Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-06-18


Liver ovis on tbs. Sd of June, toapay strib
u;e to The memory Of stonewa!l Jack son
Diplomatic relations between Ebglant
and Brazil had been breken. za-e-=-e5s
8 Tie Polish iasnrfectioha Is stu progres
ing. Tue Poles have gained several minor
victories over the Russians. us g.
z Roehack had given notice that b,
would move in Parliament that England
would open negotiations with other pow
ers for the recognition Of the Confeder
ates. ..-. g. -.r...- r..
Lord Montague will move an amend
ment. +.
LArEsT.-Liverpool, May 3O.-The Par
is correspondent of the London Morning
Herald says that Mason's presence il
Paris has strengthened the report of the
approaching recognition Of the Southern
Oonfederacy. The great bling block
seems 10 be the slubbornness of a portion
of the British cabinet. The general i'm.
preston is that France ill take the lead
The Paris correspondent OF the London
Morning Post also reports that fresh ct.
forts are being maze by Messrs. Mason
and oiidell to obtain FROM the European
Governments the recognition OF the
Southern Oonfederacy. Ar
The Army and Navy Gazette looks,
during The earl, part OF June, Tor a MOST
remarkable series of operations ia various
parts of America, on which will depend
the summer campaign. 1t says: Let nc
man bttaeUe that zee are near the end o.
the aoar. 50 far as the North is concerned
There are signs, however, that civil con
hlct may at any time break out within
the borders of either or both belligerents
Washington, June S.-From what car
be ascertalled from persons arriving from
the RappahaInock, division went over
the river at Franklin's landing last night
and the rebel rifle pits, foliage, &C., along
the banks have been destroyed, SO tina,
the enemy will not find cover from
which to annoy Us.
Earthworks have been thrown up ir
front with view of preventing a nighl
attack and to shield our men if The enemy
should open cannonade. The troops We
have thrown over are not far from the town
The movements of both armies are involv-
ed in mystery. Oh
~ Washington, June 9-Rear Admiral
Porter has sent to the War Del artment a
report, dated Mississippi Squadron, near
Vlcksburg, June 1st," IN which he SAYS
After the return of the expedition under
Lieut.. Commander Walker up the Yazoo,
and the destI uctiop of the rams and navy
yard, | dispatched the same officer I'D
again with Instructions to capture the
transports. Besides the steamer mentioned
as burned, he burned the arcadia and
Magenta, two of their best transports.
My object was TO break up their tra1spor-
tation on the Yazoo, and with the excep-
ton Of a few steamers beyond Fort Penn
berton, the rebels can transport nothing
by water on that river" -r--,
Steamers TO the amount of 100000
were destroyed by the the late expedition,
nine in all. The Star Of the Vest was
sunk, completely blockadlng the Yella-
busha.
Washington, June 9.-Gen. Banks, in
al official report dated before Port Hud-
son, May 80, gives an account OF the at
tacks on that place, similar to the reports
already published. .....- ... ....
Cincinnati papers of yesterday, contain
a dispatch dated Memphis, 4th, stating
that a steamer from Vicksburg, on the I'd
inst, reports the rebels in Grants rear as
rapidly accommodating, but Grant feels con-
tident. All the railroads between Grand
j unctlon and jackson, have been aban-
doned. - z
The Posts Hilton Head letter gives
Dol. Montgomery report, which is to the
effect that his expedition destroyed vast
amount of cotton, rice and other property,
and brought of: 725 slaves. They had
sharp skirmishing in which the men be-
have spleLdidly. The Posts letter puts
the value of the property destroyed at
81, 100000. " 49, - .a..E ,.---a
Washington, June "a severe engage.
ment took place this morning between our
cavalry and that of the rebels under Gen.
Stuart at Beverly Ford on the Rappahan.
mock, five miles above Rappahannock
Station and about the same distance from
Culpepper Springs. r..
Murfreesboro, June "a lady from
arrived to-day, and says that
a report of the surrender of Vlcksburg
and the garrison of 1000 men was preva.
lett in the rebel camps. a later arrival
confirms this rumor. A person states
that the rebel papers had published the
particulars of the capitulation. ..a. &C.,
Col. Lawrence Williams Orion, former.
ly Lawrence Williams, of the I'd O.. S
Gen. Bragg's Chief of Artillery,
and 1t. Dunlap, Of the rebel army, were
arrested and huHg as spies last night at
Franklin under the following circum
stances They made their appearance at
Franklin III full Federal uniform with the
horses and equipments of Colonel and
Major, and presenting themselves as in.
spectors of U. s. Army, having orders
from Asst Adj't Gen. Townsend, and
consigned by Gen. Rosecrans TO inspect
the Notifications Of this department.
Col. Watkins grew suspicion. of them
and communicated his doubts to Col. Baird,
who telegraphed to Gen. Rosecrans if any
such persons held position in the army.
Gen. Rosecrans replied in the negative.
On finding themselves detected they
confessed. Documents of reasonable
nature and contraband information were
found on them. Gen. Rosecrans ordered
8 court martial, and this morning they
were hung. #- -+'.- 80
Col. Baird telegraphs that they were
spies and of no ordinary character, who
confessed that they thong their fate just
and died like brave soldiers. Orion was q
cousin to Gen. Robert E. Lee, aud was q
brother OF, Williams, late of McClellan's
staff. -.------------
IN So EET II
New York, June 1O.-The World s
Washington dispatch says that Stewards
cavalry we're repulsed IN an attempt TO
cross the Rappahannoc and that the en-
gagement has been magnitied into asevere
battle. s5+EsE r.. = = ~ u
The Times estimates force of $4,000
hes been massing, drilling and supplying