Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-05-25


made daily, and lines are being drawn
more closely. We should think it high
time that the sIines'' should be ''dravn
more closely" Let them fit snug1y-I
tighty-to the neck. Seriously, this
catching traitors (such as Winans)
and releasing them on parole of honor,
is a mere farce, and will develop in
mischief. The only proper way to
treat such cusses, is to choke their
wind off by the aid Of hemp and a
limb. Let the edict be, S'No mercy to
traitors -
The other night three Zouaves stray
ed from Camp. When arraigned be-
fore Col. Ellsworth in the morning, one
Of them unWound from his body Sc
cession flag seventeen feet long, which
they had hauled down from pole in
Alexandria.
Secretary Cameron has declined to
accept the four Maryland Regiments
offered by Gov. Hicks simply for the
defence Of that State and the District
Of Columbia. The tenor Of the Secre-
tary's explanation IS, that if the Mary
landers enlist they must enter the gen
eral service. That's sound. Let's
have no pseudo-patriots in the service.
It's decided nomore troops be acccp-
ted by the Government, under the last
requisition, either from n ew York or
elsewhere. Some 100000 men are en-
listed.
A dispatch to the N. Y. Times states
that Senator Footc, Of Vermont, has
rendered the Government ten rcgi-
ments Of Green Mountain Boys.
Cairo, May 10, l80l.-Embarge on
supplies OF provisions now includes all
Kentucky towns, unless it can be
shown that their home market needs
replenishmcnt. This is understood to
| be the order from Washington.
! iHC AcGEtIilicI -LI0tb ILO/Ctt@ ltdh eS
some unimportant freight here; but
takes back all her heavy load Of pro
visions, to st. Louis, from which city
she came. This brings Kentucky to
the test.
Washington, May 20.-A special
dispatch to the Post says that on Sun
day night o Government coast guard
steamer got ashore at the mouth Of the
Potomac. She was attacked by an
armed propeller from Richmond, and
after q brief contest the rebels were
beaten off, 4 Government soldiers were
killed and five wounded. An armed
steamer has gone in pursuit.
Washington, May 2o-Spocjuz Dis
patch to the n 7. Herdzd.-There
was a fight at SewaIps Point between
two United States vessels and an arm
ed battery, it being the eighth and last
work now in rebel hands defending the
approaches to Norfolk, and is regarded
as an important work against blocka-
ding the James river, where there are
now lying twenty prizes laden with TO-
. baccO.
The steamer Star commenced Sat
! urd2y noon Smelling the work, and was
soon after aided by the E5,co60rn in
driving out the rebels. She then pro
ccedcd to Washington with dispatches
Of commodore 6tringham. She cap
tured two small vessels on Sunday
near Clear Point; one of them having
so men bound for the rebel army.
The Post Master General has issued
an order to cut OF all steamship mails
on the coast; also all mails in the rebel
steamers plying to seeded states.
New York, May 2l.-Thc T5j5nue
says thGt yesterday, by a bold stroke,
! Government obtained possession OF
mos Invaluable documentary evidence
agalns, the sympathiZors with treason
in the North. At a given hour the Of
ticcrs Of the law visited every Consider
able telegraph Office in the Free States,
seizing manuscripts Of dispatches for
a year. Government can now trace
the secret operations Of the rebels aud
their orders and abettors, and hence
forth hold the Northern enemies Of the
Republic at its mercy.
information obtained at Wash. on til
21at, leads to the firm belief, that Eng
land and France will concur with our
Government, in steps taken to reassert
its authority.
This is also the case with all other
diplomatic representatives in Washing
ton. \ cordial understanding exists
with them all.
Washington, May 2l.-Twonty
eight vessels have already been cap
tured by the blockading fleet at vari
Gus points, according to advices at the
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