Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-07-30
TELEGRAPHIC NE VS..

Washington, July DC. p. m-rhree YES.
sells Will arrive here tu-norrow, bringing
portion of Gen. Buffers forces from Fortress
Monroe, no movement being designed there
at present. Troops are more needed on the
Potomac line
The rebels have begun to assassina,e our
pickets from Fails Church to Alexandria
Pour in the drilled volunteers!
Richmond letters state that there i. little
reJociug there over the dubious victory of
Sunday
Harrisburg, Penn, July rs On Sunday
last Hov. Curtain was requested to push for
ward troops TO the Capital, and within four
days ten regiments of Infantry We're thrown
Onward, ami another CUES at the last of the
week. The State has also an artillery reul-
nent and 1900 cavalry nearly ready for
service.
Cairo, July 26-It is reported that We
cleaners lett Memphis on Wednesday, and
hat yesterday and today they are engaged
n bringing troops from Randolph and Union
ary To New Madrid, Missouri. twenty-eight
niles from Birds Point. 1t is Iumored thai
hey intend attacking the Point lo-,nnrrow
light Our troops are ready and apAious t"
eceive them
Our scouts just in report large encamp-
neut ct rebels at New Madrid.
Trans North on the Mobil.- and Ohio Rail
t"ad were stopped on the 23d by order OF
zen. Polk. A significant fact
1t IS also rumored that fleet of steamers
- at faducah Tor transporting troops from
hat poIut To attack Cairo, simultaneous
with The attack on Birds Point.
Philadelphia. July 25.-rhe Ecc,;nq B.g
letin has Il special dispatch from WashIn,tlui
which states on the authority of a letter from
Leesburg. that Col. Corcoran and Con pre-.
man Ely are prisoner. at Manassas. The dis.
hat AL Wa- 10 II
was killed, and that the rebels were takinp
good care of our wounded and burvIug oui
dead.
Cincinnati. July 90 Gen. Cox occupied
Charleston, on the kauawha, YES, eriay,-tht
rebels retreatIng and burning the BRIDGES A
rebel steamer was abandoned q nd burned
1t is supposed the rebels VII be met bv
Rnsencranzs column, sent odt some DAYS ago
to Intercept their retreat
Alexandria. July 26. = Ii is a~certained
that the rebels had accurate information of
our movements, and their gradual withdrawal
from Fairfax Court House was bat a portion
Of their plan for drawing our troops into am
buscade
Boston, July 90 The Unnsd States steamer
South Carolina, CotnnaA der Alden was off
Galveston on the I'm OF July. She had cap
tured eleven vessels since establishing the
blockade there on tie Sd. One of the prize,
bad arrived at Pens,acola under Command ct
Capt. Baxter, with dispatches for Commander
Mervine.
Washington, in ly 25th-The Ohio Second
delivered up IN cir arms tins evening at the
arsenal. and will immedia ely leave for bone
There have been several departures to-
day but the al rival of regiments tar exceed
them.
Senator Jo'lnson of Tennessee declared Tor
the war tod ay. In an eloquent speech. plede,-
ing MS lie aad means 10 carry 1t on. The
soldiers are enthusiastic over il.
ne Ordnance Department Of the Navy
yard Is tIrnIng ont r.fled cannon, with extza
f"'ce. One Is nearly finished, which Will
throw prJectIle weighing 81 poundS tour
niles and half The gun weighs- 10000
pounds. There Is great activity III che Ord
nap &c Department, night aud day