Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-07-02
Harper's Ferry. June a.


A Pontoon bridge viii arrive this 2. NJ.
on it's way TO Fremont.
The greater part Of the force is throw
ing up earthworks on Bahvor Heights
1t was rumored yesterday that the reb
ell General Ewell was advancing on New
Creek with 1000 men The 43d Illinois
and S7th Pennsylvania went there this
morning. Gen. Kelly is fully able to re-
ceive EVEN.
jackson is hy this time checked and
Fremont. Banks and Shields have Joined
forces to pursue them.
Washington, June p.
Tribune Correspondence MnjorHen
era; Pope believes the forces of the rebels
at Richmond are as overrated as were the
fefees OF Deaaresard at Corinth.
1t was the current testimony of spies
and descrters that no less than 5000 TO
100000 armed rebels were behind Beaure-
gard intrenchnents, but upon the occu-
patton OF Corintn 1t was proved beyond a
question that he never had more than
$4,000 He laughs at the report tbatGen
Beauregard has reinforced the RIcamond
army to the extent of soldier He con-
siders TIE war in the west as virtually at
end the only thing yet to be done being,
to possess and hold the immense breadth
of country already really conquered
In answer to a question concernis the
ten thousand prisoners taken by him, ac-
cording to General Haleck, he says he
took thirty thousand men (they could hard
" be called soldiers and 10000 stand OF
arms, most Of the captiycs, OF whom many
were from Kentucky and Tennessee
Beauregard rear guard was driven South
having no means to feed them, and bellev-
inc there was little temptation for him to
! ioin the rebel rout, he released them on
/ parole.
Memphis, June %
\ train on the Memphis and Charleston
/ Railro'd. with teams, wagons and one
company of the 56th Ohio, besides several
officers was attacked BIZ large force Of
rebel ayalry Yesterday about twelve niles
/ from this city The rebels destroyed the
| locomotive aud ears all of which were
/ burned, with the property.
| They killed ten of our men ana captur-
/ ed several officers, including col Kinney
Majors Pride and sharp, Railroad Supts.,
and captain McMchael formerly Of Gen.
| Smith staff, who was taken prisoner at
/ ShiIoah and had just been exchanged
Washington, June q.
T Tribune correspondence There is rea-
son 20 believe that Secretary Seward has
received a note from Earl Russell touch
ing General Buffers women order Il
will probably be treated in the same man
ner as the note from the same quarter re
monstrating against the stone blockade
| question was treated
Letters rom Prince Napoleon brought
bv the last steamers show that he is the
same devoted friend OF the North, that ne
has shown himself to be ever since the re
beliion broke out
New York, june %.
The Herald has a letter giving detail
ed account OF the fight on the 25th, q
| Richmond 1t SAYS Wednesday, Jun;
10Th was signalized by another glorious
struggle between the Union troops anC
the rebels, in which the former wer,
twice victorious. About 6, 000 OF our mex
that day encountered two divisions Of ths
rebel army a short distance beyond Fail
! Oaks, and drove them back a mile ~
remarkable bluuder we rslinquished al
the ground gained as soon as we had oh
tanned possession of it, aud then when tbs
error as silted and understood our gal
LIANT lads went at it again and corrected
the mist ke and maintained our position
there at II at.
But little of our artillery was engaged
and the casu tiles therefore are not so nu
merous az might be supposed from the in
ration Of the fight. As The artillery useJ
| was mostly oars, the enemy loss wa!
doubtless the heaviest Ours perhapsrea ii
ca 50 killed aud less than 300 wounded
The principal part Of the fighting was
done 10y Graves and Sick IS brigades o
Hool<ers division or Berrys brigade o
Sedgwck's division Sickles brigads be
hayed splendidly, as usual