The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-04-01
NEWS OF rHE WEEK.
Wa.hingson. March 3

.OO1 % Charleston. SAYS % J. ulce tain "iel
be attack oy our forces on any o! the Atlantic
ports Of the rebels. ms b. expected Pfrp4r
ATOMS we're oe.ag made tor a heavy demons. "a F.
non At point ~hca it may nol be prudent 90
meution The cficers OF tie navy feel conf .
den, Of success Time = necessarily required
10 periec. all arrangements
Washington, March p.
letter from Rear Admiral Porter, dated
Nafca l4th, las been rece we'd. in when ne
speaks OF tie Difficulties Of navigating Yazoo
Pass Vi safety 10 lie vessels OF tie expedition.
The natural imPed'n-n,- are represented a. sim
lar 10 those heretofore reported. lie says moth
~ a. 10 any engagement with the enemy Up TO
mat date.
THE REBELs y KENTUCKY.
Cincinnati. March S.
Passengers from Lexington and Paris. this
afternoon. co. III the report ,hat con>iieia
ole force Of reoel cavalry, under command OF ihe
notorious Clarke. attacked The tosn OF II Sler
lii Z lat SUNDAY.
The place Wa defended by Two hundred Fed
rral soldiers. ~ho fought determined y but were
finally compelled TO surrender TO superior for
c..
The rebel. set FIRE TO the Court House, and
the flames Communicated TO other buildings iu
The vicinity Two blocks IN the business por
ion Of the town we're CONSUMED. Clarke threat
ened TO march Immediately on Paris, bur had
no, made his appearance ~ TIA. vicinity up 10
the time the train PASSED.
+ Gen Blrnsiae's old army corps. which le'i
Baltimore last night, are Oh their way here.
Steamers are waiting az Pakelsburg for their
arrival.
Washington, March a.
There is reason TO believe that the recent ia
val action at Por, HUDSON, and the running Of
the batteries by F4ua.uts q e.. we're IN obed
ruce TO orders from the Department here u
proceed up the river at all hazards, aud recap
ture lh. Indanola
FR0N vlcKsBCRG.
Lake Providence, March II.
There are exciting ramOrs reaching Us via
vieksburg. that the enemy have evacuated
Hanes' Buff. and the sih Missouri regimen
has beeu sent up ttefe to garrison It. Heav,
firing va head M The direction OF Vicksours
at night Al Is qaie5 here now, al.hougi
there are indications oi Wo.k warn aud furious
Cincinnati. March -
Gen Burnside and stall arrived here thi-
morning. lie Will assume command o tins depat
meut 10 morrow. S.x thousand OF Burns de ,
toops vii be here tomorrow. {.
EA5N ria sourH.
New York, March 25.
The Times dispatch saws the refugees VII.
arrived within oar Ines Yesterday, coahfin a.,
statement Una, the r,b-l amy Is falling bace
tom Fredericksburg and beng massed in Oh,
iefences before Richmond Trey state that d.,
entire force left a. Fredericksburg on Sund4,
night Wa only s.OOn. They also confirm IT,,
uews that the gun making machinery and ordi
nance stores being rapidly removed iron
Richmond into Georgia that the Withdrawal O
families from the city Of Charleston has folly Sc
in. and sales o. property are being forced al ~
nous losses
Tn~y al-o s'ate that the acknowledged less O
cavalry soldiers sustained ia the recent thrssh
ug Avefl gave than, sas be- ~een 900 and SUI
u si led AID wounded Among the killed va
Col Laerange of Moth Caro- Ina.
The r,b- gaetilas came down our line a
CAan-iI. a-si. ,o-l.y, aa4 mod, a f-int Of at
'ack but zoo of our cavalry dashed A. them
, chased them N le or 80, til in passing the,
received d fax FIRE from behind picke,s and
bsrricade. Our cavalry wheeled and fed pur
-ued By the enemy, but rallied ard again CAV
chase TO the enemy, driving them distance O
three miles.
One z eat du'v with which Gen. Bdrnsid
i S. arged in his new department is % deien'
{ Kentucky from app'ehendrd rebel Invasion.
: 10 have an ample force for that purpose, an
should Circumstances favor ne may eo-oPerat
With Cen Kosecrans IN middle tennessee.
FROM Tbs SOUTHWEST
ashli gion, Marcn -.