Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-11-29
Teiegraphic News.

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| HOOKER. A reserve corps will be trrneC
and commandei by Sigel The heads {
the various staff departments & thes,
headquarters other than the Adintan
General and his deputies, will remain a.
changed.
New York. Nov 15.-It is said depn
ty U. 5. Marshal has gone to Weston to ar.
rest two more OF Gen. McClellan's staff,
The Board OF Aldermen to day adopted
a resolution rendering Gen. Mcclellan the
hospitality of the city.
New York, Nov. 16.-Advlces from
New Orleans report that an expedition
under Gen. Westall met the enemy It
LabadieVile, about sixty miles southwest
OF Ne" Orleans, and defeated them alter
a brisk fight Upwards of two hundred
OF the enemy Were killed and wounded,
and several prisoners and one piece OF
artillery captured. The rebels were pur-
sued to Blrueck Bay, where Gov. Moore
Is supposed t. be. Oar loss was eighteen
killed.
Cairo, Nov. 15.-All partizan rangers.
who have been pillaging the country
around Memphis, have been disbanded by
Pemberton and attached to regiments
Cotton Is reported TO be coming forward
again IL considerable quantities in con-
sequense.
Passengers from Helena report that
fernando, Miss, has been occupied by
the Federal troops. The people of Mis-
slsslppl are said to be running into the
interior, leaving only such property as
cannot be carried away.
The steamer Eugene. Cairo and Mem
phls packet, struck sunken wreck on
Wednesday night off Plum Point Bend
about 70 miles above Memphis, and sunk
In 10 feet of water. She had over one
hundred persons on board, fifteen of whom
were drowned. The passengers remained
Oh the wreck all night, and were brought
OFT tue next morning by the steamer II
gress.
Tie rebels are said to be fortifying
jackson, Miss, large renforcements beng
brought there from Arkansas. 1t is be.
heVed that their entire army will fall back
to that point before giving battle.
Washington, Nov. lS.-The Warrenton
correspondent of the Tribune has the fol-
lowing:
Gen. Burnside has not disappointed the
army or administration or the loyal people
at large. The army of the Potomac is
again under marching orders. Gen. Sum
ner, now commanding two large corps. is
this morning en- ronte for an important
point, which it will take two or three
days to reach, and which | will not name.
The rebels Of this village, in order to
console themselves upon seeing this great
host march through their streets, are cir
culatiDg reports that jackson has fallen
from his mountain he gbts upon our rear
and that we are rapidly fleeing from him :;
further that two corps would fly from one
and that in tue direction OF Richmond
All that jackson can now get in our
rear he Is welcome to have. Gen. Lee
will soon require the services of Gen.
jackson in front, if he has not already
been ordered to join the main body of the
rebel army.
New York, Nov. 17.-The Tribune has
the following, editorially:
We are credlbly informed that clan.
destine negotiations have been opened be-
tween certain Democratic leaders in this
city and the head traitors at Richmond,
looking to reconstruction Of the Union
on tie following basis:
Farst The States now in rebellion
ere TO elect members OF the present Con
gress, who are to present ther selves at
ashlngtOn, and claim seats in said Con-
gress, on or before the 1st day of January
next.
Second.-The House being so filled
will at once have conjoint conservative
and rebel majority, who will proceed to
notify the President that the rebellion is
substantially ended, and that the rebel
States are all duly represented in the
House, and that consequently his procla-
nation of freedom is null and void, and
they are fully under the protection of the
constitution.
1hsrG--Congress thus constructed is to
repeal all acts bearing hard upon the trail
tors OF the last two years, and to pass
such others as may be necessary to secure
perfect immunity to them A convention
OF States is to be called whenever the uni
ted conservative democratic and rebel
strength Is enough to be overwhelming,
and is to be pledged before hand to make
whatever changes in the Constitution the
slavehoidlng interests may deem essential
to their own future security and perma
nent well being.
these are in substance the conditions
forwarded from this city to Richmond by
the first envoy, but we do not learn that
/, they were sccepted; on the contrary, we
understand that they were not, the rebel
chiefs still insisting on disunion as the ba-
sis OF peace, and thus absolutely closing
the door against further negotiations, and,
according to our informant, a second en-
bassy from our conservatives is now in
Richmond, or is well On its way thither
hence we may expect to hear further with
il few days"
A special dispatch from Warrenton says
Burnside has submitted his plan of the
campaign to the authorities at Washing
ton and as soon as a response is received
from them the army will move.
A Washington despatch says it is under.
stood that the question about the destruc
ton OF the Blanche in Cuban waters has
been referred to Madrid and that Admiral
Farragut has been directed to investigate
Hunters action. 1t is said the Spanish
minister regarded Hunters course as so
Fl grant breach of international law, that
he was somewhat indignant with Secreta-
ry Seward for postponiDg satisfactory
settlement, instead of ordering the COM
mander home, unless the facts proved es.
sentialIy different from the Spanish yer.
sion, or making PREPARATION at once.
Boston, Nov. 17.-The q. S. steamer
Kearsage, from Madeira, arrived at Gil
braltar on the 26th nit. She reports that
be toa a IUH1 cha ~ III
steamer ter sixteen hours, but she escaped
During the chase she was throwing over
board her cargo in boxes and bales.