Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-02-08
The War News.

! 1utsiilSellce from savannah states
that six federal vessels entered the
river yesterday back of Little Tybee,
and passed up to the north end of Will
mmgton Island, trying to cut off COM
munlcatlon between Fort Pulaski and
! Savannah.
The enemy sheIlcd Wilmington Is
land and fired on the confederate
steamer L2dia, but with no injury,
Commodore Tatnall's fleet was at
Thunderbolt, but arrived safe at Sa-
yannah.
Fort Pulaski has provisions enough
to last them six months.
The New Orleans Crescent saws the
steamer Calhoun entered a Louisiana
port on Thursday night, when she ac-
cldently burst her boiler and became
unmanageable. The Captain, fearing
capture, burned the vessel. The
cargo was very valuable. Shortly af-
ter the commencement of hostilties the
Calhoun was fitted up at New Orleans
as prlyatecr; she made several trips.
succeeding in bringing in number of
rich prizes.
The printing office of the Sumter
Republican, at Americus, Ga, has
been destroyed by fire.
Mobile, Jan %.
The Register states that a private
despatch from Pensacola announces
the safe arrival there Of Confederate
schooner.
The schooner Jesse Richmo,ad, while
attempting to run the blockade, cot
aground the captain and crew aban-
doncd her and burnt the vessel, includ-
ING about $50 bales Of cotton.
Washington, Jan. 81.
Jesse d. Bright will be expelled
from the Senate, but probably not till
Tuesday, as there will be q long exec
ntlve session on Monday.
The Commissioners now engaged at
St: Louis in examining the acts Of the
Western Department have written here
for authority to require Gen. McKins-
try to render his accounts, without
which they consider themselves unable
to proceed with the inquiry.
The postal receipts for letters car
rlcd during the last quarter of 1851 are
but little less during the same period
last year, when the mails went all over
the Union. The cost Of transporta
ton is $4,000, 600 less.
a new development in reference to
the Morgan purchase Of vessels for
the Government has just been made.
1t appears that before the Savannah
steamers were sold the owners agreed
to give a certain broker two per cent.
if he would sell the property to the
Government. He sold to Morgan, to
whom he paid p per ce7.t. The bro
ker now sues the owners for his two
per cent. The owners contest the
clam, insist they are not bound to pay.
and declare that plan was formed by
some parties to fleece the Government
in the purchase Of these ships by max
ing tive per cent. on an exorbitant
price. The matter vii, be exposed in
court.
Private letters received in Wash
ton from persons abroad confirm the
impression that the Governments Oft
England, France and Spain mediate
an early recognition Of the lndepcnd-
encc of the Confederate States. This
recognition, it will be pretended, is
made III the cause of humanity.
1t is now confidently expected that
there are not ten Republican members
Of the House who are prepared to al
vocate an immediate and uncondition-
al emancipation Of slaves. All hope
Of legislation favorable to this class of
politicians is abandoned, and the Adj |
mlnstrative programme Of preserving
the Union and enforcing the laws is |
said to be omnipotent in the House.
New York, Jan. 81.
The Richmond Dipatch of Wed
ncsday denies the Importance of the
point gained by our fleet, and says
that even when it gets to Savannah it
will not have accomplished much, thus
admitting that Savannah is lost. Our
fleet may burn Savannah, it adds, but
what then? It is not place of much
importancc-has no cotton nor specie. !
and, in fact, is not as big as New York.
W Washington, Feb. ,.
Gen. Banks is here Rumor says
that there IS probability Of his as
suming charge Of the Navy Depart
ment
The snow across the river is from
four to six inches deep.
Notwithstanding the tone of some
of the foreign journals on the stone
blockade &c, dispatches received at
the State Department are regarded as
conclusive Of complete restoration of
good feeling with the Governments of
England aud France and other Cont
mental States.
The President stated, in converse
ton with Conway of Kansas, that he
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