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

SA~hSi'aI OPtcI 40. IL
Soldiers of Army Corps, Divisions,
BflsadeS, and detached commands
will proceed Immediately to arrest all
disloyal male citizens within their lines
or within their respective stations.
Snch AZ are willing Is take the oath OF
allegiance to the United States, and
will furnish sufficient security for It's oh.
servanc", shall be permitted to remain
at their homes AMI pursue III good faith
their accustomed avoeatioa Those
who refuse shall be con6iucted to the
South beyond the extreme pickpts of
this army, and be notified if found
again any where within our lines or at
any point in the rear, they will be- con
sldered spies and subjected to the ex-
tNme vlgor of military law. :.e
| Any pen son having taken the oath
o. allegiance, as above specified, and
shall be found to have violated it, he
shall be shot, and his property seized
and applied to the public use. All
communication with any person what
ever living within the lines of the
enemy, is positively prohibited, except
Through the military authorities, AMI in
the manner specified by military law
and any person concerned in writing
or carrying letters or messages in any
other way, will be considered and
treated as spy within the lines of the
United States.
BY command of Mai. Gen. PopE.
GEO. u. RUGGLEs.
Col. A. A. H., and Chief Of Staff
St. Louis, July %.
| Considerable excitement existed to-
day at the British Consul's Office in
consequences of a larger number of per
sons claiming projection under the
British flag, TO exempt them from en-
roilment in the militia under the recent
order of the Governor.
An excited crowd was around the
office, among whom were many inlig-
nant citizens present to punish periiIi-
ty.
The American residents having fsmi-
lies Or business permanently located
here, who in the hour of peril seek to
sneak from duty by enrolling them
selves as subjects Of Great Britain
Several persons in attempting to get
protection papers, were severely han.
d'ed by the crowd. Numerous arrests
were made. Several atfrays and struy.
giles occurred between the dlsturbers
and the policemen, with one or two at
temptS of resistance. A detachment
ht4 ! I
and by their timely exer,i,n all wa.
suppressed.
| Memphis, July %.
NJ i.jor General Sherman assumed
command of the city. II. viii
enforce all orders issued oy pre-
. decessor.. Four hundred persons took
the oath of ale yiance yesterday.
One hundred and thirty were allowed
passes to 60 South. Many expected
that upon Sherman's arrival the orders
requiring them tn take the oath or leave
would be modified, and have d,l.yed
taking action until To day, conseq lent.
~ the Provost Marshai's Office i,
thronyei by applicants for passes AMI
those desiring to take the requi e.,
oath -.
Alvices from Vicksburg Sunda,
night say thu mnrtars have been shell
Ing the batteries for several hours, hu,
failed to elicit q reply. Farragut's fleet
! sllencea their guns while running dowl
last Friday night. The canal is com
pleted, but the water will not be let il
until the river rises. .-...
LITTLE WASHINGTON, Rappahan
mock CO., Va, July 23i.-Recent tele
graph reports from Warrenton, state
that jackson was near GprdonsviIle
1t is confirmed that he is ut Louisa
Court House with $4,000 men, and
i Ewell, with a command, is at Gordnn>
vile, making SO, goo altogether. Their
Intention is to break our lines and de
monStrate on Washington to draw of
our forces from Richmond. -.
| -s-. e.. Washington, July 26.
The President issued q brief proclana.
nation, aruipg all persons within the
contemplation, of the 9th section of the
contiscation act to cease participating
IN aiding, countenancing or abettiug
the existing rebellion against the Gov.
eminent Of the United States, and t.
return to their proper allegiance to the
/ United States, ON pains of forteitures
and seizures as within and by said 9th
section provided. ,-.-.... ~.
Cairo, July &c.
The steam r Evansville from the
| Tennessee, river hrlnuS news of a RI bel
rad upon Florence, Alabama, on ines
day last. They entered the city and
burned all the warehouses used fcg
Commissary Qaartermaster's stores,
and all the cotton i'll the vicinity, also
seized the y. S. steamer Colona, use,!
orconveying army supplies over shoals.
Took all the laony belonging to the
/ boat passengers, then burned h:r. The
property destroyed is said to be OF