Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-11-29

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agreed TO by the former.
| New York, Nov. 21st.-A dispatch to
the Times from Washington the ooh, says
Gov. Yates and Congressman Arnold, OF
Illinois, had az interview to-day with the
| President in relation to enlargiug
the Illinois & Mississippi canal SO
| as TO admit Of the passage OF
| gunboats from the Mississippi River to the
! Lakes, and asking the President to recon-
| mend the project in his forthcoming mes
sage.
Gov. Yates urged upon the President
the necessity of standing by the recent
emancipation proclamation if he hoped for
speedy suppression of the rebellion. The
President replied that he was as much de-
termined in his course as lie had ever
been.
Gov. Yates protested to the President
against the arming of Illinois troops with
arms OF European manufacture.
New York, Nov. 21.-The Times has
Falmouth dispatch which says: Yester-
day the rebel pickets made their appear
ance on the opposite bank of the river,
and are now within easy musket range
Last night tie rebel pickets had the au-
Alexandria railroad and burn bridge
near Cattlets Station. Some report the
rebel Gen. Early at Shepard's Mills, with
5000; and Gen Markall near the same
place with like number; and a rebel
force Of 10000 near Ashby's and Smokers
Gaps. refugee just in says rebel force
OF 5000 men was in Warrenton on Tues
day night, and last night had advanced as
far as Gainesville.
special states that one hundred off,
GERS, absent from their commands without
leave, being the first instalment OF one
thousand who are marked for dismissal,
were yesterday stricken from the rolls of
the army, and their names will be pub
lished in general order, stating the Of
fences OF each; which order will be sent
to the Governors of all loyal States for
Publication in official state journals, and
with directions that the men so dismissed
shall never hereafter be commissioned.
Washington. Nov. 2O.-Accounts from
Falmouth, dated to-day, state that during
yesterday afternoon the enemy's pckets
were scattered along the Rappahannock
and converse freely with our men but no
firing occurred. Only one small company
OF rebels was seen.
Philadelphia, Nov. 3O-The Washing
ton Star OF this evening says that the Ma.
Wy Department has information of the
recent capture of the steamer California
from Mobile bound for Havana, loaded
with about 1000 bales OF cotton. She was
captured By the Montgomery. The infor.
nation was brought by the U. S. steamer
Connecticut.
The Washington Star of this evening
has has the folio wing:
Acquia Greek, Nov. 19-The construc-
ton corps is doing its best to have the
railroad repaired, but the preliminary pre-
parations of materials for the repair which
should have been made, are sadly neg
lected.
The rebels being undisturbed in this
quarter, after our evacuation of Freder-
lcksburg, improved their opportunity to
carry off all the telegraph wire, iron rail
road chairs, &c, that they could get away,
as we'll as to burn all buildings thorough
ly as possible. The consequence is that
much larger supplies of materials have
been found requisite here for repairing the
roads, disabled by the rebels, than was
anticipated.
Washington, Nov. 2O.--Information
from the Army of the Potomac, to-day,
is to the effect that the rebel cavalry an.
preached Warrenton recently to reconnoi-
ter, but Gen. Pleasanton's cavslry gave
them severe check near that place.
| New York, Nov. 21.-SpeciaL to the
Her9ld-We have reports from the army
along the lines Tonight; but nothing i'm
portant has TRANSFERRED. Stonewall Jack.
son Is reported to be threatening Sigel.
and Lee is skirmishing with Burnside
Nothing decisive had been accomplished.
The date is OF the Goth.
St. Louis, Nov 21.-Advices have been
received that the enemy i'll the south west
had advanced 5000 strong from Boston
Mountain to Cave Hill, apparently intend
ing to give battle to Our forces under Gran.
Blunt.
Learning that the senemy was at Gave
Hill, Blunt made preparations to move up-
on him, but soon found, as if appriseG of
the fact, that the rebels had bprriedlv
Withdrawn and again retreated to the
mountain. This is all the intelligence at
present received relative to this movement
Gen. Scofed has received temporary
leave Of absence from his command on &C.
count of sickness, and is now on his wav
to st. Louis.
New York, Nov. 21.-The following
was by some mistake forwarded to Wash
ington, and thence to this city, being first
received here to-day The recent exne-
dition under Ma. Gen. Foster left Wash.
ington, N. O., on the Sd inst, about
5,OOO strong, to make rec )nnoi sance in
force towards Weldon, and with the DUR
pose OF taking the towns of Williamstown
and Hamilton, and destroying the strong
and extensive rebel Notifications in that
vicinity, and also to interrupt the report
ed construction CT iron clad vessels at
these points on the Roanoke river
The rebels, some 5000 strong. made q
stand at Little Greek, where thew were re.
pulsed with slight loss. The expedition
pushed OF overland to Williamsso wn and
Hamilton, which were found very strong
ly entrenched. The entrenchments, some
three miles in length, were taken and de-
strOyed. The rebel force was successfully
fanked, but escaped being bagged by
hasty fight. The iron clad vessels were
[not! discovered. Our total loss was sig
killed aud eight wounded.
The Fortress Monroe correspondent of
the Philadelphia Enquirer is now under
arrest for furnishing that paper with pre-
mature and exaggerated accounts of this
expedition.
The eDistments of North Carolina IN.
Ion volunteers progress es satisfactorily
Two additional companies have been
raised on Cape Hatteras banks.
An intelligent man, just fro Murfrees.
how k,n