The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-12-25

Fortress Monroe, Dec. 18th, via Baltimore, Dee.
lsth SAYS, flag Of truce has just come from
Norfolk. The greatest excitement prevails 10
Richmond and Norfolk in regard TO the news
from England. How the intelligence reached
am unable to say, but they had the
new. this morning all over the South. A great
many people. it Is said, will 60 ss-inft England
should she interfere iu the affair and demand
Mason and Siden. The Union spirit is evident
y awaking.
ST. Louis. Dec. 10.
DISPATCHES received at headqua,ters, from
Gen. Pope, state that after forced march yes
terday. be got between the enemy, encamped
six miles from Chilpower, johnson county, 2
200 strong, at Clinton, Henry county, but as
coon as they heard of his approach. they beat
ranid retreat towards Rose Hill, johnson coun'
", leaving all their baggage. arms, munitions
papers. ETC., in our possession. Pope then
threw forward ten companies of cavalry and
section of artillery in pursuit, forming With the
main body of the army at johnson, Bates coun-
Is. The rebels, being so closely pursued, scat
tered in all directions, but mostly towards the
south. Pope then forced a strong cavalry re-
connoisance through to within Is miles OF Osce.
ola, and intercepted and captured $50 of the 6ee'
ing rebels, all their baggage, horses. &c. Squads
of from ten to fifteen men we're taken, making
the aggregate number Of prisoners about 500
No fighting is reported to have occurred. Gen
Pope says the whole of the country between
RosehIl, in the West, aud Grand River, in the
South, is clean of rebels. Price las only 8 zoo
men at Osceola.
Washington. Dec. 10.
The Heralds dispatch says: An absurd rumo:
is circulated o.day that the government has de-
cided last evening to surrender Mason and Sill
dell. Il 10 without any foundation whatever
Up to eleven o'clock tonight Lord Lyon hal
made no communication from his government
to the President or Secretary of State, relative
to the seizure of the traitors Mason and Slidell
"Mr Adams, 10 his communication to Mr.
Seward, gives clear and detailed idea of tn,
feeling of the British people, and the sentiment
of the British statesmen, but does not indicat,
that he knows the purport of the instructions o
the English government to Lord Lyons. Moth
ing contained in Mr. Adams dispatches indicates
that that government will make any exorbilan'
demand relative to the seizure Of the traitors
This is not only true, bu; We are permitted t,
announce. by high official authority, that ptivat
letters received to-day from distinguished British
hot no Rriti
will not demand the release of Mason and Sdell
but will require such reparation as the Unite,
States can honorably grant. This is also con
6rmed by other private correspondence of Amer
leans in London, who have facilities for learning
the intentions of the British government"
Chicago. Dec. 20.
The Memphis appeal of the 18th has the fol
loving:
Knoxville, Dec. II.
Two more of the bridge burners, Union men
we're hung to-day, by order of Gen. Carroll
Vice President Stephens is seriously i'll.
The Avalanche of the came date, says Ga
weston, Texas, has been evacuated by the Con
federates.
JEFF. Thompson is busy terrifying New Mac
rid.
A Cairo correspondent of the Tribune says
4" A pontoon bridge is being constructed owe
the river at Memphis. This side of Memphis j
fort of hundred and two guns, called For
Pillow. Fort Randolph, near Memphis, is bein
strongly fortified.
"Tbe rebels are jubaDt over the English in
reference in the Mason and Slidell affair. Tb
number Of Federal prisoners at Memphis is 81
Desertions from the rebel army are frequent an
numerous.
"Gov. Claiborne Jackson, Was at Columtu
yesterday. He has issued proclamation calm,
on the people of Missouri to furnish JEFF
Thompson with 10, 900 men and augment Price
force to 10000"
Washington, Dec. 20.
The Navy Department has received dspatche
from Fort Royal, including one from Commodor
Drayton. dated Dec. 9th. He gives the particu
lars of the recent cruise in the Pawnee, it'll
the UHadilla, Isaac Smith and Vixen, and the ex
ploration of the Ashepoo River. Among othe
things he states that on landing at Hutchinsc1
Island it was ascertsined that two days befor
all the negro cabins, overseer's houses and out
buildings, together with all the picked cotton
had been burned. The attempt, at the sam
time, had been made to drive eff the negroes
out many had escaped. Some of their number
they said. bad been shot in the attempt. Tn
scene was one of complete desolation. Tn,
smoking ruins and the covering figures of tn,
negroes, who still instinctively cling to thei
birth place, although there was no longer shell
ter for their heads, was q moet melancholy sight
About l4O negroes, most of them in very des
titute condition, had collected at Otter Island
Com. Drayton had directed that they should b,
supplied with food until some disposal could b,
made of them.
The Posts special says: "The dispatches o
the British Ministry are reported to be NOR
sensible and moderate than represented BY tb,
English press. Nothing peremptory or imper
alive will be addressed to our Government
and nothing, in short, which cannot be settle,
BY diplomacy. The general feeling here is ia
vorable to peace, to conciliation and for the ref
erence OF all disputed questions to an interna
tional commission, but no one is in f.vor of re
linquishing particle of right.
General Burnside arrived at Annapolis thi
morning, and Immediately commenced his prep
arations for the departure of the expedition t,
the South. grand review of ten regiment
Of the Generals command took place to day
The men are in excellent condition, and cage