Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-06-04
and am directed 20 return the following

and | am directed 20 return the following
reply:
Coming as a conquerer. YOU need not
the interposition oil the city authorities to
possess this place. An unfortunate city
an entirely defenseless people. have no
aiternati,a but to yield to an irresistible
force, or useless to imperil innocent blood
Formslities are absurd in the face Of such
realities.
{. So far as the city authorities can pre-
vent, there will be no opposition to your
possession OF the city; they cannot, how
ever, guarantee chat your flag shall wave
unmolested In the si sht of an excited peo-
pie; but such authority as they possess
shall he exercised for the preservation of
good order in the CITY
AS to tn property belonging to the Con
federasc St.,tes. they are not aware OF anv
such within the limits OF the city.
Very respectfully.
Your obedient serv't,
john HUNTER. Mavor
To Jas. 5. Palmer, Commander L. >. S.
Iroquois. at anchor off Natchez.
The Federal fleet in front of Natchez
TN the 18th, consisted of tn, frigates
Brooklyn, hoquois and Termont and four
snnboats, with one TT nsport They fired
on the steamer picksbury last Monday
l. is believed that she was struck by the
last shot Her heels saved her
The Natchez Courier of the 10Th saws
that the Federals had no up to that time,
taken possession If the city, hut that the
United States squadron was reinforced l.y
three more vessels
We find the folowiny, one dav later in
| the Vicksburs Wig OF the 10th.
-Four Of tho EoIar. Il ,,nulo,tS hoo
anchor ut Natchez at six o clock last even
in-, and ST. rted up the river Four 9th
ers were still at Natchez. looking after
affairs there-the city still refusing to
surrender We hear it intimated that
there is no officer on the feet clothed with
authority to act under the circumstances,
and that Farragut or Butler has been sent
after
The Memphis Acalanche of the 18th
SAYS:
From New Orles IS we have little new,
save the startling announcement that the
Federals are recruiting there-Butler APP
p alIns to the poor and feeding them
while he strives to nurse irritations of the
want INFO hatred Of the rich. Hunger
against patriotism are mighty long odds
es :ialiy with tiat class now so apt to
assert that they have nothing to stake
while the ricn have. and did not fight
In The me- ntime Butler is freely feeding
them fir, III the stores captured with the
city.-ile may pick up quite a brigade
there.
From Paris we have no news whatever
nor has org II reached Us from Humboldt
or Trenton
An attack is expected on Fort Morgan
m"mentarily Great anxiety prevails
| throughout Mobile
Col! j Knox Walker was in Memphis
on Saturday, the 18th He has had "A Sc
we're attack of fever, and still bore the
marks of it on his person. He was how
ever, rapidly recovering and would doubt
less he able to join his cammand at an
cary day.
We clip the fo!lowing item from the
Memphis Ara'anche of the l1th
1--WE adv g. our people to purch Sc an
adequate supply of susar and moiAsses.
fhe sugar region is now in possession of
the enemy, and soon SUGAR and moia>ses
will be difficult to he had at ny price
Let our citizens purchase whatever will
do them for some months to come. salt
is over $40 "a sack; flour so or s2S, and
soon 81 c;tr may reach Il fabulous price
Let ali who can lay in u supply 81 10 h
su ar and mollSscs-Aoth in this cIty and
country. We advise inyeIligently