Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-05

rive Hunufcd mlIilonS OF such bonds
may be issued by the Secretary of the
Treasury and sold at market value for
coin or Treasury notes
Receipts for imports are to be set apart
as special fund for the payment in coin
of interests. The other provisions are for
NAL
The Secretary Of Wars late order is in
tended tt apply only to war news of a ma
ture affording aid and comfort to the enc
my as touching intended movements.
Fortress Monroe, Feb 26-The report
ed loss of the Express is unfounded
The steamer Spauld0ag has arrived
from Hatteras
A large fire on the main land was seen
from IIatteras on Monday, which contin-
ned all dav. The fire was still burning in
the evening when the SpduldiHg left
st Louis, February, 25-D.spatches re
ceived ut Head Quarters of the Depart
ment of the West this morning announce
that the army under General Curtis had
again routed General Price together with
the forces sent to his assistance by the
Conlederates under command of Ben Me
Culloch at cross HolIows, in Arkansas
This was the lace at which Price was ex-
pected TO make last determined stand
1t is forty miles from the Missouri boun-
dairy line, and point at which desperate
resistance viii be made
Gen. CARTS forced Price 70 leave behind
him all his military stores, and also his
sick and wounded Previous to his aban-
donment of the ground, he ordered all his
camp equipage to b burned and it was
done
Gen. Curtis, in his dispatct. to Gen. Hal
leck, says: "Most of our provisions for
the last ten dlvs have been taken from
the enemy. Price burned the extensive
barracks at Cross hollow, TO prevent our
troops from occupying them.
Washington, Feb. 27-The Republican
intimates that there is truth in the story,
that JEFF Davis has made overtures for a
compromise 1t is said that he asks for
Convention of all the States to definitely
adjust the questions ut issue, and that he
requires new guarantees for slavery
Mr.. Wilson of Mass, viii tomorrow
introduce into the Senate joint resolution
to extend aid to MARYLAND and Delaware.
in order that they may abolish slavery.
Mr.. Cameron received his final instruc-
tons today as Minister TO Russia. f. II
House is appointed his Secretary of Lc-
gatiCn.
Ii $ con 5iderel doubtful if the bill for
the reduction of the pay of Naval oicers
viii plss
St. Louis, Feb. 27-The following dis
patch was sent from Head Quarters to-
day:
. Mi Gen. Nc C1eyan. Washington -
Gen Curtis has taken possession of Fay
ettyille, Ark, captring number of prisc-
ncrs, stores, baggage, &c The enemy
burned part of the town before leaving
They have crossed Boston mountains in
great confusion We are now in possession
of all their stron9holds
Forty-two officers and men of the 5lst
No clvalry were poisoned at Midtown,
by cat NJ poisoned food, which the rebels
felt behind them. The gallant Capt. Dali
fort died, and Lieut. Col Van Ouch, and
sherman have suffered much, but are re
covering. The indignation Of our sol
diers Is very great, but they have been
restrained from retaliating upon the pris-
oners OF war
(Signed) H. W IALLEck
Ma. General
Fort Monroe, Feb PA flag of truce
to-day took over 80 persons to Cranev
Island. We have the following Southern
news
\ meeting of the cotton and tobacco
planters took place ut Richmond On We'd
nesday evening TO take into consideration
the voluntary destruction of the cotton
and tobacco crops in view Of the fact that
the efforts OF the eremv were mainly di-
rectcd towards robbing the South Of the
accumulation of these two great staples
y number of speeches were made and q
committee as appointed to prepare bust
ness for an adjourned meeting this even
ing.
The Raleigh Register of the 9th inst.
says, two men were brought to this city
on Monday as prisoners on the charge of
having plotted the Yankees to Roanoke
Island They were comm tied to Jail
The same paper. in an editorial, begins
by saying: 1t would be criminal as well
as idle TO deny, that the present Is the
most gloomy period that the South has
witnessed since the commencement of the
war, and goes on IN an earnest manner
to call on the people to stand by their
country and fight to the last
\ resolution was offered providing for
compensation by the government for cot
ton and tobacco burned to prevent their
falling into the hands OF the l. )
All the prisoners captured at Roanoke
Island have been liberated on parole
Quite number % them arrived at Raj
eigh on Monday, and they stated that l50
were left at Weldon to come on Tuesday
Five regiments of volunteers for the
war are wanted to make up the quota of
North Carolina. Gov. Clark has issued a
proclamation appealing to the patriotism
Of the citizens of the State to FIJI up the
regiments.
St Louis, Feb. 2S.-Thc Democrats
GAINESVILLE despatch of the Doth says that
the rebel soldiers before leaving Nash
vile plundered many dwellings and bust
ness houses, and excited great alarm
among the people. Several rebels were
shot Icy citizens whom they were robbing.
Gen. Nelson is in command at Nashville,
Gen. Buel still being on the north side of
the river The Union sentiment is very
strong, and our troops are received with
great cordially. Great Indignation is
expressed against Gov. Harris, who was
fairly driven away by Union men, they
having become ! old at the proximity of
Union troops and dared to assert their
rights. Before leaving, Harris made a
speech recommending the citizens to burn
their private property, and calling on Ten
nesseeans to rally and meet him at Mem
phis, but none paid any attention to him,