Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-06-25

" SstIS VI VIC euelDy WIlDH oV uuee.-
Everything has been destroyed for 90
miles around.-.a.a~z-..
z Breckinridge is said to be. at Jackson
Our position is equal to q hundred thou
sand men. ,er v-s1,-s-.~g o. "a
/ headquarters, Walnut Hills, June L.
Nothing OF importance has transpired for oayr
the last "a hours. Friday our batteries bis ID
slackened and the enemy never replies. fo 80
The rebels are believed to be erecting in .zsl
terror works and falling back .zsg0H as2a4
About 100 of the enemy are reported
to be killed and wounded daily BY our issss
sharpshooters.- Oue-wounded are veil
cared for in the field hospitals. The DO
health of the army continues good.
Chaplain Eaton, Superintendent of the s1ls
contrabands is here making arrangeme ats ao
TO withdraw to safe place large number
OF negroes who have collected here. EEr Grf sTz
Gen Osterhaus holds the Black River r
bridge without interruption. --..
fsymasters will commence paying the ..,.s
troops immediately. The prospects for - s-.r
the siege look brighter and brighter, and
no fears are entertained for the result.
Murfreesbory, June 1s-Bragg has un-
doubtedly received reinforcements of three 81
brigades, namely, Bates Clayton's and Aas IS
Churchilrs. =
Bragg now has eighteen brigades of ic- as. q
tantry and cavalry. There are indications 800
that, in cooperation with Buckner at :.
Knoxville he is about to assume the of lG
-tensiVe and invade Kentucky, striking at 5s-..-
about Monticello or Carthage. .5 .. e.. ....
In East Tennessee Buckner has a large
force and is speedily organizing for often
sive operations. ...-.. f ..-.-
Harrisburg, June Is, P. M.-Speciaz -...
to the 1ribune.-A dispatch from Cham
bersburS reports the enemy returning ia
force. The operator was preparing to
"mosey." ats - r..
Three New York regiments are reported
at Reading Preparations are being made
to remove them here tonight. The ~
drafted and nine months men of this
State are volunteering for six months
There is no trustworthy intelligence re-
garding the movements of the enemy -
No large force has yet approached the
Cumberland Valley. ~ rn
New York, June 1Sth.-On the night
OF the 16th large English steamer at
tempted to run into Charleston via Com
fords' Channel, and was fred into and
sunk by our blockading vessels.
New York, 19.-The Heralds WASH
ington dispatch, dated yesterday, says:
Yesterday at 8 O'Clock, our cavalry, con.
slsting of one division, met Gen. Fitz Hugh
Lees brigade of cavalry and battery of
artillery about one mile beyond Aide,
towards Uniontown. Some of Gen. Lees
men who had gone forward to have their
horses shod at a blacksmith shop, saw our .a3
cavalry coming and returned to their
friends with the information. --
Capt. Bouton of the 9Th Va. rebel cav
airy, and Capt. White with a command of
80 men were despatched to act as sharp
shooters, with orders to hold their posi-
ton at all hazards, but not receiving sup
port when our men charged, were obliged rr
to surrender at discretion.
little behind was the 9Th Va. cavalry
under command of Col. I. L. Roser. Our .e
troops charged on this regiment and also ..-.
on the I'D Va. rebel cavalry and hand
to hand encounter ensued, during which
we took many prisoners. The order was
then given for the rebels to right about
and TALL back. ..E . 80. ....s. g.
There was slight artillery firing kept up
by both parties without material result.
The rebel force engaged was the LIST, ri
I'd, Sd, 4th, and 9Th Virginia Cavalry, and
some artillery. Our loss not known but
| is inconsiderable. The rebel officers who
have been taken prisoners all concur in
the statement that this was the most des-
perately contested cavalry contest of the
| war. s..
| They say our men behaved CALAMITY,
and that the affair was hand to hand
| encounter F- ra.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lees brigade left Gull
pepper some few days since, and was act
ing as flank guard of the rebel army. IL RI
Colonel OF one of our cavalry regi-
nc snts Is reported among the killed.. The .gT
rebels only partially succeeded in carrying
| off their killed and wounded. The fight
lasted until dark last night, we holding yay
| the field at its conclusion and the rebels
retiring. o.
New York, June 19.-The Fort Monroe
correspondent of the Herald, of the 18th.
states that the news from the advanced
forces OF the 4th army corps, is most sat
| istactory. 40 1 .
Gen. Wise and his whole force have .a.
fled from the Peninsula, and sought shell
ter On the other side of the Obickahomny. -s .
Gen. Gordon's division, which was in the
advance, entered New Kent O. II. on the
10Th inst. aH. -. gyms
The enemy made a hasty retreat to the
Ohlckahominy. Some sAirmishing ioccur- ..
| red between our advanced scouts and the
rear guard of the enemy. o GEE
Our loss amounted to four wounded.
The rebels lost two killed and several
wounded. The troops are in excellent
condition tT a ze ....r -.z--.
During the day Msj. Gen. Keyes and
staff went to the front.to reeonnoiter the
position and 81 We such further instruction
as be deemed necessary.
New York, June 19.-Speciaz to the
7ames.-Harrsburg June 1S.-The enemy
has retreated to Wllliansport. There is .
small rebel force at Hagerstown. No New
York troops have arrived as yet at Harris. II
burg. The 7th N. Y. and some other reg
iments from the same State are ordered to
report Baltimore. The excitement at
Harrisburg has subsidized, and business is
generally srenewed. The Editors Con- .s.-
Ventlon Is IN session. a...r -.-
Nicholsvile, June 17.-Stragglers from
the late fight bring information up to last s- 5
evening from below. They report that
5000 rebels crossed the river at Williams L
port, and are marching on Hancock, where -. =
there were 1000 OF Milroy's routed forces
collected, who, being demoralized, fed on -.i4
bearing of the reported advance of the RI
rebels. I.-' = ~ar.r -.--. ..- p
Philadelphia, June 15.-The Baltimore
Clipper of last evening states: We learn IT,
from headquarters OF Gen. Schenck that --.-
the rebels invested Harper's Ferry on the
18th, and attempted to surprise Gen. Ty-