Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-08-16
The War r. eWs.

About 1000 guerrllias, under Porter,
approached the town an hour before
sunset, and were met by parts Of com
panies of state militia under Lain, nun
bering Is men. The rebels charged on
our troops and were repuIsed, when
they finally dismounted and drove Cap
tain Lain into the town, where a severe
struggle took place, which resulted in
the capitulation of orr forces, who were
Immediately paroled.
Our loss was four killed and four
wounded. The rebels acknowledged
seventy-three killed and large mum
Der wounded. Bakers gang carried
off arms and camp equippage of our
troops.
On Sunday the State forces Of Col.
Guitlar and Major Clapper, and Cald
well, passed through Newark in pursuit
OF Porter.
On Saturday evening a band Of gu
erriIlas took possession Of Alexandria,
Mo-, seized all the arms and ammuni-
ton they could find, and did consider
able other pIundering, and then left.
st. Louis, Aug 5.
The despatch from Cairo, announc-
ing the occupation Of Bloomfield, Mo,
by the rebels, is cuntradicted at Col.
NerriIl's Office here by despatch sta
ting that Col. Daniels had compelled
the guerillas to skedaddle to Arkansas.
Headquarters ARMY OF THE Pc
ToMAC, Aug. 6.-The army Of the Po-
tomac has again assumed the offensive.
The reconnaissance made yesterday
under Gen. Hooker to Malvern Hill,
White Oak Swamp Bridge, and in the
direction of New Market and Rich
mond, was in every respect a complete
success.
The troops left camp about dark,
night before last, arriving at 4 O'Clock
yesterday morning at Malvern Hill, a
distance Of ten miles. Here they en-
countered two regiments Of infantry
and battery, posted behind earth
works. Fire was Immediately opened
on them by Capt Benson's battery and
a section Of Capt. Robinson's. The
infantry was not engaged.
The firing lasted about three hours,
when the rebels ingloriousIy fed by the
river road to Richmond, hotly pursued
by our troops, who succeeded in taking
100 of them prisoners. The loss on
our side at this point was three killed
and eleven wounded.
Col. Averill, with 500 cavalry, took
the Quaker Road to White Oak Swamp
Bridge, where they found the 10th Viz
ginia Cavalry drawn up to receive
them; a charge was immediately or
dered, which broke the rebel lines,
when they left. Col. Arerin fonowod
them, taking % prisoners, without los
ing man.
Gen. Pleasantor, With a force Of cav
airy, took the New Market road, on
which a portion Of the rebels were re-
treating. lie followed them to within
a short distance Of New Market, where
meeting two brigades of rebels he fell
back, bringing over 20 prisoners, taken
on the way. New Market is ten miles
from Richmond. This ended the ope-
rations for the day, when the troops
went into camp on Malvern Hill.
Washington, Aug. I.
Special TO the TV0rId-A civilian
captured at Front Royal some time
since: and formerly employed in the
House of Representative here, reach
ed Washington to-day via. Fredericks-
burg, having left Richmond Friday
last, where he has been about the city
on parole for one or two weeks. He is
not able to communicate much because
Of his parole, but declares that Rich
mond has not been evacuated and that
there have been no signs Of pestilence
there, though there is vast amount Of
sickness. The rebel army lies east Of
the city, and he is confident, from what
he has learned, that it's effectiveness
has been, greatly exaggerated.
Cincinnati, Aug. 7.
\ despatch to the C0n1n2ercj0I from
Decheld, Tennessee, says: Gen Robert
McCook was murdered day before yes
terday, while riding in his ambulance
in advance Of his brigade.
Madison, Aug. s.
I am notified by the War Depart
ment that l viii have the power to
credit the several counties with the
number of men already sent from the
several counties into the United States
service, and I shall certainly do so in
making the arrangements for drafting.
L. SALoMoN, Governor
Hudson, Mo, Aug. 7.
Col. McNeil's force came up with
Porter's gueriIIas a few miles north
east of Huntsville, Adair county, yes
terday morning, and followed him Skin
mishing into the town, where a general
fight ensued, in which the rebels lost
one hundred and fifty killed, forty wag-
ons OF supplies, and ten wagon loads
Of aims. Porter's forces are scattered.
Springfield, Mo, Aug. 7.
At daylight on the morning of tho
2nd, Col Lowther, with q band of l26