Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-06-12
Latest News.

There Is great JOY west III conSc-
qucnco Of the opening Of the Mississippi.
Richmond, contrabands say, is in a
terrible commotion.
The Memphis ArgVs confirms the re-
port of our forces occupying Little Rock,
Arkansas.
Some think Richmond will surrender
without another battle, we are inclined
to think otherwise.
There is no doubt Of our troops being
in possession Of Fort Wright, or Pillow,
as it known by both names
Thurlow Weed of the Albany Eoen-
ing Journal returned from Europe on the
Persia this week.
1t is stated that the French were de-
reated at Vera Cruz in recent battle, by
the Mexcans.
The treaty for the suppression Of the
Slave Trade has been signed by Victoria,
and is now the law Of the two nations.
A Northern editor predicts that "wool
will be king" Prentice wants to know
whether he means wool on the back of
sheep or wool on the head of negro.
In Tennessee the indications are that
the people are gradually returning to the
Constitution and protection of the old
flag.
There seems to be no positive news
from Strasburg as to where Gen. jackson
and his forces are, or how near our forces
were to them.
The capture Of Mobile and Charleston
may be looked for soon. Our forces
were within few m lies OF these cities at
last accounts.
The English papers are in great ex-
citemcnt over the capture Of New Or
leans and Yorktown. They are badly
frightened because forts are not able to
cope with iron clad gunboats.
England and spain having backed out
OF the tripertitc conspiracy against MeXi-
co, it is quite clear that Napoleon intends
putting the Archduke Maximilian upon
the throne of the Montezumas.
The correspondent Of the Philadelphia
Press says that Gen. Couch recovered
on Saturday six of the best guns lost by
Gen. Casey's men, and also captured a
portion of n rebel battery.
The latest reports of the battle before
Richmond gives Gen. McClellan's official
statement of our loss, which he puts at
800 killed; 3629 wounded; and 1922 mis-
sing.
Returned officers, captured at Shiloh,
state that the South is one vast corn and
potato feld--little cotton having been
planted, and that only for seed.
The Richmond Dispatch states that the
rebel loss in the great battle was 5000
kill.d, wounded and missing, including 5
Generals, % Colorels, 10 Majors and 81
Captains.
More than 100 lives are said have been
lost by the food in the Lchigh valley,
Pennsylvania. Cars, canal boats and a
very large amount of property has been
destroyed.
Cen Fremont's command had some
/ lively skirmishing with the rebels at Har-
risonburg on Monday evening. The loss
was severe on both sides. The rebels re-
treated.
1t is believed by correspondent OF
Gen. Hunters army that South Carroll
ma is admirably adapted to the culture of
the grape. There are numerous islands
in and about Port Royal district.
There has been considerable skirmish-
ing at and near Vicksburg, by Com. Far
ragut's vessels without any very decided
result, but inasmuch as our Aotilla on the
upper Mississippi, after capturing Mem
phis, has gone down to Vicksburg we lool
for early news of the capture of that place
From Fortress Monroe the 9th, W,
learn direct from the White House tha
everything was progressing satisfactori
ly with our army, that the most entr'
confidence existed between officers anC
men and that they should be able shortly
to plant the Stars and Stripes triumph
antly over the Capital Of Virginia and
Of Rebellion
Reports from Baltimore say that jeff,
Davis had issued an address to the reb
ell army in which he designates the battl
Of the Seven Pines as q glorious victor.
for the rebel arms. He also tells then
that they have taken 5000 prisoners an,
a large quantity of provisions and muni
tions of war.
The Governor Of Arkansas goes in 70
a new Confederacy, composed Of Arkan
sas, Missouri and Texas, Such are tn,
beauties of State Rights as understood
and construed so as to include the righ
to secede whenever things do not pleas
them.
a dispatch from Gen. Halleck, datel