Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-04-30
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Ship !siapd.
The gunboat Barataria Vas snayaai OF
Ami.s river OF lie Tth. Guerrillas sur
roupded her, and. iG being lound impt,ss
BILE to get her off, she was fred by hel
officers and abandoned @ +-
The Union Association of New Orleans
held a meeting and adopted resolutions to
petition Congress to allow the people to
hold Convention to torn State govern
ment. The movement is opposed by some
of the most thoughtful citizens.
The health Of the city Is remarkably
good.
Farragut's Secretary has arrived at New
Orleans with dispatches. Farragut was
blockading the mouth of Red river. On
tie trip down from Vicksburg his fleet
engaged Grand Gulf. The Hart tord and
Sutherland were hit. One man on the
Hartford was fatally wounded
1t Is stated that the paroled seamen
from the trigate Mississippi, who had
reached New Orleans, that the rebel gun
boat Webb was destroyed in the Port Hud-
son fight, and thst our feet did great dam.
age to the batteries. In one battery alone
25 rebels were killed. The enemy was
several times driven from their guns, and
one of their batteries was spiked.
The Era has news via Matanzas from
Mexico, to March 9th. 1t was said that
the French that day made general at
tack on Puebla, and were repulsed to
beyond Cholena; that the victory of the
Mexicans is complete: that the French
lost 80 cannon and 5000 men. It is
reported that the Mexicans sent 10000
men to occupy Orzsba. Official reports
from General Ortega, published in Mexico,
having been received from Gen. Comon~
fort, state that the French suffered ter
rble defeat, and gives particulars of the
action. Puebla was much damaged by
the French by shells. The Mexican loss
was only 60 men.
New York, April ga Herald letter
from New Orleans, dated April ii, says
the news to-day from Brashear City is OF
the utmost Importance. The enemy
evacuated his works at Centerville last
night, but his force will probably be cap
tured entire, as he is enclosed between
Growers forces on the one side, and those
of Emory and Weitzel on the other. He
is leaving his guns and ammunition be-
hind. ~. = ..=
The steamer Diana, lately taken from
the .. S., will certainly be recaptured, as
the .. S. steamer Clifton has removed the
distractions in the river, and is rapidly
approaching her.
The ram Queen Of the Vest was captured
from the enemy, In Grand Lake, at 10
o'clock this morning. Capt. Fuller. COM
mander, and all Of her crew and officers,
numbering 90 souls, are now prisoners at
Berwick Ferry. The capture of the
Queen OF tho Vest is most important, and
l consider the whole affair as victory of
immense advantage to the Union cause.
Washington, April 21.-The following
information has been received here from
Milliken's Bend, on the Mississippi, near
Vicksburg:
On the night of the 10Th Admiral Por-
ter succeeded in running the Vicksburg
batteries with seven gunboats of bis squad
ron and three transports. The Benton
his flag ship, got opposite the upper bate
ry leading the line of vessels, before the
rebels opened fire. The rebels then con
tinued firing from II P. NJ. till 3 A. Nj.
upon each succeeding vessel as it passed.
The only damage done Us was the firing
of the Henry Clay, and the temporary dis
abling of the Forest City, another trans.
port, and also shot through the hull of
the Benton. Our loss was but one man
killed and two or three wounded.
The rebel fire was far less effective than
was anticipated. They burned two or
three houses in the town as our squadron
was passing, to light the river so as to
enable their artillery to get good view
OF our steamers as they went down with
in range of their guns.
The Henry Clay was fired by the ene-
my's shells. Ali hands were saved. The
pilot remained until the flames forced him
to leave.
On reaching Warrenton Admiral Porter
bombarded that village, with what effect
is not known.
New York, April 23.-James L. Add.
son, clerk in the Adjutapt Generals office,
at Washington, and Anthony Addison,
CHIEF Clerk of the Pension Bureau have
been caught in the act Of carrying rebel
mails.
The former has been in the War De-
partment 80 years, and has had access
to all important orders and movements.
Both own farm in Maryland and keep
up daily communication by means of car
riages by aid of one John Martin, who
with his family has also been arrested, and
were the media of communication with
the rebels. g.. -~.
Martin and family will be sent beyond
the lines.
Dispatches received from Admiral
Wilkes state shat he was at Eleuthera, one
Of the Bahama Isles, on the 10th instant,
having left Havana on on the 1lth. As
Admiral Wilkes makes no mention of his
having been on parole at Havana the re-
pert to that effect is doubtless untrue.
Cairo, April ga special dispatch
from Memphis to-day says that intelligence
had just been received from Vicksburg
that fifteen gunboats and steamers ran the
rebel batteries on Monday night and are
now below Warrenton.
The casualties are not known.
a steamer is said to be plying between
Warrenton and Young's Point.
Gen. Grant has his headquarters at New
Carthage, La.
1t is also stated that five transports had
succeeded in running the blockade up the
Yazoo, and it is said are now above
Haines' Bluff.