Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-08-20
Especial Dispatch to the enleaso IriDune.l


Memphis, August 6, via Cairo, August s.
The steamer Champion and 7. Z JYIh
son arrived from Helena this morning
leaving there at s r IN. yesterday, but
brings no important news, having on
board as passengers a number Of sick and
wounded from Gen. Curtis army.
Col Fitch's detachment sent out to IN
tercopt body Of Texan rangers, attack
ing Col Daniels wagon trains on sunday
at Lauau;lle Crossing had not returned up
to last evening.
1t IS the opinion of gentlemen here from
Arkansas, well acquainted with tile coun-
try, that between Colonel Daa:els lst Wis
consin cavalry, and Col Fitch's brigade,
the Texans can hardly fail being captured
7 badly cut up.
At last accounts JEFF Thoinpson's force
was in fun retreat
Tie steamer Accacia, reports aboutl4
logsheads Of sugar, found hidden a mile
and quarter from the west bank of the
river, and taken on board. Two Of the
enemy found accommodating on the bank
were captured.
Col Hovey's 33d Illinois regiment, doing
garrison DUTY at Old Town, twenty three
miles below Helena, have captured five
hundred bales ofcotton and other property
including one United States wagon lost
by Gen. Curtis at t. e battle Of Pea Ridge.
Last Friday skirmish took place be-
tween our cavalry and a confederate cav
airy force twenty-nine miles below Helena
It was quite a brisk affair We lost one
killed and one wounded The confeder
ates lost several killed and wounded.
All indications look toward lively times
in Arkansas every day
The secesh are exultinc over the sup
posed impossibilitg Of reinforcing Nelson
before Bragg can strike a blow. \ sccosh
prisoner was shot in Memphis On Wednes
day evening ats o'clock. All is quiet up
the Ohio.
The skirmish on Saturday at the mouth
Of st. Francis River was most important
Two regiments Of federals, who were es-
corting sixty wagons and about 200 negroes
to near post, were suddenly attacked,
overhauled and dispersed Many were
taken prisoners, ana the wagons all lost
On the same day party of fsderals es-
corting twenty wagons were attacked sew
enteen of them killed and the wagons Ia
ken They were on their way from Jack
sonport The wagons were loaded with
provisions
On Sunday ni11ety taderaIs, fifteen miles
above Helena and eight miles back from
the river, were surrounded by rebels and
completely surprised. The report Is that
all the party were either killed, wounded.
or captured, except two. Abort forty
wounded were taken to Helena, on Tues
day.
Col. Daniels ist Wisconsin cavalry has
arrived safely at Madison, Ark, from the
North. Huestis IIindman, Provost Mar
shall, has been arrested and placed in the
same filthy prison in which he had form
ely confined Union men Col Daniels.
being incaPaoiated for business, had CON
forward to Helena, and train of twenty
wagons followed guarded by seventy oi
the Wisconsin cavalry ON the way and Oh
Sunday morning last, when near Lauquilic
Crossing, were attacked by 200 Tezao
Rangers. \ fight eBsded, resulting in tn
capture Of most of our men and horses.
and killing seven and wounding thirty @:
the lst Wisconsin cavalry. The stores
were burned by the rebels
A detachment Of Indiana troops under
Col Fitch started ont on the Jacksonport
road from Helena to intercept the Texans
Col Daniels IS dangerously i'll, an goes
up on the steamer Nebraska today