The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-04-15

e -riBeut a. SNOW Hill, Tenn on tie q INST,
in -hich the rebels weoe routed By force OF
400 cavalry and a brigade Of infantry, under
command Of Gen. Stanley. It Is stated hat tie
rebel loss was 700 to 100 killed. nslber
sounded and 90 taken prisoners.
Gen. Stanley also captured 500 horses and
mules, and quantity of bacon and wheat, and
destroyed considerable forage. The rebels Is
capped siih their guns. Our loss vas one pfi-
vste killed and t~o slightly wounded.
Gen Stanley returned to AurirsesbOro by
way OF Lebanon, capturing SIX prisoners at the
later pOiLt.
TIE ST. Joseph Herald gives particulars of
he atrocities committed by gang Of guerrillAs
that recently boarded the Sam Ga,y, At Sioley's
Landing, on the Missouri river. The Herald
saws:
The steamboat had arrived at S.bley's Land
ing where the channel vas close TO shore, aud
Vas hailed by sJme Of men on the bank, ioi-
lowed oy the cracking OF dozen or more guns
The pilot pur her in shore. aud George Todd
and soou, twenty Eve Of bis gang OF gaerrla>
came on board Ii vas almost morning. and
there was no moon. The rebels we're dressed
/
vers each land some as iusny as three aud tour. J
aud shot guns ana rifles Todd wore = arg
cloth coat. with an ample cape and d,~mg
sleeves. aud bad also a slouched hat, which be
soon exchanged with passenger for neE
I hght eoored beaver. He gave The command
aud the work Of murder commenced. The pas
sengers we're mOsfls ladies, aud the few gen
tlemen we're uuarmed
They hrs, killed George Never, by shooting
him in the back Never was formerly in TINS
city, and when Col. Peabody Vas here after the
seige Of Lexington, he vas IN Msjor Berfy's cav
sry command acting as Q lartsrm4ster.
The CO Eardly butchers next blew out the
brains of W illiani Henry. member Of Captain
Wakeriin's Company. He. too was a 81 Jo-
-eph boy, and vas formerly engaged IN a stall in
our city market, and al one time, ~ think, "a
bored for John 7 HAx. meat desler be
leaves a wife aud four children in our ciiy Who'll
y uDprovided for.
They next led out 10 slaughter young Schut-
ner, OF this town. whom thes hrs: ROBBED OF
$500 and then shot He revived the ne1r
morning, aud will probably recover
The most revolving set in the bloody drams
was the ordering ashore OF twenty negroes drss
ing them up in liue, one man holding lantern
up 0y the side of their faces, whilst the murder
ers blew out their brains This inhunan butch
cry Was within three yards OF the boat OnC
negro alone of all that were shot Is alive"
Il is stated that Admiral POrter's report o
his recent expedition through Steee's Bayou
Deer Creek and other bsyo1s and creeks, IL
the latent to reach the Big Sunfower river auC
TO follow that stream into the Yszoo, reads lik,
a romance. With his IRON clads, Porter was il
the heart Of the country eight DAYS, navigating
a series Of bitches into Hhcih not even = IA
boat had ever entered before. In those eigh
days, although making herculesn efforts, h
worked HE way only seventy miles and bacl
again One twenty-four hours was consumed
in accomplishing four miles. The channels il
both creeks and bayous we're exceedingly mar
row, so narrow in places, that the boats nearl,
touched both banks. They were choked witt
allen trees, which had to be removed or Will
clumps and rows OF willows which bad TO h
pulled up by the roots. For a time the fee
tolsomely crept along unosserved, the levee
sistng to screen it. The expedition only jas
failed of accomplishing its object, and very mar
rowly escaped capture on its return.
4 correspondent of the Chicago Journal, give
the following account Of the attempt made b.
the RAM Switzerland and Lancaster, on the %
ult., % run the rebel batteries at Yicksburg.-
he says:
AS it was about daylight when the boats 20
in front OF the city, NE could see the smoke O
the rams rise above the trees As they move,
down the river just in front of the civ the Ian
caster, the advance boat, received a shot in tn
, null below the water line About the sam
time, another shot, large rife ball, went thro
the pilot house, tearing the wheel in spliuters
, but not injuring the pilot, then at the wheel
: The other pilot = no was standing a short Dis
Ia g from the pilot house to look out tor 70,
. tiher ropes. had his foot shot away bv the bal
The boat did not get but a short distance frou
where she received the shot 10 her hull Defor.
she filed with water aud completely cspsized
) AT the same time the cabin separated from tn
hui. snd both parts fOated down the river
Very strange to say, no one was killed and onlr
one injured. The pilot, Light Mcdonald
jumped overheard some say he ssam TO ID,
Mississippi shore, and others say that he va
drowned.
The Switzerland came very near sharing tn
same fate as the Lancaster. A plnEgng sho
from one of the batteries on the top Of the hill
went through the boiler gun deck and int
one OF the boilers, where it remained saw
> to-day; il is a ten inch shot OF course tn
boat ~ss imme stately SLED with steam. and va
, perfectly helpless, being obliged to float along
Admiral tarragut. seeing the Switzerland disa
oled sent the Albatross 70 her assistance. A.,
she TOOK her in charge and towed her out O
danger She can be repaired in three DAYS
and will soon be ready 70 60 10 search OF her cap
! tUred companion, the Queer Of the West"
The town of Jacksonville, Florida, has beei
} abandoned by the Federal troops, and burned T.
the ground. This last set is stated to have bee
done oy order of Col Rust, BY some, and b.
Others, TO have been the work of incendiAries
, The negro troops are not implicated in tie Al
fair.
The latest advices from North Carolina stat
that Gen. Foster was at Washington, on tn
Paml;co river, With force Of 1000 nen, an
/ .ss completely bemed in by r. bel army nun
} boring 1900 men Il Is believed. however
that be has ammunition and provisions zuficieu
to last t~o or three weeks, and before that tin
be Eii doubtless receive achievements bv ID
way of Suffolk, which he has summoned 10 hi
relief Heavy firing was heard all day on Wed
nesdsy, Thursday and Friday. Il ceased O
Friday evening. ana il IS supposed by some To,
our gunbosts, three in number, have se c.
the battery at Halle Point. At Nevbern ther
is a strong force, and 10 apprehension Is f.