The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-02-03
The new. from e,erv military department ID,

The news from every military department ID,
that the desertions from the rebel ranks far ex-
coed everything before known They come eV-
cry day 10 streams, and by scores and sometimes
BY hundreds. Thus. on the Potomac, 90 came
in one day, 50 10 another, and $50 in another.
DeserteTs report macy others intending to fol-
low. In the Second Corps rs to 20 came In
daily, and as many to the the Third Corps
January a..
1t was tsO Mississippi regiments that opened
the bal on Saturday last. By attempting to 6ghs
their way cut Of the rebel lines for the purpose
of taking the oath of allegiance to the United
States. Unfortunately they did not succeed,
although they made brilliant attack on tie
troops that ordered to resist their progress
TIE CONDITION OF CHARLESTON.
New York, Jan. 50.
lady Who left Charleston on the llth, gives
the important information from there TO the
Herald that one-hsh the city is abandoned, and
damaged by Gen. Gilnore's shells. From she
Battery 10 Went~Orth street. which is in about
been demolished or greatly damaged, while the
earth AID psvements are ripped up in all drec
tons AL the hotels are 50 much injured As 10
be closed except the Pavilion. The Normal
shool house is badly damaged and abandoned
The 81 Philip street school house is yet IN
touched, and school IS held there regularly. The
city hall is abandoned and il and the court
house are materially damaged. ST. Nichols
Church, the steeple Of which is the rebel OBJ
servatory, is untouched, though shells have eI
ploded on all sides Of it. The effect of the
Smelling on Christmas day was dreadful. A
number OF persons were Injured and one nearly
killed. People we're thrown into q panic. Hi
herman hall was demolished, all the banks
and pOstofices damaged, and the newspaper
Offices removed to the extremity OF the city. All
articles have reached fabulous prices. Union
sentiment is quite large and on the increase.
The treatment of Union prisoners is brutal. The
CONSUMPTION takes every person no. foreigner,
or incapable There we're forty batteries around
the city and reinforcemepts Of troops were daily
arriving
FROM NEv ORLEANS.
Gen Banks as agreed TO modify bis procla
nation, so as to have the election for delegates
to a convention to form a State Constitution,
axe place at the same time as the election for
State officers, February 22d.
Many of the citizens OF Florida. at Pensscols
and on the Peninsula, are enls.ing in the
Uuion army. and two regiments Of white
refugees are already forming.
FROX TENNESSEE
Rumors still prevail Of preparations by rebel
for an extensive invasion Of Kentucky. Military
men persist in dserediting these rumors, bui
the popular idea is that they have to sisrvs OF
make this attempt for salvation.
On the 18th, our cavalry under Gen. Sturgis
Knoxville. On Sunday the enemy mad;
4 despe:a ate attack, but was repulsed, viii
loss on our part of so. Il is supposed Long
street has been hea=ily reinforced aud is sdvanc
ing on Knoxville
Advices from Memphis state that the 18th Ar
nv Corps are preparing for movement 10 At
tack the rebels in MISSISSIPPI and secure larg,
stores Of corn aud forage on the way to Mobile
Some "A, 900 cavalry are concentrated At Cor
NTH to participate in tue movement.
PROM MOBILE.
A correspondent of the Boston Journal, OF
board the gunbost Jackson, a. Ship Island, write.
on the b ult. as follows Last night about
10 o'clock small sail boa; came down the sound
with some very important intelligence. The reb
els in Fort Morgan revolted, and during ths
difficulty the gunboats in Mobile Bay attempted
to arrest the garrison Of the fort. The whole
fort being in revolt and with The American flag
Asng they opened on the rebel gunboaIs with
every gun in the fort. They succeeded in driv.
ing the gurbosis of, but were not on Their
guard, aud that uiQhs a large force was SEM
down from Mobile, capturing the whole garr
aon excepting four men who escaped in the
darkness in a small boat, and came to Ship Is
laid, when we heard for the frat time the as
founding intelligence. Since then Ne have
heard more Of the revolt from some additional
ieser,ers Seventy Of the revo.ers are con
de,nue1 10 be shot day IN Mobile.
We alec learn from these desertsrs that on
Horn Island up the sound, there are Is more
leserters flom the rebel army, and in aud around
Mobile and on Round Island, there are about SO
deserters from the same quarter.
Dispatches from Mobile to tie Richmond pa
peIs announce that about the 25Eh ul. our qua
boats cut red Inc PascsgoulA River and land.
iug our forces took possession OF Aadisonv lie
and were evidently contemplating an advance
on Mobile
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