The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-07-23
i. uEWs or TN WEEK.

g. Louis, July IA.
Dispatchss TO military authoritiss received to.
day ~ that General Curtis command, about IA,
300 ssroog. has reached Helene. A,kansas. where
they are resting At present.
Information from Cerinth to Thursday says
Gen. Halleck was there, and various divisions of
his army ere in excellent condition and eager for
active operations.
Bragg has about forty thousand troops. and
some thirty. Eve thousand more are at Holly
Springs and other places. Their movements are
said TO indicate Offensive operations
Washington, July Is.
The q. g. steamer Wyandosts has arrived at
the navy.yard, bringing up . prize schooner.
She reports that guerrillas are quite plentiful
along the banks of the Planketank and Kappa
hammock Rivers. They carry of Union men as
we'll a. steal subsistence and supplies.
Cairo, July Is.
Water has been let into the canal at Vicks.
burg, but the anticipations that it would soon
cut channel through are not yet realized.
The work of deepening it three feet has CON-
menced.
Guerillas near Memphis are becoming very
bold, burning cotton almost in sight Of the city.
Disgusting themselves - cotton.buyers they find
where il 10 secreted and come in force to burn it,
Seven scouts of the Eleventh Illinois Cavalry
we're surprised near fernando on Friday. Two
we're wounded and captured and the balance
escaped.
1t was the Ninth instead of the Eleventh
Michigan which surrendered at Murfreesboro.
Tho Eleventh Michigan arrived At the camp
near Louisville fair grouods. yesterday noon, af.
60. unsuccessful three days chase Of Morgan.
Nsshv;lia InIy Ia
Three members of Hsweu's Battery escaped
from Nurfreesborc, and report that the Battery
and the Third Minnesota surrendered. Colonel
DuHRsld Is MORALLY wounded, and Gen. L. L.,
Crittendsn, Of Indiana, vas taken prisoner.
An escaped prisoner reports the First, Second.
and Fourth Georgia, First Kentucky Regiment,
the Texan Rangers, and 100 mounted infantry,
under command Of Forest and Warner, 5000 in
| all, are advancing on Nashville.
The Fourth PenHsy lvanis Cavalry and Seven
Fourth Ohio, arrived from Lebanon last night
and four regiments are coming from Huntsville.
eonvalesrent camp Of . hundred and fifty
of the Eleventh Michigan are still at Nashville,
with their camp squipsge.
Louisville, July Is.
The Louisville Bulletin says Aorgan's band
last night destroyed the long bridge on the Ken
lucky Central Railroad between Cynthiana and
Paris.
A gentleman residing near Cynthiana says
M0rgan's movements on Frankfort and Lexing.
ton we're feints, the real objects being to strike
the railroad. which il tn deslroy Townsend via
duct, which would take elk weeks to reconstruct,
and then destroy property in Bourbon county
and return to Harrodsburg or Mount Sterling.
Advices from Lexington last night to Major
Hatch, of Cincinnati, renders part OF the above
Improbable.
Reports this evening state that the railroad
track between Lexington and Frankfort has been
torn up to-day by the GuerrilIas.
New York, July Is.
Notwithstanding the intense heat of the wealth.
er, there was an immense gathering of loyal cit.
sens this afternoon at Union Square, and fully
equal to that of April, last year, just after the
fall Of Sumter. Five stands for the speakers
were provided, and the several presiding officers
we're Mayor Opdyke, Pela,iah Barritt, President
Fish, Prof Francis Leiber, and Gen. Fremont
Among the many speakers were Rev. Drs. Rufus
Clark, Samuel Ossood, Richard z. Storrs, and
Francis Vinton, and the Presidents Of the several
meetings. All the speakers were vehementy in
favor Of upholding the government in all it's war
measures until the last armed rebel had surren.
dered. The enthusiasm among the mass was
very strong, and every alusion to the President
and any of the Generals in the field, was vehe.
nently cheered, - we're also deprecatory illusions
to foreign interference in our troubles.
Boston, July Is.
The citizens committee of $50, acting in con-
cert with the city and State authorities, will first
endeavor 70 gil up the Massachusetts, regiments
in the field to their full quota, and then recruit
new regiments to the number required The
committee takes hold of the work. with great en-
ergy and every prospect of entire success. Re-
cruising headquarters will be established on Bos-
ton Common.
Washington, June IA.
Gen. Curtis entire command arrived at Helena
on the llth. The army left Batesville June "a,
and reached Jscksonport On the 26th, and on
the I'd of July they started across the country.
On the 4th, when the 18th Ilnsis was coming
down White River with load of cotton, they
we're fred on BY guerrilla, seven miles below
Grand Glaese. The fire was returned and the
rebels ded. A contraband taken on board the
next day, says he saw 10 dead rebels near the
scene Of action. On the 7th Gen. Curtis ad.
vance, consisting Of battalion Of the LIST Illinois
Cavalry, the 18th Wisconsin and the SD Illinois
we're attacked by two regiments of Texan cav.
airy and large force Of infantry. The Federals
had four mounted howitzers which we're brought
70 bear on the rebels with terrible effect, causing
The cavalry to break in disorder, riding over the
infantry and throwing them into confusion, ter. |
ninatine in the utter rout of the rebels. They |
we're pursaed BY our force, who captured . large |
number Of prisoners who we're Afterwards parol. |
ID. After the battle our troops buried one hun.
lred and ten rebels on the field. Our loss eight
Iilled, amosg them Captain Sloan, of the 18th
and 81 wounded, Major Glenden, of
he LIST Indiana, seriously. The rebels had no
rtillery. which account for their heavy loss as
with ours. Notwithstanding the long
orced marshes. short rations, &C., Gen. Curtiss'
fmy were in good condition. When thew ARR.