Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-02-18
Telegraphic News

New York, Feb. "a Port Royal let.
| ter of Feb. Sd, says the HontauE has been
engaged several days in attacking an iron
battery on the Ogeechee river. The rebels
| have got much heavier guns than they
ever used before, and they havelalso used
| steel pointed shots, but although the Hon
tduEs turrei has been struck sixteen times
the shots have all glanced off. Capt.
Worden has nearly demolished the rebel
parapet, and expects soon to capture the
battery, behind which lies the steamer
Nashville.
The Passaic is said to be up Warsaw
sound. Heavy firing was heard there on
the second. The rebel ram Fingal is in
that vicinity. The Patapsco and Wee
haaoken are hourly expected. The harbor
of Port Royal is full of vessels with troops,
Gen. Foster having arrived.
The Port Royal Nep South Of the I'd
says the steamer City of Bath has just
arrived with troops. The Cahau5a is
coming over the bar and large fleet is
waiting for the fog to lit to enter the har-
bor
The New Orleans Picdyune of February
1st states that Rio Grande advices of Jam
uary Sd say the French have not occupied
Matamoras. Tampico has been evacuated
by the French, but the port is still block
AIDED. A large number of merchantmen
were at the mouth of the Rio Grande with
cargoes for Matamoras.
A Fort Clinch, (Fla.) letter of the 3lst
states that fight took place on st: Marys
River at Scruoby Bluff between the rebel
cavalry and three companies of colored
South Carolina volunteers. The rebels
attempted to take the steamer by boarding
I'm hn o,lA A. :
bravely. The Captain of the John adams
was shot. His murderer was shot imme-
diately by negro Our loss was two
killed and six wounded.
The steamer Marion arrived this after
noon. One OF her passengers is Count
Mejan, French consul al New Orleans.
No demonstration had yet been made on
Port Hudson. There is nothing from
Galveston.
Gen. Banks has issued an order explain
atory of the Presidents proclamation,
which order has disappointed macy who
thought might've slaves would be returned
to their owners in that part of the State
exempted by the terms of the proclama-
ton.
The editor of the True Delta has been
rebuked tor endeavuring to toreshadow the
action of Gen. Banks
Everything is quiet in the city. Colonel
Thorpe has been presented a service of sill
yer by the laboriDg men, Capt. Miller
succeeds Col. Nutting as Mayor of New
Orleans.
Halifax, Feb. 9.-The Europa from Liv-
erpool Oath, arrived this p. NJ
The Paris correspondent of the London
Times has reason to know that official in
structions have been sent by the French
Government to Washington, suggesting
that commissioners be delegated by the
Federal Government and the Southern
States, to meet on mutual ground and
confer together, without hostilities being
suspended, so that they might advise mu-
tual concessions, and effect reconcilia-
tion so necessary for the interests of the
whole world.
The Pays says: We believe that we
are able to state that the Government of
the Emperor has addressed communica-
ton to the Government at Washington,
and proposing means Of arrangements be-
tween the belligerents which would fully
protect the dignity of the Americans. La
Nord also says France has proposed the
convention Of an American Congress with
a view TO peace.
The Times cannot perceive anything in
the tone of the American people to give
any very confident hope that the miseries
OF that nation are drawing to end.
FRANCE. Six thousand additional troops
are ordered to Mexico.
GREEoE.-The Weinear Gazette announ-
ces the acceptance by the Duke OF Coburg
of the throne of Greece, on condition that
the house of Bavaria renounces its rights.
Very latest via Queenstown-Liverpo
Jan. 25.-There is no news of Importance
to-day. Insurrectionary outbreaks are
taking place in Poland.
Cincinnati, Feb. H.-Nicholas Long.
worth died yesterday, aged 81 years.
Fort Monroe, Feb 1O.-A flag of truce
boat brought down $50 exchanged prison
ers among them are q Colonel and Lieu
tenant.
Richmond papers of the 9th inst, re-
ceived, have changed their tone about
raising the Charleston blockade. The
Wig says the British consul sailed in the
Cadnsus, from Charleston, on the 7th.-
Tie officers of that steamer say the result
OF the late engagement was less substan-
tial than supposed. No vessel was sunk.
An impression prevails that Savannah will
be attacked before Charleston.
Headquarters Army of the Potomac,
Feb. S-A reconnaissance was completed
yesterday on the right wing of the army,
which accomplished all the purposes for
which it was intended, 10 the most sue
cessful manner.
New York, Feb. 10.-A New Orleans
letter of Feb.s2d, tosthe World, says -
Our consul at Monterey writes as follows ::
Wagon trains for the Confederate army
have been bought at Monterey and down
the country as far as San Louis Potosi,
and 900 from San Antonio. Goods from
the interior are daily sent across the Rio
Grande At Fort Duncan, one agent pur-
chased in Europe three vessel loads of
arms, and her arrival is daily expected at
Metamoras a cargo of medicines also
bought in Earope, is known to be due at
that port"
The New Orleans Delta is informed by
paymaster Fitch, of TIE steamer Tennessee,
that the Harriet Lane has not got out of
that port Her masts have been taken
out, and she has been towed around the
bend beyond the town, 20 place her out
of the reach of the Brooklyn's guns.
The Houston Telegraph, OF Jan. 5th,
seys that the guns of the gunboat Vest