Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-10-04

in an insulting manner, ordered him to
report at Cincinnati, and told him he
would order provost Marshal to eject
him from the city.
This morning Gov. Morton and Gen.
Nelson were standing near the desk of
the Gait House, when Gen. Davis ap-
preached and requested Gov. Morton
to witness the conversation between
himself and Nelson. He demanded of
Nelson an apology for the rude treat
ment he had received last week: Nel-
son, being little deaf, asked him to
speak louder; Davis again demanded
an apology; Nelson denounced him.
and slapped him in the face. Davis
stepped back, clinched his fist, and
again demanded an apology; Nelson
slapped him in the face again, and de-
nounced him as a coward Davis
turned away. procured a pistol from a
friend, and followed Nelson, who was
going up stairs.
Davis told Nelson to defend himself.
Immediately firing. The ball entered
his left breast. Nelson died in about
twenty minutes. Nelson requested to
see his old friend, Rev. Mr.. Talbot,
Rector of Calvary Episcopal Church,
who was then at the Gait House. Tai
bolt administered the sacrament ac-
cording to the forms of the church.
Cape Race, Sept. 90.
The London Daily Neacs editorially
taunts the friends of secession with be-
lrg jubilant over the triumph of the
slave power, and asks, who is to be
bettered for it?
1t says that should the hopes Of
English friends of secession be realized,
and twenty millions of freemen of the
North pusillanimously consent to let
six millions in the South give law to
their continent, we may expect to see
them asserting free exercise of right
Of trade on the coast of Africa.
We shall find they will be as little
disposed to defer to our nations about
African slave trade as they have been
to accept the doctrine of New England
about the slave trade between the
states which is a right Jeff: Davis has
expressly reserved for the South.
Baltimore, Sept. 20.
The Washington correspondent of
the Tribune says, Gen. Sigel has asked
to be relieved Of his command. His
letter to the President gives the follow
ing reasons to1 the course he has found
it necessary to pursue:
First. Because he was placed I'm.
der command of a junior officer with
out the knowledge Of the President,
although the President alone has pow
er to place a junior over senior of the
same grade.
Second. Because his command has
gradually been reduced, tirstsby reno
val from it Of two divisions-Cox's and
Cook's-and then of two brigades-
Pratt's and Milroy's.
Third. Because none of the reci-
ments raised expressly for him except
one, have been ASST gned to him. nor
have others been given him in their
places.
Fourth. Because of grossly abusive
manner in which Halleck has treated
him, personally and officially.
Fifth, Because his little command
has been placed in an exceedingly ex-
posed position, and ordered to perform
tasks that are impossible for it, and re-
qulre large command.
Sixth. Because he cannot procure
horses or equipage for his artillery and
cavalry, hence those arms of the SER
vice are comparatively useless to him.
Seventh: Because all his requests
and acquisitions are neglected or re-
fused, on account Of which his troops
are discouraged and comparatively in
efficient, and many have not been paid
for six months.
Eighth. Because he cannot expect
fair treatment, and because his troops.
for whom he is doubly concerned, are
made the innocent sufferers on his ac
count. He is persuaded that thew
would fare better under another COM
mander.
The statement that regiments raised
expressly for Sigei had not been given
him is confirmed by the testimony of
the Governors of six States-Govern-
ors Yates, Todd, Blair, Kirkwood.
Sprague and Andrew-who are any
ious to know why this is SO, and are
urging the authorities to carry out the
promise which they made at the time
the permission to raise regiments in
each Of their States for Gen. Sioel was
given.
Washington, Sept. 80.
The following report of the victory
Of Antletam has been forwarded to
headquarters Of the army by General
Mcclellan:
Near Sharpsburg, Sept 2s.
10 MAJ. Gen. -Halleck, GeneraLia-
Chief Z. s. Il:
| have the honor to report the fol-
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