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

VseF q million dollars worth OF cotton has been
occurred at Port ROYAL Between 2. O0o and 3
OOO eonrabands nos under our protection.
The newly appointed Judge Of the Supreme
Court Ho,h < ss.yne. has been ssorn into
Office And taken his seat
Serious 6res have occurred in Boston and New
York A portion Of the Quincy Market was
burned in Boston. Loss ttO0. 900. In New
York the FELTON, Bank. ard other buildings ~ere
5000. 900 Of specie in the vaults Ct tie bank va,
unir jdrsd.
The Naval Committee of the Senate censure
Secretary Wells and Mr.. Morgan, and conclude
that the 10000 made by the latter must be re.
turned TO the National Treasury.
New York, Jan. 81.
The TIi6s~c's dispatch says: "A proposition
will soon be offered in the Senate to impose d
tax OF 10 per cen, upon the army officers from q
Msjor-Grneral do~n TO private. The am,
prefers tax TO a reduction OF pay, AID large
numbers have peritiousd for it. From Ihi.
source the Government will receive revenue Z!
about t25. OOO.OOO The petition from the OF,
6cers state that they prefer = tax OF Is or g,
yer cent to the reduction proposed by Senator
Sherman. Many Senators and members app:o, Q
the idea. and ~ill support it,"
Ii Is doubtful whsther the House will pass the
bill recognizing the Supreme Cvur, a. it CONES
will BE- amended so As to put Indian., Illinois,
aid Wisconsin in one cir cult, and the States w.el
Of the Mississippi in another.
Tue following ~.s issued BY Secretary Stanton
to-day:
1T 10 ordered that Rev. Bishop Ames, Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Hon Hau.-
iIton Fish, Of New York, be, and hereby are,
appointed Commissioners to Visit the psisou-r.
oeioDg'ng " the army Vi the United States nov
iu CAPTIVITY at Richmond aid else here, AID un
the authorities having custody OF such p ,sonei,
relieve their necessities aud provide for then
comiort ~ the exp, Use vi The United States, AL.
III pursuance VI the Or0er heretofore maize Oh,
the sui Jet, and that SAID Commissioners De rr
que-tsd immediately TO sigi iiy by t..grsph o
GUS Department their scseptaDce or refusal vi
Ihls appointment, aud report III person At VAST
iugton without delay.
(SigD.d) EDWIN n STANTON.
The Heralds dispatch says: THE Commute.
Oh the Distract VI Columbia have decided 10 re-
port adversely Ia the matter VI abolisLing slav.
ry in the Dsliict. Tue tao main isa,u.ss vi
the adverse report will be mex peuisucy aud VA
c0nsl,i utiouslity.
Gov. Fash and Bishop Aues having been no
ri6sd oy telegraph Ut their appointment, Lave
promptly accepted. They will accompany al.oti.
CT Quota vi rebel prisoners, and proceed und.l
u flag vi Iuce from Fortress Mouroe, aud u.ak,
known to the rebel authorities the object Of rne,
mission, ~bsn, il refused, they will return. l
allowed to REMAIN, they viii proceed TO execut.
,hs,r duIies"
I"telieence from the Burnside expedition ~,
10 SuGday night has been recriv, d. All the YES
sells aid uoops had arrived at Hatteras, except
The chartered gun boats. which refused to ~
iIrther than Fortress Monroe, AID v.ss,i.
=" bicn had been wrecked Or beached by the Sc
we're storm. The expedition MAS della, ed anu
injured b! the s,Oin,s and wi.d it met Oh IL,
"sy, aud. upon arriving At HxIterss, il MAS tvuuo
that no vessel, drawing over thirteen ieet, couIG
pss. the outside Of the bar. Here the Civ ii
U.VuU. totally lost. There was a great d.a
VI suffering among the troors. caused bv ,h.ir
"snt OF water, and their condition would hav,
been much worse had il not been for The cor,
tshsers with which some Of the ships we're sup
Piled The Hatleras pilots purposrly ran s.vera
vessels ashore. A Colonel. a Surgeon. and n
Nate were drowned in attempting 10 obta
fresh water Tor the men. Fair weather had
'gsin set in, water, coal and prov isions were ar
'iVing, things begin to look promising and Gen
has the Col 6deuce OF .very man
VI bis command and has been eiaigabe-
vas col6leht Of the ultimate success OF tie tx
petition.
Lieut.. Parks, of the First Michigan Infantry,
has been released, aid arrived at Fortress Non.
roe on No, day.
Seven Of the bridge. burners in Mo-. have been
to be shot by Ger. Haleck.
Gen. Beauregard has been transferred t.. IN.
n NY ~ oV'-'--~-- r. -, - uuu.r ueu.
A. 5. Johnston. Gen g.. .,,n,u, w. smI,h, fer.
merly Street Commissioner Of New York, has
g. .cceeded to his command or the Potomac.
Gen. Cr,tenden was badly wounded at Mil
Springs. aud, At last accounts. with lis army
was in full retreat on Knoxville.
Gen Burnside took spare arms with him for
Union Csrolinians. according to the instructions
OF Gen. Mcclellan.
Col. VIM. B. Astor has resigned his place Oh
the staff Of Gen. Mcclellan.
Cairo, ILL.,, Jan. 2s.
The expedition which lett Binds Point last
Saturday. in pursuit of JEFF Thompson, returned
this evening unsuccessful, having captured moth
ing Of importance.
Baltimore, Jan. 2s.
The Richmond Di.paseh Of yesterday, has tn.
following:
"Ns~bern, n. c., is in Q ferment Of excite
msnt, in expectation Of an attack in that quar-
ter. The town 10 ua1er martial Law and ever,
preparation is being made.
Letters from Mill Creek say Gen. C'ittender
and bis stsff are safe and un~ounded. Gen
Carroll and staff are safe. Our loss is reported
q. 500 killed. The enemy's loss is supposed I,
be twice this pumber."
Sandy Hook. Nd. Jan %.
This morning squad Of Ashoy'. rebel cav-ir,
made their appearance a, Bolivar, ACCOMPANY
oy Q section OF artillery, which opened Oh Col