Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-07-09

plantation, in charge of hospital nurse
by the name of Carver. We halted, on
the 7th, at Haines' Buff, about twenty five
miles below Satartia, and pitched our
tents. Men were sent back after the Cap-
tain and found that he had died ard was
buried, AID that the nurse had been taken
prisoner.
We remained at Haines' Bluff until the
10th, and then moved down the river four
miles to this place.
Our Lieut.. Colonel and Major, who were
detained at Columbus on court martial.
rejoined Us on the Nth. Lieut. Shaw. of
Co. E, is still detained at Columbus as
Judge Advocate. He has been acting in
that capacity during nearly the whole time
since he went there. Z = -i3s.+is- !
We are brigaded with the 9th Wis, Sd
Mimi. and 4otn Iowa, Professionally, and
the style of the concerns Montgomery
Brigade, our Colonel having command.
We are in provisional Division also,
styled Kimball's Division, and are still
part of the 1e;h Army Corps, and at pres
ent under Gen. Washburne
These bluffs are swarming with men
| cannot say how many, probably forty or
fifty thousand Then | suppose there are
nearly as many more south of Us on the
Big Black. Johnston has been reported
to be in force within fifteen miles, but is
Low reported to have fallen back twenty.
five miles or more to jackson; don't know
how many men he has, neither do we care :;
We feel perfectly safe. 1t seems to me
that all he can do is to annoy US on the
Mississippi, in, efforts to cut off our sup
plies. He may strike for Memphis, in that
case we can beat him up there The reb-
els are now almost constantly firing upon
boats passing down, but they generally get
the worst of it. ..
Yesterday Gen. Logan made an impor~
tant advance at Vicksburg and held bis
position. About o'clock this morning
we heard a most terrific cannonading at
Vicksburg, and it was kept up all the fore.
noon. Grant and his men are confident.
1t is Only a matter of time, and that not
long. a couple of tunnels are about com
pleted which will blow up some of their
heaviest works. .3..s5T
The health! of the men is very good ;
| diarrh@a is about the only disease troub-
| ling US. We have very good water con-
venient. -'
Yours truly, J. G.
Under date Of the 21st June, the same
in this city, from which we are permitted
to make the following extract: ~
There is no news to-day. I wrote to
the Journal, yesterday, stating that there
was an unusual bombardment at Vicks.
bugh. We can get nothing but rumors cI
the result, and they are as conflicting here
as North. Some say that portion Of
their heaviest, Notifications weres blown
| up, exposing the main street OF the city tC
our guns; that the rebels have fallen
back, our men occupying their abandoned
positions. Others say we have gained
| nothing but breach in their works, from
a concentrated fire. 1t is said that dis
patch was intercepted yesterday from
johnson, advising Pemberton to cut bis
way out or surrender, as he (Johnson,
could not, without endangering his whole
command, render any assistance. But
they can accomplish nothing if they "cut
their way out" Let them go in either
direction, and they will be embraced by &
force larger than their own. J. &.
A Lost Leader-Tbe Friends Of Gen
McCleiIaH.
From Harper's WeekIy.l
Those who have been so loud in declar
ing, since the invasion of Pennsylvania
that the only hope for the country lay il
the recall of General Mcclellan to The
command of the Army of the Potomac
should remember that it will be very
hard for the people to believe that the
national salvation depends this week upol
an officer whose name was cheered las
week with that of jeff. Davis, by meet
ing which insisted that we were "whip
ped" and that We must have peace at any
price. ---.
Nor will the popular confidence in tina
commander be stimulated by the fact tina
the Common Council of New York, ,
body celebrated neither for unconditiona
patriotism nor for answering honesty
ask for his disappointment by a resolution
stated to have been prepared by Mr.
Kerrigan, who before the rebellion wa
declared was engaged in raising troops ap
parently to aid it, and who afterward
having obtained command in our army
|
1 Neither, as we have heretofore said, cal
General Mcclellan himself be surprised BY
the apathy toward him Of all earnest loya
men, when he reflects that at all Copper
head Conventions his name is hailed will
the loudest applause. and that all The
Copperhead papers and orators, who are
doing their utmost to paralyze the Admin
istration and secure the success of the re
bellion, constantly commend him and hi
services. ... ......r.,4...s hale .s,...-. ....
Certainly it was enough to destroy al
; faith in the loyalty of VaHandigham tina
his name was mentioned in the rebel sec
ton with admiration But does any 10y
al man feel that there is any less pollution
in the applause of Fernando Woods fac
ton than in that of Jefferson Davis
Whoever consents without protest to b.
commanded by rebels, or by masked sym
pathizers with rebellion, voluntarily share
the odium of the company he allows t
| praise him. -... -... .......
Gen. Mcclellan must see that every 10y
al man necessarily asks himself, "Who d.
the open enemies of the wsr praise Nc
Clellan? They.de not praise Grant, no
Rosecrans, nor Dupont, nor Foote, no
Dix, nor Fremont, nor Burnside, nor Seho
] field, nor Butler, nor Sigel, nor. Porter
, nor Logan, nor Sedgwick, nor Couch, no
t Banks, nor Farrsgut. And why not?-
, These men are not called upon to protes
and why not? Their fame is unsoile
t by the applause of Cox, Vallandighan
); | Rynders, or Brooks. And why? Ar
, RYnders and Company the men who ar
!. to be satisfied by the appointment OF
: commander of the national forces IN pei