The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-12-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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caring a dispatch addressed 10 Generals
80 Humphrey. and Foster. Lhe nas l.
,as brought by q Captain. Isl. 2d ana 81 :
ieutenants. and sergeant. all stan on =
-rs. Tie dispatch was received anu lei- tr,
sardei as directed. The nature oi the dis n.
.9-ch has not transpired. nor : il known =;
What answer was returned il any. r.
Picket firing Is still kept up In the vicin- r.
fv If Fort Seirwic6 better known a. =
Fort He'll but not o. pegslsieni-y Is lor- i,
meriy u
-o-rt wa, shot through tie head yes'elda. p
while sitting in his tent some haI mile III r
tbe rear ot our line. Casl3-t-es occur
there almost daily Ii
The most stringent orders have been -
sued against holding any Intercourse with
the enemy OF exchanging papers Inc
men along tine me have orders 10 shoo'
any one attempting % pass OUTSIDE lne
Dicke-s.
The 18th and l9th corps are beng con-
s0udated. and are known a. the 24ihcorps'
Gen. Ord has assumed command Inc /
CORPS of c0lored uoops under Gen. Vet +
5af d. numerically designated the Zo-h /
corps. .t......
Gen Meade presented medals Of honor
20 rl. commissioned officers and pfNate-
Of TIE 2J corps on Tuesday
NEW YORK. Dee :.
The steamer Fulton. specially detailed,
will leave this port tomorrow with hea'A
mail for Gen. Sherman army Sne goes
under sealed orders. as the exact point Oh
~uormau's arrival on The coast has nOt le.
been divulsed
Tie Richmond Examiner contains an ac-
count OF Browns message 10 the Georgia
legislature The message Is an emphauC
, protest against the extraordinary IeqHesl VI
the President 10 Congress 10 throw oUl ca
, emptiOns of all kinds and give MN the u4s
= erection 10 detail such as be may tninA prop
= or. GOV. Brown argues that u give inc
p. President such power would ne 20 lold". All
u. initiate the last vestige of state severe
=. i,-nfv and .ubvert tie great constitutional
- RIGHTS of the people He says when ION
,,rr-. enacts such law. it converts the re-
ruhlicani~m of iho Confederate states ih''
the Gospotism VI Turkey aud makes lh'
President a Dictator. and prOslrales Di'
=. districts of the country. and the ndepehl
>, once of the press and the religious priFh
. zoe, of the people at his feet. Even IN
ID. lincoln government despotc as II Is ma
IT, no, attomptel any such encroachinent
' unon the people Of the United states
:! NEW YORK. Dec. Is.
20 We have to-day some additional item
from rebel papers showing how the lrlsi
- al Sherman's appr0: ch 10 the sea coast
'- s,,r.od ine, in Georgia and North Caroln'
PEE IN The officials. civil and military. have J
sned fierce and feveri-h proclamauOns ca
be ino on every male. old and young. lhal IL
Re- able. to shoulder 4 musket ana lllilieu"'
an renorf for duty. The Mayors Of savanna
m and Charleston. AZ well as the re0el arm
ma officers commanding IN those places ia
a issued before their already ierrMeu coulN'
MS mites. documents OF TINS character piv
ohi,- Inv This means adding MATERIAL ytO |
panic. Gov. Brown Of Georgia haS iss1
three more pr0clamatiOns ON the CRISIS.
tor in savannah. according TO the HepHbttco
ire. ~ that city. even these stirring papers
lee moi bring out the citizens. for II appear
~ military ouard has 10 20 around the 20
and drao them ont of their hiding piac
90, me-, TAYLOR has been assigned 10
the commend OF AN the Alabama and Geor
tine reserves with his headquarters at oaN
ar nah. ,-.n- Noe <
the Ne" lohh' - 2
the Tho H4r,LFs Washington SPECIAL sa
cl,." In admissions of Richmond papers Of
5rh inst. that Gen Shermans man az
~ had reached Milen. the authorizes nave
t,rnatiou of uuuuestionaDle rehaoiilA
hiy, Sherman's main army had passed VI
,rm" without q battle and without 'he eApei
y he furr of any ammunition. except "i"-
Z as used I'm the TWO or three skifinlSh..- ~
Mr. ,,.t,,e,.+. olroldy rcunrfn' iiltlu- u
$50. ,f Miien tLcre1- ITO opportunity Ton q. D.,
nct. force tO inierrnpt hi, march to the ca
utY f,r which he originally set out. and W'
error the supplies and mails for that army
lr he arrive simultaneously With It's arrival.
