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Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-07-11
VOL. VII.
VICTORY.

VIcKsBURG has fallen, and its entire
garrison of q, 900 soldiers are prisoners
of war.
LEE has been utterly routed in Penn
sylvania and is retreating panic stricken
before MEADE's victorious columns.
Once moro has the honor of the Old
Flag been indicated, aud the wide land
shaken with the thunders Of rejoicing.
The faith of LOYAL men in the success
of our arms has been justified, the doubts
of the fearful have been rsbuked, and the
upl;fted crest Of traitors is smitten with
destruction.
It's impossible at present to estimate
the extent of Our victory in tho East; in
the West, it is full-orbed and complete.
Gen. GRANT has won Nations graft
;uto, and Soldiers imporishable fame.
The end is not yet; but thoro is ground
for hope that these grand and simulta-
ueous. victories have indeed given the
death-blew TO the Rebellion, and the re-
naming work will be but 10 gather the
gieaninss from fed whose mighty
harvest b as been reape1.
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SECOND DAY.

Met pursuant to adjournment. Orders
were issued on the accounts allowed,
and the following accouu; was presented
and allowed;
No 81. G. S. Dunbar, sheriff, 1890
An order was issued for the same.
The following resolution was adopted Z.
Resolved. That whenever the county
wish to occupy or improve tho whole Of
the two acres of land decided by Norris
Kinney to the county of Pierce, that
the Board in behalf Of said county here
by agree to build the whole of the divis
ion fence.
Anthony Huddleston sen., Nho made
the lowest bid for building the county
building, having failed 10 enter into
b onds for the execution of the same, the
bid fl. S. Rand was accepted and a
contract entered into with him.
The minutes were read and corrected
ard the Board adjourned.
o. STRAHL, Clerk.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-07-11

OHIo-Of the six candidates on the
Ohio State Union, Ticket, three have
been wounded in the service of their
country, and two entirly disabled for serv
ice.
With such a ticket, headed by man
like John Brough, whose name is n syn
onym for all that is noble and loyal, there
can be little doubt as to the result
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NO. 10
BATTLE AT HELENA.
ADDISON WIS, Jul

III ADIoUN " IS.s JNIl Q
The following has just been received
by the Governor:
HELENA, ARK. July 4, via MEMPHIS
5th.-To Coz. Solomon The enemy a.
tackled us this morning at O'Clock, with
a heavy force, said to be eighteen thou
sand, under command of Lieut. General
Holmes, Gen. Price and othors.
They were driven back with heavy 'oss.
We have taken about 500 prisoners.
Firing has now ceased, but VIC will
prohaly be attacked again.
(Signed) BRIG GEN. SALoMoN, Com'dg.
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Eg How slightly does the defence of
Mr.. Grattan by his friend Barry Yelver-
ton, apply to Vallandigham politician
Of the present day.
ale IS not styed in his prejudiccs; he
docs not trample on the rosuscitation of
his country, or live, ike caterpillar, on
the decline Of her prosperity; he dess
not stick{e. for the letter of the C0Rs'itu
ton 'r,h tie gfectGti0n Of a prade, and
abandon Its principles With the efront-
.ry ofa prostitute.
The quotation IS from Shells Sketches
gf the Irish Bar.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-07-11
MILWAUKEE, July rs .. N.

A special dispatch from Cairo, this
afternoon, says:
The garrison at Vicksburg was COM
posed of three divisions, under Steven
SON, Smith and Forney, numbering a.
600 men, now in our hands-surrender-
ed at 10 o'clock, on the 4th of July
A telegram to the Governors of the diff
fsrent States from Secretary Stanton con-
firms the information.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-07-11

re- When Mr.. Morton of the River
Falls Reporter purchased his Office, he
told us it was for the sake of learning
his children to print. We should think
that the youngest of them writes the edit
orials.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-07-11

SHOWS HIS CHoIcE.-Dr. Cleff1er,
Clerk of the Court in Washington Co.
and Mayor of West Bend. the county seat
a few days ago, named an iufant son
Jefferson Davis Cleffisr. He should
have named his first son Benedict Arnold
and his second Aaron Burr. 1t is need
less to say the DIR. is the copperhead Of
all copperheads.-Beavsr Dam Citizen.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-07-11
yICKsBURG SURRENDERED
WASHINGTON, July Z, 1863.

