Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-07-30
Memphis July % via Cairo o5

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About four hundred persons took the
oath OF allegiance yesterday l30 re-
celved passes to go south.
Many expected that upon the arrival of
zen sherman the order requiring them
to take the oath or leave the city would be
modified, and have delayed taking &C ion
TIL to-day consequently the Povost Mar
shals office is thronge6 by applicants for
passes, ana those who desire TO take the
oath of allegiance.
No news of Importance from Ficks-
burg. Advlces to Sunday night says the
mortars had been Smelling the batteries
several hours, but had failed to elicit
reply from the rebels 1t is believed that
Commodore Farragut's fleet silenced all
their guns while Running down last FRI
day night The canal is completed, but
water will not be let in until there is e
rise IN the river
Cairo July "a
The Conestogo has just arrived from
the fleet She left Sunday night, and on
her arrival at Memphis found reports.
from rebel sources, that the arkansas
had been captured Her officers credit
the report, as they say an expedition was
planned to cut her out and capture her,
and she Is undoubtedly in our hands now.
The Grenada APPEAL says the Arkan
sas was cat out from atnde, the rebel bat
te'ies at Vick burg, By the Gen Bragg
and Sumter. Lieut. Bishop is yet in com
mand Of the Bregg. She has not been
made Davis flagship
The following news is from the Memphis
Bulletin of the 22d
The ram LioneSs arrived here this
morning from Vie :sburg, having in tow
the ram Lancaster, disabled by the loss
of her mud valve in the recent affair with
the 4rkaRsas The L5oness left Vicks-
burg on Saturday night The arkansas
was still lying at the bank, under the
cover Of the batteries.
The wo1 kmen are still busy about her.
She must have been considerably dam
aged 4 scheme 20 capture her was I'M
der consideration at the time the Li0aess
left
Farragut's fleet received no damage
in passing the batteries the second time,
and succeeded in silencin@ every rebel
battery as they passed. The fleet was
still lying before the town. The mortars
were still Smelling the batteries when our
informant left and no response was made
The town has been near destroyed.
The canal is now finished, but the en-
present for fear it might change the chan
mel, and render it difficult to pass the bat
teries As soon as the next rise comes,
the water VIII be let in. River men say
there can be no doubt of its success
The injuries to our fleet are less than
first reported. They can all be repaired
here with one exception. The exact list
of killed and wounded has not been made
out, but viii not vary much from the first
reported. John Goshen, Second Engineer
on the Lancaster, was killed In the en-
gagemcnt,
Gen Curtis had returned to Helena
from below. He reports that the enemy
has crossed into Arkansas IL consider
able bodies nd have rried with them
twenty-five guns Of various sizes, and he
thinks that they intend to reinforce Hind
man.
Gen. Curtis has forbidden the purchase
OF cotton near his command, that article
being in the hands of secessionists 1t is
little better than aiding the reyolutionists
70 pay them for it. He thinks it should
be cOn!iScated.
Needing a warehouse in Helena which
belonged to a secession merchant he CAV.
the owner notice of his intention Of TAX
inm it The owner said it was full Of far
GREETED cotton in it. end begged that it
might be taken out at night for if the in
habtants found it he would be assas;na-
ted. His req uest was granted as mat
ter of course
Gen. CARTS army is soon to movd if it
has not already gone; but not to Ficks-
burg, as has been said.
The report Of the capture Of the rebel
gun-bolt arkansas has not been confirm
ed yet
Nashville, July g.
The down train from Huntsville was
thrown from the track - miles this side
Of Reynolds Station. Capt. Tatum Of
Ohio, and several others were killed, and
twenty were wounded. General MitcheTs
family were on the train, but escaped and
arrived at Columbia
The Duck river bridge, this side of CO.
lumbia, is partly washed away. Passen>
gers reached this city by private convey
ance from Columbia
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS
The casualties by the accident on the
Columbia road are larger than before res
ported. The train contained about 1000
Ohio and Kentucky troops ok elson' com
mand The two hind ears were thrown
of while going so miles per hour on the
curve
About forty were wounded five of whom
died Il ter reaching Columbia and more
are not expected to live.
Capt Tatum belonged to the Ohio 9th.
He was G formerly connected with the Cir"
The wife Of Capt Mendenhall is severe
ly injured.
MIR Holloway of Nashville had an arm
sprained
Blame is attached to the engineer, who
escaped to the woods after diseonnecting
the engine from the train, leaving them
half mile behind
Several arrests have been made by the
soldiers
There has been considerable cotton
burnin. near Tascun.b ia and Florence
Cotton is selling at Huntsville ut 20 and
% cents for gold.
Louisville, July %.
Yesterday morning, trains from Nashville,
southwark. and Louisville, southwark, met at
Mitchelsville, and both returned, owing TO q
report that a thousand rebel cavalry were
near Rekland, Tennessee.
Gov. Morton, of Ind, sent thousand in