The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-04-30

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General Shislds hes been nsoinated - Ma
jor General
The latest adviees from Fortress Monroe, re-
csived At the War department, state that al ID
quiet there. No Nerimac yet 1t i ascertain
ed from another source that Fors Wool and Sew
alrs Point exchanged shots yesterday p. n. bat
10 harm Was done.
The design ofGen. Mcdowell to advance upon
Fredericksburg W. probably not known tonore
than half . dozen persons in Washington, and
they strictly kept the secret. The occupation
of the suburbs Of the town vas the 6rss news
Concerning il Our troops are new in full occu.
patton.
Cairo, April 20.
Gov. Harvey, of Wisconsin, was drowned On
Saturday night At II o'clock while passing from
one boat to another, at Savannah, Tennessee
river. The body had not been found when the
dispatches left.
April %.
Floods seem to prevail everywhere. On the
Connecticut River and On the St. Lawrence great
damage 10 being done.
Gen. Mcdowell has taken possession Of Fred
ericksburg' the citizens only stipslating for the
protection Of private property. He il now with
in IS miles Of Richmond.
Gen. Milroy reports . force Of 500 strong
fortifying themselves upon the summit Of the
Shenandoah noantains.
Gen. Jackson, whe has been rstreatine before
Gen. Banks up the Shenandoah valley, is now
believed to have struck of to the left, and 70 be
crossing the Blue Ridge. in the direction Of Cor.
donsville.
There ID no news from Yorktown or the west.
The city of Apalachieola, Florida, has been
captured BY our gunboats, without mach oppo.
sition being made.
April %.
Gen. Burnsids's forces made Q descent upon
Elizabeth City, N. c., and after considerable
fight according to rebel accounts) drove the en-
envy to the swaups and took possession. Our
only intelligence of the affair is BY way of Nor
folk.
There is still netting frsm Yorktown
In the West the rains and mud are seriously
interfering with Gen. Hslleck's movements at
Pitssburg Landing. but preparations for more
fighting are actively going on. The lombard
ment of Fort Wright still continues. The re.
port that Gen. Mitchell had intercepted dis.
patch from Beauregard, acknowledging the des.
perate condition he is in, and calling for rein.
forcsments, is fully confirmed. There 10 no
doubt of its authenticity.
New York, April 20.
Capt Elder, who reached this city this P. n,
states that, on the 10th, a accommodating party
of tho 9Th Michigan Regiment volunteers went
out under the command of Col. Fenton, to &C.
company Lieut.. Wilson, Of the Engineer corps,
to Wilmington Island, for the purpose of erecting
Notifications, they encountered a regiment Of
Georgia troops in ambush, and skirmish ensued,
which ended in . complete rout of the rebels,
leaving their dead on the fsld. Our troops pur-
sued them for two miles. As it Was dark when
they returned, our informant could not ascertain
the nunter Of rebels killed and taken prisoners
The following is list Of the killed and wounded
Of the Michigan Eighth Kiled-N. Minor Pratt,
Adjutant: F. n. Badger, Second Lieutenant, Co.
Z. Privates, Timothy Condoy, Co. A; A. Sher.
ton, Co. A; Geo. spearbuck, Co. D; Charles A.
Bailey, Co. D.; A. Vandantack, Co. D Derkie
Kappls, Co. D; James Barton, Co. Il; Edwin
Ayres, Co. 1; Ely Meyers, Co. K; Richard Pat
zie, Co. z. Woundsd-Captain B. B. Church.
left thigh, slight; Captain A. A. Guild, left leg,
slight; Second Lieutenant Geo. Jennings, Co.
K. serious. Privates G. schappi, Co. c. left leg,
serious; Silas Yumer, Co. C, side and back, ssri.
Gus; Chester Walker, Co. c, right leg, serious;
Andrew Colberne, Co. D, serious; Nicholas Cas-.
lin, do; Warren Cole, Co. A, mortal; A. Jsn.
nisgs, Co. A, left thigh, serious Fred. Schullin-
ger, Co. A, left hip, serious; Lyman A. Andrews,
Co. c, right hip, serious; Chas Sandwich, Co.
K, slight; John R. Bunting Co. l, serious;
Walter Pynes, left hip. serious; James Cooper,
Co. D, serious: Barney Cullen, Co. A, right
hand, serious; Richard Hankerman, Co. D. right
hand, serious; Ross Campbell, Co. Z, left side,
serious; Stephen Waters, Co. D, left foot, slight;
Samuel S. Eabring, Co. D, right side of head,
slight; W. B. Golf Co. I, right shoulder, back,
serious; Thomas Preston, Co. I, left hand, slight.
Washington, April %.
All is quiet at Fortress Monroe and yorktown
to-day at o'clock P. n. The weather was
pleasant The army is in high heart and opera.
tons are progressing favorably.
Chicago, April -.
A special dispatch to the Times dated Cairo,
says: An arrival from Pittsburs brings the fol.
lowing: Weather in that quarter has been ex.
cessively unfavorable for movements of the army.
The last three days rain has fallen necessarily,
and nov 10 an utter impossibilty Of army move.
menss on account of the great depth of mud.
Preparations, however, are going on steadily
So when the roads improve the army will be in
readiness for battle.
Beauregard is being constantly reinforced.
Citizens Of Memphis and New Orleans are throw.
ing up their business occupations and Aockisg
to his standard, believing On the ensuing battle
depends the fate Of the valley Of the Mississippi
Il il thought BY those who know best that
majority VI the e0sshsrn p.0Pi. are ready " lay
down their arms aud return to the Union If de-
feated at Corinth, while the leaders are stubborn
and desperate As ever.
The following telegram has been intercepted
BY Gen. Mitchell, and l. full confession Of the
hcpelsssusss Of the rebel cause in the West:
Corinth, April Q.
" 10 General Samuel Cooper, Richmond
IAN present prebabilities are that whenever
the enemy move On this position, he viii do 70
with an overwhelming force of not lees than
81, 900 men. We can now muster only about