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

10 fact. all persons found Improperly in our lines
= DO could give private Information to The enc
@ Y, ST persons ~ithin our hncS Who hsfbor .
p otcc.. conceal. feed ciothe. Or Ia any way aid
Tie &, eines Of our country The habi, OF de- 4
elAriug sympathy 'os the enemy vii no longer
be tolerated IN this Department Persons com !
hitting sgch ofF-nse viii be AZ once arrested. /
with the view OF being tired as above stated. or
beyond our lines 90 the ines Of heir friends
1t must be distinctly understood that treason
expressed or implied All not b. tolerated in this
D. apartment. AL officers and soldiers are here
bs cha ged with the execstion # 'hi- order
The rebels in the vicinity Of Font Donelson
have been tor some Tine gathering al their Tor
oe- Tor eAvsiry service. To put stop 10 this.
Rose crans ordered an the good horses in the
neigh borhood TO be Immediately taken by the
federal forces.
Il Is stated that Farragut's boAis are al The
mouth Of Rcd River. bloeksding that stream.
Gen Thomas, i reviewing The troops la Gen
Grants army. He las several times announced
The new policy Of Ihe GOvernmea. toward slaves
10 be that Of receiving them, treating them kind
y and organizing them into compaAirs and reg
imeu.s. aid the announcement Is received ~ith
appreciation by all 10 fact, the movement j.
becoming very popular. Several prominent Of
6cers, and among them those that have hereto
fore opposed the policy of arming the slaves
most bitterly, have applied for commissions to
command negro brigades.
A Washington dispatch says: "Gen. Boyle,
Of Kentucky, ordered here by the Secretary OF
War, with whom he has had a conference in
reference to the condition Of Affairs in Kentucky
has returned to his command under Burnside
1t is understood that the 10000 soldiers offered
by Kentucky will be accepted. aud orders tor
them vii be issued without delay, Hon Thom
a. J. BARTLETT, formerly Of the Sd Kentuck,
Regiment, : to be appointed Eugader
Genera"
Gov. Curtin, OF Pa, in view Of the exigen.
CIV Of the puohe service, mas suggested 10 the
President plan fer garrisoning the defences OF
Washington with militia, ia order thst the Vet
erau soldiers nov IN this Department might be
spared tor more important aud pressing duue-
here 20 600 militia. and asked that about 5. 600
volunteers, who lave had the necessary e1pen.
ence, be distributed among said militia 20 rem
der the latter force equivalent, for al practical
purposes TO the same number Of volunteers sent
10 the dei Il is not known whether this pa
Iroiie offer has oeen accepted.
The Richmond papers contain the folowing,
under date OF Charleston, April 18th: Last
night the steamer StOaew4n jackson, formerl,
Leopard. while attempting 10 run into this hai-
Dor, was botly chased by halt dozen hlocka
hers, which fred at her, aud she received sev
eral shots through her hul Captain Black,
finding it impossible TO escape, ran the steamer
on the beach and burned ser. The crew aud
passengers took 10 the boats aud have arrived
here. Very little was saved excepting the msils
and the passengers Effects The steamer burned
TO the wa edge in sight Of the Yankees -
Her cargo consisted Of several pieces OF fed ar
tillery, 200 barrels OF sslpetre, 1000 army
shoes, and large assortment OF merchant re -
The y. Tribune's correspondent A. Nor
folk, gives the following account Of the shooting
Of Lieut. Col Kiruball, OF Hawkes. Z,uaves: 81
/ learn that Col Kmbsll had command OF the out
er picket guard, and during the evening Gen
Corcoran approached the post and was v-i,
properly challenged by the guard Instead Of
giving the countersign, Gen. Corcoran simply
said, Il AIN Gen. Corcoran' Under the circusl
stances, with rebel force in close proximit,
an enemy might nave said the "a ne thing, anc
Col. mbsl refused to let COrcoran pas with
out the proper word. Gen. c. attempted &c
ride on, when his briGle was seizes bv Col Kim
ball in the excitement Of the moment. Corco
ran drew pistol and fred the fatal shot"
Tie same correspoi dent states that the rebe
force on the B ackWaier IL 10000 strong.
A correspondent of the Adoertiser d Tri5,n,
states that railroad train, guarded BY Compa
nies aud q, of the 10Th M'ch infantry, wa
recently attacked, when within ten miles Of Nash
vile, by force OF about 300 guerrillas, Who ha,
already disturbed the track so that the tende
was thrown off, thus making il impossible to pro
coed. They rushed out OF a thicket If cedar
near the track and poured deadly fire into N,
guard stationed upon the top Of the cars. vic
returned the fire a. best they could, with goo,
effect; but being overpowered BY nearly I've
times their number, and having the cover o
the small cedars in their favor, our men with
drew across an open field, which was the OIL,
means Of escaping capture, firing as they ieit
The rebels followed but a lev rods; they found
to their sorrow that they were following Mich
/ igan troops, FOR as soon az they showed them
selves in the opening our men made bold stand
aud shot them down ike pigeons
The news from Port Royal. Ilth, BIZ The
steamer Arago. is that the small steamer George
Washington has been destroyed by the rsbe u
ia CoosaV River. The steamer vs. making a
short reconnaissance toward Port ROYAL Ferry.
when the rebels opened battery Of iihed 81
Founders on her, from behind a sand bank and
sheled he boat before those on board began "a
sdspec; the presence Of the enemy. The frsi
shot disabled the steamers machinery, the sec.
ond passed through her boiler, and tie third
aad fourth set her on ere. All the crew not
killed or wounded escaped in boats 70 the marsh
on the opposite side Of the ri er, and then wa
ded back to dry land OF Port Royal Island. Our
los was SIX killed I'D seven wounded
With regard 70 affairs al Charleston it iss'a
ted that the New Iron-ides and the remaining
monitors lad crossed lie BAR. ard we're about
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