WAsHINGToN, July Z, 1868.
To the Governor of Mimi, ST. Paul:
Vicksburg surrendered to the United
States forces on the Fourth of July, and
Gen. Grant is now in possession.
EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary Of War.
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EE The Democratic Mass Meeting il

H The Democratic Mass Meeting in
Milwaukee did not exactly endorse Val
landingham's views, but expressed hope
that lie would be elected Governor of
Ohio. Tho Democratic State Conven-
ton will have TO move that plank out of
its platform, or it has no chance of sue
cess.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-07-11

REBEL DEBTs.-Parson Brownlow
savs the most of the rebels are pledged
to pay tenfold what they are worth, and
when they die there'll be the devil to
pay.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-07-11

~ In a recent conversation with
Judge LEWIS, Secretary Of State, in re-
gard to the military arrests made by the
Government, he made use of the follow
ing forcible Illustration.
If l am attacked by n robber, who
threatens my life, he commits an assault
on me, for which he is amenable to the
civil law, but without waiting to try him
by course of law kill or overpower him
in obedience to the equally well defined
law of self defence. So when the life Of
the nation is threatened by traitors, il
may be unsafe to wait to punish them by
the usual process of law, and the right
of self defence gives the power to make
summary arrests.
The illustration is good one.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-07-11

A BUTLER CLUB.-A Butler club has
been formed in Wilmington. Delaware,
to support the nomination of Major Gen.
Butler for the President in 1864.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-07-11

re- Att trial recently the jury return
ed the following verdict: "Guilty, with
some little doubts as whether he is the
man."
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-07-11

wTbe old Shaksperian saying of
carrying the war into Africa" has been
amcned. 1t is new carrying Africa
into the war"
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"20 N S Dunbar, going to
Polk county to see Cos
lands, and expenses, 1900
Sup. Dunbar, who was authorized to
make personal examination Of lands be-
hanging to the county situated in Polk
county. reported that he had performed
said duty, and that contrary to expecta-
ton, he had found that pa TT of said land
had been conveyed away by tax deed,
and that the holder re fused to quit-clam
to the county without the payment Of
$3.50, and that there are subsequent
taxes on said lands amounting to about
$40, and he therefore reccommen DIS that
that the said lands be abandoned by the
county, rs not being worth the cost of re-
dcmpt;on.
The report was accepted and the rec
omendation al opted.
RESOLVED, That we hereby amend tn
Resolution adopted at the May session
1863. and recorded on page $40 of the
records of the Board, by adding the fol-
lowing, to wit ''said quit claim to he free
Of cost to the county, except for acknow-
ledgment and recording"
Adjourned till o'clock NJ to NOR
row.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-07-11

Eg Col. BENTON of LIZ Crosse, BEN
FERGUSON of Fox Lake, Ii. L. PALMER
of Milwaukee. are prominent III conneo-
ton with the Democratic nomination for
for Governor.
1t is PROBABLE that the Republicans
and Union men will nominate Hon. j.
T. LEWIS, the present Secretary of State.
They could hardly make better choice.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-07-11

~ We had the pleasure . few days
s;nce of calling on Treasurer HASTINGS
in the new office of the State Treasury
at the Capitol. The rooms are great
Improvement on the low dark office in
tho old building. Mr.. HASTINGS is pop
ular as q State Treasurer with everyone
except those with whom il is political
necessity to oppose him, and there is but
little doubt of his reelection to the office
he so ably and faithfully fills.
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Estray Notice.

Straved from the subscriber on or about
the 9th day of June, one large two-year old
mare colt dark bay color, star in forehead, two
white hind feet had a rope on neck when she
left. Any person giving information in re-
gard to this colt will be literally rewarded.
HENRY HAMMOND.
Prescott, July IL, 1863.
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There was pic mic celebration in
this city, and at River Falls on the 4th.
MIR. Barnard has nearly compile
ted the enrolment in this county. He
has had no trouble; only one man who
threatened to ''shute," and but few wo-
men setting the dogs on him.
-BuRBANK's stages connect with the
P. du Chen and Dunleith packets. for
St. Paul, at this place. The Chippewa
Falls still runs from here to ST. Paul in
connection with the La Crosse line, but
experiences much difficulty.
The wheat crop in this county will
be good, Notwithstanding the protracted
drought.
EE 1t is probable thai Gen. MEAD's
success with the army of tho Potomac
is owing to the fact that he has changed
his headIuarte so often that the War
Department could not consult with him.
ES Brick Pomeroy reiterates his as
sertion that the Republicans in the late
Editorial Convention were intent on po-
Iitical matters. He evidently thinks that
falsehood well adhered to, is as good
as the truth.
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JOURNAL
OF the
B o a I'd of Supervisors.
ELLSWORTH, June %, 1862.

