Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-05-10
us word when and where they would

prepared. SkirmisEing had been GO
iEg on for two days between our recon
noitering parties and the eneIay's adj
vance. / did not believe, however,
they intended to make determined at
tack, but simply to make reconnois.
ance in force. ~
My headquarters were at Savannah,
though I usually spent the day at Pitts
burg. Troops who were constantly
arriving to be assigned to brigades
and divisions were all ordered to re-
port at Savannah, making it necessary
to keep an Office and some one there.
I was looking for Buell., and it was Inn
portant should have every arrange.
ment complete for his speedy transfer
to this side of the river"
Headquarters Army of Potomac,l
Nay % P. N.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press telegraphs as follows:
The rebels opened this morning with
their rifled columbiads 68-pounders,
placed on the heights of Yorktown.-
Our No. l battery of 100 and 200
FOUNDER PARROTS gun was then bro't
to bear upon the only gun which has
given Us any trouble, our shots falling
over and around it with every pros
pect of its being soon dismounted.
On the twenty-third discharge of
the encmy's gun it burst into thou,
sand pieces, tearing up the parapet
and making havoc with the crowd who
were collected around it at the tune
No less than ten persons were stand
ing on the parapet within six feet of It,
besides those who were hid from view
by the works. The destruction of life
must have been considerable.
This was the only gun which the
rebels have shown capable OF doing
No. battery any harm. All firing on
their side ceased, while our guns were
manned with renewed vigor, and d.
rected their shells into the town.
About 100 shots were fired by our
guns up to 2 o'clock this p. ~, when
all firing ceased.
A rebel steamboat came down the
river and attempted to land at Y ork-
town, but was prevented by few
shots from our loO-pound PARROT.
The rebels kept up continuous fire
all last night on our men in the trench
es. The only casualties were the
wounding of two men.
The weather is again Pleasant. II
II should continue you can look for
startling news from this quarter, as the
work laid out is approaching compile
ton.
Washington, May g.
The following was received at the
Navy Department to-day:
Flag Ship Wabash,
| Port Royal, S. c., April %, lso25
have just time this morning before
the departure of the Savannah to in
form the Department of the arrival
here of the rebel sterncr Ella Worley.
in charge of Lieut.. Wilson and prize
crew, she having been captured by the
St. Jago de Cuba, Commander Ridg-
| ley, 100 miles north of Abacco. She
is deeply loaded with Enfield rifles, and
has, 1t is supposed, rihed cannon in her
fore hold, which has not yet been ex-
amined. These arms were taken on
board, of course, at one Of the neutral
colonies of our coast.
I am informed by Licnt. Gibson that
the st. Jago de Cuba discovered and
chased the Nashville, bat the latter
was much too swift for her. The Nash
vile also has arms on board for the
rebels, intending to run the blockade,
if possible.
1 Very respectfully,
\ our obedient servant,
S. F. DUPONT,
Flag Officer Commanding, &c.
Kansas City, May 8.
The Santa Fe mail has arrived. An
other battle has taken place between
Gen. CANDY and the Texans at Ponol-
10, on the Rio Grande, where the Tex
ans had fortified themselves. The en-
envy we're defeated. Our loss was 25
killed and wounded. The enemv's loss
has not been ascertained. Gen. Can
by with portion Of his command mad
made dctour and got below the enc
my, while Maj. Paul was in their rear.
The whole OF the enemy's command
will probably be taken, as their only
alternative Is to surrender or flee to
the mountains where the Indians await
| them.
g. Cairo, May 4.
Intelligence from the army before
| Corinth has been received up to six
o'clock last night. Gen.. Hallsck has
moved his headquarters twelve miles
toward the front; our advance was
within two miles Of the enemy's outer
works. The entire column is still press
inc forward Skirmishes between our
advance and the rebels are of daily oc-
currence, the latter making but slight
show of resistance, and then falling
back. st7
On Thursday, 400 Germans from
Louisiana regiment, who had been sent
out from the rebel camp on outpostdu-