Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-05-07

| Out Tue oitY WAS stu oommapued by thi
Forts Guadaloupe and Losrto. Nothins
is said OF their opening fire on the French
Puebla YVES filed with barbados. One
third OF the c,sy is claimed by the French
| to be In their possession as the result OF
l3 days fgntihg.
! SaR Francisco, April 29.-French letters
from TIE city of Mexico TO the ssh, repre-
sent Forey in possession of the environs
| OF Puebia and MASTER OF the communIca-
lions and the fortified works commanding
tue city, and claim that Forey has ms
noeuVred TO inoloSe the Mexican army in
fneoia, and will ultimately capture all,
more than twenty thousand.
Mexican official accounts Of the same
date take an encouraging view. They saw
that the besieged forces are fully able to
repulse the French.
The principal Notifications still remain
intact. There are 81 fortified buildings
In the city, including fortresses of great
strength.
The MexicaH soldiers have shown re-
markable bravery.
Piltsbnrg, April 29.-The telegraph line
on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, be
You'd Wheeling, is still interrupted by the
rebels, SO that dispatches to places east Of
Grafton can only be sent via Philadel-
phia.
Montreal, April ga dispatch from
the mail officers on the Anglo Saxon SAYS
that all the mails are lost, and that 237
lives are lost out of u total of 445 souls.
New York, April 3O-The World SAYS:
" Yesterday the army under Gen. Hooker
prosecuted with energy the movement
thus begun. Troops We're crossing
throughout the day near Port Royal.
twelve or thirteen miles below Fredericks-
burg. Port Royal will be recollected as
the scene OF the recent raid across the
kappahannock in pontoons by two Fed
eral regiments, who took the place by sur
prise on foggy morning, capturing a
large number OF horses and a quantity of
stores.
:" We are in possession of other and
highly Important private information re.
spectlng the movement progressing, the
publication OF which we defer for obvious
reasons. Such publication might derange
the plans of the General in command and
Jeopardlze the success of the advance. The
sequel of it, if what is now hoped, will
startle the entire coantry."
A special to the World, from Washing
ton says:
=" Gen. Hooker sent woman to the CITY
to-day, for Imprisonment, charged with
being spy in his army"
Fortress Monroe, April 2S.-The pro-
peller Commerce arrived this morning from
Suffolk, which she left at four O'Clock a.
NJ, having run by the rebel batteries on
the Nansemond, three IN number. under
their heavy fire. The boat was riddled by
sharpshooters, who lined the banks of the
Nansemond for zine miles, and kept up
continuous fire upon the boat while she
passed that distance.
The steamboat Scan left Suffolk at the
same time, and came down tbs Nansemond
IN company with the Commerce, but after
passing below the range of the rebel guns,
got aground. Tugs were Immediately sent
to her relief. The Ssoon received four
solid shot through her light woodwork
but is not disabled.
It is understood that the rebel force has
disappeared from the front of Williams.
burgh.
No casualties are reported from Suffolk
or the Nansemond since the Oath.
Murfreesboro, April 30.-Yesterday
small force of rebel cavalry appeared on
the Manchester pike. Our videttes gave
the alarm, saying the enemy was advanc-
ing in force. Gen. Negley, with COM
mendable promptness, moved out short
distance, but the alarm proved false. Gen.
Negiey met several citizens, residents near
the outpOsts, moving in. 1t is thought
generally that the rebel demonstration
yesterday was made for the purpose of
forcing Rosecrans TO concentrate his lines.
thus leaving Van Dorm and Wheeler, at
liberty to act Oh his TANKS with their
cavalry, and also to enable them, with
force north of Duck river, to defeat any !
attempts made similar to the one on Nc |
Minnville.
At present all efforts of the rebel caval. |
ry on our TANKS are futile.
New York, May Especial to the Her.
aid, four miles below Fredericksburg April |
29, 7 A. M.-Thus far the wounded in this |
corps in skirmishing four miles below |
Fredericksburg are from one division,
namely, the 18th Brooklyn, 22d N. Y, |
and 10Th Md. None are wounded danger
ously. Nearly all have been wounded in |
skirmishing By musket shot.
Our batteries have just opened on the |
rebels, but We fail to draw their artillery |
FIRE or to silence their musketry. Signal |
lights have been observed in busy opera
ton upon the heights that border the |
Rappahannock. Doubtless they are for
the purpose of warning the rebels of any
of our army.
Earthwerks and Inns defences extend
far up along the rebel side of the river,
and at night the reflection of many camp
fires light up the sky for miles. All con-
versation between the pickets is strictly
prohibited and even the tempting bait of |
a piece of tobacco cannot procure for the |
rebels the luxury of Yankee newspaper. |
Fairfax @. H., April 30.-An expedition |
under command of Gen. Stahl. which left |
here on Monday, the 9th, the men pro-
vided with cooked rations for five days, |
returned early this morning. The object |
OF the expedition was to patrol the country |
to the west of the Shenandoah, which was |
successfully accomplished.
Several skirmishes took place between |
this force and Mosley's rebel cavalry,
which resulted in the capture of several of
bis men. The results of the expedition in |
prisoners, are forty men, mostly Mosleys
and some of Whites guerrllas, and 100
horses. Among the prisoners is rebel
CONSUMPTION officer, upon whose person
was found list of names of conscripts,
and papers of Importance.
We suffered no loss or casualties. The
rebels lost several men. Our officers and
men are entitled to much credit. For