The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-04-16

The Asrrimac. jamestown, yorktown, "a
several gunbosss and tsgs, appeared betv~
Newport News and SewalI's Point The AL,
damage done vas the capture Of three em.n -.
sells. one empty and one loaded with coal
I Signed, J.E. WOOL"
Fortress Monroe, April n
ITO Hon. l. n. STANTON, Secretary Of Wa.
The Merrimac came down towards thu No.;
for and Stevens The latter fred -four Or a..
rounds and the AerrinAc one, when she and he,
csnsorts returned to Cransy Island.
(Sigued) WOOL
Washington, Aprilli.
The Senate to day confirmed Francis Z Pa,
terson, OF Pennsy lvania. and Css,ius NJ. Cav Of
Kentucky, Brigadier Generals.
Gen. Mcclellan telegraphs 70 the Seere,..,o q,
War that nothing Of interest occurred to IA,
10th. The road. and weather better, asa oc..
rations progressing favorably.
New York, April II.
The Aerrimac lies OF the mouth OF james nv.
er to prevent oar gunboats iron going up tia,
river to shell the right wing Of the eacuy. no,
strongly fortified on the west bAak Of wsnick
river. near lis mouth.
Our troops are in the best of spirits.
Gen. Rssencranz reported to the Secretary Of
War to-day, and has received his orders, and viii
| leave the city 70 morrow
The HeralTs special. Washington, April II.
says: The cavalry of Gen. Banks occupied
Warren;on yesterday, the rebels abandoning The
place without firing gun. Few of the i.L.bi.
tants remain. The country is exceedingly bean.
t'ial, the whea, being several inches high, and
the grass being considerably advanced in growth.
| TIE mountains are covered win snow 70 ths
depth of several inches
| Cairo, April II.
| YESTERDAY two splendid batteries Of ri6sd
guns were found in the woods below Ialand No
10. Large anoan,s Of property, consisting Of
horses, mules, Wagons and arms, are being lail,
brought in by our men.
| Chicago. April Il.
| One Michigan battery, at the battle Of Pitts
burgh Landing, vas captured and rs-csptsrsd
no less than SIX times. Bssurcg.rd lost his arm
in fighting over it,
The general retreat Of the sasmy cenmescsd
at dark on Monday. our cavalry fsllo~ins sasi
the horses tired oat. But for the almost imps.
sable condition Of the roads, the rout would have
been complete, and We could have carried shsis
su,renehed camp At CSrinth. 1t will be imps&
sible on aecoun, OF the condition OF the rsads b
90 il now for soae dsys.
The rebel artillery 10 superior TO oars their
small arms are almost equal.
The rebel loss 10 fifteen thousand killed and
wounded. Ours 10 ten thousand.
These will be found moderate estimates. The
enemy have taken moro prisoners than We. The
Eighsh Iowa were captured en masse.
When the reporter left "Wednesday morning.
our advance, which had been pursuing snly ee.
cupisd the ground formerly held by the enemy
half way between Pi,tsburg and Coristh.
Ths'ensmy are straining every nerve to GO in
reiniorcemcnts Bloody work must yet occur
before We drive then from their position.
Beauregard intended 10 make his attack TIE
days previous, but the extraordinary rains imPe-
ded his progress and delayed his arrival Had
the attack been made q. the time intended, BseD
could not possibly have reached in time to savs
us from defeat.
| Fortres. Monroe, April II.
The Aerrimac came out To day with her at.
tendant gunboats, captured a couple Of snan
vessels, one loaded with hay aud the other emp
ty-aId returned to Elizabeth river.
On Sunday night, after the battle at Pittsbpss,
Beauregard teesraphei to Richmond that he
had gained a complete victory and driven shs
enemy from every position. He should han
waited ill Monday. No accounts are given ID
Southern papers Of the Sght On Monday.
| Washington. April Il.
| The Secretary Of Wa has received inforna-
ton that Huntsville. Ala, was occupied yesser.
day by Ges Mitchell without much resistance.
Two hundred prisoners we're taken: also, &C.
teen locomotives and q large amount Of rolling
stock.
A dispsch, dated Mobile. says the enemy sheH-
ed Pase Christian Yesterday, and landed 40
men andt~elve 4-Pounder hc~iszers. We made
. narrow escape.
letter from PAttonsburg, N. c., TO the Rich
nond Wig, SAYS that the Nashville Was tAkes
IN by Iieut WIN. c. Whittls and that she
was taken to Charleston, to he delivered 10 her
new owners.
On Monday JED Davis addressed some wouad.
I'd soldiers, and said he ipsesded TO share their
fate On the next battle field, and come veal o.
zoe, he would be With them, and whsiever might
betide, whether victory or defeat ensued. OK
one thing he assured them, the cause viii con-
quer in the end.
The Richmond Wing contains . dispatch an.
nosucing that the rebel General GLADDEN. lost his
left arm in the battle of Sunday.
Cincinnati, April I2.
The Gasstts's Pittsburg correspondent says
the sum and substance Of the battle on Sunday
Is, We we're pushed from disaster TO disaster ill
We lost every divisioa camp We had. and we're
driven within half mile Of the landing. where
the approach OF nigh, and the timely aid Of The
gunbos,s and tremendous efforts Of our arsii's-
ryists and BaelIs approach, saved a.
On Monday, after nine hours hard fighting, Ne
simply regased -ha. We had lost on Sasdsy.
Not division advanced half q mile beyosd osr
Old camps 90 Monday. excsp, Lev WaIIaees.
The lowest estimate places our loss in killed
and wounded at 3, 600, and the prisoners at 600
70 1000. The loss in killed and wounded y
probably thousand more.
The rebels in their retreat left acres covered
With their dead, whom they had carried - The