The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-06-19
The War.
New York. June Is

Gather their movements are restricted for want
q shoes and harness for the artillery, &c, there
IRE bu. few snail tannerie, in the South and Il
The government will ouly enforce It's embargo by
and and sea, the rebels will be greatly embar-
rassed They are also short of materials FOR ma
king percussion caps. although they have con-
suuctei a machine for making them az Rich
mond They are also cut Of chemicals for ma
King detonationg powder, and therefore cannot
employ shells for want OF fuses. One OF the
shots fred at the Freedom, from Aqua Greek,
vas shell from a rfied cannon, similar TO the
James projecti!es, but the shell was not charged
Official accounts, received from Fort Monroe,
report that there were but fourteen men killed
and forty-fve wounded on oar side in all, al
Bethel; twelve were killed in the fight before
the batteries. There were three batteries on
FL on our troops from TIE right, left and center
of the road TO yorktown, in ell about thirty can
non served, many Of them being riff :. Lieut..
Butler, who Was present during the conflict,
thinks at least two hundred rebels must have
been killed and wounded. but four prisoners
were taken by the federal forces.
Chambersburg, June IS.
Colonel Lewis Wallace With portion of the
Indiana Regims Mt, left Cumberland for Ronney,
Virginia, Oh lth, where lie surprised, and sharp
JVP SCNt>-4oN ttbtt'S-
capturing prisoners, and killing two, and taking
some frs, class camp equipsse, provisions and
medical stors. Only one Indianian was slightly
wounded. The yictors returned TO CumbeTltnd
the same day
Washington, June Is.
Secretary Chase has just addressed anothe;
circular TO the collectors Of customs, referring
to the Instructions OF the ID of May, prohibiting
the transmission of munitions of war. provisions
or other>u supplies to parties in in-urrecton agains
the United States. They further instructed
70 exercise the utmost vigilance in arrestins
and de,aiaing al merchandise OF whatever
character.
Herman, No, June Is.
II is reported that State troops ave q battery
on Dodi'- Island, inst below the mouth OF th'
Usage river, and that there are no troops a
o. ge bridge steamer, just from Jefferson
City, report, troops concentrating there rapidly
Twelve thousand are reported on their way iron
Saline County, Gov. Jackson's residence, an,
five hundred from Cooper Co, both strong seces
sion strongholds
st Louis, June IA
The steamer Jaiau, with the second battalion
lst regiment Missouri volunteers. under com
mand OF Lieutenant Colone! andrews, Artillery
and two Companies of regulars under Captain
Lathrop, ard si-amer !. c. swan, with the frs
regiment under Col Blair, and another section
of Totten's battery. ami detachment OF piOn
GERS and General Lyon and staff, numbering on
thousand five hundred all told. left here this Al
ternoon, for some point up the Missouri river
supposed TO b. Jefferson City. Horses, wagons
and all Necessary camp equippage, ammunition
and provisions Tor a long march accomparie,
the expeditlon.
New York, June ii
The Iribmnfs Dispatch say: Arkansas rcb
els are transporting arm. into Missouri.
"TrustwOrih reports from Point Comfort re
duces the number killed ia the Bethel skirn.isl
to l2, seven OF whom fell ia action and FIVE kav
since died o. their sodld- Seven are st
missing.
Persons who arrived ia tbs city this evening
from Montgomery county, Md, represent vehi
Giles OF every description, laden with arms. an
muniliOn aud provisions irom B.ljimore, ~:
passing over the turnpike leading through tina
county during the entire night, their way 4
Virginia We ire also cteditahis int rmcd tina
conlrsbaud goods are almost da, being shippc
down the Chesapeake To- the rebels.
n" According TO report that reached Grea
Falls this eyeiItg, detachment If Col. Stone
command was engaged, about il o'clock tbi
had crossed The river at Goose Greek, about fou
miles above Edwards Ferry, AMI thirty igor
Georgetown.
- 1t is understood that the government has r.
ceived important advices by the Adiiatic
appears tat Loud Paln.erston secedes from ia
position, hitherto adhered to by the British Cab
net ia retci elc- IL rebel pr:va;eering. Secre, az
Seward i0reStailed him la announcing the accer
lance 10y the United States, OF the proposal G
the Great powers To unite in declaration, INA
king prvaterriug piracy. Hencetorth the Eng
sh cabinet will respect the authority Of the cat
met at Washington rs extending over all the ter
rit"rv of the Union, and treaty stipu!ttlous nov
EXISTING, viii regulate, "a heretofore, the inter
course between thetwo countries
Arlington, June ID.
Lieut.. Tompkins' company OF cavalry reconno
tered last night near Fairfax Court House Bl
few sece,siouists were seen.
Washington, June 10.
1t is said Col. Lees command has reschc
Lees5urg
Alexandra, June >.
The thermometer stands at los in the shadt
The people at Vienna are ia communication wit!
the rebels Their scouts were there up to YES
terday, aud report Federal troops at Leesburg
Washing; on, Sunday, June IL.
Gen. Scott has received information that tn
rebels were concentrating all their force at Ma
nassas. Gen Scott has 10 doubt the rebels w
make and there. A high military ohce
thinks there viii be movement on Mauassa
Junction soon. The rebels there are IA kin:
freely OF attacking Washington, and seemed san
guine OF capturing IT.
The Times dispatch saws Gen. Butler d,Inau
ded 1900 more troops, and will have them III
lev DAYS Gov. Morgan promised the Govern
ment to send regiment from New York ever
three days, until her full quota is dispatched
signal balloon aas seen last night at a con
siderable elevation over Chain Bridge, on III,
road TO Leesburg. 1t is supposed to have beer
sent up by the rebels.
liagerstown, Nd, June Is.
A messenger has just returned from Harper
Ferry. Two camps still remain or the heights
consisting of about GOO men. The greater par
OF IA, troops stationed there had gone sontl
to join Beauregard ard Lees forces He ,ai,
Wlses forces were marching to oppose Gen. Me
Cleilan's western troops. Wise has 81, 900 mel
at Stanton.
The First Michigan Regiment has alread,
marched. Ii is reported that about seventy 10
comotives have been burned by the rebels below
Opeque, on the Martinsburg railroad. The reb
ell pickets have again returned opposite Williams
port. Reliable information Just received state
that the rebels had just evacuated Leesburg ate
burning the cars and locomotives
Washington, Sunday, June 10
The Third Michigan regiment arrived, an,
nine ritled cannon also arrived 10. dav. Six were
Immediately sent forward
Baltimore, Sunday, June l6.
Two regiments left Camp Patterson to-day for
Washington.
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