Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-11-22
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partment staff of Gen. Mcclellan, inelua-
ing Adult Gen. Seth Williams an Lieut..
Col. Hardie. Maj. Gen, Park will contin-
us to be Gen. Burnside's Chief of Staff
This gives very general satisfaction. For
this most responsible position, hardly
second to that of the commanding general,
he is believed to possess peculiar fitness.
The feeling throughout the army toward
Gen. Burnsidei is very warm and cordial"
Thirty of our regular cavalry under
Lieut.. Ash, went on. foraging ten miles to
the south from here yesterday, encounter
Ing whole squadron of the 9th Va. rebel
cavalry. They made a brilliant charge
through it, led by Lieut.. Ash, who re-
eeived q sabre cut in the head and two
bullets, bat who utterly routed and put to
flight the superior rebel force.
Lieut.. Ash was engaged in q desperate
hand to hand conflict with the rebel Cap
tain, whom he had already run through
with his sabre, when just as his foe was
firing revolver shot, with the muzzle at
his heart, one of his men shot him dead
and preserved his life. & y Oar loss in
killed and wounded was s, the rebel loss
was il. a 3 .E
The rebel force is in our immediate
front. Their army is mas3ed at Culpep-
per. Gen. German has gone to Washing
ton. 1t is reported that he will be assign
ed to Division in the West under Major
Gen. McClernand.
Washington, Nov. 1.-THE Navy De-
partment has received voluminous dis
patch from Rear Admiral Farragut, dated
Pensacola Bay. Oct. 10Th, stating that
Galveston, Corpus Christi, and Sabine
City, and the adjacent waters are now in
our possession. ..... s...
He says: A short time ago | sent down
the coast of Texas Lieut. j. ". Ketterdy,
with the barque Artbur T. Little, tie
steamer Sachena, and launch, with which
force he said he could take Corpus Chris
tie and the waters adjacent, whence we
heard Of so many small crafts running to
Havana. He succeeded very we'll; took
the places, made several captures, and
compelled the enemy to burn several yes
sells. But on one occasion, venturing on
shore with his small boats, he was sur
rounded, taken prisoner and carried to
Houston, where they paroleG him on con-
dition that he should go North and not
serve again till regularly exchanged. 81
next sent the Kensington acting mas
ter Crooker, commanding, With the Ra
chet and Seaman and a launch with how
itzers, to Sabine Pass. He, too, succeeded
well. He found at the bar one of the
Ao1ito schooners and the Henry James,
acting master Pennington, commanding,
who he invited to take part with hin,
which he did, and according to acting
master Crocker's report, performed his
duty with great credit. They took the
tort and are still going ahead, having tax
en- several prizes, one of which arrived
here yesterday with dispatches.
| next sent Com. Renshaw, with gun
boats Owasso, Harriet Lane, Clifton and
Testified, to take Galveston, which he
did n the shortest time and without the
loss of man. 1t appears that the first
shot from the Oaoasso exploded directly
over the head Of the men at and around
the big gun, their main reliance, and the
men LETT. A flag of truce was raised, and
the preliminsries arranged tor surren-
der, which took place on the 9th inst
Corpus Christi, and the adjacent waters
are still Leld by the Sachem and other o.
S. vessels. .... ..r rr .. ..s=
Hartford, Nov. lily esterday at noon
thirty-two guns were fired here by order
of Gov. Buckingham, in honor of the ap.
pointment Of Ger. Burnside to the COM
mand OF the Army Of the Potomac
Washington, Nov. 12.-The following
was received at headquarters Of the army
to-day:
Lagrange, Tenn, Nov. II.
To Maj. Gen. FL. W Halleck, G en- Chief:
The following dispatch has just been
received from Gen. Davis at Columbus:
"The expedition commanded by Gen.
Ransom has proved success. 1t came
up with Col. Woodward's rebel force, 800
strong, near Garretsburgh, KY, and after
sharp engagement killed l6 Of his men,
among them one captain and lieutenant,
woundiDg 40, including one captain and
two leutenants, aud taking % prisoners,
capturing all their horses and so mules, a
large number Of arms and equipments,
routing the whole concern aud driving
them out of the state of Kentucky. Our
loss was killed and II wounded
(Signed) U. s. GRANT,
Maj. Gen. Commd'g.
Baltimore, Nov. 12.-The U. s. gun.
boat Hercules, Capt. DUNCAN, arrived here
this morning from a cruise along the Dor
of Virginia. On the morning OF the Sd
inst, just before daylight, Lieut.. Baker,
with an armed boats crew, discovered q
party on shore signaling to some rebel
soldiers stationed up small inlet. Find
ing they were discovered they took to
their boats and tried to escape. After
half an hours chase boat was captured,
which was found to contain three men
with signal lanterns, flags, arms, DC. One
O. the party proved to be Maj. Reed San
ders, regular officer of the Confederate
army. and son of George N. Sanders: the
other two were English sailors. At the
time of their capture they were expecting
vessel to convey Major Sanders to En-
rope With rebel dispatches, and were sig
mailing for that purpose. The two English
sailors were landed from a vessel about
ten DAYS previously, which brought over a
prominent rebel with dispatches for the
rebel government. The vessel which was
to convey the rebel dispatches to Earope,
was lying about four miles outside, but
discovering the capture Of Major Sanders
it Immediately put to sea. ... ..
Washington, Nov. 12.-The Richmond
Dispatch OF the 18th says there Is no long
er any doubt that the Yankees are con-
centrating their forces in the leigh borhood
of williamson. with the intention of at
lacking some point on the Wilmington &
Weldon Railroad. a letter from Taw boro
of the 9Th says the Yankees are marching
on that town with $4,000 troops. They
are represented as being within Is miles of
the town, aud one mile from the Conted-
crate troops
Boston, November l2.-The correspon.