Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-05-03

dispatch to-nigh, from so,rce .,to-
gether different from that tLronob
which the information came v-tardsv
of the fall of New Orleans contrm;ng
the same.
The news from tie Department of
the Rappahannock is nhimportant
Our forces have not vet occnn;ed
Fredericksburg, but stsy'at F.lmnntb
on the opposite side of .he river
Information recently received rem
ders it pretty certain that there is a
large rebel force in the ighborhood.
ready to dispute Gen. McDowell's pro-
gress toward Richmond.
Paducah, April 2s.
The latest advices from our army is
to the effect that the main BODY CT
Gen. Halleck's forces had advanced
beyond Shiloh church, on its way to-
ward Corinth, and that the forward
moven ent goes on as rapidly as the
condition of the roads will admit Of
The advance guards of the opposing
armies have had some heavy firing, in
which the rebels were driven back
There is a rumor that Beauregard is
evacuating Corinth, but it is not cred
tied.
Chicago, April %.
A special dispatch to the Times, da-
ted Fort Wright, 2sth, says:
From deserters who arrived from
New Orleans we learn that the city is
in quiet possession of Commodore Por-
ter.
The Federal fleet passed Fort Jack
son or Thursday, after desperate ma
val engagement, in which one vessel
was sunk and several badly damaged.
1t is supposed that the Federal loss is
very heavy. The rebel loss was 60
killed and 1874 wounded.
The engagement lasted nearly two
days, when the Federals took possess
ion Of the city withou. a struggle on
Friday, the rebels having evacuated,
after destroying the steamers they had
no use for. They took with them the
greater part of the military stores
The Union citizens were very jubilant.
The strength of Fort Wright is stat
ed by intelligent deserters to be 5000
men, under Villipigue, who has not
been superseded as reported. They
have seven batteries mounting twenty
SIX guns.
Washington, April 20.
The War Department has issued an
, order for supplies Of arms and clothing
| Tor the loyal blacks to be enrolled in
Gen. Hunters Division.
New Orleans, April 81.
a special dispatch to the Delta from
Fort Jackson yesterday, says the enc
my's fire had much slackened He
had fired $4,000 pounds Of powder,
and over 200 tons of iron. This
bombardment is unprecedented in the
annals Of warfare. Our loss, SD far, is
five killed and ten wounded The yes
sells are out Of sight behind a point of
woods. We sunk two Of them yester-
day, and disabled steamer.
New York, April 80
A letter from Washington received
by one of our merchants yesterday,
states that the most positive informa-
ton has been received from The vicini-
ty of Memphis that cotton in immense
quantities has been destroyed through
out that section of the country, and it
is now past any question that the plan
OF the rebels long declared, is being
put into execution.
Fortress Monroe, April 20.
A flag Of truce from Norfolk to-day
brought down the wife and family OF
Parson BrownIow, and also the wife
Of Congressman Maynard. The party
consisting of four ladies, two gents and
six chidren-all from Tennessee.
They bring the report that all the
Union families Of Tennessee have been
ordered by proclamation to leave with
IN SO hours; 1900 Union men left for
kentucky, week ago Friday.
A party Of four hundred attempting
to leave, one hundred had been killed.
There can be no doubt of the cap-
ture of New Orleans. The Southern
newspapers speak Of it in a most dis
NAL strain, and demand that the mys-
terry of the surrender Of that city be
explained.