Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-02-26
TeleS 'aphic News.

! OF Importance regarding military move
nents reported from tie Army of the
| Potomac.z -Es 49, ~ r. .srEF'
The Herati's correspondence from Port
Royal is to the effect that some difficulty
occurred a. to the right; of con manding
=. the troops OF Fosters expedition to that
place, the latter officer insisting that al
though within the Jurisdiction OF Hunters
military department, the supreme COM
mand OF his own men still rested in him
self, as being g portion OF the 18th Amy
Corps. But this, Hunter questions by
assuming command OF Fosters troops,
rega ding them as renforcements to the
10th army corps. OF which he is chief, and
requiring Generals Neaglee and Ferry to
report to him.
Headquarters Army Potomac, Feb. Is.
Special to the Observation-Disclosures pa
pers of the 14th inst, are received, and
contain the following:
Charleston, Feb. 15-The French war
steamer Milan, reached our bar yesterday
from Baltimore, bound to Port Royal.-
She is expected here this week. The
| trigate C0ssendt, maintains her position
| permanently among the blpckading feet.
A Yankee picket was captured Wednes-
day evening by our scouts, on Hilton Head
Island. He confirms the Intelligence of
an impending attack on Charleston, and
thinks it will soon be made. ..
The bill authorizing impressment of
slaves and property for the use of the
rebel army has passed and resolutions
were adopted instructing the committee
on Judiciary to report bill providing for
| Sel of fa1-
| the Contederacy, the proceeds to be di,
vided among the capturers. ":r. .....
! New York, Feb. 19.-Steamer Creole
from New Orleans, the Stb, has arrived
| here. Banks has issued an order sus
pending the navigation of the Mississippi
TO vessels exclusively engaged in private
trade, except those engaged in coast wise
or foreign commerce; also prohibiting the
| foreclosure OF mortgages against loyal cit
liens and exempting the property of loyal
citizens from forced sale as to debts and
| obligations incurred subsequent to the
date of this order, which shall have re-
| NAMED uncalled for six months.
Headquarters of the Army of the Poto.
mac, Feb 16.-Two expeditions have lust
| returned with satisfactory results. The
| land and Virginia is broken up. The en-
| torcement of the rebel Consumption law
| ordered TO take place in the counties on
| tbs Neck from the 18th to the 18th is pre-
vented. Large quantities of provisions, a
number of horses, mules and contrabands
return with the expedition. Among the
captures were two large mail bags, several
citizens engaged in smuggling, some rebel
| soldiers, rebel signal officers and several
vessels used in conveying supplies across
the Potomac were either captured or de-
strOyed. si.7:;'. E.t s..
Washington. Feb. ia more hopeful
feeling exists here regarding military and
naval affairs, In consequence of,the favora-,.
BILE accounts from all quarters. No change
in the Department of the Pacific is contem-
plated. There is the best authority for
saying that Gen. Shields won't be sent to
supersede Wright as reported. .i
Cairo, Feb. ia skirmish took place
! on the 18th inst. near Bolivar, Tenn, be-
tween detachment of the 1st q. S. cav
airy and a body of rebels. The result
was four dead rebels, number of wound
| ed, five prisoners and number of horses
| captured. The Federal loss was nothing.
"
| dates to Wednesday. The work on the
canal and at Lake Providence and Yazoo
pass was progressing. The 18th WISDOM
SIN and llth illinois regiments were at
| tackled near Lake Providence, on Tuesday,
| by three rebel regiments. The latter
| were repulsed and number taken pris-
oners-one report says an entire Misss-
sippi regiment.
| or o.
Louis for Memphis, was searched at Island
No. ~, and rebel mail found on board
st. Louis, Feb. ia letter to Gen.
Davidson from person who accompanied
a recent scout to Batesville says Dug.
mans army is entirely demoralized and to-
tally inefficient. Three hundred of his
troops were frozen tc death during their
retreat from Van Buren,. Hindman was
once ordered to Vicksburg but his men
refused to go. Upwards of 200 deserters
were concealed in the brush, 20 miles
from Batesville, which town with large
majority of the people is in favor Of a
| permanent occupation OF the country by
the federal army. ...--
New York, Feb. 17.-Gen. Foster "a
left Baltimore yesterday for Port Royal
Advices from Port au Prince state that
the alabama made two or three new
prizes in six days after she left Kingston.
The news was received by express from
Jamaica, and it was added that two Gap
tains of American vessels were landed by
| Semmes.
A Washington letter of the 10th SAYS
that Senator Wilson stated in debate in
answer to a question addressed to him, ss
chairman of the military committee, that
the report of Gen. Mcclellan of the Pen
insular campaign will soon be made public.
Chicago, Feb. 1S.-A special dispatch
from Memphis dated the 18th, says the
new gunboat Indi0noLa ran the blockade
at Vicksburg on Friday night last The
rebel batteries did their best to sink her,
but she passed safely.
Washington, Feb. 17.-7gmes' Special.
"A gentleman recently from Char lesion,
who escaped through the rebel lines,
states that large numbers of troops have
recently been collected there TO defend the
city. Citizens have generally left in an
ticipation of an attack from the national
troops. Their means of defence are very
formidable. he thinks the city cannot be
captured without a severe struggle. a
mutiny recently took place, in which sew
eral North Carolina regiments were en-
gagged. The ringleaders were shot, by or,
der of Beauregard. The city is strongly
fortified on all sides but the west, and sup
piled with iron clads to defend the har-
Dor, though two of these are destitute of
machinery. s ... -..s- E..