Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-19
w a r ~ n w .
WASHINGTON. March I2-Tha Naval

lof Gun eIuCi VII VI FURNACES .cT the HAL
ufacture OF twenty inch Dahlgren guns.
The statement published that council
of war in Washington decided six TO four,
that the army of the Potomac could not
be moved against the enemy at present, is
utterly untrue. The generals were unan-
imous that an advance was possible and
proper. The only difficulty was as to the
plan of the proposed attack.
4 correspondent of the Times who ac-
companied the advance upon Centerville
and Manassas, has just come in 1t was
only last FIR day that the retreat of the
rebels from Centerville commence Gen
Johnston left Friday morning ten Smith
| left Saturday afternoon, and Col Stewart
last Monday, the day our army left their
camp on the Potomac
The retreat was conducted very orderly
at first, and nothing left at Centerville that
could be useful to them The forts were
all planned and very formidable They
commanded the roads, and the fire of not
less than one hundred guns could be con
verged upon any approach to the defences
but the guns were never brought from
Manassas to mount the CenterviIle forts
A railroad track extended from Manassas
to Centeryille, and a telegraph line.
Winchester, Va, March y, = This
place ut length is occupied by the Union
! forces. The march of our force to Berry
vile and reconnaissance to this vicinity
succeeded in misleading the enemy so that
thoy do not know where to expect IN at
tack. Yesterday afternoon they commen-
ced evacuating the place, Gen Hamilton
meanwhile advancing from Bunker Hill,
the Michigan cavalry leading the advance
One hundred and twenty Of the enemy's
%, airr- kn to-,ot.D, g
This was about lie O'Clock Yesterday af-
ternoon \ ba tall of he first Maryland
regiment reinforced our cavalry, and one
OF our sections of artillery came up and
replied TO the enemy guns The fight
was soon over The enemy fled, leaving
their two guns, several horses, and about
thirty men killed and wounded Our
whole loss was four killed and fifteen
wounded Of the l>t Maryland. Large
stores of ammunition, provision. and
many horses have fallen into our hands
The Union flag flies triumphantly over
Winchester The reception of our troops
Lv the people has been most enthusiastic
Nashin ton, March l3.-Negroos are
flocking in from virginia by hundreds -
1t is estimated that at least one-tenth of
the servile population OF this section are
freed by the retreat of the rebels. All en-
terrain the notion that their freedom fol-
lows the Advance of our armies One
gang of twenty five arrived here this morn
inc.
Washington, March l4-Gen Fremont
is expected to arrive here today. Already
new German regiment is partially raised
In New York to accompany him to East
Tenness and Georgia.
Two men attached to a Wisconsin rcgi-
in Con Sn,tth',
poisoned to-day by drinking water from
well that had been poisoned by the rebels
it.ls thought tn 1t neither will survive
Their names are Sergeant Cults, Co E.,
and private Williams, Co X Cuts sur
vived through the Mexican war All the
men are prohibited drinking from old
wells, and some new on are now being
dug.
Winchester, Va, March 13--No move
ments of Importance have taken place to-
day. Gen jackson was in person Mt
Middleton this morning, five miles north
of StrnsLurg. Ashby's cavalry still hang
in the rear of .Iackson's retreat
Fortress Monroe. noon, March 14-All
is quiet. The Nerrimac is be M repaired
at Norfolk
Fortress Monroe, evening. March IL
Every thing quiet here Two rebel Tugs
were seen of Sewal's Point this morning,
making a reconnaissance There are no
signs of the Nerrimac.
New York, March IA London let
ter Of the lst of March to the Comm ercid}
SAYS; On the whole there is an obvious
growth of the impression in England that
the struggle VIII be terminated this spring
American securities have been constantly
buovant
Boston, March l4-An order was unan-
imously adopted in the House, today, au-
thorizing the construction of one or two
iron-clad steamers, on the plan of the
Erisson steamer Monitor, for the protec-
ton Of Massachusetts, harbors
New York, March IA special Wash
ington dispatch to the Philadelphia North
american reports that Beaurcgard has
been appointed Commander-in-C Chief o.
the rebel army, and that the evacuation of
Manassas was at his suggestion. 1t is
further said that he has arrived at Rich
mond
Dispatches to the Inquirer state that
the Hampton Le@ion left Fredericksburg
on the 18th, bound South The line of
the Rappahannock has been deserted by
the rebels, and balloon Reconnaissance
from Pohic k Church show no enemy with
in 80 miles
Louisville, March 1.-THE telegraph
line is now open for business between
here and Nashville, Clarksville and Gal
latin, Tenn.
Cairo Ill, March 14-New Madrid is
ours, and the Stars and Stripes now float
over JEFF. Thompson citadel The rebels
evacuated the town last night, leaving a
quantity of guns and stores which they
were unable to carry away. Some fight
ing took place yesterday, between their
gunboats and our siege battery, in which
we lost some twenty killed and wounded.
\ shot from one of their guns dismounted
one of our twenty-lour Founders, killing
four or five of our men, but we lost no
officers.
CO.. Morgan's regiment, the 10th Ill,
suffered most The loss of the enemy is
not known, as they carried off their dead
and wounded
Island No. 10 is reported vacuated-
Col John A. Logan has arrived here and
viii soon be in good health. The troops
continue to arrive and depart but their
destination cannot now be made known.
The steamer g. " Graham returned
this afternoon from Nashville. Very few
if any of the l2J st Louis merchants who