Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-07-23
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

There has been no firing To-day. The Con-
federates are still IN possession of their prin-
cipa battery.
With spy glass, large bodies of Conied-
crates were seen moving al tie right and eft,
ipparenily finding their best line OF opera
tons and not retreatin-.
Battere, are being erected on our side
commanding theirs, which are OF suostan-
tai character.
The indications are that there Will not be q
general forward movement before Sunday,
unless the enemy shall provoke one.
his afternoon an ord r was read TO the
troops under Mcdowell. both at Cenirevllle
and Fairfax Court House, prohibiting THEFT OF
every description aud enloining respect Tor
persons ana property, AMI stating that the
heaviest penalties will be visited on them for
infringement OF tins order; also thai soldiers
viii not At any time constitute themselves
Judges of acts OF Southerners.
All runors of fighting to-day are untrue
Fortress Monroe, July IA midnight 4
party consisting OF Capt. Holiday, Capt Ed.
W. Jenkins. Maj. Ed. Rawlings. OF Kentucky
Light Cavalry. a private, and K. W. Shurtletf,
of the New York illustrated Ne,rs, left Hamp
den without permission on Il scout.
A. hat past four o. clock this morning, the
party was surprised IN the woods a short dis
tailce from New Market Fridge by twenty
bullet being shot through his head Johnson
and Shurtleff were also seen to fall aud they
must have been carried off rs prisoners The
others escaped Three con panIes Went out
and brought IN the body AT Mai. Rawlings
de was fprmerly connected with an illustrat
Ell paper IN New York.
The Confederates fired some heavy guns
last evening from the Bio Point battery.
The Quaker City picked up man ~ a sail
boat from Norfolk. He reports only what
was we'll known, namely, the raising of
nited States ships of war at Norfolk and
the rlfling Of cannon al the navy yard. There
are not 10000 troops in Norfolk and vicinity
He says that the Confederates felt of
success, and they are determined TO fight TO
the last extremity There was much depres-
sion on account OF the rebel defeat IN Western
Virginia.
ST. Louis. July ia correspondent of the
Republican, says II IS probable that Colonel
Candy viii soon send force to re capture
Fort Bliss, Texas, where there is large
amount of army stores belonging to the Fed
eral Government.
DR.. Porter. who arrived here tonight, re-
ports that Jacbsons and McCulloch's forces
are at Camp Walker. Their pckets extended
thirty miles north OF She camp Camp Walker
is ten miles south of the Missouri line.
Gen. Pope left to-day for ST. Charles. where
he Will iablsh MS headquarters. His COM
mand Will be 1000 strong, SO posted that
jefferson City, Bonneville. Leadngton, and
all the principal points III the northern part
OF the State, will be in easy striking distance.
The Federal troops and home guards at
jefferson City will be encamped outside OF
the city during the session of the State Con-
ventlOn.
Washington, July l9-On the earnest rep
RESERVATION of Senator Latham. he steamer
keystone State Will leave New York to-mor-
row to convoy the Nortf ern Light from As
pnwall with over $2.000UOO IN treasure
fhIs duty performed. the vessel is to cruise
for the prlvateer Sumter = till she finds and
captures her.
Washington, July 20-The Posts special
says that Gen. Patterson is 10 be superseded
by Gen. Banks.
BY orders from headquar;e rs, Gen Banks
is transferred from the War Department OF
Annapolis to that of North Eastern Virginia,
and is 70 be succeeded at Baltimore by Gen
John q. Dix.
y steamer Just arrived from Fort Monroe
brings intelligence that there are no rebels at
Acquia Creek Matthias Point. They have
all gone TO Manassas to assist IN the grand
battle with the Federal army.
! Washington, July -, = p. m.-Representa-
tive McClernand has Just returned from
Bulls Run. He left there At eight O'Clock in
/, no Ern,, Mo, 7 hoyn tho,
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| ehtt Inc position was 'tot carried and shat no
| movement had been made towards Manassas
After re-intorcement, came up hefore The
rebel entertainments the tir,no ON bn,b s;das
ceased aud onr ,roons silent On rho ,,rn,,,d
4 NEGRO came IN Who saws The sI,nr1,n. nf
tbe e9en,v w,s rraa, CoI Fnn,,t.,n ,ta,n
side. was killed 4 is not known how MANY,
more We're killed.
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