Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-02-12
1elegrapllic News.

is six feet deep, bat doing little execution
| The rebel force at Vicssburg is estimated
at 10000, and it is believed this large
| force can be brought TO its defence.
| One thousand negroes are to be sent
| from Memphis to work on the canal.
Dispatches from Fort Donelson tonight,
say the fight lasted from P. NJ, to in
the evening, when the rebels retreated in
great disorder, southwark. Their killed
is estimated at zoo, and wounded 500
Our loss is y killed and wounded and
missing.
Boston, Feb. 5.-At the meeting Of the
board of aldermen, a resolution to extend
| the hosPitalities OF the city to Gen. Nc
Clellan was negatived
Washington, Feb. 5.-The evidence in
the Mcdowell court martial case is closed.
Gen. Mcdowell will on Monday, submit a
statement reviewing the testimony.
The reports in regard to the encounter
off Charleston, being from rebel sources
are doubtless greatly exaggerated. There
has been no interruption Of the block
ade, and such an assumption will not be
admitted by the Government.
a telegram was received to-day from
f. Monroe, saying that Gen. Dix was in
receipt of rebel news from Charleston to
the Cd inst, at which time that port was
thoroughly biockaded, the federal iron
clad5 lying inside the wooden ships. The
former were not with the feet at the time
Of the attack on the 1st inst. An attack
on the city was momentarily expected.
New York, Feb. Sat a meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce to-day, q reso-
lutiGn was adopted notwithstanding the
efforts Of secessionists and others, to de-
preciate the currency below par Of non
specie paying banks.
An address in behalf of the North was
| received from the operatives OF Preston,
England, many hundreds OF whom, says
the address, express a wish to emigrate 10
America.
Washington, Feb. 5.-The fall in the
price of gold, and the recent depreciation
of United States stocks, is hailed here as
eVidencing the confident anticipation OF
moneyed men that the national free bank
| ing bill, and the general measures of Sec'y
! Chase, will become laws, and check the
currency imitation and improve the public
| credit. The currency panic is regarded
here as likely to be succeeded by q panic
| against gold
Fortress Monroe, Feb. 4-The follow
ing is received here from Southern pa
| pers:
Two gunboats came mp to St. Mary's,
| Ga, on Monday last. One OF the TWO
went up the river aud set fire to the houses
On several p1antations. Capt. Harrison 3
company Of cavalry fred on them, when
| they hauled out ct range Of small arms
and shelled away furiouslJ. Another
boat was landing men at st. Mary's on
Tuesday.
A flag of truce boat arrived to-day
from City Point, having 1853 Union pris :
oners from Richmond.
Southern papers all claim rebel vic
| tory at Nanseuond, near Suffolk, on Sat
urday last.
Baltimore, Feb. 5.-Strange to say, the
Richmond Examiner of the Sd inst,
makes no sort of reference to the great
rebel victory and raising of the blockade
at Charleston, but simply has the an
nouncement, " The Neao Ironsides is off
| Charleston"
Washington, Feb 5.-Speciaz to the
Post: Gen. Butler is still awaiting the
action of the Government, and it does not
seem to be settled whether he goes to
New Orleaps or not. 1t is said the de
| cision rests with him, and that he has
been offered the com Cand. There is a
| feeling here in favor of making him Sec
rotary Of War, and in certain contin
gency there is reason to believe that he
would stand quite chance of filing that
responsible place.
New York, Feb. 6.-Rebel papers print
the order of Gen. ". L. Lee, dated Dab
| lonega, Ga, to the effect that he has been
dispatched by the commanding General to
capture deserters, tories, and conscrpts
who are resisting the laws in Northern
| Georgia. Gen. Shorter prints an appeal
| to e1empts to form q reserve corps,
subject to the call Of tie Executive, for
| daty il the State.
| The Richmond correspondent of the
Charleston Mercury says the French
bankers have rendered the Contederacy q
loan of seventy-tive million francs.
a bill was introduced into the rebel
Congress for condemning to public use all
cotton within the Confederate States, t.
give the owner receipt for it at 125 cents
per pound, and sell to the French govern.
ment and English dealers, and let the pur.
chasers see to its ezportation
Headquarters Army of the Potomac
Jan. 5.-The indie atoms are that the enc.
my is very much weakened in his force
Opposite here, relying on the impossioility
OF any movements under existing circam
stances. But few pickets or fires are seen
to-day. A heavy snow storm has con-.
menced, changing to rain, with prospect
of renaugdration of the muddy term.
New York Jan. 6.-The Charleston
Mercury Of the 29th, announces the arri
val OF The British steamer Flora, from
Nassau, with al assorted cargo.
The Times Washington special says the
Pacific Railroad Committee have had IN
der consideration for some days, the Pa
cific railroad bill, and authorizes Senator
McDougal to report it back with severa
amendments They modify the former
bill go that the amount received by gov
eminent shall not interfere with the con
struction of the road, and also make pro
vision for the right Of way through tin
territories of the 9. S, omitted in the olt
bill, and confirming the adjustment mad
By California interests.
The President sent to the Senate th
following additional appointments
J. @. Morton, to be Brisadier General
z. MoreseIl and Geo. P. Jacobs, of Illinois
to be Assistant Quartermasters, with RAM
of Capt. Capt. Webster, of Ohio, to
Assistant Ad;utant General, with rank c
Captain. Lieut.. G. A partridge, of Ohio
Lieut.. Jas. D. Wood, of Wisconsin, Capt
Bailhigh, of Illinois; as Commissaries.
Washington, Feb. 3.-Accouuts fror