Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-04-30

1890
New Orleans was taken possession Of by
Com. Porter on the afternoon of the 18th
INST. This rumor it is supposed ori~ina-
ated in rebel sources and is thought to be
correct.
ITO the Associated Press.1
WASHING ION. April y. 1862
The news from New Orleans. which
comes from several rebel sources is deem
ed OF the utmost Importance What En-
gland lalled to do has been accomplished
by New England The manner in which
success at Fort jackson and Fort PbiIlin
was followed up is highly praised In so
hours our men consummated their victory
and appeared before New Orleans to re
ceivc its submission. No mention is made
by rebels of iron clad turtles and rams.
WAsHIyGroS, April q. 1862.
The House by IA vote of 80 to 81 deci-
ded to refer the conhscation and enamel
patton bill to select Committee of sew
en- niea
Lord Lyons started to day for Norfolk
and Richmond in an English War vessel
There is no truth in the report of the
Washington correspondent of the Phila-
delphia Inquirer, of Welles removal from
the Cabinet an his appointment as Min
lister of Spain
The rebel Congress adjourned on Mon
day to the second Monday in August.
Horatio King is confirmed as Enamel
patton Commissioner III place of Mayor
Barrett
Norfolk refugees say the rebels have
five wooden gunboats ready for service, a
smaller Merrimac is nearly ready, and 4
more gunboats are building There was
il report in Norfolk on Sunday that Gen.
Ma@ruder was wounded in Yorktown Pc
nlnsula, IN the foot One rebel battery
has been taken and tw, Union gunboats
sunk in spite of all denials
The Washington Republican AYERS that
not onc-iourth OF the sum appropriated by
the emancipation bill for the compensa-
ton OF slave owners, will be needed, so
many OF the slaves have already been run
OFT by their masters in anticipation Of the
passage Of the act
HSAThe Galena, another iron clad gun
boat, was put into commission on Monday
at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and immedi-
ately hauled into the stream for her DOW
der. On Tuesday morning she sailed un-
der steam. The mechanics are still at
work upon her, and viii be until she ar
rives at her destination.
BSG@The rebel schooner Dirie former
iy a rebel prlvateer, was captured Off
Georgetown, ;. G., in attempting 10 run
the blockade, bound to Nassau, y. F..
loaded with cotton, spirits of turpentine
&c, by the [. ). Steamer Keystone State,
who placed prize crew on board The
prize arrived at Philadel phia yesterday
afternoon
Batimore, April 24-It is reported that
Gen Burnside has received proposals from
CIV If y, I'll. i -
of the State
\ gentleman from Northern Tennessee
whose Cnionism is unquestioned. SAYS
that the whole ountry below him is full
of wounded soldiers and iugitives from
the battle Of Pttsburg The returned
rebels say that after the arrival of Buell.
on Sunday. and the attack on Monday,
Beauregard made spirited appeal to his
men, acknowled 9in@ the arrival of FEEDER
al reln!orcemcnts but said the armies of
Price and Van Dorm were on the way and
would arrive before niehtfall. Subsequ-
entity he brought troops from the rear of
his own force, Representing them as the
expected arrivals After the final rout
the enemy became very much demoralizsd
and ran the fifteen miles intervening be
tween the battle field and Corinth, in three
hours, The panic and flight of our sol
diers at Bull Run, was nothing compared
with II. Arriving at Corinth, they found
the tow deserted and left immediately
Tor Tennessee without further hindrance.
There is bitter feud between the re-
naming Mississippi aud Tennessee regi-
ments, in consequence of the former dub
bine the Tennessee towards, and they do
not recognize their social equality My
informant says the hitter will not fight in
the coming hattie the federals have al
most surrounded them, and they consider
their case settled as the capture of Fort
Pillow and Memphis shall be accom-
plished.