Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-04-23

3 Washington, April lS-1he following
i has been received at the War Department.
Headquarters Of the Department
Z of Shena. doah, April 10 p N
(. To Hon. T. " Stanton, Sec Of Var:
Z Our troops occupied Newmarket to night
a,Ihere has been somt artillery skirmish-
:. in, but no loss on our side We have Ia
.keL many prisoners (Signed)
! y p. BANKS, Maj. Gen Conc
4 ST Louis. April 1S-Oficers arriving
5 here from Pittsburg Landing this evening,
report all quiet there, but active prcpara-
: tions are making for another battle, which
1.was thouI to be imminent. 1t was SUP
posed the enemy were preparing to make
4 second dashing attack upon the Federal
forces as Il lara" portion of his army were
between Cornth and Pittsburg, and only
a few miles distant from our outpost. So
/. close indeed were the two hostile posts
!. that diminishing and picket fighting were
CONTINUALLY going on.
! My informant thinks thata second great
battle cannot be far off, and that it sill
5 take Place either on the field Of the first
engagement, or about midway between
& PIttsbur5 Landing and Corinth
] Washington April lS.-The fol!ow.n I
was received at the War Department to
Z day from Gen. Hunter commanding in
South Carolina:
j Port Royal. :. c., April IL
! Via SANDY Hook, April H.
I We opened our batteries on Fort Pu-
LASH ON the morning Of the l0rh inst
{ \ ter 30 ho rs continuous iirng, practi-
cable breach was made and preparations
for stormins were about to commence
when the rebel flag was struck. We have
scapturcd A guns, 1000 shot and she'll
10000 pounds of powder. 800 prisoners !
with their small arms and accoutrcmcuts'
and a good supply Of provisions. One Of
Jour men was killed and one wounded.
Cairo, April IS-The water is rising
!. II re rapidly. Families Is running from
{ for shelter and safety and also sending oil
their horses and cows. The railroad track
is under water on the Paichc Bottom lust
above the city \ heavy northwest wind
would drive the Mississippi over the levee
! The Chicago train waited till daylight
and met the downward train at Mound
City Junction. 1t came in three hours
late. The telegraph is in jeopardy.
Boston April IS.-Thomas I TauSall,
late United States Consul ut Tan@iers. and
Mr.. Myers. purser Of the pirate Sumpter.
arrested at Al@esiras, Morocco. arrived
here today in the bar Harvest Home. to
which they were transferred from the gun
boat John Jones. The prisoners were in
irons, which were removed hy order Of
{ Marshal Reyes, and they were sent to
. Fort Warren to wait instructions from the
Government
1 Baltimore, April l.. The following re
liable information relative to the visit Of
the French Minister to Norfolk seems to
Justify particular mention: On sunday
morning last Com. Gutter, Of the French
War steamer GoSscndj, received a tclc-
graphic dispatch via Cherry stone. to re
pair Immediately to Alexandria for the
French Minister The G sSendi proceeded
forthwith and returned t II impton Ro IDS
without even letting the comm ndant stop
in WASHINGTON. and after paying = brief
Visit 20 en- Wool aud Flag Officer Colds
! boro. the Gladiator went to Norfolk, from
whence the French Minister was to pro
coed to Richmond.
j Washington, April l.. - In'clliecnce
=, as received to-day from the Potomac
flotila, which on the l4th inst, visited
the town of Seebanna A boats crew
was sent ashore there, but when within Il
few yards Of h" beach they were fired
upon by the riAed pieces No one was
injured The boat received several bull
Z lets in hen hull
9 TIE Jacob Bell, being the nearest in,
Immediately opened fire on the rebels
which scattered them in every direction
3 \ tier this. the fiotilla proceeded on its
Tvoyagc towards fredericksburg Arriv-
sinC opposite Lowry's Point batteries they
! commenced from the whole feet to shell
Z the enemy : works and Qualifications. driv-
ssing out the pickets who have occupied it
since its evacuation twelve d " ago BY q
: large body Of the = bel army.
j Washington April L. 1862 Secretary
stanton cmphatically says that the rumor
1that he has resigned is n Lie. 1t Is re
s ported now that Fredericksburg is ahan-
& doncd, and the gunboats have gone up the
s Rappahannock to take position 1t is Ger
+ tain tilat Jacob Bell with three other gun
Z boats weat Up thr river fortv-tivc miles to
s Rappahannock, and hoisted the Onion
+. fag NJ Urban.. At the mouth of the riv
Ger slight skirmish took place The ia
Ecob Bell has arrived here
+. iHE navy HCplItulcuL HIS received
Z the following dispatch from Flag Officer
7 Foote:
i CAIRO April l6, lS62-Mortars opened
on the Ash, and soon cleared the river o
gall vesse.s shell fell in the rebel camps
.xrebei works are strong and extensive
q 1.-Two deserters came aboard the gunboat
Fl day, and say that Thomas Hurer is il
sAcommand at Fort Pillow. and that Holm
q has CONS below