The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-05-07

tinuss At long intervals. The rebels ere rseer,.a
to be 5000 strong at shis point
Advices from up the Tennessee are = No.
day evening. The grand forward .sv,>,.
had commenced. and General Popss Divii,.
Vas uithin sight the ensay's camp 6ssa D.
sersers confirm the reported evacuseiea a O..
inth.
Gen. Mcdowell does not appear aAsr N -
have eccspied Fredericksburg. being ssill e.e,.,.
cd on the opposite side Of the river. The -,
are still believed to be in strong force Asck -
the city, ready to dispate any nsveasss -
Richmond from this quarter.
At yorktown the rebels have at last sesss,,k
opened Ere on our sarshworks Upss ysss,,a,,
no material Losses had been sustained.
By further rebel accounts Ne have he O..
nation Of the tall Of New Orleans. A sev,,.
naval engagement took place belos the eisy a
Thursday last. On Friday the rebels evss.sssa
the place, vhss our troops took quiet pss,n.
sion.
Reports from New hexics cay the rsAsb ha,.
evacuated Santa Fe, and are - On appear,so,
leaving the territory
Msyl.
The New Orleans Deits describes he bsuheei.
ment Of Fort Jackson a. Unprecedented I, h
annals Of warfare. Over !. 600 tons u iron seps
raned into the :ort A dispstcA - Riehuoel
dated Sunday, says both Ferts Jsckseo aaa Il
Philip are still in the hands Il The rsAslA, ~
this seems incredible. - the occupssiea q shs
city of Ns~ Orleans is fairly sdaissed, and h b
hardly likely that the feet would have passsd ~
forts sntil they had been captured.
| General Banks continues to advanss. "a \
now within q dozen miles Of Ssauassa. n,
rebels are hardly expected 70 make . saasa
there. o.
Latest advces from Pistsburg LanAiag rspas
a skirmish just ended. in which the fsdsssl
troops we're victorious They were 5000 sassse.
Losses on either side not given. This vss sesshs
S miles from Corinth. toward which 0sa. HI.
leck's army 10 steadily moving.
Heavy firing being heard down the Aisiaibei
it is conjsc,ured that the rebel gsabess ~
have made an attack upon ours Coz. Issss
Was expecting this, and vas f.ly prepared ~
lis.
All quiet on the Potemsc.
1t 10 reported that the Governor Of NossA o..
olina has been arrested BY she Cosfslenss osv.
ernaent for holding Union ssntinenta n b
now said to be imprisoned At Richmond.
naga
Still nothing official concerning toe oapssrs 4
New Orleans.
Port Macon surrendered On Friday - sA9
. bombardaent Of 10 l.2 hours, during vAisAs
of the garrison were killed, and Is vssn6sl
The remainder we're permitted 70 march - 4
the fort with the honors Of var, The oGissn N.
serving their side arms.
Contrabands arrived at Fortress hsnrss sepoge
that Beauregard is said to have evacuated Or.
NTH and fallen back on Memphis; alse thas o..
Tatnall and all the officers Of the Nsrriass ~
resigned.
No movement yet At YORKTOWN.
The right wing oil Gen. HalIeck's army =
Wednesday made . reconnaissance - fas =
Purdy, the enemy fleeing before then. We
burned ~" railroad bridges cutting al sssss'
nieaton between Corinth and the country oeetA
Of il, whence the rebels have derived - q
their supplies.
A correspondent hints at speedy tefniaafn
of the siege Of Fort Wright
An important salspetre masufsetosy IN Askaa'
s.s has bees captured and destroyed BY Ceased
Curtis.
A victory has been gaised in Missouri ever q
regiment of Indians at Nsssho. nearly 100 bsino
killed, wounded and prisoners.
Reports from New Mexico are Of highly -
isfactory character. The retreat Of the rsbsll
from the Territory 70 fully confirmed, They en-
destitute Of all munitions and previsioss.
Gen. VIM. T. Sherman hes been csp6rDe6 {
Major General
Governor Harvey's body has been fessd ID IL
Tennessee River, 40 miles below Pittsbsrg LAs6
ing.
| Nay 3.
Il 10 rumored At Cairo that Bstsn Beses -
fallen into the hands Of the Fedsrah, With -
Confederate arsenal located there.
Official dispatches from Burnside ny 200 psb'
oners we're takea With Fort Macon.
Al Richmond and elsewhere in virgisia, q
mos, Q state Of starvaios exists. Better b qss-
ted At 81 20 per pound.
A heavy cannouade Vas carried On ct Yea.
town on Wednesday. APpesrascss indicate IL
the enemy 10 being reinforced.
| Gen. Mitchell has driven the last Of the sebeA
from that part Of Alabama north d ths fsosss
see River.
| Official reports Of the Losses il the he gFssl
battle, show near 1900 killed. wounded 81
missing ~ our side. and net fer iron $1,000 -
that Of she enemy.
Gea. Grant, though still 10 the Geld. wiIl hsss'
after serve under Gen. Tbooss. vbe win - ~
membered - the hero Of Mil Spring..
Important news has been received q Csiss
from up the Tennessee, bot it, publicasisa b -.
hibited
Firing contisues steadily as Rsst Wright.
! The rebels at Menphs have held . asstis0
and determined 70 burn the city % the arss -
preach Of Com. Foote'S Aotilla.
The Ohio river 10 said to be hishse nsv 10
ever before ksovs BY SONS eight inches.
Washington. Sunday sooo, Aay 4
The following report just received iron Fer
tress Monroe, Gays yorktown was evscsssed -
night. We nos occupy the eneuy's veskaL
They left large amount Of camp equipags as4
guns which they couldo't destroy fos fer u ~
ing seen.
Headquarters Army Of Psteose,
May4.