Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-02-19

The pirate NasAriRe was still in South
ampton dock
The reported naval engagement in the
Mediterranean is not confirmed.
No later markets were received by the
Teutonid
Fortress Monroe, Feb. II Ten deser-
tiers, contrabands, came to Camp Hamil-
ton this afternoon, having been found by
q scouting party. One was a member OF
the Black Virginia Cavalry He was en-
gagged IN the skirmish at New Market
Bridge with Max Webers Regiment on
the 22d of Dec. He was completely filed
with carblnes, pistols, dc, and had con-
siderable amount Of rebel money. They
represent great scarcity of provisions.
Fortress Monroe, Feb l5.-The gunboat
Stars md Stripes arrived this noon from
Burnsides Expedition, with a bearer of
dispatches for the Government.
They report the rout of the rebels as
complete Three thousand prisoners were
| captured, and all their gunboats burned
or captured, except two which escaped in
the canal
wounded, about one hundred and forty.
fhe rebels had about thirty killed and
less than one hundred wounded
on Wednesday morning, the expedition
consisting of about sixty vessels The
fleet anchored off Stumpy Point that night
and the next day proceeded to the entrance
OF Croatan Sound
Alter reconnaissance the attack was
commenced on friday morning, the IN
deFWriter leading the column. The rebel
fleet was attacked and dispersed in half
an hour by the navy, while the remainder
attacked the land batteries
The fight continued till dark. During
the night 10000 men were landed and on
Saturday morning 1000 more A masked
battery Of six guns was soon discovered
by the skirmishers, and was attacked in
front and on both TANKS The Twenty
first, Twenty fifth and Twenty-seventh
massachusetts, the Ninth and Fifty first
New York, and the Tenth Connecticut
were particularly engaged The Twenty
nth Massachusetts and the Tenth Connec-
ticut suffered most severely The fight
lasted only two or three hours, when the
battery was abandoned. Our troops pur-
sued and surrounded the rebel camp, and
took nearly the whole command prison
ers.
skirmish occurred on Linn Creek,
Logan Co, Va, last Saturday Capt.
Smith, of the Fifth Virginia Regiment,
with twenty-one men, surprised a squad
Of Jenkins Ca~alry-thirtytwo in mum
ber-kllling eight, wounding seven, and
taking the remainder prisoners, with
thirty-two horses
The loss on the Union side was one
killed and one wounded.
On Sunday afternoon a feet Of fifteen
gunboats started for Elizabeth City, the
place was shelled, and having been evac-
uated and partially burned by the rebel
troops, was occupied
Philadelphia, Feb'y 1.-THE Inquirer
has special dispatch about the Burnside
Expedition, saying that the enemy was
pursued for several hours. and that two
complete regiments on their way to rein
force the fort were captured. Every road
was lined with the guns, knapsacks and
clothing of the wounded, dead and diving.
Gen. Wises son was shot through both
legs and the-lungs, and died the following
day. Acting Bri@adicr General Hill, and
Colonels Shaw, Gordon and Green were
captured, with Il large number of subordi-
nate officers
The Federal gunboat Conn Perry run
down the rebel flagship Sea Bird, having
on board Com. Lynch, cutting her apart
Our men boarded her, and during the en-
counter which ensued, portion of her Of
ficers and crew jumped overheard, and
others had their brains knocked out with
haudspikes.
LATER.
Rebel accounts state that Commodore
Lynch has not yet been heard from. He
was probably drowned during the fight
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Fox has
also received a private letter in while it is
stated that the number of killed Of our
navy is about 20, and Of the enemy about
80