Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-07-30
from Decatur and Jacksonville, report that
Bragg is retreatiug into Georgia precipi.

Bragg is retreating into Georgia precipi
tstely, followed by Rosecrabs' forces
Rosecraus} advance is reported to be a
Rome, Ga They report hat Bragg i.
endesvoring 10 make ii junction witt
Johnston, and that desertions from hi:
army are numerous. ea
Cincinnati, July 20.-Noon.-Our force:
are continually capturing Morgan's men
Basil Duke was captured this morning
near Pomeroy. Over thirteen hundred
men have been taken prisoners. s..s
New York, July 2O.-The Commercial.
Fortress Monroe letter of the 18th, after
referring to the capture OF Fort Powhat.
tan, on the james river, says: Admiral
Lee detached an ensign and two boats
crews as a garrison while the fleet goes
further up the river. Shortly after be
had lett, tie rebels returned and gobbled
up the insignificant garrison, and &C.
camped when one Of our boats returned
A battery of field pieces opened on it.
The fire was returned, and the rebels
withdrew.
The latest reports received here are OF
the 10Th, to the effect Admiral Lee had
attacked Fort Darling, with what success
is unknown.
The Posts Washington special says
there is no truth in the report that Gen.
Meade has been relieved of the command
OF the Army of the Potomac.
Returned prisoners from Richmond do
not think any of Bragg's forces have gone
there. D. II. Hill commands the troops
at Richmond. ..r
Gen. Gilmore will be left 10 supreme
command in the attack on Charleston.
Fosters headquarters will be at Fortress
Monroe, and his operations confined to
North Carolina and Virginia.
A Richmond paper of the 14th reports
that the federals are landing in considera.
BILE force at Brandon, on the James river.
DOUBTLESS, it says, to make raid on the
Weldon & Petersburg Railroad. Brandon
Is thirty miles from Petersburg.
The Posts Washington special says our
cavalry has captured large numbers OF
stragglers from Lees retreating army
within the last two days.
New York, July 2l.-The Montgomery
Aduertiser has several dispatches from
Jackson. One dated the 14th says that
Pemberto and staff arrived last night.
an officer who accompanied them states
that they met Maj. Gen. sOsterhaus' body
going to Vicksburg. He was killed on
the 18th.
A dispatch of the 18th states that the
enemy had been Smelling the city all the
evening. Another division reached Grant
to-day.
Jackson, July 16.-The enemy made s
IN ~ n
center, but were repulsed. Grant is re-
ceiving heavy reintorcements which are
pressed on our right to cross Pearl river
and flank Us. An entire block in the city
was destroyed by the enemy's shells yes.
terday. 1t is thought the federals are try.
lug to flank US, as their cavalry tried te
cross four miles above last night.
A dispatch of the 18th states thas We
have captured the flags of the 28th, Ais
and 18th Illinois regiments. The feder
ais lost in the charge of Sunday fully one
thousand.
Cairo, July 2O.-From the d. T. Par
ker, which left Vicksburg on the 18th, WI
have the following: Yazoo City, which
was held by about 800 rebels, was cap
tured by the federal forces, under Gen
Heron, on the 18th. Two hundred ant
fifty prisoners were captured. The gun
boat DE Kalb, which accompanied tn
expedition, was blown up by torpedo
and sunk in shallow water. She will b,
raised. No lives were lost. The rebel
burned three transports lying above thu
city. Some eight or ten steamers are III
| the Yazoo river. ---.- -,-..
| Gen. Lauman is removed from his com
maEd by Gen. Sherman, it is stated, TO
disobeying orders and prematurely attack
| ing Jackson. -.-r.s. |r,..--.
He made an attack on thes 9th and wa
| repulsed with the loss of 800 killed ant
wounded. Sherman is besieging Johnston
at Jackson who is supposed to have sc, O0'
| men. 1t is said Johnston cannot escape
A steamer was loading at Vicksbur!
! with rebel sick and wounded for Mobil
by way OF New Orleans.
A large fleet of transports conveyed b,
gunboats had gone up the Red River IN
der command OF Gen. Ransom. .Whel
| be returns he is to take command a
Natchez.
Our forces at Milliken's Bend and LAX
Providence are said to be suffering con.
siderably from sickness.
Cincinnati, July 20, Top. M.-Morgan
with about 1000 men has been turne,
back. He was moving this afternoon to
ward Gallipolis, closely followed by GU
forces; squads OF his men are being brough
up hourly. .ss
The Commercials Columbus dispatcl
says that after the fight at Burlington tn
rebels moved up. the river to Believill
ahead of the gunboat and by threats com
PEELED the citizens to bring fiat boats, b,
which 300 escaped to the Virginia shor
just as the gunboats hove in sight. Th,
remainder on the Ohio shore were at
tackled by our forces and scattered. Gu
men continued picking them up till onl,
about 1900 were LETT who finally succeeded
in breaking our lines and in getting bach
in the direction of Burlington. At
o'clock this morning they passed through
Hamsonville, 10 miles northeast of Pom
eroy apparently e1h austed with fatigue.
Cincinnati, July 21.- The Gazette
the campaign OF sixty-two days, ending
with the capture of Vicksburg, the rebels
loss, in killed, wounded aud prisoners, i:
43, 700 men. About II, 900 stand of arms
were taken, including nearly $4,000 En-
field rifles in the original packages, which
were intended for the rebel army across
the Mississippi, besides about 230 pieces
of artillery.
At meeting of the Cincinnati Chamber
of Commerce last night, thirty three mem
bers were expelled for not taking the oath
of allegiance.
Cincinnati, July 21-10 A. M.-The