Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-26

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er Rhode Island arrived from Kew West
yesterday evening. with mails, and sailed
Immediately for New York
Gancey was captured a dav or two
since, on board schooner which was try
ing to run the blockade. He was dressed
in sailor ; costume, put was recognized bv
one OF the newspaper correspondents
81 Mary Florida, has been occupied
by our forces. 1t has been discovered
that the telegraph cable was cut about ten
miles from the eastern shore man
has been arrested who is supposed to
have been the culprit An exa1Iple will
be made of him
Springfield, IL, March 20.-U. S. Mar
shall Phillips arrested yesterday six re
spectacle citizens of Auburn in this coun-
ty, and under the order of Gen. Haiieck
conveyed them this morning to Alton
where they are to be sent into close con-
finement Their ofense was aiding and
abettinE the escape of rebel
New York, March 20-A letter From
Fort Pickens states that Major Newly. of
the Wilson, /ouayes, attempted to assas-
s!nate Billy lson, but was unsuccessful
Baltimore, March lS-Sereeant Mtior
d. II. johnson Of the 23d Massachusetts,
regiment came u passenger by the steam
following interesting particulars
Our troops under Gen Burnside, Ian
ded on Thursday evening, near the mouth
of Swan Creek, on the west side of Neuse
river, fifteen miles below 'ewbern Ow-
ing TO Il dense foL the naval vessels did not
participate IN the fight. Early on Friday
morning the fight commenced. Our troops
advanced along the county road running
parallel with the Neuse river, but a mile
or two in the rear The road was skirted
on the west side By a railroad and dense
swamp. All along the river side were a
series Of batteries which were taken bv
our troops, one after another. after some
bloody hand to hand contests. Oar troops
were divided into three brigades, under
Generals Reno, Foster and Parks. We
advanced actually, the enemy deserving
their guns. until we reached a line of earth
works eXte ndIng across the road from the
river to the swamp on the west, distance
OF some two miles These earthworks
were very strong. They were located
two miles south of Newborn; and between
there and the city ran the river Trent
The country road and the railroad both
passed through these works and crossed
into the city by bridges. In front Of these
works the rebels had feIled a large mum
bSI VI NiSC9 lOl All 0IllDSL iii DdSSdbIc
abattiS. Here the flying rebels rallied
and made for a while a desperate stand.
Our men fought until all Their ammunition
was spent, when an order to charge bavo-
nets was given, and the works were finally
taken Mt the point Of the bavonet. the en-
envy flying and leaving everything behind
them i: their retreat
The rebels burnt the bridge communi-
eating with the town over both the coun-
try road and the railroad As they had
their train of cars in the rear. lust across
the bridge, they of course were able to
carry off the dead and wounded. Their
loss IS therefore not certainly known, but
it must have been severe
Before our troops reached their last work
they encountered another which was de-
serted before they came up 1t was I'm
front of the last fertilization that our
greatest loss VAS sustained. The force of
OF the rebeis IS supposed to have been
about 5000
We captured q number of prisoners,
including Col Avery who cursed his sol
dlers as towards.
Just as the battle terminated, the fog
lifted rnd enabled our gunboats, which
had been waiting ser an opportunity t 0
partl ipatc in the fight, to come up tn c
4''A- ''ii't N'i4 I> were Si4c'l WIFI
means Of transportation across the Trent
to Newborn The rebels attempted to
burn the town on their retreat, bat were
prevented by the citizens who evtlnguish-
cd the Hames rs last rs they were started
by the soldiers.
None of our Generals or staff officers
were killed or wounded.
We captured from thirty to forty can
non. The officers of the rebels LETT their
baggage behind, and the men threw away
eve rythinE The hight terminated Mt T.
NJ. on Friday, when onr troops remained
masters OF the field.
Washington, March lS.-Lieut. Colonel
Brown Of the Third New Jersey regi-
ment the first regiment at Manassas, con
firms the statement Of the rebels barba-
rous treatment of the bodies of Union sol
diers buried at Bull Run. He found over
a table in one tent a skull with " Sic Sem
per 1UranHjs and the Virginia coat of
arms inscribed. Other skulls were used
as ladies. Bones were used as pipes
Mr.. PrlnSIc, an unnaturalized Scotch
man, resident at NJ nassas during the
winter, relates incidents of rebel olsen
tohbIng, OF savage decapltation and OF