Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-05-28
FROM HALLECK'S ARMY.
The Eva cuation of Pensacola.
Commander Porter's Official Report I
fairs at Mobile
RIOT IN BALTIMORE.

RIOT IN BALTIMORE.
New York, MAY 26.
special dispatch to the \. u Eyening
Post says the rumor this morning is that
jackson has Withdrawn his forces from
the Shenandoah Valley more rapidly than
they made their appearance.
| The confiscation bill, with Conkling's
amendment, has passed-yeas 80, and
nays %.
| New York May 81.
special to the n. Y. Evewing Post
says:
left General McClellan's headquarters
on Saturday. a balloon reconnaissance
was made from headquarters on Saturday
and disclosed the fact that the rebel army
was then evacuating Richmond
New York, May pa report has been
received in this city but of which the tel
egraph has brougt us no confirmation, to
the effect that decisive battle had been
| fought at Corinth, in which the Federals
gained brilliant victory.
The repor, adds that General Halleck
now holds that place-that twenty thous-
and prisoners were captured If such a
battle has been fought, should we have
had some telegI aphic account.
Washington May %.
| The following is the last received at tn
War Department from Gen Banks:
Williamsport, Nd May &c
To Hon. E. N. Stanton, Secretary Of War:
We believe that our whole force, trains
and all, viii cross in safety The men
are in fine spirits, and crossing in good
| order
| The labor oflast night was fearful The en-
envy followed us last night on our march
h,,k l,,e ~,
news of our movements South has unques-
| tionably caused them to look to their
safety. Your dispatch was read to the
troops this morning amid the heartest
cheers.
(Signed) n P BANKS,
Major General comma nI;~es
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.
MISSISSIPPI FLorILLA, OFF FT PuLow,l
On board Steamer John II. Dickey.
Friday, May 23-S. 4. NJ.
The special object of the flag of truce
brought up on Wednesday has not yet tran
spired The steamer bring ing it was the
Little Rebel, from which Gen. jeff Thorn
son issued his gasconading report of the
10Th inst She is iron clad fore and aft
and painted black
Refugees, three Of whom came on board
| the Dickey yesterday, report that the in
habitants of Memphis are leaving in great
numbers. They also say that there is
Union sentiment prevailing there. They
left week ago last Tuesday.
A reconnaissance was made yesterday
by Capt McGoringle, of the gunboat st
Louis. He went within few rods of the
rebel steamers, all of which he found ly-
ing in the vicinity of Fulton. They were
in a quiescent state, steam not being up.
He returned to his ship without accident.
Gen. Quimby accompanied the reconoiter-
ing party, All is apparently very quiet
in the fleet No mortars were fired yester-
day on either side The silence is a calm
that frequently precedes the storm.
FORT PILLOW, May "a 1862,
A. NJ, via Cairo, Path. I 81.
Some of our pickets were fired upon at
Crighead Point last night and one lieu.en-
ant and one private killed. At least such
is the report in the fleet 1t was supposed
that some of our own men had fired the
shots by mistake. A few shells were sent
over the Point this forenoon by the rebels
and answered by one of our gunboats,
No damage done
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune
MISSISSIPPI FLoTLLA, OFF Fr. PLLow,)
On board steamer John H. Dickey.}
Thursday, May 22-S A II.
Orders had been given yesterday morn
ing for our mortar boats to fall down to
the point and commence active lombard
ment of the fort, to be guarded in their
operations by the gunboats Cdr0ndeiet,
Cairo, and 81 Louis. Owirs, to the early
appearance of the rebel steamer with
flag of truce, this was not done until one.
clock in the afternoon, two mortars then
commenced firing and kept up at int rvais
Df - u,
This firing returned three four
times by guns from the rebels from their
fortific tons or from mortar boats, their
shells bursting wide of the mark and do
ing no damege
The bombardment which had been dis
continued on both sides for eight DAYS
was hailed IN the fleet as the sigual for
resumption of active operations, but the
result does not warrant such a construc-
ton.
There has not been any mortar prac-
tice thus far this morning Up to this
hour Capt Davis has not made public the
errand of the steamer bearing the flag of
truce mentioned yesterday, nor the char
acter of the four or five mssives which
were during the day sent down TO ner
by tugs OF course there are numerous
rumors and speculations on the subject,
but they made wide of the mark One is
that some OF the prisoners exchanged
day or two since had the small pox, and
the rebels demanded that a hospital be
erected for them Immediately Another,
that there were negotiations for more ex-
change of prisoners. The speculations
| take another tinge, and mostly adhere to
| the idea that an evacuation of the fort un-
| der certain conditions was the subject of
| the interview
| Cairo, Nav %, 1862
A steamer arrived this morning from
f'IttsourS Landing, reports that our l;ies
are IN such close proxim to the eNemys
works that heavy skirmishes are of CON
tiuual occurrence, but it is not believed
general battle will ensue for some DAYS to
come. On Tuesday our heavy siege guns