rabic complete success of Sherman's great el
and nri.e is now beyond q shadow oi 90
le Is and IL has been demonstrated thai All
lonai remains Of the army 81 the rebellion l.
'din4 prised IN the armies oi HOOD anu
ieel both of which witt seen he rendered po
q Che les.
NEW YORK. Dec.
2 but The steamer Ariel arrived to-day
Ear0 New Orleans the 29th. BY this arrival
ave have Havana adyices to the "a.
and News from the city OF Mexico 10 the
plem- mir and Vera Crnz t. the 25d, l. recei
d Ue Naximilian had met wth am ovation ol
{ Mr. return 20 the city BE had issued ins
this. tion fo the rreiects of The Empire for
9t of administration. and providing for uni
oubernatorial action and justice Inc
D.. ex- unanimously consider these instrGcti'
,pt ha a sfor IN advance toward reorganlzau'
,ro- NEW YORK. Dec.
The CoD7plercsqrs Washington 81
n q" sav. Richmond papers Of Wednesday
raiu no information about sherman.
,arle tbev nreliict his defeat before he can
ncan savannah or Darien.
Tdph Tie Augusta Constituencies tAluAs
Ann Sherman has LOT for a moment nesi
errien ohout tile point 10 De attacked. or the
eruer. fo il. saving: The enemy broke can
$. Louisville early om the morning 81 c
smdn. inst. abandoning the shortest route u
ranch o-usfa. moving hy new ronle I'D lhe
zion of savannah. The lDn>'f"ft)nnt
out The following campaign for >neImi
uer Of Wr5 his r,rare ami provision train 10
T. viii mass Diff. entire army % Mlllen.
throwing his cavalry I'D the rear. be vi
; % b his wagon trains between the two VII
I Ills army and march in compact O.
~ ia - steadily but cautiously. on the en-!
55 vannah The Ogechee and it, few
ir,-s and terrible Swamps on his r9t
1912 % rne Savannah river and is equally sw
hank. on his left and thus situated 2
q march of over 80 miles % the CITY.
sli,,r a- the rateh has averaged since
inr Atlanta. be- would reach there ano'
qrh inst. providing be should noi DO q
I'D h,. the wav. The Oconee bridge h'
haan hn~nei. although desperate a'u
had hoon made 10 accomplish d.
The Richmond Eagnv.7 oi the .'h u
renorr- that no new movements nay e
made I'M the direction Of ''ranliis i.-'
: sos Is Tho Federal troops engaged consis
- t,rr regiment, OF black: about l''
g 20 We're to1ud on the field dead and Sou
rr1IA Gen. Logan gives il bis opinion in'
SLOW rro.re~s of sherman Is the YER
....f,, evidence of bis entire safety ana >1cc
I-ua, his programme to maze lie
ee-'oh halls -o resl lis men. while aeiieA
towel -bord scour The country % drslfo
sheet. roads. bridges and rebel supplies ID
4 mi. encountered any serious opposite
49,, would have reached the coast peioH
'-.e' cen. Logan j. on his way 10 JOIN DIS
o'---e, in Shermans army
ants The Augusta ltron.e'- -! OBJ o-ir'
svr,ln march. tn the route they desiIeseL
as possible. mhls cribs g.n mi-s- &c
carried of all stock provisions anu IT.
n DAY. and when their horses gave oll me
them. Al Canton they killed owe. i'
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