The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-04-22

I4e ioioSing dispatch concerning an 80
hat occurred On the NAsemopd RIVER. x...-.
10 the Navy Department by Lieut. Coum,Bs;..
Cushing:
{. : Ser. Com Barney. NaSe.iond Riv..
April l4-7.SO
THIS morning the vessris fson abose -
down Tie Mount Mashirgton has be, -
HE'D. About li:Sl A n. tie enemy o.
on US with some picc,s oi a-ilery. eiriurb,r
cross ere. Al once &c got uucer ueish "a
vent into action. slsuci. 9 the enemy in An -
Al about p. NJ the rc0eis took up a po.,,'--
~ithin 200 wards # n. Mount Wsshnr,o-
which VAS grounded. and opened on her ho,1
~iih artillery ani shsrpStoofefs kepf e..
to the disabled boat. and fought the eieuv a.
ui high ~aier, ~hea ordered the Stenni..
Stone Ia take the MOuat Washington IN 80
This VAS done under a heavy tre. and Al kp
VI had the satisfaction Of silenciue the essu,.
battery. Nv los : three killed aud uoups.s
do not know a. yet What the casualties A., Il
the other vessels received eis ht rakng sho,,
but fortunately The engine VA not disabled
can assure tou that the Barney Is in eooS
fghiing trim, and sc wiii beat the enemy or ~
A. our post. IL j. ouls requisite TO look q, -,
ho0ut Washington 10 see With that daring s.i-
iantry Lieut. LaSson fought this vessel I.n
nov taking her n tow aud shall anchor Tor m.
night when We have fought al day."
suffolk Va, April Is
About our o'clock this morning the eaeu,
attacked Us on ouf Ter. some 5000 s,rour. The,
we're she.led from Fort Dix aud reiterated sbor,
five miles AT the same time icint was u,a.
TO cross the Nasemoud but ocr gunboats drOs,
the rebels back Into The woods. Gen. Peek !,
confident that he eau repul-e the enemy. ana
L1ngstreet will find himself in trouble belor,
on tie BlackwAler, there will be d terrible bluu.
der somewhere.
A Herald correspondent. writing from sul.
folk. April lsfh. says: "Ssrgt Hall captured f.
~ DAYS since. while coming do~n the N.s..
mond, has returned he SAYS The enemy havs
uire bridges constructed over the Black~s,sr
ard are senoiug 'arge bodies of troops n ght and
Jay 20 the Southwest. AL the way from Peters
burg 10 Richmond. every few miles. are earth.
~o'ks Of all kinds, la which guns have bess
mounted The rebel soldiers, towcyer. admit
that these guns have lately been taken away"
A late dispatch from Hilton Head gives tbs
following Charleston items:
A detachment OF troops VAS left on Folly
leland TO CO opera,e with the feet in Siono lulsl
AID prevent the construction OF uew rebel BAT.
,eries, and similar force vas LETT in each iuls.
for that purpose.
"Capt Worden is obliged to return North On
account Of "a health, ard Commauder Fairisx /,
row in command OF the Mo.tauk The turrel
aud hulls OF The monitors are unscafhed 10 NJ
Instance j. the arnor perforated. The sun 10
Ia Of the u jFes i the simple Kidding Of d.
smoke sacks. The feet. With this exception. 4
ready for active service. AIrl
Deser'ers from Savannah state that Fort
Su inter ~a- preached in several places and mari
re 81 gunners put hors do combat
A. one time Gen. Ripley photographed thai
there was possibility Of our feet forcing ID,
distinctions. This crsatsi panic 10 Charles
son. aud many citztns AMI soldiers ran ava,
from the city, beyond the range Of the YAnkes
shells During the engagement the rebel fore.
vas under arms anxiou-ly watching the points
from which they expected the Unon troops .,
emerge
There are said to have been 90 GOO rsbs
troops on James Island alone and twenty I've
earth forlihcations 90 James. John aud Morn,
( Islands
The irousides still lies of Charleston .bsl
where she viii remain to prevent the rebel irOr
clads from raising the blockade, should thsy
make the attempt
A special TO the Tribune SAYS Those vhc
are in possession Of all that y known on the sub
jet Of our relations with Great Britain feel tbs
they have reason TO be more hopeful OF psei6I
solution Of pending questions thsn they sere
few days ago. They tbiuk England i. beginning
to See The error Of her wsy- sud that she vil
either through the agency Of her courts or D.
some other means, stop the rebel feet nov be
ing fitted out in her ports, from going 70 ses
All the evidercs, Of late points in this dirsc
ton
The monitors hereafter TO be built, and =
far as practicable, those now building, uill b,
required 20 be constructed in accordance Bitl
the terms Of az additional specification, draw
for the purpose Of obviating certain defects o
compsra'ively unimposiani character, bro1gh
TO hight during tie recent contest befOr'
| Charleston.
Fredericksburg letter Of the lash, 70 tb'
Richmond Wig. reports q fight at KelIey'sFort
% miles above Fredericks5srz, that day; s,OOI
Fedcral cavalry Of s,onemans corps made Al
fort 10 cross, supported By considerable bOdy
Of infantry. They bad not succeeded yet Re
ports says the Federals have been mAssnl
troops in the vicinity o. the United States ford
Tor several days. Yesterday and 10 day there
nave been considerable bodies Of cavalry, snt
( immense wagon trains moving up the river.
Dispatch q the lsth, FROM The army Of gb'
Potomac laws. large force ct the enemy hs
collected 10 the vicinity Of ihe Fords Of Rap
pahannock, although no attemP, hs. been made
to cross
A letter from Morehead City Announces thai
Gen. Foster succeeded in passing The febe
blockade. in the steamer Escort. with a loss o.
the pilot killed, and several wounded. The
Escort vas riddied by al IeAs. iorty shots. Gen
Foster arrived a, Nesbern on ire night Of tbs
18th, ard vas joyfully received.
A successful cavalry expedition has lstelJ beer
made from ihe army of the Potomac. A pOr
ton Of this force w. sent up the river 70 Rap.
pal aanock Bridge. nth Instructions 70 mold and
presebt ia sp0flaiion Al has been do8e agree.