Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-02-19

men were injured.
/ In view of more important service re
curing the Iontauk, l should not be sur
prlsed If the attack on Fort McAllister 70
the present was relinqushed.
The Herald's Washington dispatch saw
the paper makers had a meeting her,
Wednesday night, to counterfeit the effort
MAKING to get reduction of duty on for
eigh paper. They are purchasing all thu
Old tents tor sale by the Government, ani
importing vast quantities of rags. Il !;
understood the combination are prepared
! 10 spend large sums of money upon weak
| Members Of Congress to secure an exten.
| sion of their monopoly.
Washington, Feb. "a letter from the
vicinity of Vicksburg says the enemy are
terrifying all points commanding the river
| below the city, bat they do not seem to
have guns TOR all their works.
San Francisco, Feb. 9.-In the Legisla.
tuTe. to night, Conniss was elected U. S.
Senator on the first ballot. s- :,
Nashville, Feb. 10.-Our forces entered
Lebanon. Term, on the Sth and captured
some $50 rebels, most of them being of
Morgan's command. Many Confederate
officers were taken. Among the prison
ers is Paul Anderson, violent rebel, and
member of the Legislature of 1860 and
1862. He was an original secessionists,
and one of the earliest advocates of a
Southern Confederacy.
New Orleans, Feb. 3O.-On the evening
OF the 23d inst, steamer, rugged as q
bark, with rakish appearance came in
sight of South West Pass She had moth
ing above the topmasts and moved slowly
BY the Pass, apparently watching for some
signal. or expecting some.
number OF the Pass pilots are under
arrest for communicating with strange
vessel some days since, and it is supposed
that further attempts will be made pre-
paratory to raid on the river.
The scoooner captured off the Sabine
pass BY the rebels, was the transport Re.
toc5ty. At the time Of the capture of the
Morning Light ard Velocity dead calm
prevailed.
Washington, Feb. l0.-A portion of
Col Bakers detective corps seized 1OS
cases OF boots and shoes in transit across
the Potomac from LeonardstowD, Nd,
and designed for the South. The goods
and smugglers were sent to Washington
uuueI SudIu.
From what is said here, in well inform
ed circles, Capt Worden's object in pro
ceeding to Fort McAllister, with the
MontGuk, was not to reduce that work.
but merely to test the effect of the shot
upon the turret of his vessel, and upon
which the rebels steel.pointed shot had
no injurious effect. His proceeding to
that quarter to demolish the rebel works
was not specified in the original pro.
gramme,
New York, February IA few days
before the steamer North Star sailed from
Key West, communications were received
by Rear Admiral Daley from our Consul
Gen1 in Havana, in which he says that he
had just received a Geographic despatch
from the UDited States Consul at Trinidad
de Cuba, saying that an English brig had
arrived from Kingston, Jamaica, with in
formation that the alabama reached that
port on the 20th, and landed the remain
ing officers and crew of the steamer Hot
teras, sunk off Galveston, over one hun-
dred in number. l. is further reported
that the A1ab0naG had suffered severely 10
the fight with the Hatteras, that she had
five shots in her hull and one which went
through her stern post was a very bad
one. She put into Kingston to repair
damages and expected to be ready for sea
in few days.
Immediately upon this news being re-
ceived in Havana, the Q. S. steamers Wa.
chuseh and Oneida sailed direct for Kings
ton. The Santiago de Cuba and r.. r..
CuyIer then on the south side of Cuba,
were ordered at once to the same port
The 1IogG and Seneca were also steering
in the same direction.
The 7fabune's dispatch says one of the
new iron clad gunboats is on ship board,
en- roNte to San Francisco, where it will
be used as harbor defence. The Navy
Department will Immediately order the
construction of two gunboats, to receive
the engines captured aboard the Princess
Royal,
The T%lbune's special says the Joint
committee on the Conduct of the War is
prosecuting with vigor and effect the in
qairy into ,1subOrdInate influences which
procured rom the President a counter
mand of Gen. Burnside's order to cross
the Rappahannock and renew the Freder-
icksburg fight. The investigation has al
>leady concluded that the influence of a
Cabinet member was greater than that Of
unwarlike officers.
Yorktown, Feb. 9.-Our loss in the
skrmish near Nine Mile Ordinary, was 80
killed, wounded and missing. The enc.
my's loss is unknown. The enemy is re-
ported to be in some force at Burnt Ord.
nary, II miles from Williamsburg
Port Royal, Feb. 3.-Most of Fustor's
fleet has arrived in good condition. The
1st South Carolina negro regiment arrived
yesterday, from an expedition 60 miles up
st. Mary's River to Woodstock. They
repulsed the enemy and burned the town.
After severe engagement they also de-
stroyed the salt works. Fighting like
veterans, they repulsed superior numbers.
Havana, Feb. 5.-The associated press
correspondent says the Florida (Ala6ama)
left Nassau week ago, having coaled,
&c. She reports having made seven
prizes off Crba.
1t was reported that the alabama had
been sunk by an United States gunboat,
bat it is formally denied. No American
war vessel is at or near Nassau A brig
reports Feb. I'd, lat. %, long. "a, saw two
steamers steering east under steam and
canvass, apparently chase. One lad
beam engine painted lead color, the other
black.
Washington, Feb. 11.-The following
communication was transmitted to the
Senate to-day:
To the President Of the United States:
The Secretary of State, to whom was re-
terred q resolution of the Senate, passed
on the 9th of February, il these words