Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-01-10
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folk, Va, with loss Of 104 men.

Re derateS under General Pryor ct SUI.
folk, Va, with loss of 1O4 men.
January 10, 1863.
A skirmish took place at Catlett's
station. Virginia, between party OF
National cavalry, under Colonel
Schimmelpfennig and Hompton's Con-
| federate cavalry.
Governor Letcher, of Virginia, in
response to requisition by President
Davis, issued a proclamation calling
out the militia of the counties bord-
ering on the North Carolina line. to
assist in repelling any invasion by
National troops.
Orison Glines was ridden on rail
| at Stoneham, Mass, for having de-
serted from the Federal army, by 9
number of men who had remained at
| home.
The Federal feet bombarded Gal
weston, Tex, recently captured by the
| Confederate General Magruder, and
declared an open port.
January II, 1863.
The United States steamer Hatteras,
under command of Lieut.. r. G. Blake,
was sunk off the coast of Texas by the
| Confederate steamer Alabama, Cap
| tain Semmes, after an engagement of
twenty minutes.
| The steamer Grampus No. 2, ly-
ing at the mouth of Wolf river. Ten
nessee, was surprised and captured by
| party of thirteen Confederates, TAX
en- five miles above Memphis, stripped,
| and burned.
| The Virginia legislature passed a
resolution directing that special
committee be appointed to consider
resolution touching the legal tender
| of Confederate notes, and to Inquire
| into the expediency of furnishing by
suitable penalties any citizens of the
| commonwealth who shall refuse to re
| ceive treasury notes of the Confed.
| crate government, in discharge Of any
obligation for the payment of money"
| Fort Hindman, Post Arkansas, was
| captured by the National forces under
| General McClernand, acting in con-
| junction with the fleet of gunboats I'M
| der Admiral Porter, after a combat
| lasting three hours and half. The
| Union loss was about 1000 killed,
/ wounded, and missing.
REPORTS came from Missouri that
partisan fighters there were committing
! barbarities on Union soldiers and citi-
zens.
A Confederate force under General
| Marmaduke was defeated near Harris
vile, Mo-, by detachment OF Union
| troops under Colonel Merrill.
January IL, 1868.
On the tenth of January the brigan-
| tine ]. P. Ellicutt was captured by the
| Confederate Drivateer Retribution, her
/ officers and crew taken on board the
| privateer, and prize crew put in
| charge of the capture. The wife of
the mate was left on board the prize
to cook for the men. On the twelfth
she succeeded in getting the men in
| toxicated, brought the vessel into ST.
| Thomas unassisted, delivering it into
| the hands of the American counsel.
Louis Napoleon, opening the French
senate, referred to affairs in America
as follows: "The condition of the
empire would be flourishing if the war
! in America had not dried up one of
/ the fruitful sources of our industry.
| The forced stagnation of labor has
caused in many districts an amount of
| restitution which deserves all our
| sympathy, and grant will be asked
from the legislature for the support of
those who, with resignation, submit
| to the effects of q misfortune which
| it is not in our power to stop.
| Nevertheless, have made the at
some advices inspired by sincere
sympathy; but the great maritime
| powers not having yet thought it adj
/ visable to act in concert with me, l
have been obliged to postpone to
more suitable opportunity the offer of
mediation, the object of which was to
stop the effusion Of blood, and to pre-
vent the exhaustion Of the country,
the future Of which cannot be looked
upon with Indifference"
Holly Springs Miss, was visited by
| a party of Confederate irregulars, who
did much damage to the property of
Unicn sympathizers.
General Banks issued an order at
New Orleans confirming General But
ler's order assessing all cotton factors
and others who had SUBSCRIBED to the
cause of secession. The proceeds
from the assessment were for the
poor.