ELLSWORTH, June %, 1862.
Full Board met and opened the fol-
lowing bids for building the Co. build
ing, to-wit; ]. S Rand, $3015.9 90: Thos
L. Nelson, $3,55O,oo: A Huddleston,
SEN, 50, 427,37. The bid of A Hud-
dleston was accepted.
Accounts were presented and dispos-
ed of follows:
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SEAwoRTHINEss AND SPEED or THE MoNrToRs.-
Efforts are being made by some of our contem-
poraries to show chat the Ericsson vessels are
failures both in regard to their speed and
powers Of endurance at sea. The recent ex-
perience of two Of these vessels the Weehawken
and Nahant, in heavy gale off the coast, has
effectually settled all doubts as to the latter
point, and, as to their steaming qualities we
think that the letter from Captain Ericsson
which we published yesterday will satisfy the
public that there will be no disappointment in
that regard He shows that until the boilers Of
the new Monitors have been got into proper
working order, and their engineers have &C
quired the necessary experience il is not fair to
expect that they will realize all the conditions
under which they were built. These two re-
quirements fulfilled, he is convinced that they
will easily accomplish their intended nine knots
an hour. We have full faith in Captain Ericsson's
calculations They are based on well ascertain
ed principles, and we are confident that they
will be borne out by the future performances
Of his vessels.
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THE WoRK on rue REBEL PRIvArEERs.-
Among the news items in yesterdays HERALD
We find the following suggestive paragraph
"Captain Smith. Of the bark Moneynick, which
arrived last evening from Malaga, reports that
on the cath ult., when in latitude 80, longitude
80, he saw large fire, apparently a vessel
burning: but he did not run towards it.,
for fear Of falling in with a privatser.,
a similar report had previously been made
by another arrival here. Thus it will be seen
that the plan Of the pirate Semmes to use burn
ing vessels as decoy begins to fail Of its effect,
and that he has succeeded in overcoming the
natural impulses Of humanity in the breast. of
our brave sailors. Those who know what are
the horrors Of fire at sea will be slow TO ex-
cuse any captain who shall neglect to 60 to the
assistance of burning vessel, no matter a.
what risk Of privateers. But we cannot blame
the sailors half so much as the government, and
especially the Secretary of the Navy, who
allows rebel pirates to scourge the ocean I'M
checked.
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- p.
of tie trade carried On with the re., els while at
long intervals some small prize fails nto our
hands, insufficient to compensate FOR '''ne Oh
the loss now being inflicted on our COZ oinercs
by their privateers.
What is the venerable Secretary of the Ma W
doing all this while? We hear nothing of tn
Atlantic nothing of the Baltic, being got ready,
for sea- notwithstanding the earnest entreaties
of the press to that effect. All, true. we forgot:
Mr.. Welles has just done something to convince
us that he is awake. He has sent Boggs-the
hero Boggs-in regular built navy vessel in
search of the Alabama. We have no doubt that,
under other circumstances, Boggs would be
just the man for the occasion; but ii should be
recollected that the tortoise cannot overtake
the hare, and that Boggs, in one of our ordinary
navy tubs, with its heavy armament has about
an equal chance of catching the leet-footed
pirate. Try again, Mr.. Welles; another rub Of
the eyes and we shall see things in clearer
light
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Our Havana Correspondence.


