The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-04-08

Water continues to pour through the cut at
Lake Providence, and nearly the whole town Is
submerged. TIE troops in that vicinity are
forced BY the hi. aier, 10 remove their ell
cAmpnents higher up the river. Two tugs have
passed MO the Lake The current Is too strong
iss ira, sports:
The attempt of Com. Farragat 70 pass the
rebel batteries az Port Hudson. with bis aeei,
was oaly partial. successful The heet Vas
composed OF the Hartford, ia ship Richmond, /
Mississippi Mouoas.hcla. Geuzsee, A'oAtross
ana Kiuio. TIE vesse'- were arranged 10 al \
tack the batteries ia JAe following order: Tke I
Hartford, ~iih the As5s,rOss made last 10 her
port SIDE the Richmond, with the Gsuessee IN
her port side tRe Monoagoneia, wi.h lhc hinio |
Oh her port side, the Mississippi being alone.
The Hartford passed Tie batteries ia gallant
style. all sne Alba ross Nith her. Incy are be-
eved 70 be little injured The Richmond Vas
disabled bs a shot passing through her steam
chest alter size lad passed tue principal batter
lies. ana wa compelled 20 drop do~n the stream,
taking the Genesee with her. The Monongahe
a. owing 20 the dense smoke which enveior.d
her, sroaldei directly uldcI lae hre 81 the pam
opal batteries Sue succeeded, Ao~eser, ia
getting of, and steamed up the river, untu her
crank PA becoming heated she va, unable 10
proceed further, aud with her consort the h
mo, dropped do~a 10 the position OF tae NOR
tar dvet The Mississippi unfortunately sfosAd.
ed ON her passage up the river, and II being inl-
possible 10 get her Of, she was abandoned and
burnt. An eye witness gives the following az
count OF her last moments.
The ire having tuil possession OF the ship,
ragged through her for Al hour, greatly tighten
iug her, while the water flowing att, settled her
stern, aad she gradually zlid OF uto The current.
Bs seeming act OF Providence, the ship Wa
swung ro-ud by the force OF the current aud
{ headed down stream. The guns OF her port bat
tery, which had not been hrcd, becoming heat
ed the venerable old irgate pail parting "a
ute " tie rebels, al the same time that she
hied the minute gus over her o~n grave
Had the ship hoated down the stream stern
{ foremost j, is impossible TO tell what would
have been the result, iuasmuch her guos
would have been discharged On her Own cre~,
Oh the neighboring bank. She hoated down the
p stream, her gnKs disch afging and shells On deck
. exploding Ia every direction, until II O'Clock,
d when having reached point near which the
/ rebel ram Arkansas was destroyed, she blew up
= with u concusson that shook the earth FOR
d miles around Fragments Of The ship drii'ed
. past Baton Rouge, aud one Of the wheel houses
D. was taken ashore at that point.
l at Is estimated that only % officers and men,
belonging to the Mississippi, were killed, wound
e "a and taken prisoners. The officers and crew
e lost everything except what they stood in.
= They saved nothing, aud left nothing in the
IT hands O. the rebe-'
e Washington, Apr. 8.
= The publication Of the report OF the Commit
! tee on the war, produces sensations. The uni
Is ycrsal conviction i, thar IL utterly puivesiza
Mcclellan, aud proves his career TO have been
3, the moss extraordinary popular delason OF the
d age. His parlizans as yet, haven't a word &c
lie say The a..,.g dispas=iou4te tone Of tho re-
D. port adds immensely TO lis weight.
e A special from Cairo to the Cincinnati Gazeft
saws that a. the gunboat 81. Clair WAS passing
At PALMYRA. % miles above Fort Donelson, convey
r iug transports, she was fired into by the rebel
a under Van Dorm. The third shot struck lh
be steam supply pipe OF the st. Clair, rendering
ie her unmauagable. She was towed TO Cairo b.
IL tho steamer Luminous. Two or three wer
r wounded.
D. All is quiet ia Rssecran's department. Large
I'd numbers Of deserters are availing themselves @
r. the Proclamation Of the President, AID are re
turning to their regiments.
ar New York, Apr. q.
Of The prize steamer Aries, ia charge Of Maste
p Deyins, arrived this morning from Port Royal
is bound to Boston. Sue put ia short OF coal Sh
c was captured on tie 18th ult, in Bull. Bay
IL thirt, miles NORTH Of Charleston. by the L. :
K steamer Stetlin.
er Washington, Apr 4.
Sc The following has been received at the head
&c quar- - Of the army here:
"A St. L9sis, Apr 3.
H. To Maj. Gen. Halleck, Washington
p. Co, Harrison, commanding a, Fayetteville
~ telegraphs that Capt J. ) Worlhington. Wit
two companies Of the lsf Arkansas cavalry, re
= turned to day from a scout ia Carroll county
Il Arkansas After four skirnishts with the reh
he ell, he killed p and took prisoners Capt-
Smith and Mcfarland we're killed, and Capiai
p Walker is prisoner Our Joss was one ma
&C. wounded not dangerously.
lSiguec,) 5 R CURTIS.
I'd Maj Gen. Com'd'g.
he St Louis, Apr 3
a To Maj Gen. Hslleek
L. band Of gaerrillas took the steamer San
Gaity and Murdoch. and several soldiers aud min
IT. contrabands
1t Gen Sloan ,eiegraphs that Col King is il
IT, pursuit and had two fghts Yesterday With th
b. guerfillas, totally routing them and nortal
WouBding their chief lsiguedj
r. CURTIS Nj Gen. CON-
. The End of French Intervention.
y DesDateh Of u. Brouyan De L'Huys to u,
ID S.lrard
r. Tn. Courier des Z ats Uris Of this morning
ia publishes the following Intelligence:
Information received bs " trom Paris, au