Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-05-23
THE WAR.


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ginia and North Carclina-tSaC y W. IN Vii.
partment having made North CIV, war De.
Eastern Virginia into one Mili,a mo y and
the chief command is to be GIVEN Dl't1cti;
Butler and the Massachusetts 'n % Gen.
England men the head quartsrs auu New
at Fortress Monroe. 10000 ro. : to k
the aggressive against Norfolk ~ start Oh
mond; All Massachusetts and Nen. S I
land Regiments have received view Eng.
orders. Gen. Mansfield of tba marching
army is TO command the advaneino ua'
through Virginia, to consist Of d s ~ l0rce
ulArs. Gen. Reeder is to coro O,V0V resl
army to move on Harpers Fer''.u Tie
Pennsylvania. An immense stoa Ron
force is to be used in transport;ne s',u AaVa
munitions along the Southern inse ~ us aud
Gen: Patterson and Senator Sbe,u p0fa.
at Washington to be instructed i u als
eral orders of attack upon VI: 'ae gen.
North Carolina. Great act;v;t, "s'ua and
all the war departments. Pubic ppeaS u
ton is on tip.toe at Washinoton = eAPeca
great events which are near al han, "ggOp'tS'
Nearly 100000 regulars and way ~
are now accepted or have Offered ''"'l'eeN
for the war. services
No more volunteers will h.o
I'll the immense number now ii H. 5.su y 70,
or waiting to be called, are properly w. o, ned
lied. F''V organ.
Embargo on supplies of provis;9D' -
includes all Kentucky towns, pnlos. 49,; INV
be shown that their home MARI ,',' ! 'an
replenishment. This is unders, ~, ,lsea'
the order from Washington. :" @
The steamer Fred Lorenz l..r,
unimportant freight here; but taka. % s.ls
all her heavy load Of provisions ms ~ oI ~
Louis, from which city She eama y ny y
brings Kentucky to the test AUS
The Montgomery Advertise Cow - a.
Confederate Congress decided to ron' ~'
the Capitol to Richmond. 'D'''
New York, May 10.
Eight cases Of military cloth hovo 1..,
seized at EllisviIe, from Baltimore p S.sr
Mitchell has offered Lis service, "a i, H.
government. R. c. Schench, diObio. S,,
been appointed Major General.
A contract has been closed at Pitt,burgb
for a large amount ofnded cannon, sbes
DC.
A gentleman who arrived here reDot,
everything untouched at Mount Vero.
Washington, May is.
The ga.rison at Fortress Monroe viii
consist Of five thousand men, under Gen
Butler.
1t is understood that all forces that will
serve for three years will be accepted.
The Tribune's despatch says Richmond
will be early attacked. Gen. Cooke has
Six thousand well armed troopsat Cupepps,
and three thousand more between t6sn
and Alexandra. Military authorities con-
slider it best to march on CQlpepper,thena
to Charlottesville and Linchburg. Forces
are also to be sent by Aqua Creek; asos
force to Norfolk; thus investing Richmond
on all sides. Probably the first encounter
will be at Culpepper.
Washington, May 49,
1t is probable that Gen. Mcclellan will
enter Western Virginia at the head Ofa
Ohio and other Western troops, Simusle
ously with movement of Gen. Butler On
Norfolk.
The National Mtelligeacer ofthsmOn
ING construes Lord John Russel's recent
speech in Parliment, as a recognition oftG
right Of the Southern Confederacy, tOisue
letters of marque and bring prizes into
British ports.
Chicago, MaylS.
Senator Douglas is a little better Tbs
afternoon. His situation, however, SN
garded as critical by bis physicians
Montgomery, May IS
Arkansas has been admitted as one o.
the Confederate States.
st. Louis, May Is.
Gen. Lyon has refused to release Jo0l
Dean and other persons recently aTTys''0
at Potosi and other points on the Iron
Mountain Railroad on their paroIeoi hon0E
as they were engaged in overt acts o. Aos
tiIity to the Government, and are liable
penalties of treason.
Carlo, May Is
Charles Eyesnan Of st. Louis, Og'
dealer, arrived from Memphis this alIef
noon; he has been robbed Of sixteen hua.
dred dollars in goods and as much more !
money, and sent home with shorr n'.I
He was one Of Gratz Browns home gu''"
Chambersburg, May 10
The troops here are daily in exPecialganl
Of marching orders southwark. lhsy -
certainly occupy Hagerstown in a few , ug"
Unionisls are daily arriving here o''''
from Virginia.
Chambersburg, May ~
Judge Mason arrested yesterday wa !,
leased to-day and sent over the Ms'"a ;..
line. It was shown he entertained sece'ss y,
sympathies, but believed bis character w.
too high to condescend to be SPY.
Washington, May 10
A person direct from Richmond w. ~,
saw Gov. Letcher night before last r .lssi'
the Governor to be very much lrlgu r.s.5
and to have said that he hoped and Dele'v-