The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-02-05


There we're twelve hundred sick soldiers in
the hospitals at Washington, Alexandra ard
George,O~n OF the 18th inst
| Secretary Chase has wi,ten TO bis friends at
Columbus, Ohio, declining TO become candi-
date for the Senatorial Chair.
! On Banks lie in Washington having come.
il is alleged, to test fy before the committee on
tie conduct OF the var.
| public meeting in S.. Joseph, Mo has en-
iou sed the Unioni.m of Senator Wilson.
| The Mourreal -4drertiser Gays it was not The
sumter lately seen at Csdz but ole OF the II"
Europe.
| Col Malliganhas been authorized BY the Gov
ernor OF Illinois 20 raise battery OF liz ht srtIie
| v. 10 be attached TO the Irish Brigade.
Missouri j. overrun vi h guerilla bands from
Versailles, a place about twenty miles west OF
Jrff.r son CITY A division consis,ii OF five req
a enrs Of infantry, two batteries Of artillery snc
three companies Of cavalry, commanded by ih,
Eaterai General, jeff Z. Davis, lsft on Tuesday
South~ard, destined, it is suppos d, for Spring
dsd BY Gen. Turner.
Leavenworth, Jan. %.
The following general order, issued by Major
General Hunter. has caused a sensation in civil
AID military Gil cles:
In the .xp.d iion about to be started South
from this department, Called in the ne~sPaper'
Gen. Lanes expedition, 1t 10 the intention OF IN.
n. jJ- General commanding this department to
c mmand ia person, Unless otherwise expressly
Vi dered BY the Government Transporter On
not having been supplied. We must 90 ~nhpu'
IL All t.nis trunks, chests, chairs, camp tables,
camp clothes, etc must at once be stored OF
a,andoned. General ccmma, dug takes IT.
his vaise but one en-, nge Of clothing. and no OF
deer or soldier will carry more. The surpius
room i'll the knapsack must he reserved for sui
rnuIition aud provi..oLs. Every officer and sol
der will carry lis own clothing and bedding
the General COMMANDING has applied Tor Elk
BrgaGi Generals, that this command INA! b.
pr Pc. ly gained, and, until their arrival IT IS
.cesssry that he should appoint acting Bug.
le,als f,om The senior Coioues. To enat G
hun 10 do this in acco dance with the order III
The sci ct, each Colonel will Immediately re
port the date OIL which he w-s mustered into
the service OF he United States
(Sigue) D. HUNTER,
M.j,r Gen. Comma ding
Washington, Jan. 29.
The President handed to night to Champion
for and h.a t..l-
o~rg gentlemen Who are to constitute the staff
of Gen James II Lane Col WIN. II. Merritt
Lieut.. Col J. Fitzpatrick. Mrjr Verptanck Val
Antwerp, Major John Richie, Mi r. j. Weed,
Capt VIM. Philips. Capt. VIM. UDonn.ii
Capt. r Mcclure. Capt. A. P. Russell Capt
VIM Kyle, Capt vo!ney Kickoff Col. Waugh
an also had an interview With Secre,ay Stanton
The above staff Of officers ordered To repor'
10 Mi ,r General Hunter, to be by him detailed
to Gen Lane. They leave for the West tO-mor
rox TO enter active service.
New York, Jan. %.
Advices from Fort Pi.kens, by the Phadei
phia state that the rebels have withdrawn b
portion Of their forces TO Mobile, which the,
that the rebel force opposite Fort Pick-rs i no.
over 6, 600 exclusive Of that at Live Oak Plan
tation which is held by from 1000 to 3OUc. ard
= = "-....-I-I- a "o-e,o. 10 ,,.-,;,...
To Col B,Oxn.
The Tritu ,e's special, Washington, 29th, SAYS:
- The special committee on the driehses auc
70 fcarions Of lakes aid rivers. lad al impOr
taht meeting this morning Gen Mcclellan laic
n tore the committee many facts showing tn,
immediate action. He fivors the fort6ca,ion Of
few commanding points. such as Mackinac
Fort Gra'iOt, and some place on the SAINT s.
Marie Canal, AID the reliance elsewhere to b
made upon the naval deenses, to supply which
he recommends the establishment Of one or nor,
i-pots Of arms on the lakes Il is understood
that the committee concur IL these general views
a. d viii rake report in accordance there~i,l,
at an early day.
Besuregsrd has let Mann assas for Kentucky
taking with him 600.
No forward movement is expected in Ken
tricky for some time. on account of bad roads
TIE Anglo Saxon, which arrived at Pos'lanG
49, h.inos a rumnr -ha' N" N.-hvslia had
boon snld English ship owners, but the Tusca
rora-whose captain had orders never to los,
sight Of the Nashville. but to chase her "a long
"a she was aloat-sti!l blockaded her in South
srnp,on. A British man-ot war 10 watching both
vessels.
The Shipping Gazette says that war, or fur
Their d ficutv, between the United States and
England lie Certain. The Government dockyard.
continue active, bu,, i: is sad, the extra wsr,
men will be discharged at the end Of the fsca
year.
The British Minister EXPIRE aces much sa,isfac
ton at the conclusion arrived Al bv our Govern
ment ia the Mason and Sden matter
Fortress Monroe, Jan. 2e
Some negro deserters arrived here this morn
| ing from the opposite shore. They Were cooxi
| in the Third Alabama regiment, which il en-
caup.d in the vicinity. They repor, that ID.
last Of the iron plates for the Merrmac wer,
put on yesterday, aud that she vas to be launches
10 day.
A Ia &c Steamer reported to be the Merrimac
ont probably erroneou-ly 81. made its appear
suce a, Craney's Island yesterday afternoon.
Wash neton Jan. 81.
Official dispatches from Goid,ooro. dated Jan
% h, arrived this norn;rg Seventeen Of til,
| laval vessels we're at that time in the Sound
ussr and oe, ond the bl,knead u der immediA',
co,nmaid Of Com Rowan. in full readiness To-
operations Gen. Burnside vas preparing III,