu,
relate to charges made against Fremont for hi.
conduct of the campaign.
The Hcrdlds correspondence, Washington
| a oCl ILL
his staff this p. N. went to examine our earth
works, garrisoned by portion Of Gen. Frank
Inns command. While viewing the enemy s pc
sition Gen. Mcclellan discovered some 500 OF
600 of the enemy approaching, about two mile,
distant. He Immediately ordered several rifed
cannon to be got in position, and sent his com
pliments to the rebels in the shape of 20 pound
shell, that exploded in their very midst, produ.
cling the widest CONSERVATION. The whole force
! was seen to scatter aud fy. There is no doubt
. that large number We're killed. The enemy
did not return the fire. Gen. Mcclellan, after
disposing of this advancing force of rebels, di.
rected his attention to new battery recently
thrown up by the enemy q short distance South
of Munson's Hill, known as Mason's Hill. H.
threw several shells and shot into their works
causing some of the hands to knock off, They
} were evidently surprised by this sudden open
ing Of our batteries upon them, as they sudden
ly dispersed and did not return the fire.
"A company of infantry has been rendered
to the Government from the Hawaiian Islands,
and is accepted. 1t consists of emigrants and
natives. 1t is expected to come as soon as the
news of the acceptance is received
On Monday of last week the rebel army, un-
der Gen Price, variously estimated at from
5000 to $4,000 men, assaulted Lexington, Mis-.
souri, "a place which has been fortified to some
extent, and was in command of Col Mulligan,
with about $500 men. The fight lasted all
day, and resulted in the withdrawal of the reb-
els for the night, to renew the fight next day.
On Tuesday, after severe engagement, the
enemy succeeded in obtaining the ferry boats
at that place, by which means they were enabled
to prevent reinforcements, which were rapidly
approaching under Gen. Stugis, from crossing
the river and forming junction with Col Null
ligan. Reinforcements have been sent forward
from various directions but it is exceedingly
doubtful whether they have arrived in time to
save the place from falling into the hands OF
Gen. Price.