Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-06-25
Geographic News.
WASHINGTON, june Is.
= - "As1INUKVN' JUue 10.
b he President Of tae Cnited States Of Anse,5ca

By Tie President OF ase United States Of Aans,-ica
- = A PROCLAMATION. 7.f9 III p, :
H*ereas, Ihe armed insurrectionary combina
| eons now existing in several of the States are
threatening TO make inroads into the States OF
Asrylsnd, Western Virginia, Pennsylvania, and
ohio, requiring additional military force 70. the
service of the United States:
Now therefore, 1, Abraham lincoln, President OF
the United States and Comm ander. Chief of the
army and Navy thereof, and of the militia of the
several States when called into actual service Do
hereby call into the service of the United States
loo, GOO militia from the States following namely
From the State of Maryland 10, 900 from the State
| of Pennsylvanis $4,000; from the State of Ohio
so 900; from the State of Western Virginia 10 900
! to be mustered into the service of the United
States forthwith, and to for the period of six
months from the date of said muster into said
vice, unless sooner discharged 10 be mustered in
as infantry, artillery and cavalry, in proportion
which will be made known through the War De-
partnent, which Department will also designate
the several places of rendezvous. sa.- sfa-gs
| These militia are to be organized according to
the rules and regulations of the volunteer service
| and such orders as may hereafter be issued The
sta7es aforesaid will be separately credited under
the enrolment act for the militia service rendered
In testimony whereof have hereunto set nv
band and caused the seal OF the United States to
| be affixed. t =
June, A. D. 1868, and of the Inds pendence of the
United States the eighty .s.F
tsigned) BY the President,
| y g. ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
WIN. H. SEWARD, Secretary of State. Pc.
Quarantine, Staten Island, June lS.-
The ship Cropn Point, Capt. Gill, from
New York, April 9th, tor San Francisco.
was captured and burned by tie pirate
Florida, on the 18th of May, in lat. 7
south, long. "a. She was insured against
| capture for $4,000, principally in Bos.
| ton. e.. ..s.G z.-.. 90 -.. &.
Philadelphia, June 1916 P. MA dis
| patch to the Penn. R. r. Go. from Har-
rsburg, 5 ?. M, says the rebels are re.
turning to Ohambersburg from Hagers-
| town. ... --.r...... .
New York, June 1S.-The Common
| Council this afternoon, adopted a resolu-
ton respectfully and earnestly requesting
the administration to place Gen. Mcclellan
at once in the place which the present
crisis demands for the safety of the Re-
public.
Philadelphia, June IS $50 P. M.-The
following dispatch was sent to Gen. Gam
eron by a gentleman of this city yesterday !:
" 1t is reported that you advised taking
the command of the State troops from
Gen. Couch and either giving it to Gen.
Franklin or Mcclellan. Is this true? If
not will you authorize me to contradict
it?" s-. .. -s ...-r
The following reply was received -
"Your telegram of yesterday, was handed
to me last night. | authorize you to say
that made no such proposition.
(Signed, SIMON CAMERON"
Washington, June 1s.-The positions OF
the several corps of the Army of the Po-
tomac, are known in this city, to night,
information from the southern side of the
Potomac having been received up to 49,
80, to-day. '+ .- E#.
The whereabouts of Lee is not known,
at least not publicly, and there is much
solicitude everywhere to discover some
thing concerning him. Whatever may be
his plans he keeps them very secret, and
anything said concerning them would be
mere speculation.
An officer with Banks army relates in
private letter an incident which occur
red during temporary truce at Port
Hudson on the 9th OF May. He avalled
himself OF the opportunity thus afforded
to ride up to the rebel works as close as
he could to get a good view of them
when he saw regiment of the enemy
throw down their arms and heard them
give three cheers and exclaim /" We sur
render" The rebel officers at once ap.
preached them with drawn swords and
pistols and overpowered and controlled
them, compelling them to take up their
arms and resume their position.
The same officer, at a truce entered into
the next day for the purpose OF looking
after the dead and wounded, while riding
as pear to the rebel lines as he could get
was hailed by confederate officer within
the works with the question whether he
did not think, upon reflection, that he was
coming nearer than was exactly proper
Our officer replied in the negative, saying
we had men wounded and killed as near
the enemy as be then was himself. Fur
Their conversation ensued, in which 8 the
rebel officer spoke Of Sherman's charge of
the preceding day, and remarked that in
side they regarded it as the finest thing of
the war. Our officer did not belong to
Sherman's division.
Information has officially reached here
OF small skirmish yesterday, at or near
Aide, between some of our cavalry and
those of the enemy. The latter were
; forced TO retire. Eight officers; and be-
tween sixty and seventy men were re-
ported captured by our forces
Aldie is in Loudon county, ten miles
I huo of nd in ha
between Bull Run and the Kittleton
Mountains. 7-
Chief Engineer J. W. King has been
ordered to superintend the construction of
all the iron-clads building west of the
Alleghanies. '..-t-. .e. .a rs
| Fl. Monroe, June 1.-THE Yorktown
Cavalier of the 9th says: Our most i'm
portant news is, for the present, contra
band Great activity prevails in this de-
partment, and is particularly manifested
in this command. Gen. Keyes is in front
to conduct aggressive movements in per
SOB, and Brig. Gen. King is in command
at Yorktown. .-.. O.
San Francisco, June 18.-F. F. Low
was nominated for Governor by the Union
State Convention last evening. The term
| of office is four years from January 1st,
1864. fz--.- ~
Baltimore, June 1s.-By order from
Gov. Seymour, Col. Lefferts with the 7th
regiment was directed to support Harris.
burgh. Before he arrived at Philadelphia
be received the following order from Gen.
Hslleck, which changed the programme:
Headquarters, Philadelphia, June IT,
To the Commanding officer Of the 7th Reg