The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-11-11
THE WAR NEWS.

THE WAR NEWS.
Again do We daily look srxiOusly for stirring
news from every quarter. Active operations
have been commenced al nearly every poiui
where We have any grea; number Ct nlen. Tie .
Army Of the Potomac i reported on the move 4
our forces at Charleston are vigorously prosecu-
ting tie seige OF that city, and every day brings
Us some account Of active operations 81 Chatts-
nooga TIE news too, is Of the mos. cheering
character. The Unicn arms are everywhere
successful The rebels are becoming destitute
Of the necessaIes OF lie ia many quarters, the
men are sad and dsheArtened, AID the prospec,
is now fair, judging from ind cAtioas which seem
unmistAkabe. that the rebellion is in the last
wear Of its existence TIE v Y Tribune, in its
issue OF Friday, SAWS: Cnless al gus are &C.
lu.ive, the rebellion cannot hold out much lon
ger. The dearth of food al lis capital, AID in
fact all over is remaining territory, is Of itself
symptom Of approaching dissolution. Think OF
city of fity thousand Inhabitants, Ike Richmond,
wherein beef=teak j. not procurabe on sny
terms Yet such was the fact not loag since in
that city, according 10 one OF its rebel journals
Aud the ou,cry OF Lyuchburg against the pro-
posed sending Of three thousand Union prisoners
to that place, i equally 10 point. lis rot posi-
Die that where coarse food should be - abso
lutely wanting al this season; bur nobody wants
to sell il for the joke that passes for money in
Dixie: and Il il well understood tina; acquisitions
must be made for feeding these prisoners. since
no one sells anything to the rebel government
who can help it. "Shoddy" at any price woulo
be a godsend to that forlorn concern; but no.
b ,dy ha. shodiy So aimsey that be can afford
to exchange it for Confederate greenbaeks, even
&C ,rd for cord" Yet JEFF. has sOme three hun
dred thousand men under arms. and is dragging
every one who can shoulder a musket into his
ta,tered fam SD NJ regiments a. fast as his blood
hounds can run them down. How long can this
LAST
PROM The ARMT OF The POTOMAC.
A portion o. the army Of the Potomac made
an advance movement on the 7Ih, the following
acc, unt Of which Is teegraphed from Washing
on under da,e Of the 9Th
l. appears from Information received here
tonight, that Yesterday morning the 5th and 9th
Amy Corps, under command Of Major General
Sedgwick, adylLced to Rappahannock Station
they having the right wing OF the army. The
LIST, "a aud 81 Army Corps forming the left
wing, VI der Mai Gen. French proceeded 10
KeiS's Ford. When the rig { wing reached
| the Rappahann, OK the enemy was loud 10 Dc
10 considerable force, holding this tide Of the
, river. The rebel batteries earthwO5k= aud re-
doubts crOwned the backs on each side Of the
Rappahanuock Gen. Sedgwck al once ad
vancrd and stormed them ~ith great gallantry
p AID iupetuosty, causing much slaughter, aud
taking d large number OF prisoners.
When Grn French reached Krlly's Ford,
about SIX mile- below Kappa annOck Station,
the enemy threw across entire division to sup
j port their picket liue on Jhs side Gen French
hastily took position a. 10 bring his ARTILLERY
4 TO bear upon them, and sh,lled them viii
= marked ff.et, not only killing a large number
Out throwing them mo utter confusion, scatter
lug them sd,, aud tahiug many prisoners
Gen. French tolO~ing up hIs advantage. imme
1isiely threw the 1T DIVISION 81 the Sd corps
commanded by Gen Bifney, across the river
! which ended his operations for the day. Thi-
morning he crossed the river with the remainder
OF bis command Gen. Sedgwick had previously
crossed it., and at nine O'Clock this morning ID,
+ two wings had formed n junction, aud held boIt
t banks Of the river.
I The enemy, alter their defca; in these tw'
, engagements, we're so holly pursued by our vic
torous forces that they threw themselves iut,
= the river ia their efforts to escape, where som,
c we're drowned. aud many were killed By GU
Z luiantry. AL the artillery the rebels had OF
this size were captufei-it i reported to b'
seven guns Their whole camp equipage III
doubtedly fell Into our band- az they were com
PEELED to leave it in their has,y retreat.
n Gen. Baiord's cavalry crossed at Sulphu
@ Springs to cover The ighI flank, several mile
A above RappahauIock Station, aHd Gems Greg.
aud Fitzpatrick crossed below Kelly's Ford u
cover the lets fsfk NO definite Information o
their operations had been received up TO nOor
4 10 day.
e This afternoon tie o'cleck train commences
bringing prisoners into Alexandria The mum
" Der taken by Sedgsick was firm 200 TO 400
The remainder was taken by Fsenca. gentle
r man Who vas present with tie army SAYS it va
novel sight TO see all Of Sedgaick's prisoners il
4 a crowd, the largest lot ever captured by on
=. forces on the Virginia side, aud They we're guard
I'd by cavalry 10 prevent struggling or escape
FIenchs prisoners were also gathered in on
I body.
q The enemy, after crossing the Rappahannocl
I under cover Of night moved in the direction 0
Culpepper aud the advance Of our forces, sup
y posed 10 be cavalry, reached Brady Station to-
u day. This morning our whole line advanced
p ard 10 doubt pressed rapidly forward alter To
b retreatiDg foe.
o The entire number Of prisoners taken b,
both SedgWick and French is nov believed Il
be 1926. The prisoners composed primo
paliy OF North Carolina and Louisiana troops.
Our total loss Is reported to be 400 in kille
0 and wounded, but no prisoners. Our wounde
s we're carried to Warrenton Junction; fror
: thence they we're sent TO Alexandra this after
9 noon.
FROX cHAELEsI0S.
The following a1vices from Charleston woul
seem 10 confirm the report that oar forces hav
}. possession Of Fort ssmpter, but other dispatche
I would seem to leave some doubt on this poiu
II, however, We receive any cOrrob0rative inte
1 ligence Of this important success, re will give
TO our readers in an addenda to our var news
Philadelphia, Nov. :.
The steamer Salvor arrived al this port to da
from Morris Island. aud brings the most eloriou
j. iDteliyencp She reDorfz that she Law of Norr