Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-01-15

should continue for an indefinite period
than that Virginia shall be even PARTIAL!
dismembered. He accuses the North OF
vandalism without parallel in the history
of warfare, and reiterstes list of indignl-
ties, outrages and wanton destruction. he
| estimates the balance in the Treasury Oct.
LIST, as $434, o0O Total paid for the war,
$.237, 900. He advises that all free ne
| groes now resident in the portion OF the
State overrun by the enemy, be removed
and put at work OF the Notifications, as
they have it in their power to tanper with
the slaves. ...... - .--.- -
New York, Jan. S.-A q Washington
special says the rebel steamer Virgini0
was captured in the Gulf by one of Com.
Wilkes squadron. z. ..- p -. 49,.
No fears are entertained for Gen. Shec-
man at headquarters, as it is known that
Gen. Grant is on the alert. f.. e. -..-s
Cairo, Jan. S-The steamer from Men,
phis has arrived. Nothing later from
Vicksburg. The reason assigned BY pas
sengers for the non-arrival of steamers
from Vicksburg is, that the rebels planted
batteries on Cypress Bend, and thus pre-.
vented Intercourse tor the present. Thee
can easily be cleared out by Gen. Banks
when communication becomes necessary.
~ way of Grenada q report preached
Memphis that there was no lighting since
December 29th. 49,. D.
ST. Louis, Jan. S.-Gen. Curtis has re-
ceived the following dispatch from Gen.
Brown, dated Springfield, 8 P. NJ:
The enemy are crowding and fighting
My men are behaving we'll. am holding
oil cfp -
fight as want him, or not at all. To-
night they are fighting for bread. The
enemy in large force werd repulsed at
dark, by the militia. Reinforcements are
coming in. Prisoners say Marmsduke is
in command, and will be reinforced to-
night. H-7 a#. -.t G-a.5 ~
New York, Jan. 9.-The following is
from the Richmond Examiner:
Tullahoma, Jan. 5th-Unable to dis
lodge the enemy from his entrenchments,
and hearing of reinforcements being sent
to him, have withdrawn from his front
night before last. He has not followed.
My cavalry are close on his front. al
BRAxToN BRAGG.
The Dispatch characterizes the Muir
freesboro fight as a mysterious affair. ard
cannot reconcile Bragg's first with his
last dispatch.
The Examiner says it was disappoint-
ment but not disaster, and finds consola-
ton in the fact that the Union army was
horribly crippled.
Washington, Jan. S.-The Richmond
papers contain the following:
Vicksburg, Friday, Jan. 2.-This morn
ing our forces advanced against the enemy,
who were erecting works on the lake, caus-
ing them to evacuate the place, leaving all
their implements for erecting Notifications.
Our forces now occupy the whole country
bordering on the lake. The enemy have
returned to their transports and gone
down the Yazoo .- 7
LGtest.-The enemy have left Chicka-
saw Bayou and are reported going in their
transports to Snyder Bluff, on the Yazoo,
where it is supposed they will make an at
tempt to storm our works. Our forces
are we'll advised of their movements.
The Enquirer says the danger of fnan-
cial ruin to the Confederacy is imminent,
and the high prices resulting from the
enormous issue of Treasury notes are an
enemy more formidable than Yankee ar
mics. 1t recommends tax bill to produce
$l50,OO0,OOO. e .....r-. .-
TIE Enquirer publishes the emancipa-
ton proclamation with details from the
New York papers of the negro iubilation
over it throughout the North.
jeff. Davis was serenaded in Richmond
on Monday night, and made long speech,
claiming rebel victory at Murfreesboro
equal to that of Fredericksburg, and pre-
dieting that out of it will come dissatis.
faction in the northwest, which is ulti-
mately to separate that section from the
Eastern States. .-...
The death of the fugitive rebel Gov.
Jackson, of Mo-, is confirmed. 1t occur
red at Little Rock, Dec. 8. .
Washington Special.-Secretary Chase
has prepared finance bill for the Senate
financial committee to whom it was refer
red. The bill is designed to afford tempo
rary relief, and provides for the issue of
treasury notes and bonds to the amount
of 5000, 100000. III.
1t is reported that the minority of the
judiciary committee of the House intend
to make report condemnatory of the
Presidents emancipation proclamation, as
being unconstitutional and inoperati ve.
The House naval committee reported
to day upon the resolution directing them
to inquire into the cheapest, most expedi-
tious and trustworthy mode of placing
vessels of war upon Lake Ontario and the
other great lakes, &c including the en-
largement of the Erie canal locks The
conclusion of the report is in these words:
In view of the foregoing consideration,
the committee are of the opinion:
First. That the most expeditions and
Trustworthy mode of placing war vessels
upon Lake Ontario and other lakes, should
necessity for doing SO at any time arise,
is to LAUNCH them in the FIRST instance
upon those waters.
Second That it is not necessary nor is it
expedient for the purpose aforesaid, to ca.
tablish water communication adapted to
the passage of vessels of war from other
waters to the Lakes.
Washington, Jan. 8.-Special to Tribune
The French Minister to-day in an inter-
view granted to-day to VIM. Cornell Jew
EFT, declared that the policy of the Empe-
TOR of France in proposing mediation, was
wholly friendly to US, and was inspired by
desire to see the Union re-established
upon basis of mutual concession that
Napoleon was sincerely interested in the
prosperity and progress of the American
nation, and that for the sake of that nation
and the interests of humanity be had made
friendly call upon European powers to
join him IN proposing to America to
sheath the sword and deliberate; that
France had no desire to be herself an ar
bitrator between contendlng states, but