The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-05-06
THE WAR NEWS.

vile, dated the 10Th, SAYS:
"SeveIal deserters report that $4,000 Of the
army rad arrived n Tullaaoms. rein
forcing Bragg. and that they had been sent 10 d
Manchester. The report i 10 be received With !
caution Though deserters eou6rm each other
in their statements. they are vague aud indeh-
nits. Il il known. however. that Bragg has &C.
eupied Manchester With large army.
Some deserters state that the Kentucky,
Tennessee ana North C4roliaia troops iO Bragg's
arzy have lately been very mutinOus, aud much
trouble has been experienced 10 putting them
down. The Tensesseesns laid down tbeir arms,
refusing to do duty"
A Nashville report OF the 9th, states that
part Of Gen Green Clay Smiths Brigade, coH-
sisting OF $50 cavalry, commanded BY Gel Wat
kins, VI the 9th Kentucky, Is reported TINS
morning TO nave made dash upon the rebel
cavalry OF the LIST Texas Legion, eight miles
south of Carter's Greek pike, and captured lbs /
rebels, including three Captains, five Lieuten-
ants, the same number OF horses, five hundred /
mules enc ambuence loaded with medical
stores, and burned eight wagons and the arms
Of the rebels
Col Brooks, commanding the rebel camp,
was captured bur subsequently, escaped. The
rebels Ormed d part OF Gei Whit6eld's brig
ads-the latter is a Tensesseean and native
Of Franklin He acquired considerable notoris-
ty in Ksssas some years since
Washington, April n.
Admiral Porter sends the following to the ns-
W Department:
Mississippi Squadron YazoO River,
| April l6, ls6S.
| SIR-We have been threatened for some
time pas: with an attack from the rebels in
steamers Commander SelfOridge saw the diff
culty IN defending the mouths OF the Arkansas
and White Rivers while they were kept 40 far
apart by the useless neck of land, aud proposed
to me 10 cut it. | ordered him To do so, and
he passed through with his vessels tEenty-fovr
hours after We cut the bend, thus saving dis
lance Of over ten miles. The mouths Of the Ar
kansas aud White rivers are nov brought close
together, aad a small force can defend both.
OHe Of the worst points for guerrillas il also cut
of as these pests of the human race could from
, the isthmus attack = vessel on one side and be
/ ready TO meet her On thss other a. she came ar
ound, the distance being ten miles around and
half mile across | have force enough at Ar
2 kansas and White rivers TO prevent aay attack.
lSigned) D. D. PORTER, Admiral
Fort Monroe letter OF the 18th, to the ~.
Y Commercial, says that yesterday merning a
force of infantry cavalry and artillery, under
command OF Gen. COrcoran, acting Brig. Gen.
/ r. Foster OF the 18th Indiana, and Col 5. P.
Spear, OF the llth Pennsylvania cavalry, were
. sent ent FROM Suffolk, on the EdentOn road to
drive the enemy out of their rife pits, which
were doing great deal Of damage. Our forces
D advanced cautiously aud drew the sre OF the en-.
d envy. The artillery now opened on tne rebels,
and the FIRE was returned by them. The infAn
: try were ordered to charge. and the rifle pits
a were carried at the point of the bsyonet After
t disOdging the rebels the cavalry started in pur-
70 suit and succeeded in capturing number o.
; prisoners. The enemy vas driven back severa
miles, and fell back on the main body of Long
streets army, which is heavily entrenchsd.
i The Advertiser d Tribune Cairo special dis
e patch of April 2sth, avs
-Four transports have just arrived from Cape
Girardesu, tive Of them having on board th,
! 25th and 9th Wisconsin regiments. Ths gun
, -. Lib a-~-i las Also returned. Order II
, restored at the Cape, aud the women and chill
dreD have returned from the Iineis shore.
After the rebels were repulsed on Sunday
they fell back to Jackson, ten miles
d About midnight, Gen. Van Dever fell upol
them, completely surprising them, and tskin;
some 500 or 600 prisoners. The guard hous,
= and Jail at Jackson are full Of prisoners.
Geu ii r--arod -. -
i road, overlook them yesterday, and gave then
another aogging. We have not the full results
4 The information is obtained from Col Montgom
e cry, si the 18th.
a The rebels, so far as thew could. have CON
pletely devastated the cosntry, respecting nei
: ther friend or foe Their force is between Z,
900 and 5000, mostly cavalry and artillery
= Whenever they could, they have cut the tele
4 graph wire and carried il OF.
The Federal force from New Madrid has no
been heard from, and some fears are entertained
for its safety.
E No arrivals from below last night or t.
day.
Washington, April %
The following hts been receiv'd at headquarter,
Of the army
3 St. Louis, April u.
] To Maj. Gen. II. W. Halleck
Gen. VsnDever came up Oh the enemvl rea,
near Cape Girsrdesu last night, and attacked
and routed him, taking large number of pris,
; Oners. horses, arms, sc. The enem, reiterated
towards Bloomfield in great disorder pursued
by the victorious and combined forces of Gems
Van Dever aud Mcneil.
Signed, S. r. CURTIS.
Major General
Rebel papers contain the following
Okaisuo, April %
Oar cavalry engaged the enemy yesterday at
; Birmingham. The sght lasted two hours and a
half. The enemy was completely routed, with
Fifteen killed and large number wounded. Col.
Hatch, Of the 25th Iowa, was seen to fall from
bis horse, which into our lines and was cap.
tsred. Our less was one killed and twenty
wounded. The destruction of a bridge prevent
ed pursuit.
Chattanoo, Ga, Apr. IS.
Passengers BY the train report that General
DOdge's Yankee force, 10000 strsng, has adj
vshced ten miles towards East Tuscumbia Col
Rode is Sighting end retrestisg towards rein
forcements.
"Tsllahom4, April "A
Further advices from HcNinuvilis. repres mt
that the enemy has destroyed several bridges.
huraad the cOrron fsctnries rhs da,o, b.,