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

Preasin, Who held the advance posioou, captrr.
Cd him and two entire regiments. The battle
then became general. For some hours the odds
we're feasfslly great against a., our forces num-
boring bat 50 900, while the enemy Go 900, and
% vers driven almost to the very verge Of the
river. Later i. the day our troops rallied
and before night had regained al their lost
ground. Both armies slept on their arms and
the battle vas resumed in the nsrning. In the
meantime, however, Gen Buell. had brought up
reinfsrcensnts, 30 that our forces nsu numbered
so, 600. The fighting was desperate on both
aides, and il WAS not until the middle Of the AZ
tsrnoon Of Monday that the enemy we're finally
routed. They retrsated toward Csrinth closely
pursued BY General Bsell With several thousand
cavalry. The most reliable estimate Of the loss
Is on the Geld pu,s that Of the Fsderals at be.
tween 800 and |, 900 killed, AID 4, Ooo wounded,
and the rebel loss At about double ours. Albert
sydney Johnston, one Of their Generals of high
eet rank, vas killed, and Beauregard is said to
have lost an arm. On our side Gen. w. d. L.
Wallace vas killed, and . very large number Of
other officers, mere or lees badly wounded.
General Prentiss, with two regiments, Wal
surprised and taken prisoners on Sunday NOR
ming.
The 9th Michigan Infantry arrived at Ship
island, Gulf Of Mexico, March 18th, after a.pas
sage Of six days from Fortress Monroe.
| Baltimore, April ..
The Old Point boat has arrived. She lief
Fortress Monroe about eight O'Clock last night
The Merrimac 10 confidently expected, viii
seven other gunboa,s, on the FIRST favorable day
The weather ia cold and fosgy.
The latest news from Yorktown by telegraph
on the sth, is that everything is progressing sat
isfsctorily battle is not expected within
day or two.
The Americsn's special correspondence SAYS
"The storm, which arose Monday afternoon AM
continued through Tuesday, doubtless prevente
the Nerrimac coming out, as she intended. Sh
is now looked for confidently as soon as tn
weather permits.
st. Louis, April II.
special to the Republican, from Island Nc
10, says: 1.-TWO hundred hogsheads of sugar
several hundred barrels Of molasses, SO cannon
400 wagons, 1925 horses, 600 mules, 5000 stan
of small arms, 80 pieces Of artillery, and grea
quantity Of blankets, clothing, &c, have fslle
into our hands. The fetal number Of prisoner
captured is 5000; enc Major General, Aakal
> and Brigadisr Generals Gault, Walker An
Sehaun. The prisoners are being embarked fs
Illinois a. rapidly as possible. About 5000
solid shot and immense quantities of ammunitio
we're also taken"
4 New York, April 10.
: Fifty fifteen inch Dahlgren guns are to b
= Immediately cast at Pittsburgh for the arm.
,ncuts Of the new batteries of the Monitor pa
tern.
Cairo, April 10.
An arrival from Pittsburg says the enemy,
= making the frss attack On Sunday morning, ca
ried the StMs and Stripes and wore Federal un
form.
General Bragg 10 reported killed.
l. Provisional Governor johnson, of Kentuck!
. is wounded and prisoner.
IL 1t is stated that Gen. Prentiss escaped in th
If confusion of the second days fight.
Oar total loss ia about 200. This is the est
y mate of military commanders who were in III
Che es.nnces ted and " %ounded in Il
usual PROPORTIONS.
Gen. Wallace, Of Illinois, vas reported deal
= as it was thought he could not live. He val
ho~ever, living "Wednesday, and improving. II
was shot in the back Of his car, the bullet con
ing cut Of the nose.
Gen. Halleck passed Cairo to day, en- route I
Pit,sburg Landing.
Five thousand prisoners are expected to nigh
from Island No. 10. Every preparation 10 bein
made here for the reception Of our wounded q
Pittsburg.
Chicago. April ~.
The TriIunt's dispatch, from Cairo, says
1--WE are just beginning to get reliable detail
from the great battle at Pi,tsburg Landing.
From several gentlemen Who were on the Eel
after the 6ght, the following il gathered Prem
tiss' brigade, consisting Of the 6lst Illinois, It'd
Wisconsin, cath IEdiana, and list Ohio, wer
attacked while eating breakfast, BY what SCENE,
to be the entire rebel force. Prenti.s had n,
we're forced to retire. Prentiss, and many of hi
men being made prisoners.
At l2 the entire line was fercely engaged, bu
was in full retreat.
At four o'clock the enemy had taken Shwartz'
battery Of six guns, Dresden's battery OF fou
guns, WAREHOUSES battery, also, two Ohio bat
teries, names not known. Thousands Of Owl
soldiers, who had taken refuge under the banl
OF the river, utterly refused to ght, in fact they
could not, ae the officers and men mixed in mex
tricable confusion. The army At this lime seem
ed utterly defeated. At this juncture the gun
boats Lexington and Tyler opened q trsmendou.
fire Of shot and shell upon the enemy, and KEEP,
it up every half hour during the night. Some
shells set the woods on fire and many dead reb-
els we're burned. At in the evening firing had
generally ceased. About midnight the rebels
attempted to plant battery within three hun.
dred yards Of our siege guns, but we're driven
away by our gun boats ard siege guns, euppor.
ted BY three regiments Of MitchelIs division
which had arrived and crossed the river about
6 o'clock in the evening Our informant perists
in estimating our loss On Sunday At 5000 killed
and 5000 wounded, a. q Low figure.
During the night the rebels we're reinforced
BY Van Dorm and Price, from Arkansas, with q
very large force. Gen. Lev. Wallace also came
up With the llth and Esd Indiana, the 44th H.,