Arrival of The Una from Vera Cras7he Defeat OF Ne
French al Rio SecoHo,c They We're Surprised an iSg
and Sleo Each Oth9-Capture Of a French tonrou--
Desperate Sort,e of the Garrison of Iueia-!fo OF the
French-7he smallpox in Vera Cruz, dc, dc.
The English Una from Vera Cruz brings dates
10 the 9TH and confirms what sent you in my last,
which came by the steamer Ossian.
General Ierthier and the vanguard Of the Jaapa d.
vision OF the French army, four thousand men, were
surprised Rio Scco two O'Clock A. on the 18th by
General Rivera, with eight hundred cavalry during .
very dense fog During the CONSERVATION French killed
French and loss Is estimated at thousand six
hundred Mexican loss is reported at one hundred
and thirty The French officers lassoed and drag.
ged oil
General Lucsada surprised and captured the greater
part Of convoy which had lett Jaapa for Perote killing
twenty seven OF the guard and losing seven.
GeneI all Negrcte with 10 900 men, made sorte from
Puob, and at Acaietc attacked division Of frcnchs
ID 600 strong eight leagues from Pueba, and completely
routed them. They retired to Orizlba. JaLapl has been
abandoned. Tampico has also been abandoned.
The armed force which went for mules has rcurneds
bringing one hundred and sixty.
The smallpox still RACES at Vera Cruz
A schooner Just ln-cleven a. M.--mct the Florida,
steering She stcsred southwest when she LETT
tins port.
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ALARMING ACTIVITY or THE Rebel. sPRrvA-
rsxRs-FouR MonE or OrR VESSELS DESTROYED
In another column will he found an account of
the capture and destruction OF four more Of our
merchant vessels off the Cuban coast by the
rebel privateer Oreto, or Florida commanded
BY Captain John Ncwand Mafit. After com
pesing her work Of havoc she was seen steering
under English colors for the Bahamas whence
we shall no doubt soon hear OF further addi-
tiorr to the list of her piratical feats.
Not only are the enemys 'privatces pursu-
ingnnchecked their deprodations upon our com
merte in the Gulf butas . consequence the
blockade runners are swarming there. on
Monlay last we puhlshed long list of English
vessels which hsd arrived within the co<ss of
a few days at Nassau from Liverpool, Havre,
Yarmouth AID other foreign ports, with arms
and assorted cargoes for the South. In one of
the liverpool papers received by the last
steaner,we find half a dozen similar announce
NETS fof vessels about to sail for the same
not, In short, nothing :. exceed the activity
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News from the s,outh.

The Richmond Wig OF January % has tho fol0wiug-
on sunday last man named Carrag,on WIS arrested
in Richmond on charge q being Yankee spy
The enemy is advancing from Newbern in ,wo columns
one towards K,nston, the other towards wGmington.
MoBfiS, Jan. %, 1854.
despatch dated McMinnsvillc, 2i,h, says-The enc.
nv attacked Morgan's regiments this morning After
two hours hard lighting With superior forces our men
eli back two mites
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MOVEMENTS OF THE GENERALS.
Movements Of General burnside.

WOVcmemfs OF General BurnsKde.
General Burnside remained during yesterday immured
IN his hotel the monotony OF his privacy having only
been broken by few visitors The Generals good taste
prccudcd the possibility of anything like pGbc demon
straton and beyond few courteses to his lady, nothing
OF a formal nature occurred.
The General will leave this afternoon for his home in
Rhode Island
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The G.nboa, winona safe.

BOSTON, JIM " 1903.
letter from Paymlser Train Of the gunboat winons,
proves this report Of the loss OF that vessel unounde
Mr. Tran writes on January lowe are well and lro
crossing finely. We upon Sg and camc Gear
upsctng, but went II. We are bound for p<aald.
No. where We hear there scmc ironclads. We
find thc.a there viii be some fun ahcai.n
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aims at placing the whole military power Of the
country in the hands of the ruling power at
Washington, leaving to the States individually
no control over its organization or employment
Thus we pass from one measure Of despotism to
another By and by an effort will be made to
dispense altogether with legislative control.
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The Abandon ,rraent Of JaIa2a by
the French.
Successful Ndexic an Attack on .
French G, onvoy.
Failure Of the Frellch EXpedi-
ton to Tamplco.
THE SMALLPOX AT YER a CRUZ,
Ae., Sc, Aes

The steamer Bio Bio, which arrived from nSysna LAST
evening" has brought highly important COWS from
Mexico, which may be somewhat exaggerated but IS oer-
tny altogether devoid of truth, II will be sssn that
this intelligence in manner confirms previous reTsvs.
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SENATOR WILSON'S New MILITARY BrLI-The
bill reported from the Military Committee by
Senator Wilson has but one fault. and that. TO
use a Celtic phrase, Is q "humpeg;" for it
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MIsCELL ANEOUS NEWS.

