Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-05-13

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= Miies OF The city Of Richmond, on Sundav
ehe % inst, while in pursuit of a con-;o
'h dispatches from Jackson to D.vis
1he cry OF Richmond battalion went On,
: on SUNDAY 10 see what the tronhla ~.
q 'ae communication was cut off with
rfeoericSs uorg, both by railroad and tel
egraph. The people of Richmond s. s;'-
! a terrible state of excitement. Tha 1911 :.
that the rebels have captured s. GOO H ~.
prisoners was false, and was gotten M ~,
JEFF. Davis to quiet the excitement Of h.
people VIC
The Enquirer of May S, contains tho
folio wing from Gordonsville:
1he light Is still going on. Jackson oc
cuples all the fords except Ely's. Our loss
Is heavy. No enemy in Culpepper. None
OF the wounded have arrived in Rich.
mond, owing to the destruction OF the
railroad between Richmond and Freder,
icks5urg- Many of the business houses in
Rlchmoud were closed yesterday. in con-
sequence of the exciting news from the
Rappahannock.
New York, May THE steamer Co.
tana6aa from New O.leans, May let, via
Havana the Sd, has arrived.
| Gen. Banks had issued orders com.
maudlng the registered enemies to leave
| the Department on or before the 18th of
May; declaring the death penalty for fur
nlshing supplies to enemies of the United
States arms and sentencing W. g. Bitter
ton to line of $25, QUO, and one years
imprisonment at hard labor in Fort Pick
ems, for an attempt to furnish supplies to
The enemy.
Vera Cruz advices to April 14th have
oeen received in New Orleans, direct. 1t
Is stated that In 90 days, more or less, we
may expect the occupation of the Capital
OF Mexico by the French.
Cincinnati, May Vallandigham was
brought before the court martial to-day
for trial. He refused to plead to the
charges read to him, and the court pro-
ceeded with the evidence, the publication
OF "hich is not allowed. The charges
were based on his Mount Vernon speech.
| Vallandlgham is AT the Burnett House to-
night under strong guard
Dayton and Montgomery are under
martial law. Total loss by the fire at
Dayton, $4,000.
Washington, May There can now be
no improperly in saying that the Presi-
dent and Gen. Halleck have visited Gen.
Hooker and his army, and returned to this
city t, -night.
az hCdIIy ~ y CiOCk tDlS morning, H.
formation was received that Stoneman had
safely arrived at Rappahannock Station,
with the remainder of his force He has
cut the railroad communications of the
enemy In all directions, and has won no.
| bic distinction.
| New York, May S.-The morning pa.
pers contain nothing later than was trans
United yesterday. One or two extras are
Published this morning but they contain
mere details of facts which have been
| published heretofore.
| A Times Washington dispatch, dated at
| ll:l5 last night, says Brig. Gen. Stoughton
has arrived from Richmond. Pe says on
Monday evening the farmers rushed into
Richmond with the news of Stonemau's
appearance in the suburbs, and that he
was gobbling up everybody as prisoners.
The bells were ringing and fearful con-
sternation ensued. Families packed up
their goods, and the military guard at
Libby Prison were ordered to the forti-
tications. The panic continued till Tues
day morning when it was known that
Stoneman was on his way down the
Peninsula.
Stoughton states tina: Stoneman's force
got within sight of Richmond, and one of
our officers and two men were captured
within only mile and quarter of the
city. There were only tour hundred
troops in Richmond.
The Herald has letter from a prisoner
named VosDurgh, dated Richmond, 9Th,
| which states that in the alarm felt
there on Sunday, there is no doubt
If Stoneman's force or part of it had
entered Richmond Sunday night, when
| they could easily have done SO, they could
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| met, with q majority of the rebel Con-
gress, and could have burnt the bridges
across James river and cut off all commu-
nication southwark.
Ii. Marsh, 18th Illinois cavalry, who
was captured on Monday at Tunstall's
station states that Percy WynGham's bril-
gade tore up the track of the Orange and
| Alexandria railroad on Saturday, burning
the rails and taking prisoners &c. Satur-
day evening Col. Davis captured a train
of five hundred rebels at Ashland station.
The men were parolei but the rebel Col.
the Major and other officers taken off by
Davis.
He then proceeded to Tunstall station
where be net 1000 rebels and had q Sc
we're skirmish. Davis force was only 400.
1t was Davis design to reach Yorktown
which he has probably accomplished.
The whole number of prisoners taken
by Davis and Wyndham is over one thous-
and.
A Washington dispatch states that
Longstreet's forces was pushed through
OF Friday, Saturday and Sunday, before
| StCneman cut the communications,
Special Dispatch to the State Journal.
Milwaukee, May 81 The following
names of killed in the Wisconsin regi-
ments, dnring the late battles near Fred
ericksburs, have been received here:
Third Regiment.-Company G, Serg't.
John S. Oady, of Green Bay; P. f.
| Scritzmer-
Toenty- sixth Regiment.-Company l,
G. Bechrnan; Company X, Henry Brem-
ser, of Milwaukee Ludwig Schloseer, of
Sank City.
WASHINGTON, May Z, 1853.
To Gov. SALoMoN, Madison, Wis:
The President and the General-in- Chief
have Just returned from the Army OF the
Potomac
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