The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-11-06
We are officially informed that the great naval

We are officially informed that the great naval
expedition sailed without written orders.
The Tribmne's dispatch, Washington, LIST, says
=. A dinner, celebrating Gen. McCiellan's assump-
ton of the command was given him tonight by
The Secretary OF State at which all the members
Of the Cabine, we're present. During the eve
uirc Gen. Mcclellan was observed in bis ne~
duties. the President being with him for several
hours.
at is understood the naval expedition is moi
directly aimed at cities on or near the Southern
coast. The troops will land at thinly settled pla.
ces, With spacious hsrbors, and will at once open
cotton ports and establish basis Of operations
for the forces now mastering.
1.-The following telegram was received to-day,
BY the President
San Francisco, Oct. %.
"To Abraham Lincoln California will send
Tor the remains of General Baker.
"Sisned ROBT. J STEVENS,
Wv b. TAZEWELL"
The Tunes special says: " Gen. Heintzelman's
pickets continue TO advance down the Potomac
They have crossed the Occoquan. The pickets
are very strong, one company Of each regiment
being constantly on that duty. No trace Of reb
els in any force has been seen in this direction
TOR two weeks.
A special 10 the St Louis Democrat, Jefferson
City, Sd, SAYS: "A scout arrived here yesterday
and reports to Headquarters that he left Prices
army CT Sunday last at Neosho, with $4,000 OF
| his own men, and 900 Indians under McCulloch.
They have no intention Of making q stand in
Missouri McCul!och himself has gone to Fay
ettville, Arkansas, to change the direction OF re-
Inducements to camp Walker, Arkansas, instead
of Missouri, where Price will join him. Lane is
south of Price, and has sent TO Fremont for re
Inducements, and large mounted force has gone
TO his aid. Lane had had a skirmish with
Prices rear guard, but with what result 10 moi
known.
Washington, Nov. !.
The Washington branch Of the Baltimore 4
Ohio Railroad are daily delivering a thousand
IONS OF Government freight. Ii is said arrange
men,s have been made to lay down a doubl,
track from Washington to Annapolis. Sufficien
quantities of forage for Government are nov be
ing foru arded from Baltimore.
Thirty o. forty shells we're thrown from thu
rebel batteries over to our emit enchments on tn
Maryland shore yesterday, withou: harm.
Cen Mcclellan will continue in actual comman,
of the army Of the Potomac
The Pension Bureau has issued q notice tha
: no application for bounty lands for services il
. the present war will be considered, there bein
| no law for such bounty since 1855
: Baltimore, Nov. 8.
TIE great expedition was passed Of Hattera
at daylight Yesterday morning The weathe
was very pleasant, but there were heavy gale
the day before.
. Fortress Monroe, Nov. 2.
There is nothing from the great expedition
1t is supposed it reached its destination yestel
day.
A flag of truce will 60 to Norfolk to morrow
> when something doubtless will be learned abo'
the expedition.
The following account, from Cincinnati, NO
/, 3, is all We can learn of the reported attack Q
Gen. Rosencranz's command at Gxuey Bride
and Camp Tompkins: The operator at Clark
burg says, on Friday afternoon, between and
O'Clock the operator at Camp TOmpkns reports
fighting at Gauley Bridge, and that he would
compelled to move his office two miles outsit
of the camp. Immediately after this the wiz
were broken below Sutton, and nothing has be'
nvuru nvru .naI uireclIVu eince. Tie kanawi
river line was working to camp Enysrt, twel,
miles above Charleston, on Saturday, but not
ing was known there Of affairs at Gauley Bridg