The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-06-17

On the 5th Of June the entire ninth army
corps left KeBtucky for Vicksburg. A large
force also went there from Tennessee, iaclading
lhe 18th and other Michigan Regiments
Al account from Port Hudson states that the
contest OF the 9th Vas very desperate and very
bloody, the rebel. fighting with the mos. reck
less courage, and our men not being Whit be
hind in daring and pluck. Oor informant cor
roborates the good accounts heretofore given OF
the conduct of the colored soldiers. These sable
warriors provoked the most frenzied hatred on
the other side, and the rebels bent al their ef-
forts on their snDihilAGion, aud since the fight
thew have missed no chance TO Kill negro pick
cts In enc instance they p0uuced upon single
black sentry captured. and tsrth~ith hung nim
The bloody instruction was quickly improved (;
for almost within an hour some negroes got hold
Of a rebel picket, and swung him up in full sight
of their murdered companion.
On the ninth inst quite an engagement occsr-
red between the Uaion and Rebel cavalry on the
Rsppahannock, which resulted in the latter be
ing driven from the field Ii is represented 10
have been the 6ercest cavalry 6ght Of the war.
Ii lasted ten houn
magazine explosion occurred at Fort Lyon,
Washington, or the 9th, killing twenty nen, and
destroying large quantity OF powder, shell and
canister The officers quarters were torn to
shreds, but the officers sninJured sen
Iinel Was throSn more than one hundred and
6f.y Yards into clump of bushes. he clung
instinctively to his musket during his sudden
flight, and finding himself unhurt, be cody
walked back to his post shouldered arms and
saluted an officer who was just hurrying back
from a SIMILAR aerial trip. A piece Of shel
struck a musket resting scross the arm OF an
other sentinel, cut of the stock between hi:
hand and his body, and passed under his arm
snd left the barrel remaining in his other hand
without doing him any injury whatever. The
family of an orderly sergeant was al dinner In 1
small frame house within the fort. The hous'
was torn 70 splinteTs, not a piece being LEI
standing, and yet strange to say, not one OF tbs
inmates received a hurt
| The Y Post says committee OF citizens
who recently visited Washington to lay Oeior'
the President the project OF raising division 0
10000 colored soldiers, reported that be full
approved the proposition, only regrsttiSg tina
he facts did not warrant them ia asking author
ity TO raise 100, 600 aud declaring himself ready
as soon as a sufficient number could be raised
/ 70 r,ats thssa O part Of a command FOR Ten
Fremont.
ha R,lafuh Og1,IUr1 rou1r1.ipa that hill
The rebel conscrption act has not been enforce'
IL Georgia and Mss, North Carolina has bee
rsked as with fine tooth comb.
Ii appears that in the battle Of Chancellcrs
vile twenty nine North Carolina regiments wer'
placed 10 front 10 resist HOoper's advance, sus
tanning at Immense slaughter, while the Soutl
Carolina and Virginia troops were held in re
serve. This massacre of North Caroluians j
loudly denounced and the Coniederacy is char
ged With gross Injustice and bad fsiih.
| On Monday week, Gen. Grant sent Two des
patches 10 Washington An Important fact, sh'
one which ebvistes much anxiety, is derve'
from them, namely: That Gen. Grant il
ommuaicAton With Gen. Banks as late as to-
AIN inst at which time Port Hudson was closel
invested. Gen. Grant reports that Gen John
son is concentrating troops to operate agains
him, and meHtions q report that three Division
are moving from Cen Bragg to re esforcs JOhu
ston. Gen. Breckenridge Ia known to have JOIN
ed him. Vicksburg is still closely invested. Tn
siege is progressing favorAbly. The tone Of tn
dispatches is represented 10 be such as to shos
that be fears neither The enemy in his front no
rear. II is presumed that he did not know, a
the date Of his telegram, whether or not he va
TO be reinforced. This information inspires con
6dence in the FINAL success of the siege.
A body OF our troops had fight with th,
rebels near Satsria, thirty miles below YazoC
city, and routed them.
The fight at Milliken's Bend on Sunday week
was very ssRgunary affair much larger thar
at first reported. The rebels, under Mccullough
$500 strong, advanced upon the Federal forces
Comprised of three negro regiments and the go
Iowa volunteers. The rebels made desperate
charge at daylight. The negroes broke in con
fusion, bat finding their comrades we're being
slaughtered by the rebels, rallied with great des
peration and drove the rebels back The fos.
on both sides was heavy.
Officers who arrived at Cairo on the 10Th, saw
was believed in camp that Johnston is getting
up all the forces that he caR, and that battle
in the rear is highly proba lie.
A despatch from the Rappahannock, 18th,
says: The movements OF Lee in the direction Of
CulPepper have been on a larger scale than was
at first supposed, embracing all bis army except
about 1000, which remain opposite Falmouth
No dOabt Lee intends to risk everything in a
determined effort to cross the Rappahannock
and assume the offensive.
MUkTKEKsBoRo, June Is. - The Chattanooga
Rebel Of the 18th has the following:
JACKSON, Miss, June 9-Ons Of our officer,
who was captured by Gen. Grant, and Who sub
escaped. arrived here this morning.
He reports the YANKEE army depressed BY rea-
son Of Gen. Johnston msssing heavy force,
aud by the fact that certain death awaits them.
Their officers say it is certain defeat or anaihila-
ton.
NV YoRK. Jsne ia special to the Tri-
5ans, lztb, says: Five deserters who came
within our line on the Rappshsnnock, yesterday.