Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-07-26

do battle against the enemy. and 1t is
not expected that their force and en-
ergv shall be wasted I'm the prctec-
zion of private property Of those most
hostile to the government. No sol
der serving IN this army shall here
after be employed in such service"
The Confederate steamer Cuba ar
rived at Mobile, Ala, after an exciting
chase by the blockaders
! Two companies of Union troops
guarding the bridge at CORTLAND, Ala,
were surprised and captured by Con-
federate cavalry.
A accommodating party OF Union
troops, under General Gibson fell in
with Confederate force near Orange
Court House, Va, and drove them
away, after sharp skirmish.
A meeting of Irish citizens in St.
Louis expressed indignation against
their fellow-countrymen who were en-
| deayoring to avoid service in the mi
litia by taking refuge behind the Brit
ish consul.
/ President Lincoln issued a procla-
nation warning all persons to cease
from aiding, countenancing or abet-
ting the rebellion, under penalty Of
having their property confscated, I'M
der the act lately passed by congress.
July &c, 1852.
Madison Court House, Va, was oc-
cupied by the First Connecticut cav
airy, after skirmish with Confeder-
ate cavalry,
Prominent citizens of Hayward
county, Tennessee, were captured by
Confederate partisans for selling cot
ton.
The Union transport schooner Lou
lisa Reeves of New York, laden with
forage for the Army of the Potomac,
was captured by Confederates and
burned at Coggin's Point, James river,
Va.
A body of Missouri state militia
met and defeated company of par
tisans In the first conflict since the
state militia had been called out by
General Schofield. under Governor
CANDLES authority to suppress the
/ guerrillas.
A Union accommodating body de-
feated small force of Confederates
in skirmish at Youngs Crossroads,
az the head of White Oak river, N. G.
i body of Union troops under Cap.
tain Bradway came up with body
Of partisans that they had brush
with the day before near the Noun.
tain Store, twenty miles from Hous.
ton, Mo, and completely routed them
The fight took place on the Big Piney
river.
Large sums of money were being
subscribed by towns, counties and
states to provide bounty fund for
volunteers who should enlist under
President Lincoln's call for 100000
extra men.
July 27, 1862.
Two Confederate schooners were
captured UP the Chipoaks creek, James
river Va, near Claremont, by boat
expedition under command of Lieuten
ant Gibson of the United States gun
boat Yankee. and brought out OF the
creek without molestation, although Q
company Of Confederate cavalry was
stationed three-quarters of a mile dis
tant.
A accommodating expedition, consist
ing of the United States gunboats
Paul Jones, Unadilla, Huron and Mad
gle, left Savannah bay and proceeded
up the Ogeechee river, in Georgia, I'm,
til they arrived near Fort James, the
strength of which they discovered by
bombaTding 1t for about two hours
anchorage.
A number Of young women of New
Albany, Ind, offered to act as clerks
and saleswomen to replace the young
men Of that place who would enlist,
promising to turn over half their sal.
aries during the volunteers absence
and surrender the positions to them
on their return.
Richmond, KY, was visited by a
band of Confederate irregulars under
John Morgan. the great partisan
leader. The stores, houses and stables
Of Union men Of the place were plum
dered.
July 20, 1862.
General Grant ordered General
Sherman to take possession of all un.
occupied stores, manufactures and
dwellings in Memphis and to collect
their rents for the benefit of the Unit
ed States government where the own
ers We're Confederates absent from
the place.
In reply to letter written by Mr..
Seward to the American minister at
London, Earl Russell sent a dispatch
to the British minister at Washington,
in which he said: From the moment
that intelligence first reached this
country that nine states and several
millions Of inhabitants of the great
American Union had seeded, and had
made war on the government Of Pres