Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-04-16

from our Extra of last THURSDAY I

from our Extra of last Thursday
Uncle Sans Foofe on Island No 10 The
Rebels Totally Routed. Later from
Gen Pope Beauregard attacks Cen
Grant and gets Handsomely Whipped
Our army in pursuit O the Flying Reb-
els Ne CleIan's Column in Notion-
Fighting al Yorktown, Ia. The totcn
an Flames
Our Chicago papers bring important
news from Island No 10, from Pittsburgh
Landing, Tennessee, and from Yorktown,
Virginia. BEAUREGARD attacked General
GRANT on Sunday morning, but was re-
pulsed with great loss on both sides.
We give below all the PARTICULARS, as
we find them in the telegraph reports,
Flying reports are in circulation. but
not in reliable shape, that BEAUREGARD
had an arm shot of, and was taken priso
ner. Reports also place the number of
killed and wounded at Pittsburg, on both
sides at 10000 We think it greatly ez-
agerated
FROM GRANTS COLUMN
Cairo, April 5, lS62.-Information has
reached here today that on Sunday, 9th,
the rebel force under Beauregard attacked
our forces under Grant and that the bat
tie ragged all day.
Our lines were driven in by the at
tack, but as the reserves were brought
into action. the lost ground was regained
and the rebel enemy was repulsed with
terrible slaughter. Our loss is very heavy,
Int tla- In
TIE OFFICIAL DLSPA TCH
Washington, April S-The following
message was received by the Secretary Of
War this evening.
On Sunday, the 9th, the rebels. in
burgh landing The battle lasted from
suited in the complete defeat of the reb-
els, With heavy loss on both sides Gen
Grant is following up the enemy
Buell. has arrived on the Tennessee =
Two divisions of his army were in the
battle
GEN. H4LLECK'S OFFICIAL DISPATCH
Washington. April S.-The following
has been received by the Secretary of
War:
The enemy attacked our works at Pitts
burgh, Tenn, Yesterday, and were re
pulsed with heavy losss. No details
given. (Signed)
IT, w HALLECK
FROM 4 PRIVATE SOURCE
The following dispatch was received
last evening by the wife of Major ~ :
Baxter. Quartermaster on Gen. Grants
staff
Pittsburgh, Tenn March 9Th,
To Mrs a S Baxter 56a Lake Street
We nave won tho greatest and hardest
fought battle ever fought on this CONT
nent Safe and we'll A : BAXTER
From FORT HENRY
The military operator at Fort Henry
send, the following. dated last evening
Fort Henry, March S-Gen. Grant and
Buel's army -ht tremendous battle
on the 9th inst, and won n complete vic
tory at Pittsburgh Landing.
FROM McCLELLAN'S COLUMN.
Our dispatches from Washington this
morning announce that McClelians col
umn has at last commenced operations
That portion of the army Of the Potomac
which has been concentrating ut Fortress
Monroe, numbering, according to the
Richmond papers. -, 900 to 100000 men,
has begun its march on Richmond in ear
nest ilt sIISL uaN HifItii IL ADVANCED
from Old Point to Warwick Court House
fourteen miles, driving the rebel pickets
and skirrnishers before it The second
day the army marched to Howard ; Creek,
where the Union body rested for the night,
but Morrill's brigade advanced three miles
farther. to toc llesville, six miles from
Yorktown. There was sharp lighting all
day between our flying artillery. aided by
Berdans sharpshooters. and the rebel
vanguard The third dav Saturday last)
the whole army was in motion by seven
0 clock in the morn ng. and by tn a. N
was in front of the e-emvs works NJ
Yorktown No time was lost in getting
to work The first shot was fired bv the
rebels The cam nonading was continued
till dark The loss on our side was slight
This brings operations down to Sunday
morning.
The position of the rebels is described
az bcin. very strong Their fortifca ions
extend two miles in front an mount
heavy guns. Their force, commanded by
Magrader is said to number 10000 men,
and NAV be nearer $4,000
The fleet can atsist the army IN bonn
harding the rebels ut of Yorktown. Hay-
ing passed that point, the army can march
on 10 Richmond
The IntelhgeHccr says priyat. inlorma-
ton up to Sunday noon has been received
from McClelIans army 1t then con
frontcd the enemy's line of defense
tended across the peninsula from York
town to James River, embracing three
batteries and several mili-dlms
The artillery engaged with Magruders
battaries at Winn's Mills near James riv-
er, and another with battery ut Lees
Mills. two miles from Yorktown. The
first she'll from MagrudeI's battery killed
three men in the 7th Maine regiment, but
200 shells afterwards thrown did no in
jury.
Yorktown Is seen 10 be in flames and it
is coniectured that the rebels had fred it,
perhaps with the intention of evacuating
their position
The place, it was supposed, would be
taken and occupied by Gen Mcclellan Oh
Sunday night Per contra, it has not yet
been taken, nor has any substantial pro-
4ress yet been made, Judging from pub
Il. a - -a- Ia