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

again b restored 70 % within r...oo.h,.
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'en- scott spoke in The highest term. Of Il.
President. and said be could spe.k in -
terms Of several member, Of the Co..
thanked the committee warmly in hi, o.
hall, closing By bidding them IN .sec,;o,.,.
good bye.
Chicago. Nov.
The special Cairo dispatch to n. -
gives the following particulars Of s.h, ,h,,
CURED At Belmont, yesterday: "Our lore. co,
sisted Of the following Illinois regiments. sss
Col. Dougheny; 9Th, Col. Buford; is.a. CT
FOuke; slst COL Logan; 9Th Io.. Regius0,
Col. Lamar; Tsylor's Chicago Artillery boz,
and Delano's cavalry. They left Caro- on n.
steamers Alex. Scott Chancellor, Mempbi. ,,s
Keystone State. accompanied BY the gun boat.
Lexington and Tyler. After laLding they ,s,.
formed into line OF battle; Gen. AcClerna,s !,
command Of Cairo troops. and Col Dousbe,,,
in command OF Birds Poin, uoops rhey YES.
encountered by rebels seveL thousand s,ro.,
They fought every inch Of their vay to the enc.
my's camp, making Sad havoc in the eneu,.
ranks. Col Baiord sas the FIRST to plan, IA.
Stars and Stripes in the enem,'s camp. Col
Doughersy's regiment took the rebel battery O.
t~elve pieces, four Of which sere broush, ..u
Col Fouk~s men suffered greatly, IS they .ere
in front of the batteries before they we're taken
After taking possession Of the rebel camp !, va
discovered that the enemy we're croe-in. oyr,
from Kentucky for the purpose Of attacking u.
in the rear. Orders we're given to return to the
boats when our men we're attacked by reinforos.
ments Of several thousand from Columbus. An.
other severe engagement took place in which
our troops suffered severely. The losses As f.r
as ascertained up TO late hour last night ar. a.
follows: Thrtiesh Regiment, 100 missing. Maj
AcClerken wounded and taken prisoner; rseu.
ty-frst, lao missing; Col BufO-d's regiment re-.
turned too late TO obtain any particulars; Coz
Dougherty, reported taken prisoner; Col. L.
man, reported dangerously wounded; ra,lors
battery Lost one gun. We have taken $50 pri.
oners, . number Of whom are wounded. The
rebels had 500 killed. The ground 30 com.
pletely streued with dead bodies The rebel
Col. Wright, Of the Thirteenth Tennessee, -
killed. Gen. Cheatham commanded the rebel.
Polk being At Columbus. Ii stated that Gen.
johnson Vas wounded. Gen. Coats rendered ef
6cient service in covering the retreat, messing
down the rebels With grape, but killing some OF
our own men. flag Of truce left Cairo this
morning. for Columbus, With forty or fifty wouu-
ded rebels.
!. The 9ribuns's correspondence says: General
Halleck has not yet received his orders, bot the
indications are thss he will be assigned the com.
mand in Missouri"
Fortress Monroe, Nov.7
II Aphysican Of the United States Navy. sen,
to Norfolk on Monday With flag of truce By
Gen. Wool, on some business of bis own, vas
brought back shis evening by rebel flag Of
truce. He reports that telegraph dispatches
we're received to-day in Norfolk that our Aeei
vas then, he 9TH inst, bombarding Port Roy.
South Carolina, and the work on both sides vas
very sharp and hot.
4 Two of the transports, one supposed to be the
Ocean and Express. having ammunition on
board. and the Union, carrying horses. we're lost
during the gale.
New York, Nov g.
The funeral procession Of Gen. Baker passed
up Broadway At noon. The hearse vss drawn
by four white horses. The remains are to lay in
state in the City Hall till Monday. when they are
to be escorted BY the 7lss regiment to the steam.
or Northern Light on which they viii embark
, for California
!. Fort Monroe, Nov. ..
Ferry boat Commodore Perry arrived this
morning from the expedition. She lost sight Of
the feet on Friday. OF Bull Bay, the feet bear.
ing towards Port Royal. The Captain knoss
nothing of the reported loss of the Union and
other transports. The Perry being disabled
could not proceed farther. The Msyaoser vs
some distance behind the feet, with signal Of
distress flying. The Captain thinks she could
not have reached her destination.
A flag Of truce arrived to day and brings
nothing from the great expedition.
The officers Of the rebel Gag of truce refused
to give any information, but the wheelsman told
q sailor that Beaufort Was in possession Of the
Federals, and national flag was flying from the
Court House.
Report says that the pilot of rebel steamer
said to one of the hands of the Federal steamer
that Beaufort had been taken. An arrival from
the feet Wa hourly expected.
Passengers by the Old Point boat say the
Richmond Enquirer. of Friday, contains dis
patch from Charleston, dated W Wednesday, simply
announcing that the Federal troops had landed
At two points and we're marching inland. Does
not say what points.
The reporter says: 81 KAYE just learned from
the flag Of truce that our troops stormed and
captured two forts at Beaufort"
The gun boat Young Rover has arrived from
Cape Fear and reports the steamer Governor 10
distress and her macbisery disabled. The rest
of the feet is supposed to be safe.
The Heralds special, Washington, Nov 10Th,
says: "The non-recepsion Of news from the
naval expedition through rebel sources is con-
sidered At the Navy Department as evidence
shat satsfactory results had been attained.
There was an extraordinary Cabinei meeting
on Saturday night Gen. Mcclellan Was present
The Times Dispatch says: "In three weeks
there will be half million Of Federal troops in