The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-05-28

course was Oy no means approved. r. :
" The scarcity Of provisions and necessaries
Iof life is 80 great and prices SO high that the
poorer classes have to live almost entirely on
fish and oysters. The sacessionists are
NEARLY all wealthy people who can stand
thigh prices, and who have laid in their
stocks long since. There is no doubt, thai
the dicision Of Gen. Wool is leading to great
suffering among the poorer classes They
have suffered beyond ALL endurance for !.
year. INC -~,5ll> ajo@"'" 49, /
1t was reported at Norfolk yesterday that
Burnside had taken Weldon. :, 49,.
McCLELLAN's HEADouARrERs, J
May "a, 1862: g.
From tie Army Corep rnlent Of til, Ass,-
cia:ed Press. The driving Of the rebels from
the vicinity OF Newbridge by our artillery
yesterday, was followed to day by a recon
noisance, composed Of the Fourth Michigan,
Col. Woodbury., and squad Of Second Cav
airy. Thirty mon Of the Fourth Michigan
succeeded in getting between four companies
OF the Fifth Louisiana and q brigade of enc
my, and attacked them Unexpectedly, kill
ing about 60 weund;ng Is and capturing 81
We lost l killed, l MORALLY wounded and
6 slightly. ~
BALTIMORE, May 25
1t is reported that Burnside has taken
Raleigh North Carolina. ."',t =.
The sccessionists in Baltimore have bced
exulting over the report of the defeat and
death Of Col. Henley. The announcement
that keniy was not dead was received with
shouts and applause. There is great excite
ment in the city. Two men had been
Knocked down in front OF the telegraph
Office One man was heard to say ''you
have it yonr way now but we'll have in ours
soon." Obnoxious citizens have to keen out
OF sight. Intense feelings is explained by
the fact that the regiment which suffered
the most belonged to Baltimore Many
arrests have been made by the police
FORTRESS MONROE. MAY a.
BY the steamer Terry, which arrived from
Ncwbern. we learn that the American flag
was raised in Raleigh, some few days ago, by
the citizens.
No particulars has been received BY the
news brought by the flag Of truce
A dispatch from Mcclellan to the War
Department states that in three skir,niShes
to day we drove the enemy from Mechan-
icsville, Z miles from Newbridye.
NArcHEz Nay 49,
Two steamers and four gunboats, anchor
ed in the river, opposite this place. The
gunboats, it. is said, sent yawl with Nag
OF truce. bearing demand for the surrender
of the city. As the yaw| landed, numb.r
OF people had gathered to witness the pro.
ceilings. and the men from the boats re-
quested that some one in the crowd should
take the dispatch and deliver it to the May
or, bu: no one could be found willing to
accommodate the Yankees, until at last they
prevailed upon fisherman to carry them -
When he delivered the document. and it was
found to contain demand for the surrender
"f the CITY. crowd of exaspcrnte citizons
took the fisherman and hung him e.
The gnnboafs gave them til! 10 o'clock
to-day to determine what they should
do :'"-' Il"
The Vicksburg citizen. OF the 18th says
the women and children are being removed
from the city to-day by the advice Of Gen.
Smith. in view Of an approaching conflict
with the enemy.
HEADQUARTERS BEYOND MArr1NsBuRa,1
- $780, w.. May 25-5:45 P. NJ.
/ Aprisoner captured this evening says the
the rebel force in our rear will be strength
ened THAT their purpose is to enter Mary
land At two points-Harper's Ferry and
Willamsport. He confirms all we have
heard in regard to the rebel force here.-
We all passed the Potomac sa!ely-men,
trains and all-making march Of thirty
five miles: <Signed) 10
~ n. F.; BANKS, Maj. Gen.
80 ',st s1!'' 3WAsn1NaroN. Nav Is.
Ordered, by virtue o. the authority vest
ed by an act Of Congress, the President
takes military possession Of all The railroads
in the United States, from and after this
date until further ordered, and directs that
the respccti o railroad companies, their
officers and servants, shall hold the mselves
in readiness for the transportation of troops
and munitions of war, Is may be ordered
by the military authority. to the5 exclusion
Of all other business. BY order OF the Sec
rotary OF War. 3|fn@H -*Gt :. >@2>"ns -
(sig"od,) !. s:r4 i'd. M. G. Mr1os. Is.
4; -. s,ssf PHiLADELrHrA, Nay Is. 81
Gov. Curtin today issued the following
proclamation: ss5 IL -. ssrrvE3 asff ,zsgys::f e.
! HEADQUARTERS PExxsYLvANIA MILrr1A1 II
xs. Harrisburg, May 25th, 1862, Z
~ GENERAL oRDER NO. %. - y
On pressing requisition Of the President
Of the United States in tho present emer.
gency, It is ordered thar the several Major
Generals, Brigadier Generals, and .Colonels
OF regiments throughout the commonwealth
muster, withou. delay, III military oresni-
cations within their respective divisions, or
under their control tOeAther With al r,,.