Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-07-19
Potomac, give a cheering view of the

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Is reported that the entire losses on our
part In the several battles will not ex-
'lceed in killed, wounded and missing,
Il 900, and stragglers are continually
Returning. The loss of the enemy
there, Is 10 DOUBT, exceedingly large.
i 1t Is understood that previous to the
late battle before Richmond, Gen.
Mcclellan arranged with the rebel au-
liberties, for a general exchange of
prisoners, and that Gen. Dix has been
introduced to consummate the same
under flag of truce.
Louisville, KY, July IL
Cave City, Ky. Nineteen parolled
Federals just arrived report an attack
at day break on the 18th, at Tompkins-
vile. Federal loss, Lieut.. Sullivan
Wynkop, Penn, cavalry, and three
privates killed, aud two taken prisoners.
All prisoners were released except
Major Jordan. Rebel loss nine killed
and several wounded. The rebel Col.
Hunt was SO badly wounded that the
rebels had to leave him at Tompkins-
vile. All previous accounts Of the
losses by this raid are greatly exag-
gerated.
Cairo, July II.
Commodore Farragut, by order of
General Butler, confscated 8 900 slaves,
who are employed on the Vicksburg
canal.
Nashville, July IS.
Between 5000 and 1000 Georgians
and Texan guerlllas, under Col Forest,
attacked the 18th Michigan and Sd Min
nesota in Murfreesboro', early this
morning After desperate fighting lat
this p. M the Michigan troops had
surrendered. The Minnesota troops
were strongly entrenched, and cut up
the enemy terribly, with Hewitt's Ken
lucky battery, repulsing them with
great slaughter, in three charges.
/ Flags of truce were sent In by For
est demanding surrender. Col. Les
ter replied he would hold his position
a week. The railroad track was torn
up, but has been replaced.
An attack on Nashville is not i'm
probable. Col. Lester is reported fall
ing back on this city. Cannonading
is heard repeatedly here. Col Boon
has arrived with several companies.
@@ LATER.
A special dispatch to the Associated
Press says that Murfreesboro' has been
taken by the rebels, mostly Texan
rangers under Forest, bnt sEelled by
our battery, 1t is reported there TINT
+t,o II iax,y,.t h If "a, r.., ,,,,l ,,,, Il
and the Third Minnesot2, with a bat
terry, were holding out at hast accounts.
Brig. Gems. Duffield aud Crittenden,
Of Indiana were prisoners.
Great excitement in Nashville An
attack is expected. We will give the
best fight possible, and if compelled to
yield will shell the city. A battery is
III position for that emergency
Louisville, July Is.
! Rumors have reached here that
Morgan's gnerillas $500 strong, in two
, squads are at Harodsburg and DanvilIe,
destroying property aad stealing hor-
SEES. Considerable excitement exists
in Louisville on account Of the prox-
unity Of gnerillas. Effective measures
have been taken to prevent incursions.
MIDNIGHT.-Reports have just beer
received that the main body Of Nor
gan's guerillas were at Rough and
Ready, nine miles south of Frankfort,
and at this p. NJ, our informant says,
the State archives are being removed
from the capital.
Washington, July -.
1 Special to the n. z. Evening Post ::
The President this a. IN. sent for the
slave state members of Congress, and
had an interview with them. He
! urged upon them his plan of gradual
emancipation, and limited strongly that
if this be not adopted general emanci-
patton would come under less pleasant
circumstances.
/ Baltimore, July II.
| The Richmond Dispatch Of the 7th
and 9Th inst, was received this morn
ing by the American. The Despatch
admits that Mcclellan has secured the
safety OF his army in most mastery
manner. -
The number of Federal prisoners
are stated at forty six hundred, who
are confined in the tobacco warehouses
The Pittsburg Express Of Monday
says from $4,000 to 10000 reinforce
ments had reached Mcclellan, and
that the James river was almost brid ged
with transports.
i Mobile, July 8.
/ Passengers by the flag of truce
steamer Natchez. from New Orleans,
report that Baton Rogue has been re-
captured by the rebel General Van
Dorm, and that he has taken 1900
/ Federal prisoners.
Memphis, July II.
/ General Grant issued an order re-
curing the families Of all persons
connected with the Confederate army
or Government, to leave the city with
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