Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-03-12

-'oi l" carolina coast ANA approached the
bioch"dihS vessel with the Unlon hag fly
in.
The NashsiNe went up directly under
I the guns .. the biocktdius vessel almost
Within mailing distance ana then passin.
( her' raised the rebel flag AMI moved d.
I rect } towards Fort Macon The biocka-
! ding vessel immediately discovered the
deccploa and started IN pursuit Of tie
| Noshrttte, following her until within
range OF the guns OF Fort Macon Sever
/ al shots were fired at the NaShri{ie bur
she reports that no one was hurt. She
;iailh9 10 nave brought into " iinn,n stun
valuable cargo OF bank note and printing
/ paper
i'he Richmond Dispatch calls attention
/ 70 mysterious Writings on the wall. midi
eating that Union con>pirators are at
work Among these writings arc the fol-
! lowins
Attention, Union mem. The Union
forever, The day is dtwning, the hour of
dehverdnc' approaches!
III was these significant ann 1uncemcntS
! that caused the arrest Of John Minor
I Bolts AMI twenty other suspected citizens
OF wealth character and position, and the
! proclamation OF martial law
The Richmond DiSpatch urces sunma-
] ~
| treason. and advocates the arrest and exc
cuton of the conspirutors
It was thought that Col Corcoran and
! Col Wilcox would be he'd rs hostages .or
! Generals Buckner and rilshnan: but this
WAS merely rumorcd Co.'s CorcUran and
/ llcox and other Federal prisoners, have
reached Richmond
! mere WAS II great panic at Richmond,
which was caused By the recent defeats OF
the rebels. The leading traitors exhibit
the greatest trepdat;on.
New York, March 5-Letters from
| Port Royal say that Fort Pulaski is entire
" surrounded by Union troops, and etlectu-
ally cut oil from communication with Sa-
rannah, batteries are being erected.
oavannAh has been very we'll fortified
| by the rebels, and large numbers Of resu-
itr troops are constantly arriving
| Our troops are IN good health.
The n w, OF the recent Union victories
| produced dIScoura1 in5 effect on the ret-
cis, ser> M 10 stimulate desertion
The reports in regard to ten. Pope and
his force very condictins The first i,
u rumOr OF the evacuation Of New Mad
rid; second, that our forces had been
sheiled out out by rebel eunboats; and
third, that Gen. Pope hid not been within
eighteen miles OF the place.
The rebel army there numbers 10000
men, havIn. been sweled by large rem
'oroemchts rom Columbus ana Memphis
i'ney have also ei5h5 WOO len sunhoIIs "
M at the tanning steamerS are rapidly
arriving and departing.
The people OF thc south are warmly ur-
Iin1 AMI deminiih5 Jeh JAWS To take Inc
ield.
A bitter contest Is going on at Memphis
as TO .,nether the to1n satil be burned
at the appolch Of our 1unooats
Cairo, March +. 1862 At - O'Clock
"Wednesday Iast our pockets were driven
IN 1T Co.umbus by rebel cavalry number
ins 50 Capt Pauidins OF the .eun-boat
81. LouiS. iyins at the Iandins sent 4
messenger t. Col. Buto.d AZ inr II he
should shell the woods in the rear OF the
town. and havIn-s returned with an affirm
alive answer, the ST. Louis teamed across
the river, the mortar boats took position
ANA sheIled the woods vigorously for an
hour. The second illinois cavalry WAS
Al last accounts in hot pursuit of the rch-
els
AtI2 o clock last ni9ht. and aeain ut
this mornine heavy clnnonadinr was dis
t.nctly heard apparently in the direction
Of New ldrid
New York, March Port ROYAL adyi-
ces st,te that Commodore Dunont's fleet
hid siled from tIere. DsstlnLt.on not
known
The steamship Ericsson has arrived
from Port ROYAL. March Ist with y
bales OF cotton and 24O passengers III.
steamer C,sn9Doiitan had arrived with =
Connpcticut r.. ri,,,nt
\ n,ssen .er from Savannah rcnorts
300Oj rebel troons there Other new,
rather maarre. and being contrabanl j,
not used
New York, NJ trch The steamer G.
LuDs5iu from Hlyann IN Ist has arrived
Gen Atnontc has nis,eI throu III Hlyan.
nah Tor Vera Cruz
VIM. l.. lancev disguised, had sailed
IN the rebel schooner Vide dtc0ke for
the ~out,
The captain of tho captured English
steamer Labndl arrived at Hayannan in
a rebel SC IoJa,ran ptota3se /. b .ijre che
ENGLISH consuI AMI lett in the CjInUbi,
tor New York
The ,linbolt Harriet Lam. had arrived
at Iavannah sac took as nr,ze of
N1tanzas. the schooner Vt,.gjui1 4 Inns