Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-05-03
The War News.
Before Yorktown. April %.

Before orktown, April 20.
The principal event yesterday worth
mentioning, was the Smelling Of York
town by one Of the gunboats. She
moved up to the mouth Of Wormley's
creek in the morning, and opened a
we'll directed fire on their works, which
was promptly ans wered by the rebels.
The boat then fell back distance Of
three miles from Yorktown, when she
aaajn opened fire, the shells exploding
each time within the enemy's works,
but obtained no response. A few shot
was fred during the day, along the
whole rebel line, to keep the rebels
from strengthening their works. No
one was injured.
New York, April 26.
Letters from before Yorktown give
a sort of confirmation to the refusal Of
an Irish brigade in the rebel army to
serve or surrender their arms.
Chicago, April "a.
A special dispatch to the Tribune,
from Cairo, says:
The rise in the Tennessee. river
reached here. The Ohio has risen an
inch. and is still rising.
Dispatches from the Cumberland
represent that river as rapidly rising
The country between here and Mound
City is inundated.
The entire track on the Cairo and
Fulton railroad, between Birds Point
and Charleston, is washed away and
entirely destroyed.
General Bragg has transferred the
command of Fort Pillow to General
Price.
From Pittsburg we have intelligence
Of skirmish with the enemy, in which
Gen. Granger with 500 cavalry partic-
ipated. About two miles from our
pickets they came in contact with the
rebel pickets and drove them in, and
encountered large force of rebel cav
airy. After fighting for an hour both
sides retired with an uncomfortable
loss.
Tri-weekly packets are now running
between Cairo and Tiptonville.
Mails and passengers from Fort Pill
low, yesterday afternoon, report nc
change in affairs.
Washington, April "a.
The Senate, to-day, by unanimous
vote, ratified the Seward-Lyons treaty
recently negotiated for the suppress
ion Of the slave trade.
The French Minister, soon after his
return here, visited the State Depart
ment, and had long interview with
Secretary Seward.
New York, April 25.
Ill dieg9t t.! Gov K9ner, Of Illinois, has
oeen designated the post Of Minister
to Spain, in room of Carl Schurz, pro
vided the latter does not intend to re-
turn.
We have statement from the At
lanta, Ca, Co,gederacy,that Northern
Alabama and Western Georgia are al
the mercy Of Gen. Mitchell, whose
present position is declared to be such
at Gunther's Landing, that he can a
once proceed to Rome, take that city
burn down the fouudries and capture
all the arms, take possession Of th.
railroad, and not only cut off reinforce
ments and means Of retreat from the
rebel General, kerby Smith, who wa
alleged to be marching towards Hunts
vile, but leave at the same time the
rebel forces at Knoxville, Greenville
and Cumberland Gap, together with
all Western Virginia, completely ex
posed.
The Richmond Examiner, of the
22d, speaking Of the affairs at York
town, says our troops have cut a ca.
nal between York and Warwick riv.
ers, which gives US water front across
that whole stretch of country, which
must contribute materially to the
strength Of our position.
1t states further that on Saturday
| night last our men ere engaged in
| throwing up intrenchments, and that
at daylight on Sunday they were COM
pleted aud guns mounted within one
thousand yards Of the rebel position.
Fortress Monroe, April p.
A flag of truce was sent to Norfolk
to-day with dispatches. No newspa-
pers were received. On the return of
the flag the steamer Nellie Baker pro-
ceeded with flag of truce 20 receive
a number Of wounded taken bv the
rebels i'll recent skirmish near Eliza
beth City. They were brought down
from Norfolk in a schooner in tow of a
rebel tug.
Baltimore, April 25.
The o. 5. gunboat Hercules, Capt.
DUNCAN, has. arrived here with anoth-
err prize and two important prisoners
one Of whom has been engaged in the
contraband trade, in passing mails and
dispatches between the secessionists
here and rebellion. The Government
agents have been looking for this man
since last fall. He is wealthy, and has
been most INSCRIPTIONS secessionist.
His name is withheld for the present.