The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-03-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
WAR DEPARTMENT.


He describes his army as in Inc health and
spirits. having met with no serious opposi-
ton. Hardee keeps in his front AZ = re-
spectable distance. At Columbia. he de-
stroyed immense arsenals, railroad estab-
lishments and 43 cannon. At Cheraw he /
found much machinery aud war material, /
including IS cannon and 3, 600 bols. gun 4
powder. In Fayetteville he found 20 pieces /
Of artillery. and much OthOr material de /
saws nothing about Knpatrick's defeat by 4
Hampton; but the officer who brought THIS /
letter saws that before daylight on the 10th, /
HAMPTON got two brigades N the rear OF
Fitzpatrick headquarters and surprised ana
captured all the staif but Two officers.
Kilpatrick escaped formed his men, and
drove the enemy with great loss. re-captu-
ring about all that he had lost. Hampton
lost SIS left dead on the field.
L. ;. GRANT. Lent Gen.
on tia 18th. the Mayor of Kinston sur
rendered the city 10 our forces The bridge
being burned prevented our forces from
crossing POntOOns were sent up TINS
morning for that purpose The enemy re-
treated rapidly from kinston 10 GoldsoOro.
A report this morning states that sherman
Is in posse session Of GOldsboro and that the
enemy are rushing back 10 KinstOn 10 pre-
vent our forces from crossing the Neuse
river at that point. This IS not Official.
however The enemy left 200 Of their dead
on the field before crossing the river, which
we buried; also many wounded which leii
into our hands.
The gunbOat Shamrock has gone up the
Neuse TO Kinston. The river Is very high.
4 disDatch from Newborn, dated the 18th,
Z saws the prisoners taken by the rebels IN
/ front of KInstOn have been recaptured; that
| Gen. Terry has formed a junction with our
/ forces there. and that sherman was ex-
pected In the rear of the rebels n Colds
bOro, on the llth or 18th.
The Canadian Parliament on Tuesday,
night voted 81 600. 600 for the permanent
defence Of the country, also $3.50, 900 for
the expenses OF the volunteers on the from
tier. The Finance Minister in a speech
said the Canadian Government, were ofthe
opinion that as long a the American war
lasts we must have a force on the frontier
in the shape OF n police and militia, 10 sap
port the civil authorities, and fulfill the cd
legations We are under 90 act the par, OF
/ good neighbOrs towards the United States.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, March II.
To Maj Gen. Dix.
Dispatches direct from Sherman and SchO-
field have been received this morning.
Sherman's dispatch is dated March sth, at
Laurel Hill, y c. He says We are all well
and have done finely. Details are, for OBJ
vious reasons, omitted.
Gen. SchOield 10 i dispatch dated New
bern. March 18TH states that on the night
of the 10th. near South West Creek Bragg
was fairly beaten that during the night he
retreated across the Neuse at Kinst0n, and
now holds the bank Of the river at that
place.
E. NJ. STANTON. Sec'y Of War.
They are having the greatest Hood ever
known in the region of Franklin Pa, The
bridge al Oil CITY. aud the French Creek
bridge $40 Franklin, are swept away; miles
Of the railroad track gone, and the tele-
graph lines on Oil Greek are washed away
Houses, tanks, barrels full and barrels en-
IL, cover the river. The loss is estimated
BY the million.
The water in the vicinity OF Utica, y. Y.
is three feet higher than ever before known.
The gas works are etlectualy stopped; all
the fires are out, and no gas can be furnished
10 the citizens for days TO come. The iron
bridge across the river. built by the L. 4 3.
r. r. Co.. was carried away about one
o'clock. Little Falls j. the farthest point
about two miles of telegraph poles down
this side Of Little Falls. The extent Of the
damage east Of that place is unknown.
There is the greatest flood in Rochester
and vicinity. ever known. The water in
the river fills all the arches under the aqu-
aduct, and Overil0ws the railroad bridge
II is several feet deep, running down EX-
CuaHSc ,tirrt, anu nous oSives Deffe-i,,
street, near the Arcade, filling all the cell
ars and covering the ground floors OF many
of the principal stores. No trains have
left the city eastward on the Central or
Genesee Valley Railroad since Thursday at
S o'clock. The water is still rising, but as
il has subsidized in the river at Mount Morris
it is hoped that no great damage will re-
suit from il. more than has already been
done. The railroad bridge has been and IS
now in danger; but unless the water rises
more il will probably remain safe. The
body Of an unknown woman was found
floating in Exchange street, having been
washed down from above.
The burning OF the Arctic Mills at Provi-
dence. t. l., on Friday night involved
loss OF $3.50, 600. which Is insured for S225.
goo. as follows: $50, 600 in Boston. $50, 600
in Worcester and the remainder in PrOvi
dence. The mill was Of stone five stories
high. and 3l2 feet long. lis capacity was
$1,000 spindles, employing 400 hands.
WASHINGTON, March l7-3 POP N
To Maj. Gen. Dix:
Mai. Gen. sheridan reports on the 18th
inst from the bridge of the Richmond and
Fredericksburg road across the South Anna
RIVER that. having destroyed the James
River canal as far to the east as Goochland
he marched up TO the Virginia Central
Railroad at Tallsyille, and destroyed it 10
Beaver Dam Station. destroying 10 miles OF
the road.
Gen Custer was then sent to Ashland.
aud Gen. Devins 10 the South Anna bridges,
all of which have been destroyed.
Gen. Sheridan says that the amount Of
public property destroyed in his march is
enormous. The enemy attempted to pre-
vent his burning the Central Railroad bridge
over the South Anna, but the 5th United
States cavalry charged up TO the bridge,
and about 80 men dashed across on foot,
driving off the enemy and capturing three
pieces Of artillery 20-pOuTder Parrots
/ (Signed) {. A. DANA. Asst, Sec Of War.
The city of Mobile Is strongly reinforced
Gen. Maury issued 4 circular, advising the
people to prepare for the expected attack.
tie urges the nOn-cOmbatants 70 leave
4 singular case has just come 70 light in
Boston. One Johnson, q staff officer in the
[. ). service in Norfolk. stole Sl3. 600 in
Government bonds, and forwarded them to
his mother at South Boston for safe keeping
\ daughter-in-law Of the mother got wind
Of the money and stOeit from the old lady.
who had placed il between the bed and
mattrasS on which she slept. Officers Of the
law here stepped in, ami the mOny was
fOnnd at last in the breast pads Of the last
thief Quite q number Of this interesting
family have been arrested.
An 7. dispatch Of the 10Th instant
says:
During the last three days there has been |
great excitement IN commercial circles. A
panic in gold was caused by the favorable |
military news. and by the news Of the re- |
ception in Europe of the announcement or |
the capture Of Charleston and Columbia |
sales Of 5-20s in Germany have been verv |
great. and turned exchange in favor OF /
America The steamship Africa. brought /
SIS. GOO in specie. Steamers following her I
were expected TO bring large amounts Of
specie Many parties who have been spec