Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-07-30

destroyed 2s,o 900 rounds of artillery ammunition.
| Signed, U. s. GRANT, Maj Zen.
st. Louis, July pa special dispatch
to the Republican, from Memphis, July
10th, says: By the arrival from below,
we have Natchez dates to the 10Th, jackson
| to the 10Th, and Vicksburg to the 18th.
Sherman ordered charge on Johnston's
forces on Friday, but they had so far e.
capped that capture was out of the question.
We only took few stragglers and few
guns. A portion of Sherman's army is
now at Jackson, which is his headquarters.
while the remainder is on its way back
to Nicksburg. Johnston's army is hey ond
! Pearl river. .r
Regular steamers left Vicksburg on the
9th, Tor Natchez, having On board twelve
| hundred soldiers, under command of Gen.
Ransom. On his arrival he captured five
rebel of1cers. Crossing the river he cap
/ tured battery OF nine guns, four of which
are l2-pound Parrots's. He then marched
BACK into the country nine miles, and cap
tured 247 boxes of ammunition and 9
more guns. The rebels fled in consterns.
ton. On returning to Natchez he found
5000 head of Texas cattle, and 1000
hogsheads of sugar, all of which he took
possession of.
| On the Sth two steamers arrived from
New Orleans, via Port Hudson, bringing
up 1880 psrolled rebel prisoners.
Two steamers left on the 9Th for New
Orleans, with large load of cattle, and
three more for Vicksburg with live stock.
| The steamers Louisville and Elmira.
captured up Red River, arrived at Vicks-
| burg on the 18th.
New York, July 22.-Twenty five thou
sand tons OF coal sold at auction to day at
at from $500 to $500.
The Monitor Passaic was passed off
Cape May yesterday afternoon, in tow of
a steamer.
Rev. James Vallandigham of Newark,
Delaware, and DR.. N. F. Clark, were ar
rested on Friday last, by the Provost
guard. They took the oath of allegiance
and were released. The former is a
brother of Q. L. Valandigham.
A letter from Rosecran's army. of July
14th, reports that the army is again in
motion. The enemy's rear had been
shelled, but no fighting had occurred
Our cavalry was off on an expedition
The enemy appear excited, and throw
away large quantities of arms, ammuni-
ton, clothing, &C., as they retreat. The
rebel force is estimated at as, 900 infantry
and $500 cavalry.
A dispatch from Tullahoma, Tenn,
dated the 18th inst, says that COL Will
der's mounted infantry have returned
from highly successful expedition to
Columbia and CentrevilIe.
The force consisted of the 23d Illinois
and the 7th Indiana. The expedition was
out six days, and brought back nearly 800
horses and mules and $50 negroes
Eighty head of the stock and forty two of
the negroes were taken from Gen. Leoni-
das Polk. Several skirmishes were had,
resulting in the killing of ten guerrillas,
and the capture of five commissioned
officers and fifty privates. The rebel Col.
Giant was too severely wounded to be
brought forward. He was paroled and
left In country house. Our loss was one
man killed. " 4a.t
The Express contains a rumor that
test case on the consttutionality of the
draft Is to be made before the Common
Pleas Court on Monday, and it will be
Immediately carried to the Court of APP
peals.
| Mayor Opdyke offers a reward of $500
any person engaged in arson and murder
during the late riot .-.., -a
Washington, July 22.-1Specia1 to the
Host: We have nothing new from the ar
my OF the Potomac to-day.
| den. SlckleS Is gradually recovering.
Cincinnati, July 22-Morgan passed
through Nelsonville, Athens county, at l
o'clock this morning. Our forces were
close behind him.
| The Commercials Columbus special saws
that after perambulating Athens county,
Morgan took southeasterly direction,
crossing Washington county and the Mus
kingum river In the direction of McCon-
nellsVllle, with an evident intention to
gain point on the Ohio river above gum
boat navigation and cross into Virginia.
! Inc authorities have made such ar
rangements as will prevent his escape and
capture his band.
Cairo, July 22.-The dispatch boat
zen. Lyon has arrived up. She left Vicks-
burg On the evening of the 10th.
All OF Farragut's boats had started
down, with the intention of leaving the
Mississippi. They are destined for a new
held of operations, probably Mobile.
AT Donaldsonville, sixty miles above
New Orleans, the rebels have recently
been firing into passing steamers. A gun
boat has been sent to clear them oct.
Admiral Porter expects to remove bis
headquarters to New Orleans immedi-
ately.
% last Sunday night, guerillas fred in
to the gunboat Iawaha, in the Tennessee
| river above the month of Dnck yiyor
| She was struck great number of times
| by musket balls.
Washington, July 22.-This evenings
Republican contains the following:
! From the best information at hand it
appears that Lees army is near Minches-
ter, or about that point, while our own
own army occupies such position that
he cannot get back to Richmond without
fighting at a disadvantage. The rebel
General is reported as holding his posi-
ton to gather supplies from the crops in
the valley, or with the aid of such REIN
fercements as he may have obtained to
give another battle or series of battles to
the army of the Potomac. s a-
Our army is ready to tight him, anxious,
indeed, rather than return to any cam
paign in those districts OF Virginia which
have been 81 thoroughly devastated by
war. We may expect startling news from
Gen. Meade and the army soon.
From an official statement of the public
debt On the 1st OF July, furnished by the
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