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The Ninth Regiment

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Day
18
Month
October
Year
1861
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Public Domain
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ment, now full or nearly so, is coustituted, by order of the Adjutaut General, of the following conipar.ies : Jacksou Gravs, Capt. Charles V. DeLand, Jackson. Romeo Union Guard, Capt William Wilkinson, Iloinco. Governor's Guard, Capt. Charlea H. Millard, Linden. Chandler Guard, Capt. O. C Rouods, Niles. Washtonong Union Guard, Capt, J G. Portman, Ionia. Willcox Relief Guard, Capt. Audrcw M. Andrews, Detroit Douglas Liglit Infautry, Capt. Gcorge N. Chase, Detroit. McClellau Guard, Capt. Win. Jenny, jr., Mt. Ciomcns. Jefferson Voluiiteers, Capt. John A Tanner, Fowlervillc. Freinont Guard, Capt Geo. R. Newconib, Owosso The Regimental offieers, as we have heretof)re noticed, are: Coloncl - W. V. Dcffield, late Lieut, Colonel of thn Fourth. Lkut. Co'oiwl-Jous G. Parkborst, of Culdwator. Major- Dores M. Fox, of Ionia. JE The Detroit Advertiser, in a recent nrticle on United titates Senator, uses tho following language : " If the men.bcrs of the Lcgislaturo are tiuo to the nation, to thü State, and ti) tliemmlve. thcir fint and sole object will be to search out tbe very best man in tha State for the placo, regardless of personal iraportunities, locnlity, or any other consi'leration." Does the Advertiser mean to give the Lepislature permistión to go outside of the Repulilcan organizutiw) for a Senator, or simply perinission to take a Detroit man? it strikes us tlut that little word f locality " ia the kev to thü Adcertiscr's position. SZST At le latent dates frnm the 8th Michigan Regiment, Col. Fkxton, it was at Annapolis, with orders to cmbark on ship board, with fjfteen days rationa - A bout 20,000 troop wen; eoileoted at that point, and under saire orders ?o cmbark, but destination not ma-.le known. Some point on the coast is in danger if the expedition is permitted to move secretly. L3L" Tlie order to send the BrodheRd Cavalry Horses lo Washington h is been countermanded, and r port says ih it the regiment is to be or ltred eitlier to Missouri or Kentucky ; or at least thit portion of the regiment yet etationed in Detroin. We presumo that the regiment will be united whenever its destination is determiued J"5 The Premiuui íist nwarded at the recent County Fair, aud the proceedings of the Board of Supervisors encroach npou our general iiews columns ; but as we are giving rcgularly an unusal amount of matter wc trust our readers will bcar with us. J Col. Sinclair's Irish Regiment is fiist filling up, and will go nto rondezvous as soon as j uarters are obtained. - Wc understand that Ypsilanti is likcly to be the place of rendezvous, and that the new brick block of Maisk Norkis, Esq., opposito the Railroad depot, has beeu tendcred as quarters Lf The May Independent Regiment, in reudezvous at White Pigeon, lias been designatei bj' the Adjutant General as the Klcvcnth Regiment of Michigan Infantry. It is ofliccred as follows : ( 'obnei-Wu. J. JFay. Lieui. Colonel - W.M. L. SrorGiiTOX. Major - JJksja.min' F. Dougiity. L3C IntelligtMice cnmes via Richinond of the (ïefcat and probable capturo ', of the blockading fleet at the mouth of the Mississippi. The news is dieredited 1 at Washington, and wants coiiürmutiou. We can not beheve that ihe disaster to our fleet is so great as is represented U3C" Rantcis has buen bouiid over at Turonto, f r trial ut Ihe ooinin g Assizus, on i coinphtint for violaüng tho Boutrality laws Thu Gluhe ex; pre.sses an opinión that ho will bo ui:quitted - :md even that the ohtirge w;ll pot bo proseeutud by ihe governtnent.

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