The steamer Bio Bio brings us very important
news from Mexico, which, though not presenting
all the features OF complete reliability, has doubt.
less something more than mere ruInor for its
foundation. The same reports which reached Us
by the British steamer Sheldrake on Sunday
last are substantially repeated in these advices
brought to Havana by a later arrival from Vera
Cruz; but until we receive news direct from the
city Of Mexico, Puebla Orizaba, We will be left
in doubt as TO what is completely reliable and
what Is not. The Spanish accounts from Vera Cruz
are utterly unsatisfactory. as they attribute
everything to rumor. although il will be observed
that under the head of reliable intelligence" the
correspondent OF the Prensd of Havana reports
the abandonment OF Jaapa, which confirms the
statement OF our own correspondent. On She
occasion Of the alleged surprise OF the French at
Acajcte by a portion Of the garrison at Pueba, IL
is said that dense fog prevailed, and in the
CONSERVATION that ensued French killed Preach
while the Mexicans also attacked, lassoing the
officers and dragging them of. The steamer
Columbia. now expected with later dates, may
bring us the news we now anxiousy desire.
We have late papers from Bermuda; but they
are devoid Of interest
BY the falling in OF the roof OF the market q,
ZAncsNule, OHiO, on INC -4tu lOuT pcTsOns
were instantly killed, five MORALLY wounded and
twentyscven others more or less injured
| A report comes from Arkansas that the rebe
Brigadicr General Mcbride died recently at Ozark
| Arkansas.
Colonel Oicott, recently appointed TO investigate
the military frauds, was arrested by the Sheriff or
a civil suit instituted by . German gentleman TO,
his false imprisonment, the Colonel having beer
instrumental in incarcerating him in Fort La
fayette. Olcott was held so bail in the sum o.
81 600, and we understand that one OF the editor:
/ Of the Tribune became his surety.
| The Commissioners Of Public Charities and Cor
rection met yesterday afternoon resolution
was adopted, expressive of coincidence with tho
widow and children Of the late Washington Smith
who was for eight years President Of the old Board
of Ten Governors The resolution also eulogizet
| the character Of the deceased, and his cours,
while officially interested in the care OF the public
institutions The number OF inmates in the inst
tutions now "a s.t95.an increase Of 6 Tor til.
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week The number admitted last week was ,628
while the number discharged, transferred or who
died was 1850.
In December last Judge McCunn decided. in the
cases of Michael Welch and Nelson A. Buell. that
a minor under the age Of eighteen years could
not be enlisted into the service of the United
States, nor between the ages of eighteen and
twenty-one unless with the written consent of
such minors parent, guardian or master and that
the oath mentioned in the act OF February Is,
1852, was only binding upon the recruiting officer
and not upon the courts. This opinion has been
sustained by Judge McCandless in the United
States Circuit Court OF Pennsylvania, in the case
OF the United States eX rel. Elizabeth Turner va
Captain Wright, United States Army. which is
very important to the service and TO those engaged
in recruiting.
The stock market feverish and unsettled yesterday
morning. but was better in the afternoon Money
rather more abundant at per Gold luctna,ed all
the morning between l53 and 1914 Jumped up to
the afternoon closing ut 154Es bid Exchange closed
l7oH III.
Cotton rapidly advanced yesterday SIC Soc for mid
ding with lively inquiry There was considerable
tivty in provisions and breadsufs Pork -four and grain
closed higher Sugars wores1Sc &c dearer with liberal
saes. Whskey rose TO 56c., with sales OF 900 bbl.
Wool pepper metals and tobacco were brisk and buoy
ant lair business was reported in hay, hides skins,
leather, hops, tacw, teas molasses fruit and foreign
liquors Moderate freight engagements effected
The news from Havana of the deprcdaons the Florida
on American commerce caused intense anxiety among
American shipowncrs.
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ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING
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government. arrested and carried of to Washing
ton Mr.. Boileau. editor and proprietor OF the
Journal Of the former city, put sentinels on the
Office and stopped the issue Of the paper This
occurred on Wednesday afternoon, and yesterday
Judge Ludlow, in the Court of Quarter Sessions,
drew the attention of the Grand Jury to the fact,
and asked them to yindcate the authority of the
State law. The, charges against this gentleman
are not known.
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NIBLos GARDEN, Broadway.-LsAl, THE FoRsAKEs
NALLACK's THEATRE. Broadway.-rAuLrsr.