The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-01-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
HEApouAs7Ess Army OF 1Hs PoToxAc )

Fl army in our front states trstthcy have fns--71
heir forces Oh both sides % me railroad. from
Fredericksburg 70 be.os Guinness Sts-ioa- Tie
track for Two miles south O. Fredericksburg aAs
been torn up. and the rails are being used Tor
turuouts a. the present terminus
Saturday morning nes encampmeat MADE
its appearance on the second rarge OF bills, IN
The rear OF fredericksburg. 40 t-av'es from cur
position.
A considerable number OF tents recentis have
been sent up from lhnoad 10 Lee army.
Tie z c-m0as E1api,,sr Of me % b, iniiea-
ted ina, lie. win portion Of us AMY, "as
moving toTaras C-i9epper, TO make a demon
s,ra,ion 10 front OF Wssaiugtoa. bot i' = kao~a
thar Lee va stu a. Ffeder.cA-barg a. noon on
Friday
The enemy IL engaged every night 10 FA,s'n-
aud extending 5rea=tTorss along tue streets
fronting me river. as j 10 prevent say future
crossing by positions
Our solaier- are taking advantage Of tie pleas
ant weather b., bu ding huls.
Heavy 6urg ~a- head yesterday evening il
the direction % Dlmfrie=
InteiHg nee from Aqua Greek to-d-y, states
that about C0) rebel cavalry Nth four guns
made ar at,acA on four re-iments Of Sige's in-
iantry at Damiries TIE contest lasted until
da and VS. reae~ei the morning Caanous
ding Vas intense. aad apparel = nearer than
that Of Yesterday
The telegraph Inc ceased 20 work yesterday
II. a ,.- 90 rE.,.f
Intelligence has been received here
Chicago, Dec 20
special dispatch from Cairo. couh ms the
report that Gen Grant has fallen back to the
North I'D. Of the Tsllahatchie river The main
F oody Of the army ~as several days ago al Holls
Springs Itis supposed that Gen. GrsHt will
open the Memphis and Charleston railroad, 10
Grand JUNCTION, aud make Memphis his base OF
supplies.
A report has reached Memphis that heavy
Federal force has asceuded the Mississippi, from
New Orleans the naval portion being under Rear
Admiral Farragut, and that Port Hudson had
fallen into The hands Of the Federals, aud thar
the a-et had reached point twelve miles be.
low vica- burg This reported advance Is con.
filmed by The vcs-burg Wing Of the ls,h
On the 10Th Two hundred aud fly f.deras at
Davies Mills. six miles sau,h Of Grand Junction,
we're attacked by the rebels. but they were re
pulsed. leaving t~enty dead and thirty wounded
on the field A number we're also carried of
The Federal loss was trif'ug.
Van Dorm is no~ believed to be between Boil
war aud the Mississippi river.
The rebels still hold the road between Coum-
bus aud Humboldt.
New Madrid was evacuated BY the federals
yesterday, and part Of the magazine blown ur
and the barracks burned
Washington, Dec 90
TIE following is the Stars version Of the las
rebel raid A rebel force of cavalry, with bal
terry Of artillery. Suddenly appeared at A. VI
Saturday, in front of Dumfri,s, then held by oar
5rh 7,h and 66th Ohio, With two pieces of Nc
Gilloray's battery.
The rebels were first estimated at 4 coo They
cut the wires leading TO Falmouth and attacked
our troops, who mad three men killed, aud were
driven Off
L. the meantime information reached These
headquarters by telegraph, before they cut h,
wires lrading in This direction Troops iron
these headquarters we're Instantly put in motion
If possible % cut Of their retreat.
To that end sen. Gesry marched from Vol
Run Immediately 10 the relief Of the troops 81
gagged at Dumfries After being Norsted befor,
Geary's arrival. they pushed directly for Geo
qusn, where they Lad slight engagement viii
one thousand i've hundred Of our troops ther'
under Col CARLY, ,resulting in an inconsiderab'
loss on both sides, our troops maintaining thei
ground. They next proceeded up Ball Run
crossed il at Volt Run, thence they vent t.
Auuadale via Burk's Station, where they en-
eampei Saturday, thus avoiding tn e points wher
We bad troops
Al dsybreak yesterday morning they wer
again in the saddle. In the mean time our troop
= At Fairfax Court House did their bss- to hea
: them of IN that direction. but being infantry
could not get up in time TO 90 so. They ver
last seen IN the vicinity Of Levisburg, wber
their numbers were estimated al ! 900 cavalr
and four pieces OF artillery. At nightfsd yes
: terdsy, they were under whip and spur. evident
" bent on escaping in the direction Of Leesburg
They certainly GOT nothing for thsir pains but
empty wagons, belonging to Col. Kelloggs cav
airy command.
Throughout the line Of their raid they ha
occasional -krmishes with Col Kellogg's eavs
~, no, although forced to fall back, exchange
many shots with hem, With 10 damage TO hi
command. HIS heaviest skirmisb With them wa
at Acotiuk.
Al one tire they bad possession of one OF on
guns at Dumfries, out were forced to abandon
TO Us again, il their retreat
The !as, reliable Information Is that the ret
els we're badly repuised on Saturday. at Dun
fries, on their retreat They fell in with og
troops under Gen. Grary, between Dumfties e.
-. Wolf Run, and we're driven by them south
The road they aimed to take.
They took the telegraph operator at Burke
Station and his instrument, and burned the Oh
ange sad Alexandria raiirosd bridge az Actin!
an inconsiiersble structure.
Besides the is empty wagons Of Col Kellogg
command, that tell into their bands, they too
light or ten Suffers wagons.
n Headquarters, ST. Louis, Dec 80
. To q. ". Halleca General 10 Chief:
The army Of the frontier, under Geas. Bur
and Heron, moved over Boston Mountains o