The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-05-13

and that his loss in killed and wounded +. w.
heavy indeed. From gentleman coanectaS
VIII one Of the Pennsy lvania regiments whicS
pa .icipated n the series OF battles Tor The Ia.
lew days who arrived in the city this evening
We have the most cheering adyces from osr
army 40 Falmouth he was q rarticipato- =
the battle fought under the Immediate eve ~
Hooker and aflrms that never did soldiers tiebt
better and never was there such admirails
generalshp as at this time. with the excentioo
Of the time OF the panic OF the llth corns
Nea stood as urn a. rocks. and literally mon
Ell the rebels down as fast as they came m
lie had witnessed many battle, during thisWs-
but BE- assures rs that never did such slaurh'
ter 81 human beings take plac,. Our hsffe
ries were ma-sod az threatened points ana
showcred ther double sLOttcl contents into ~.
ranks az DE enemy. bat willis, il was TAKING
place our men were IN great measure screened
| from their opponents They had been :, dis
posed that they could do THE most posSihl.
damage q ihe enemy whilst uut suffering wpeh
| from sim. The rebel dad in macy places wera
/ piled eight o. ten deep and person CO.. "a not
walk a step without stumbling over eornss
Tie thinks the enemy lost al least four n
one. rs Hooker did all he con.d % draw them
out OF their sirongholds. a4d then deal As much
destruction into their ranks as possible"
/ Tho Chronicles leader compares the Danube
and the Rappahannock Bonaparte az the bar.
tie at A~pern inaiiy yielded io the concentrie
fire OF the 22S pieces az artillery with which
| the Archduke Charles had Numbered upon his
solid columns from iayhrcak 20 dark. ana civ.
ins up the contest and giving mp the field. erert
hack % the Isle o, llian aaa found an asvlum
among its willows A focal in the Danube
I who's. waters iu Ono might rose IL feet had
carried away ile bridges between the Island
and the south bank of The River. Seven then
sand French we're laying dead on the los, feld
of battle On the North hank 29.1.S Freach
were lying wounded and moaning ON the field
Full one quarter OF Napoleon "a army was KILLED
or disabled. After rcciting Napoleon.s bold
plan for the emergency, il concludes.
Great man Great soldier, Great hy the
power Of looking With consnncy and courage
into the wide jaws of Disaster and defeats that
appal the most Of The race, Never viii the
Americans attain 90 the character of a sarlike
ipcopie. until with IA mistaken ca;mness we
hear ot thc losses of battles ani the decima-
ton OF our armi.s aud 90 hut intensity our
determination io succeed.
sro>MANs fxrEsuoN
The Ne~ York Herald hss a special dated
'' Washington, NAY 9Th. AZ midnight" which
, describes the operations Of Stoaemans cavalry.
o. Sunday. MAY 81. orr cavalry vent 10 Co
uni0is, on the James river, aud broke the banks
Of tie canal They then went 10 Goochlasd
twenty miles from Redmond, took the stores
there. and disturbed the inhabitants greatly.
Another column. 300 strong captured Lou.
sa Cosrt House, and DESTROYED the same road
The same counn destroyed the read from Ire.
r weliyan 20 within three miles OF Richmond. aud
a portion Of them ~ere within one and "a quar-.
ter miles of Richmond
2 Gen. Stonemsu then started ior the Peninsula
The only force the rebels have on the Peninsula
IA Gen. Wise's brigade OF 5000 or 900. The
, enemy have from Petersburg 10 Richmond, the
! most formidable works facing West aud another
line from Peter-barg, facing Fast
Gen. Lougstrcet pushed bic forces through
on Friday, Saturday aud Sunday, before stone
man lad cut The connection. aud Il il believed
by al psroled prisoners iha- Gen. Stoneman
might have taken Richmond with 900 Of hs
cavalry. The civ aud iis dcfeuses we're stripped
oi DE- defenders All Of chem were with Lee,
OF thr RspPahanaock. aud Richmond, according
10 their Account. might have been iaken before
the bridges could DO repaired
Richmond papers say that stoneman's corps
weui within two miles o. Richmond aud elect
, ed msuy captures and great destruction Of prop
erty. At least part of thi- gallant force has
reached GloUc astor H. keves command, oppo-
site ierktoN1, on ORR klftr. Information
has heen received that Stonemaa had safely
arrived al Rappahannock Statioa With the re
raainder Of h- force He has est the railroad
q communication Of the enemy Ia all directions,
+ and thss won = noble distinction
1 The Heraid has a letter from prisoner named
VosburS. dated Richmond, OH stating the
alarm that WAS felt there Sunday, and express
4 ing no doubt iha, II Stonemun'- force, or a por.
f.ou 90 10, lad entered Richmond SUNDAY night,
which they could easily have done, they could
T. have seized JEFF. nayi- aud Die Nholo Cabinet.
with a majority OF the rebel Congress, could
have burned the bridges across james River,
and cut of all communication southwark.
Stoncman's raid is the most brilliant cavalry
achievement Of the war. Il has done great
/ damage TO the rebels. IL has proved the spirit,
energy and skill of cur cavalry aud given them
couGi, ace n themselves
The Times Washington dispatch saws Bdga.
der General stoughton has arrived from Rich
mond lie says that on Monday morning far
mer- rushed into Richmond Nth news of Stone.
man'- appearance in the suhurbs and that be
was gobbil- up everybody IS prisoners Bells
were rung and icariu. Consideration cnsued.
} Families packed up goods. and the military
? guard az Libby Prison Wss ordered % the iOr'i-
. hcafious the panic continued an Tuesday
mofu'ns When it was knosu that Sfonoman was
Ga his say loau ihc Peninsula SfQurhtOn
state that stouemans force got within sight al
Richmond, aud one Of cur officers and two men
we're captured within erly mile and quarter
oi Richmond. There rero only four hundred
troops in Richmond