The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-01-20

Reports from 81 parts Of the Southwest repre- /
sent that the destituticu and suffering in the
rebel army a7e largely on sae increase; and that
aesert0ns from ihei- forces are not oaiy O; daily
occurrence, but IN much larger numbers than
io-DeF,y. Also. tia. on tie wes, OF the Missis
spPi, negotiations are on foot among the rebels
for dsbandiug entirely. !. sppsars by letter
(Ehich :he editor s4ys comes from vel inform
ed source ihst proposition, iu'y althor-
izei from Richuo4d. has been mace 10 the Uu-
Tor Governmeu; 70 sell 10 that Government a.
the Cotton about 5000 bales ~i,his certain
district OUTSIDE OF the Union lines taking green.
backs in pay; a'so. thar Kesby Smith has sent
81 authori1ei messenge- 10 Washington % de.
liver up tor greenbacs> al tie co,tou ia The Red
River rex Oh no~ under reoel Control. ;le money
TO De pa.d 10 o;i.,7s excepted from lae Pes
dents amnesty, tae sai3 oth, 20 leave the
couatry. The Rsp4sicaa saws that tese prop
o-itions involve the disc 4na.n- If tae rebel ;orc-
= ives, Of the Mississippi and the consequent
speedy restoration Of ina. region 10 Loyalty.
These remarkable settlements are credited by
our Contemporaries blt ~e rtcsive them Viz.
'arge allowance for eKaegerstion and mistake
/ A letter received bs TIE President from Gen.
Banks, SAYS he vii soon complete the OrsauiIs-
/ ,ioa OF the Louisiana STATE Government.
Gen Butler las stripped the eagles OF Col.
Jao A Nelson, Of The lotb Coored Infantry
for fjurng recruiting auoag negroes bs permits
ting the impressmeut OF negro soldiers Into bis
command
A a. Gen. Towrseud has made report con-
tanning lst Of a.. known deserters o. non-com-
mssianed officers and prvates from the regular
army 10 the rebels The number l. only IS Of
whom 20 are fom the 9Th Infantry. lie has
also compiled lis. Of officers OF the reguls'
army who have lefI the se.vise By resignation O.
desertion 70 engage ~ the rebellion. The tota
Is 277. of whom LIS have catered the rebel ser
vice; SO are presumed TO have done 30; on,
was dismissed for surrenderag his command IL
the face Of the enemy, and one made an attemp
TO desert to the rebels 242 have resigned, q
were dismissed, and dropped.
The Baltimore Ame,icIn announces that 5
600 boxes aud barrels have been sent TO on
prisoners al R chmoni. Hencef1rth any thin.
sent to the American Office vii be forwarded &
the rebel capital Oar prisoners are not nov
suffering for want Of cloihiag
Private information from rebel sources state
t5at Charleston is being gradually DESTROYED D.
the FIRE Of our batteries. On the 26th OF Drcem
Der. Two blocks Of buildings on Long street. be
longing TO the estate of the late Senator Bdtirr
were DESTROYED. Several large warehouses. &C
cupied ov the rebel Government ard hilei wiki
army supplies, were destroyed about The sam
time The city is almost deserted except by IN
military. The poorer classes have erected ten
porary accommodations out Of range Of our sge
Great restitution prevails.
By Richmond papers OF the 1T aud I'd inst
it appears that no passports viii be granted t
ADV nNu able 70 90 military dn,y. The Unio
forces IN North Carolina were believed TO b
making plans for seizng upon the Wilmingtc
aud Weldon Railroad. The Rebels say thst d
Johnson's operations against Averil, the Uaio
e ambulance train was captured. With 200 prison
ers, some arms, eight OF Avern's officers, incluc
ing nis Adiorant General, a Lieutenant Colone
Averilrs horse, bis servant, ard number OF h
maps OF fifteen or t~enty counties, d. wtic
e nearly every house was put down. Jackson al-
captured a number Of mn les and wagons. O
Dec. 2Sd the Yankees made raid on Lural
, ard burned P B Borst's large 'sonery, the oI
. Rrptist Church. and Nh Bottoms workshop
broke open all the stores and robbed them OF q
their goods, and wha- they could not take tbc
distributed among the negroes They also broh
e open the meat houses. stole. carried away, an
q destroyed nearly all The pork and bacon in II
: place. besides killing nearly ell the chickens the
could 6ud
Accounts from Tennessee represent that
sharp cavalry night occurred near Straw berr
Plains o. Sunday, Jan. 10. The enemy wei
repused with heavy loss Gen Longstreet b
been heavily re-euforced from the armies Of Ii
and Johnston. Our pcke,s front each other
Blar's Crossroads. - miles northeast Of Kno,
vile. Our repuse al Beans station was Yer
trifing. Forrest has been badly handled
West aud Middle Tennessee. but has manage
70 escape with most Of his command Gener
Johnston maintains bold front At Tunnel II
and Dalton Gen. Gran, mas left Knoxville, vi
Cumberland Gap. ard is making a complete e.
cult OF this Department lie reached Knoxgill
by way Of Chattanooga. Toe army here i
I good condtion The weather is feasiaily coll
but there IS little sickness.
The sad death Of 1870 Indiana volunteer
while en- route for Cumberland Gap o Loai-viI
took place. Il appears tat 500 Of tae ll5tt
Il7th and 18th Indiana were ordered 70 repor
At Indianapolis, their term Of service having e.
PRED. Trey lett TazeweI and were marche
over the mountains through the cold some
them wiiboa; shoes Oh taer feet and ~itn bu
li,tle clothing. They we're compelled 10 marc
dav and night. WIKI bat scanly supply Ct food
and number Of them actually died from ,,arv
alton n party ofi02 "a died before react
ng Camp Nelson; AID after reaching that plic
20 neu Of the same party fell down from shee
exhaustion and died 10 .ew hours Out q
Eve hundred Who LEFT Tazewell, bst three huu
dred and h'ts reached Louisville, tie ore lsn
dred and fly having died from exposure an
want OF food and proper care. One night w
had become 50 weak with starvation that the
fell BY the xaysde and actually died crying 70
bread. These facts are certified 70 By both Of
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