Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-12-06
Mexican News.

army.
Mexican News.
Advices from the City of Mexico are to
the 2Sth nit, from Orizaba to the Goth,
and from Vera Cruz to the 1st inst. The
news is Of considerable import nee. No
engagement has yet taken place between
tie French and Mexican troops, but ap-
pearances indicated that a collision could
not be much longer delayed Gen. Ferry
had arrived at Orizaba, and a large num-
Der of the French expeditionary corps
upwards of 1900 been landed at
Vera Ceuz The Mexicans were busily
occupied in Strengthening the defences of
PuebIa and the capital, and the road be-
tween the two cities, which was to be dis
puted inch by inch.
There was more unity and enthusiasm
displayed by the Mexicans than ever be-
fore. Several of the principal re-actiona-
ry chiefs had given in their adhesion to
Juarez, and the determination appeared to
be general to give the French as much
trouble as possible. Military rule has
been declared in the States Of Puebla,
Haxcala and Vera Cruz. Sickness con
tinued to exist in the French feet to q
fearful extent. Several deaths had occur
red on board the iron-clad frigate Nor
mad7ad5e from yellow fever, and among
them were three officers. Northerly
winds, however, had set in, and decrease
in the number of deaths was expected. A
furious gale had caused great damage to
the shipping at Vera Cruz and SACRIFICES,
and destroyed many lives.
GEN. MoCLELLAN's CAMPAIGN IN MARY
LAND.-HoU the rebels shosoed their op in
ION Of has Military Genius-The details
OF this remarkable week ale especially in
structive in one other respect. 1t has
been frequently and even earnestly assert
ed that Gen. Mcclellan was the only one
of our commanders who was much respec-
ted or feared by the rebel chiefs Their
operations during this week when the Ma
ryland invasion had become plainly fail.
IRE and when Mcclellan was known to
be moving on their rear with outnumber-
ing forces, may serve to show exactly at
what value they estimated his military
talents. Regardless of ordinary rules and
precautions, Lee divided his army at Fred
eriok; scattered his corps il diverging
lines, exposing lis lett flank in so doing
sent Walker south westerly to Point of
Rocks; detached A. P Hill at Middletown
with orders for Harper's Ferry by way of
Burkittsville; moved north easterly to
Boonsboro' with Jackson, Longstreet and
D. Il. Hill; divided Jackson's forces at
Boonsboro', sending half north-easterly to
Williamsport, halt south easterly to Shop
herdstown. in order to entrap Gen. White
at Martinsburg; and finally reuniting the
two latter at Shepherdstown, hurled them
on Hsrper's Ferry and captured it; while
with a fragment of his army he cody
awaited at South Mountain and Sharpsburg
the slow approach OF his formidable en-
envy.
In other words, he conceived and car,
red out, while pursuing his retreat, one Of
the boldest and most brilliant aggressive
campaigns in the history of war. 1t in
voleed the division and dispersion of his
forces; left them to be cut up in detail );
exposed them to annihilation. Such would
have been his inevitable fate if bold and
active commander had been at the head
OF our armies. But Lee knew bis man :;
risked his army aud his cause on the accu-
racy of bis estimate, and proclaiming his
opinion by his temerity, proved its cor
rectness by his success.
FROM New ORLEANs.-News from New
Orleans to the 10th inst. is received by
way of Havana. Admiral Farragut ar
rived there on the 9th, and was received
with all the honors by the French and
English war vessels in port. An explo
sion had taken place on a train on the
Algiers Railroad, near the Lafourche Sta
ton, by which eleven persons were killed
and seventeen wounded. The explosion
was caused by ammunition in car behind
the locomotive tender. Lieut.. Buchanan,
commanding the naval forces cooperating
with Gen. Weitzel, had made another ex-
cursion up Bayou Teche, and encountered
the rebel gunboat Cotton and several bat
teres on shore. He succeeded in dislodg-
ing the rebels from the shore batteries.
THE New GOVERNMENT IoAN.-Sec'y
Chase is said to be very much gratlhed at
the result of his last test of public conf
dence, It is a common remark in financial
q, we'll as political circles that the time
has never heretofore been known, even in
the most peaceful and prosperous days of
our government, that the Secretary of the
Treasury could telegraph to the leading
CAPITALISTS of New York. Philadelphia and
Boston, one evening that be wanted $l2,.
600 900 before sundown the next evening,
and have his demand so promptly and lib
erallv complied with, and upon such easy
terms 10 the government, IS has happened
in the case of the last loan.
Those who are most ready to make a
fnss about other peoples want of modesty
are often they who are themselves most
obnoxloas TO rebuke. Thus, it was a
sbrewd girl, and not devoid Of true mod
estv either, who remarked, when other
Girls were making fun of her short skirt
and white hose, and affecting to be much
shocked at the exhibition thereof at par.