The Lansing state Republican., 1861-06-12
shot last night BY Union man at Wiiiamsport.
Keutch boasied that he could whip any Cnionist
New York. June :.

A special TO the Commercial, Washington,
June 9Th, SAYS: \ picket guard Of the High
landers were fred on last night at Geor2ctOan.
Offers have been made to the Government TO
construct steel plated vessels, bomb and shell
proof, a & TO be finished within six months after
the contract is signed. it is MT known that the I
Government viii accept"
A special to the Post, Washington, June Ith, /
says: The National Republicans pronounces
false the reports about recovering Of any vessels
at Mort, TX.
| 1t is understood the Government will not make
| further requi,iiious for troops al present
| Col. Neigs is still in possession Of the Poto.
mac squeduct and public bridges.
! The Presidents manson, and all the Depart
ments closed to-day in honor OF TIE mem
ory of Senator Douglas
/ A special to the Commercial SAYS: Additional!
forces have been ordered to Chambersburg
This is understood as an indication that the lines
of the Federal army rapidly closing, and that
the forces under Gen. Mcclellan, in Western
| Virginia will act in concert with the Pennsylva-
MA troops for the reduction Of the iorthcation
at Harrer's Ferry.
Senators and members OF the House are arri-
wing by every train.
The government has decided that il will not
accept any more contributions from States, and
hereafter vii! obtain all the funds Necessary ioT
the support ui the NONef!nheht through tut
regular channels.
| The list regiment was engaged III scouting
duty last night, to prevent the rebels from sei-
zing provisions in Maryland.
Tie Heralds correspondence, Washington,
June 9th, SAYS: Gen. Kings uew regiment, rais-
ed in Washington viii be accepted, and imme-
diately mustered into service. Other forces
from different States will also be accepted.
Large numbers of the most influential men in
the country are here, negotiating with the gov
ernmeRt for the acceptance OF one hundred
thousand additional troops.
The President and Cabinet are discussing the
amount TO be asked for when Congress meets
$3.50, 900 600 will probably be the TO carry
on the war.
1t is rumored that Aqua Creek has been rein
forced, and that there are 5000 rebel troops now
there.
Orders were read at the evening parade to Of
/, fcers of regiments Oh the Virginia side to pre-
pare rations for four DAYS, Tor "a march forward
The movement will be made within twenty four
hours
4 gentleman who arrived here to-day direct
from New Orleans, says i'll regard to the entire
commerce of the South, that it is in a most
J wre,ched and irightiul condition. He saws the
! States which will suffer the the most will he
Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. He was in
! Galveston on the 18th OF May. If the blockade
be rigitily enforced people in Texas will starve
| to death. When he left there, bacon was 25c.
per pound, aud flour SIS per barrel, and a very
limited supply at tnat. They We're then almost
1 wholly dependent on New Orleans for means of
subsistence When that source Of supply is
cut off they will bc in an awful condition.
Cincinnati, June I.
The Eleventh Indiana regiment OF ZOuaves,
Col. Wallace, fully armed and equipped, passed
> through the city this afternoon route for
Cumberland, Nd. They made splendid appear
ance aud were enthusiastically received.
Louisville, June 7.
The journal says that large quantitity OF
arms were secretly brought from Tennessee to
Kentucky on Wednesday by secessionists.
There is destructive crevassc ON the Louis
lana side o the Mississippi at Naichez 250 feet
: wide and Ia feet deep.
! Norfolk dispatch to the .fHanta Con
t;defdry SAYS that the Merrimac's machinery
is uniniured, and she will be ready for sea by
Friday.
The Charleston Courier of the 4th saws that
the Minnesota is the only vessel off that port.
Alexandria, June Z.
IL is learned that the rebels used rtrd field
pieces at Aqua Creek, changing position accor-
ding io the movements of the vessels. They
, ao have IA masked battery of 81 poundciS not
, vet used.
4 Union mectii g held to day, at the Marshall
House. nominated delegates to the Wheeling
, convention.
II Is reported that the Union and rebel pickets
, are gradually approaching each other on the
Fairfax road.
A Maine and New York Regiment arrived to-
, day.
Louisville, June S.
? Nashvi le for separation and representation
3033, against 2o9. Eleven otter districts in this
= county give 239s for. and IS against.
, Memphis aGoS for separation, 4 for non-repre-
( Sentatio:, and > for the Union. The interior as
tar heard from IL unanimous. The State is
| largely secession
letter from Manassas Junction, to the Rich
mond Wig of the sixth. says the laborers in
terrifying that place by men unaccustomed to la
bOr, has quadfgped the sick list IL was feared
I that filth Of the forces would be sick
There is no hospital there. Ii is difficult to get
water to drink. Ii is dealt out in ra,ions They
demand negroes to do the labor.
Baltimore, June 9
Bridges at the Point of Rocks. and one at Ber-
, ln have been burned by the rebels
Washington, June o
The Rhode Island Regiment leave to day in
the direction OF Harper's Ferry.
Prof. Allen las arrived here with his mann
moth balloon for reconnoitcring. Ii Is said that
several regiments are under orders 10 leave at
day break
New York, Sunday, June g.
The Herald special Washington correspondent
says When our troops move On Manassas
they will be thir,y-iive thousand strong Gener-
} al Patterson will have an equal number when he
crosses the Potomac.
Two captured secessioni-ts say there j. no
formidable force at Fairfax.
:" \ Government special agent from Frederick
SAYS ii IL still the prevailing opinion, that Har
pes's Ferry will be evacuated on the approach Of
the Federal forces
1T is said there are some six hundred fugi-
tives AT Monroe. There are now twelve thou
sand L. 5. troops there.
"A rebel camp is established, four thousand
strong, few miles this side of Acquis Creek
The reported raising OF the Merrimac at Nor
folk, is disbeeved at Monroe"
Collector Cotton, of Louisville, has notified
the Treasury department that the shipment of
provisions 20 the rebels, over the Louisville and
Nashville road, has been stopped at the terHli-
Lus, and would be speedily stopped at the June.
| ton.
THE LATEsT.-The lat ST teleeraphic des-
patches confirm the.report of more favorable
sentiments on the part OF Great Britain toward
| the United States. Treason j. still rife in
Maryland. and the report i that the Second
Michigan Regiment were fred upon in passing