The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-05-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

NEW = III IH r. ~ EN-
The Lews from Europe is important Dappel
has surrendered after a gallant resistance. Tue
victory OF the Prussians IS reported as complete
and overwhelming Eighty-three cannon. and
from two to three thousand prisoners are said TO
have been captured. The Danish los in killed
and wounded was also heavy-'hree or four reg
iments being virtually anuihilated What seems
strange ia, that the loss Of the besieging army
~as comparatively small, numbering only fe~
hundred. This Is accounted for By the TACT
that the works were completely demolished by
oombardment before the assault; was undertaken
So terrible was the canuoanding that three re
doubts were destroyed in the course Of few
hours, compelling the abandonment of the lett
wing Of the position. forcing the Danish troops
to fall back in confusion aud with terrible
slaughter
Tne fsn Of Duppel Is severe blow to the
Dsuish cause. Its moral tff-ct can hardly be
overesIimsted. The loss IN men and material aill
De severely felt by government whose entire
army hardly exceeds fifty thousand men. But
shis is only secondary. Iutinsioaly, though
not literally The position was the kew to Jutland
lie TALL uucovers Fredrica aud renders th-. i'm
portaut place virtua " unienAble The whole OF
the country TO the North Is laid open 70 the raw
ages of invasion, aud even Copenhagen lie men.
aced. The friends of the brave little kingdom
that is so heroicaIly struggling in the hottie
grasp Of brace OF giants, may well look seri-
Gus
The design Of the Allies is manifest They
want TO bring Denmark PROSTATE at their feet be
tore the Conference has had time ~ act. They
hope to be in position 10 dictate peace before
the Diplomats have taken the quarrel ia hand
rhus they expect TO reduce their victim to such
condition that she will be willing TO accept
Auy sort OF terms that the Conference may pro-
pose to her.
New York, May ?
New Orleans letter reports that the evacu-
alton OF Texas by our forces has begun. /, al
so says report has reached New Odeans tha,
General Polk ia at Camp Moore, ninety miles
rom New Orleans. with some le 900 or 20, OOO
men, 10 move at once on Port Hudson or Baton
Rouge.
NeWbern letter Of the 18th ulr, is received
Information has been received that the author
the Sou'h for the neTt sixty days during which
time no citizen will be allowed TO travel on them.
It has also been learned that troops from Charles
ron 5. C., have been brought to W lmin gton and
relieved troops which have since proceeded to
Richmond
! Facts IN possession Of the Congressio al Cora
nittee to investigate the affairs Of the New
York Custom House. show that an enormou.
trade is still carried on between that city AID reb.
eldom.
CAIRO, Nay s.
| By the arrival Of the steamer Belle, We have
one DAYS later news from Memphis. and advices
from Alexandria. Red River, to the Path ult
at which place Gen. Banks tben was 10 good DO
-ition The rebels had follo-ed our forces from
Grand Ecore. When near Cane river an engage
rOent in which the rebels lost 600 men and 9
pieces of artillery, occurred.
private letter f,om the 9th Michigan In
fAntry, dated at Wsrrenton Junction, Va April
S0th, announces the arrival Of the Sinth ARMY
Corps at that important point, all in excellent
trim and resdy to do their duty. Warrentou i,
about 80 miles south vest Of Alexandra. Can-
nonading was heard in front on Saturday, rot
over 20 miles distant
In official dispatches from Gen. Banks, the
battle OF the sth ut. is acknowledged TO have
been disaster, but those Of the eih and 10Th
are claimed as Uoion victories, the rebels suffer
ed immense losses.
The internal revenue receipts during the
mouth of April have footed up~ards Of $40,
OOO, zoe.
HEApoUARrf rs ARNT OF PoToxAc, J
MAY 4-6AN
The order to mar1h issue from Gen. Mesd's
headquarters yesterday morning. ard ~as diss-
eDinated through the army by O'Clock PN
Gen. Gre.g's cavalry division, accompanied b.
portion Of the canvass pontoon train, novel
yesterday afternoon toEads R:chardsville and
was engaged until late al night, repairing the road
TO Ely's Ford, to establish crossing at that