Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-05-14

} the Sd inst, while in pursuit of q courier
with dispatches from Jackson to Davis
The city of Richmond battalion went out
on Sunday to see what the trouble was,
as the communication was cut off with
Fredericksburg, both by railroad and tel
egraph. The people of Richmond are Ia
a terrible state of excitement. The report
that the rebels have captured 5000 Union
prisoners was false, and was gotten up by
jeff Davis to quiet the excitement of his
people. .E E@
The Enquirer of May 5, contains the
following from Gordonsville:
The fight is still going on. Jackson &C.
cupies all the fords except Ely's. Our loss
is heavy. No enemy in Culpepper. None
of the wounded have arrived in Rich
mond, owing to the destruction OF the
railroad between Richmond and Freder>
icksburg. Many Of the business houses in
Rlchmord were closed yesterday, in con-
sequence of the exciting news from the
| Rappahannock
New York, May THE steamer Co.
tuna6sa from New O6leans, May lst, via
Havana the Sd, has arrived. .-...1 ..--
Gen. Banks had issued orders com.
manding the registered enemies to leave
the Department on or before the 18th of
May; declaring the death penalty for fur
nlshlng supplies to enemies of the United
States arms and sentencing ". G. Bitter
ton to line of S25,OO0, and one years
Imprisonment at hard labor in Fort Pick
ems, Tor an attempt to furnish supplies to
the enemy. IL 81 .o
Vera Cruz advices to April 14th have
been received in New Orleans, direct. 1t
Is stated that in 80 days, more or less, We
may expect the occupation of the Capital
OF Mexico by the French.
Cincinnati, May Vallandigham was
brought before the court martial to-day
for trial. He refused to plead to the
charges read to him, and the court pro-
ceeded with the evidence, the publication
of which is not allowed. The charges
were based on his Mount Vernon speech.
Vallandigham is at the Burnett House to-
night under strong guard.
Dayton and Montgomery are under
martial law. Total loss by the fire at
Dayton, S $4,000. .a..- ...
Washington, May There can now be
no improperly in saying that the Presi-
dent and Gen. Halleck have visited Gen.
Hooker and his army, and returned to this
city tonight. ~..
At nearly 10 o'clock this morning, in
formation was received that Stoneman had
safely arrived at Rappahannock Station,
with the remainder of his force. He has
cut the railroad communications of the
enemy in all directions, and has won no.
bic distinction.
New York, May S.-The morning pa.
pers contain nothing later than was trans
mitted yesterday. One or two extras are
published this morning but they contain
mere details OF facts which have been
| published heretofore. e=v.. ..... .roE
| A Times Washington dispatch, dated at
Ills last night, says Brig. Gen. Stoughton
has arrived from Richmond. He says on
Monday evening the farmers rushed into
| Richmond with the news of Stoneman's
appearance in the suburbs, and that he
was gobbling up everybody as prisoners.
The bells were ringing and fearful con-,
sternation ensued. Families packed up
their goods, and the military guard at
Libby Prison were ordered to the forti-
tcations. The panic continued till Tues
cay morning when it was known that
Stoneman was on his way down the
| Peninsula.
| Stoughton states that Stoneman's force
got within sight of Richmond, and one of
our officers and two men were captured
within only mile and quarter of the
city. There were only tour hundred
| troops in Richmond.
The Herald has a letter from prisoner
named Vosburgh, dated Richmond, 9Th,
which states that in the alarm felt
there on Sunday, there is no doubt
if Stoneman's force or part of it had
entered Richmond Sunday night, when
they could easily have done so, they could
have seized jeff. Davis and his whole cab
met, with a majority of the rebel Con-
gress, and could have burnt the bridges
across James river and cut off all commu-
nication southwark.
Lit. Marsh, 18th Illinois cavalry, who
was captured on Monday at Tunstal's
station states that Percy Wyndham's bri-
gade tore up the track of the Orange and
Alexandria railroad on Saturday, burning
the rails and taking prisoners &c. Satur~
day evening Col. Davis captured train
of five hundred rebels at Ashland station.
The men were paroed but the rebel COL,
the Major and other officers taken off by
Davis.
He then proceeded to Tunstall station
where lie n,et 1000 rebels and had Sc
we're skirmish. Davis force was only 400.
1t was Davis design to reach Yorktown
which he has probably accomplished.
The whole number of prisoners taken
by Davis and Wyndham is over one thous-
and.
A Washington dispatch states that
Longstreets forces was pushed through
on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, before
Stoneman cut the communications.
Special Dispatch to the State Journal.
Milwaukee, May 8.-The following
names of killed 10 the Wisconsin regi-
ments, dnring the late battles near Fred
ericksburg, have been received here:
Third Regiment.-Company G., Serg't.
John S. Oady, of Green Bay; P. F.
Scritzmier.
Twenty sizth ment-Company l,
G. Bechnan; Company K, Henry Brem-
ser, of Milwaukee; Ludwig Schlosser, of
Sank City.
WASHINGTON, May 7, 1863.
To Gov. SALoMoN, Madison, Wis:
The President and the General-in-Chief
have just returned from the Army Of the
Potomac.
The principal operations of General
Hooker failed, Dat there haa been no seri-
Gus disaster to the organization and eff.