The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-10-22

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Baltimore. Oct 10.
The Ameries. has the following despatch:
Frederick, Oct. Is.
The escape Of the rebels across the Poto-
mac u fully ceo6rned. After they vere driven
from Nolan's Ford they divided and crossed the
river in snail bodies It different poinsa
There 10 no further esu6rmatiou Of the report
that the rebel army 10 resressing from Winches-
ter. Skilful Generals predict that If il does
move down the Valley it viii te for The purpose
Of attacking Gen. sigel with which purpose it
il supposed that Ssewart's excursion into Penn
sylvania may be connected Gen. sigsl hovsv.
or keeps bright lookout
A special 20 the 7s@ss, Washington, 18th,
says runors more than ordinarily definite, are
aaoat to-day. assigning new parts to prominent
actors on the national stage. The most plausa.
BILE Of these replace Secretary Stanton BY Gen.
Banks, and settles Mcclellan to the West, and
Hooker to the Army Of the Potomac"
Milwaukee, Oct. IL.
The St. Paul Pioneer of the 32d says dis
patch has been received BY Gen. Pope frsm Gen.
Sibley, which reports the Indian war, As far a.
Sioux are concerned, - about ended. The en-.
tire forces Of the lever bands have Surrendered
to Gen. Sibley. He has probably two thousand
prisoners. A cavalry force il il pursuit Of Lit
tie Grow and others, Who are making their 20.
cape. Twenty Indians have been convicted %
far.
Louisville, Oct ID.
A gentleman has just arrived from Nashville,
Who reports that, on Wednesday. Gen. Neglsy
set sot on an expedition against the rebel force
ct Laverge. The gentlsmaa left on Thursday,
at which time the expedition had returned with
500 prisoners. He ascsrtained nothing OF the
fight at which the prisoners we're taken.
The Federal forces under Col Bruce, At Bow.
ling Green, attacked the Rebels At Red Springs,
near the Tennessee aud Kentucky line, last week,
utterly routing them. Colonel Bruce's for,
ces got possession Of 200 bbls. Of aOur and
400 bushels Of wheat. . quantity Of En6eld rifles,
and some eight horses. He took two Captains,
two Leutenants, and LOG privatss and aon. com.
nissioned officers prisoners. Col. Bruce after.
wards distributed $50 bbls. Of -four to Colonel
Orders regiment.
Two companies OF rowing rebel cavalry as
Bardstown, cut of 30 Of cur savalrymen from
support, and demanded their surrender Our
men refused, snseonsed shemselves in q house,
awaited az attack, and repulsed their assaiants,
with rebel loss Of six killed and q number
| more wounded. Our loss none.
Springfield, No., Oct Is.
Papers and dispatches, dated - late as The
9Th inst, have been received BY Gen. Combs,
from Arkansas.
Hiudman was then at Duvars Blu6. Parsons
was represented - moving towards Northern
Missouri, seeking to unite his force with Stsaru
aid Mcbride at Poeahontas.
The rebel commander Holmes was at Little
Rock.
Gen. Scho6eld had arrived at Cassville, in
Barry county, near the Arkansas line. South
western Missouri 10 once more clear Of rebel for
ces and telegraphic communication 10 completed
to Caseville.
Two divisions of the army are left at Helena
under Gen. Carr.
New York, Oct. Is.
The ship Brilliant, Of New York, bound from
New York to London, was captured and burns
Oct. Sd, in lat. 40 deg, long. so deg, BY the
pirate Alabama. The ship Emily Farnham, Of
Portsmouth,. N. H.. from New York for Liver.
pool, was captured at the same time, but Was re.
leased, il having been proved BY documents on
board that her cargo was on English account.
Capt. Hagar and the crew Of the Brilliant arrived
here in the brig Golden Lead, On which also n.
rived the captains and crews of the whaling barks
Virginia and Elisha Dunbar, Of New Bedford,
captured by the Alabama.
The officers and men of the three vessels
burned we're paroled and transferred to the Emf
" Farnham, which put them aboard the Golden
Lead on the 9Th. Capt. Hager reports that
another ship was in sight when the Brilliant was
burning. working up toward the wreck probably
with hope of saving life, aud as another light
was seen At night it is presumed she also was
burned. The Golden Lead only brought eight
OF the crew of the burnt ships. The rest, sixty
10 number. would be put aboard other vessels
fallen in with by the Enily Farham. The Bril-.
liant was built at East Boston in 1850, $50 tons
register, valued, with freight and outfits, at $780,.
600. She was owned ~. Atkins L Co., Of N.
T., and Capt. Hsgar. all Of whose property was
in her.
The following 10 correct list Of vessels do.
stroysd by the 200: Ships Brilliant, Ocmulgi
brig Tucker; banks Virginia, Elisha Dunbar
brig Alsamaha schooneis Courser, Weather
gage and Starlight. and . ship unknown. One
hundred and ninety one prisoners were landed
on the Island of Flowera
The rebel propeller Alabama il 1900 tons
burshen, . wooden vessel, 2l0 feet long, rather
narrow, carries two long s2-pounders on q side,
and is pierced for two more smidships, has q
100 FOUNDER riaed pivot gun forward on the
bridge, and q es-pouudsr On the main deck
has tracks laid forward for pivot bow gun, and
track aft for pivot stern chaser. Her guns
are of the Blakely pattern made BY Wesley 4
Preston, Liverpool, 1862. She 10 bark rugged, 10
to 60 thirteen knots, and fifteen IN
der steam up in twenty minutes. Her compile
ment of men il one hundred and twenty, bu,
she 10 anxious TO ship nero.
The Virginia was captured on the 18th Of
September, in latitude s9e, Longitude s4s,
stripped Of al valuables and burned. The EIisba
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