Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-06-07
The War News.

s a letter from an officer In McClel
lan's staff says Mrs. Gen. Lee and two
daughters were found near Old Church,
and sent on to White House. She ex-
pressed surprise that our army had got
50 far north of Richmond.
New York, May 20.
Beauregard's official report ofthe
battle Of Shiloh states his loss in killed
as l,27s, wounded s,ol2, and missing
$50, making an aggregate Of 10, 800.
+ So .,zz e New York, May so.
+ The Herald'ss Fortress Monroe cor
respondence mentions the fact that
Col. }. f. Hansen, of a rebel Ken
lucky regiment, who was sent by a
tag of truce to be exchanged for the
gallant Col. Corcoran, has become dis
gusted with the rebels and rebellion
and will take the oath Of allegiance.
| Gen. Bntler, says a New Orleans
letter, has taken the wife of Gen. Beau
regard, who was found to be in New
Orleans, under his care and protection.
A letter from cClellan's army says
that 5000 Georgians, whose terms of
enlistment had expired in the rebel
army, were told that they must con-
tinue in service. They loaded their
guns and officers and all refused to
obey the order and no one dared at
tempt to make them do it. The re-
suit was the rebels have disbanded and
gone home. s So sz -
~ Washington, May 80.
The news from Corinth is received
here with much enthusiasm, and it is
believed that Gen. Halleck's cautious
movements through all extremely diff
cult country, are about TO be crowned
with success s@5- 9a.a gfs-s..ss4.
/ 1t is thought that Beauregard has
been obliged to retreat because of a
stoppage of supplies. 80 @z
When Com. Farragat's feet got up
above the mouth of the Red River,
Texas, the great source of Beauregard's
supplies was cut off, and our fleet adj
vanced up the Mississippi, the regions
from which the rebels could draw food
for their great army became daily less,
so that the position at Corinth became
fgradually bu. surely untenable.
e2@ New York, May 80.
The Commercial has the following
copy Of letter from merchant in
New Orleans, to a business friend in
this city. (The writer is large slave
HOLDER:
New Orleans, May Is.
Gents: We have now passed cri-
sis in political affairs in this city
Most Of the true Unionists and patriots
have been victims and suffered in prop
erty and business, and still more in
feeling under the most vindictive per-
secut;on. Our city is destitute of
everything like safe business or per-
scnal safety in any part Of the slave
states, unless the whole country is held
by military occupancy and military
power. One third of our population
must be expelled from the country,
and their places supplied by northern
colonists. 1t will take years to sub
due the proud despots aud overthrow
finally this tyranny, which has always
ruled absolutely wherever slavery ex-
lists.
| have lived here forty years.
know almost every one, and something
Of everything that is going on. 1
think there will be line opened for
commerce here. New Orleans will
inevitably be a greater center of busi-
ness in future than heretofore. NV
property is lying idle. l am making
nothing by my business, and am losn.
the revenue Of ordinary times.
Our currency is useless for all bust
ness purposes. We hope Gen. Butler
will compel our banks to resume specie
payment soon, and scatter the .confed-
crate trash to the winds.
/ [ repeat there must be strict militia
ry occupancy OF this whole country
for years. The population must be
changed and slavery abolished before
peace and safety can be established in
any part Of this country. The old
pirates and buccaneers have only been
driven ashore from the Gulf by steam
power on the sea. they have vastly
multiple in numbers and increased in
in villainy by the change.
| Headquarters, Corlnth, May 80.
Hon. b. NJ. Stanton We took
possession Of Corinth this morning.
The enemy is retreating southwark.
Signed. 81
| Il. w. Halleek, Major General.
N Washington, Nav slst.
A despatch to the War de artment
states that brigade Of troops, prece-
ded by cavalry, entered Front Roval
yesterday, and drove the enemy out
Our loss is s killed. We captured 6
officers ana $50 priyates.
We re-captured Is of our troops,
and large amount. of transportation, 5
engines and IL cars.
Our advance was SO rapid that the
enemy was surprised and unable to