Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-12-24
From Cairo and Belou


II, Cairo. Dec. 10, 1862.
Inc steamers David Tatum and sally
List Il, arrived to-day direct from Vicksbur9
lucy plought noIurther information with
regard % the sinking Of the ganboat Cal
sent you. Mi Do'H
Upon the David Tatum cana . 1adu
resident of Wisconsin,. who ba. 49, 10y"
V1cksburg since the war sonensd "a
whose husband is conscripteti ,nta,bo ~
Ell army gainst his will. From her -.
counts which appear truthful. | gafbsr
the following The rebels are still hpsv
iortiiylng the place, and have ALREADY
planted about 200 guns, including dose
IN The battery, and In Notifications exten-
River '''e : 'Aoo
ok thousaud troops have recently been
sent across the country to Grenada and
Jackson out nave now returned. and he
lore our fleet can reach them and com
mence operations it is supposed 100000
troops can be concentrated at Vieksbure
and then it can only be taken after p
lengthy end toilsome siege. The force
now at that point cannot exceed To 0tlo
Many OF the guns lately planted are case
mated on the hillside and protecte9 from
assault by the river. The troops are we'll
suppiled with subsistence but have little
or no Hour, living principally upon corn
meal They maze their own shoes.
Inc citizens of Nicksburg have for some
time past been busy packing up their fur
niture, goods, &c, to be ready to evacuate
the place upon the opening of the anticipa-
ted assault
uuerllias still continue burning cotton
along the river.
The steamer Gladiator is ashore back
OF Island No. 63. The Tecumseh is "a
ground on Island No 66, in position
easlls to be taken by guerllas.
Mrs. Harvey, widow of the late Cover
nor Harvey, The Florence Nightingale of
Wisconsin, came up on the David latum
Memphis papers of the ,l7tha have ar
rived. The Bulletin recommends the es-
adjustment of marine hospital at that
point The same paper says secession
sympathizers in Tennessee having repre-
sentatives at Richmond, want to vote at
the ensuing election without making
record. They are tired of war, but want
to take half way Union ground which
the editor of that Journal sternly opposes.
Small pox has broken out at Tullahoma
Tenn, there being twenty cases at the
Crutchfleid House in Chattanooga 1t has
also appeared at Knoxville and Murfrees-
boro, according to the Winchester BuE2e
tin
The following order appeared in Mem
phis on the 10th:
Office of Provost Marshall, !
Memphis, Dec. Is, 1862.
All drinking houses and saloons within
the city of Memphis, or the suburbs must
be closed Immediately, and remain closed
until further orders. All persons violating
this order, either directly or Indirectly,
will be severely punished
BY order of Maj Cen s. A. Hurlbut
commanding
(Slgned) Chs Nj. WILLARD,
Provost Marshall.
Maj Gen W. T. sherman and staff
Gen. Frank Blair and staff, Cen David
Stuart and Gen. Morgan, are temporarily
at the Gayoso House
a IL Rowe, late of the Quartermasters
Department, has been lately appointed
superintendent of the Memphis Navy
ard, soon to be in active operation.
Fatman u Co, of New York, have
through Thos. ii. 1eatman, special agent
OF the United States Treasury Department
contributed 5000 towards the relief of
the poor IN Memphis.
Cairo, Dec 10.
Memphis papers have been received.
The Bulletin says
1.-TWO rebel regiments were seen up the
Yazoo at the time OF the explosion OF the
the torpedo.
This is positively denied by officers on
board the Cairo.
The rebels are said to be fortifYing at
Vicksburg; that they have seventy guns
mounted On the river-200 in all mount
ed; that their Notifications extend eight
miles back from the river Most Of this
is extremely improbable. They have no
such number OF guns, nor such foFtifiea-
tions. 1t is even doubted, by good jud yes,
whether the rebels viii fight at all at
Vicksburg.
1t is said 6 1000 rebel troops have just
been sent from Vicks burg to jackson, aud
that the force at the latter place is about
10000