Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-07-16
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
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honsas, Arkansas, the former leaving
last "Wednesday, AID the latter the /
Thursday previous.
Col Bowen will leave, with 600 men,
next Monday, for the same point.
The people of Memphis say they
will have $4,000 troops IN South. Eas,
Missouri IN less than thirty days, and
,ha, Birds Pom. will be captured a. all
haza rds,
There are two batteries at Memphis
one near the site of the old navy yard,
aud the other opposite the Memphis
packet landing. The former has TWO
"a and two 81 Founders, and the latter
four S-Inch howiizers.
AT the depot of the Memphis and
Charleston Rail Road there are sixty
heavy pieces OF artillery. sent from
Norfolk. A number of these wsil be
mounted. There is a graat lack, how
ever, Of field pieces.
Pillows breastworks at Memphis
CONSIST of steamboa, wheel arms. ar
ranged AT rlghi angles with ,he river,
with course of cotton bales behind.
Pillow was very unpopular at Mem
pbls, and there IS considerable rejoicing
at MS removal 10 Nashville
Fifteen hundred Missouri State troops
are encamped d, Wesr Prairie. Ten miles
back OF Point Pleasant, and Sixty miles
back from Cairo.
Col Atkins Is temporarily ID COM
mand al Union City.
RoAnIsG Rvs, EIRGlsIa. July u
\ battle was fous III Yesterday after
noon at Richmounlain, tvso miles cas-,
Of THIS place where the eneu3y, num>
bering 1900, were under command Of
Col. Pegram, and were strongly IN
trencEed.
About ) clock IN the moaning, Gen
| Rosencrans. with portion of The Sih,
10Th and 18th Indiana, and 18th Ohio
reg lnents, lief, this place, and after
very difficult march of seven or eight
miles, cutting road through .he woods,
succeeded IN Surrounding the enemy.
A desperate fight immediately ensued
lasting about an hour and q half. re-
sulung Ii the loss Of 90 of the enemy
killed. and a large number wounded
and prisoners. Soue of the latter are
officers They retreased precipita,ely,
leaving SIX cannon, large nuInber of
horses, wagons. camp equippage. etc.
Loss Cd our side, about 20 killed and
| 40 wounded. Among the Latter is
Capt. Girls. Miller, 10th Indiana reg
lment.
CLEVELAND. 3uly II.
PriTate dispatches 10 Gel Slager,
from Western Virginia, say that Gen.
Mcclellan gained decided victory a,
Laurel Hill, and captured the enemy's
entire camp, guns, tents, wagons, etc
Many prisoners were taken. among
whom were several officers. Enenv's
loss severe; ours very small. McCel>
Ian turned the enemys position.
QUINcY. July ll--Capt. NJ Allisteg
OF the 10Th Illinois regimen, was shos
by seceSslonistS concealed in a BRUSH
wood, while placing pscket guard Of
men, five miles this side of Monroe.
Five men of Capt. Petrie's company,
from this city, were killed at The SAME
time and place.
A force of about 1000 infantry and
cavalry started Tonight to succor Col.
Smith We have no further news from
hun than that autographed last night,
thas says he was surrounded by 1000
cavalry, and III grea; peril. Ex-Gov
wood OF this State accompanies the ex-
pedition.
ST. JosErn, July l0.-Express train
on H. & 81. ]. r. r. bound east to-day.
was stopped At Monroe by 400 rebels.
and an effort made to take possession
OF II, but 1t escaped unframed and back
ed TO Hudson.
Ii is reported tina, there are 5000
rebels at Humboldt's station, who will
attempt 10 burn Sal, River bridge, east
of Palmyra. tonight. Station house
at Monroe has been burned, but ,ele, /
| graph line being cut we are unable 30
learn 10 what extent depredatons are |
being carried.
The blockade does no, effect travel |.
between this place and The east. as the /
! locality OF the trouble is eas, of Had !
son.
The junction OF North No. r. R. is
We'll equipped with motive power and
federal troops. and the latter will make I
vigorous efforts to dispense the rebels .
ana restore regularity of read a, the .
earliest moment.
LATER.--ll \. Nj; is reported
that the bridge at Salt River was burn.
ed last night 10y the rebels. 500 fede-
raj troops left here this mornrna, and
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