Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-06-14
CITY Point. Va. Jun


Ell route Tor memphis.
CITY Point, Va, June 6.
Hrral!'S correspondence II have
seen copy of the Petersburg Elk.
press, of the 4ih INST, which states that
a descrter from Mobile informs them
that the Unlon fleet had alta, ked Fort
Morgan, having passed tn" lower bat
teries.
g.. New York, June 9.
A letter dated aboard the gunboat
off Charleston, May 90, says the rebel
steamer Catawba was chased ashore III
going into that place, b. the Alabama
aud pocahontas, riddlrd with shot, and
sank. The woods on Sullivap's Island
were also sh"lIed.
Cair, lime 8
TN. REGULAR ,ackc, Platte Valley.
first boat through from M.nphis. ar,
,,y.d This ,n,,n,,y Our f,rc.s ~. IN
,nsses.;,n nf N.nnh;s, Tn. fntiI,a
nnn.;.,;,nn If fya ,funhna,s and a;nh,
rams l.f F,,t Wr;yh, o,clock Tbnrs.
l E,;,,. 49,. ,,,,,,,,.;,;,,., e,.,,, Il, -,
p.l.I.,L ,I1 a,,;IIor ,.,',d 49, A, .
,p,I,,l TL,r.l,v I,rn,i,,, ,hern,hn,,y
,,,r,l row., ,,,;l, .I-,,o M,n,,,I,;..
=. .,''''',' .'''',
VIC ''''iH 'e'ii'''''''S i N''o'' Instance
"'n'. ., A.
-, ''o''.''' ''>r'' y, ''.'t''' tnc che'h;
wv u e Wn Vi ''nF '','o"'l'S '1HSe'S :
ue'' y ''' D''I,'' NV SNIP "nh rice
U'"' Df'Ss' "'n. Lo'el'' Jeff' in"mp'
son. Ds'.''eSaf'' o,l'lIer ana Li,tie
i'eoe'' !, '''S near -ne'hp'''S' D,'rihg
the ii'S'' 'he fe2e' He't moved down
the river, ana "hen "ayilght appeared
,hey were OUT "l S'sht oht IN half an
ho''i r a''er"aras they were seen coming
up, '"rmfa III ,ihe OF oa't'e. o'r gun,
o"a.S h''''' III .ne hleahl'he, "elghe"
ahch"r' ana, followed oy several rams,
moved slowly towards the reoel feet,
when shot from the Little Rebel
(ir"m r'hed gun, long range) fell
within short distance OF the Cairo,
winch was III advance me Caro- re-
p''eo win p'"a'S'''e. soon the en-
Sa9''''eh' oec1'lle Sehefal at long
ralSe.
ne rams iia"' III ,''e 'heah'''le, a".
vance" al" Ci'e 'eoe' ram Dea"regaro
oe'"2 some hist tan IN IA advance, was
,.'l, ,,,l O,,, ~ .,'a w.. !
~ 4,,..+ - ',.;,. - va, y
,,f+ IT., M''nau,.h ,,,,, ~
t;n,r ho, I'D Chin ,l,,%'S,, ,,,; - w..
NIX .a,.;n,r har ~ s;nt ;,,'a' . ''1'
IN ,}. .h ,n,',J ,I;ra.,l,. nn,,n.ita ,ha
,.;,v
At ,b;s ;,,.tnre tho r.ha1s ,saa .
1,si, at H.. N,n,rch u,h;,.h wa. NV
,h;, t;,,. IN tho ,;l.t ,f ,ho roha, a,,a,
L,t ~. s,.;,t,1 ,nn,.a,,.,nt H. -, :.
~ ny ,''.tn. 49, a., 49,. , y WY P'''
WOW and thn tI,w ;ntn,aod fnr hn,
.trn,., ~, raha, ho.+ I'm p,;ro t,I,;l,
.,,,a, hnr ,,Ia,l anA ,,,,,;; :. .,'N''
I, ,.rv far h.r :, rn,, ,sbnra nh.ra H.,
SAINT , shot yh;..h ntn,t,,at,,ln f,rt ho
r,h>ls .+r,,,.l tha C.n T,,,.,M ' .1 .",
;n,, hnr nn,nanaye,h]e. inn.d;,t,l,.
after she WAS run down NV tho O,eon
If ,ha VS.
Lrn,1,.;,lo f.,, ,ho po. .o,.
,+f;n., ~ ,ha s;la nf th,, 1,ff To,,a s'>
Sh. ,,n s.h,re .,,a, attar j., a.,,,,a
md vss bnrn.d to the v.,ar,s e}no
F,nr IF tho r.h.I h,atS h,v;n,r baan
a,-,;L.i th,. r,.,,;,Iar nf the 49, 49,
,.,t.,l 'l,,., th,, .;,.,r ,,,a -.
nur boats, tiriny AZ thew advanced
which r.snItrd ~ the uan,ur.. nf ,bn
Snm,pr Rrauo and Little Rebel which
h,3 ,u..n ,haI,. l,n.l bv most ~ .h.;r
oro,.s
MAJ, Officer MONTGOMERY If tb.
rebel fleet. and most Of thu off GERS and
men succeeded ~ maxine their pscana
~ th.. wn,ds or the. Arkans.s sbnra
The Federal ram Lancaster was
strnck nv the Braureyard in the 4arIv
nsrt Of ih.. enrag4mtnt Which s,;,,htls,
disabled her.
Col. Elicit. commander Of thu. Federal
rams was struck N the lesbv sn,;n.
fer and was stunned te,nnorariIv hnt