Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-05-20
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special boat From what I can learn.
Hooker returned to retain his present
command and conduct the army unaided
by Halleck through another advance.
whenever such shall be determined upon
This YOU NAV consider as reliable pres
ent writing
The latest rebel report at Jackson, Miss
on the llth says, eleven of Grants cav
airy entered and bnrned Chrystal Spring
on the New Orleans Railroad today at II
clock
The enemy are fortifying at the Rocky
Springs ond Willow Springs Gen Os-
tcrheus is at Cayuga with 300 cavalry and
! or regiments of infantry.
The enemy are reinforced at Willow
and Rocky Springs from the river. Gen.
Grant will probably advance east and not
direct to Vicksburg
New York, May Is.
A dispatch from Cairo states that our
troops, all the way from Memphis to
Young's Point, are moving to reinforce
Grant
They will endeavor to cut the railroad
between Jackson and Vicksburg.
The Vicksburg correspondent of the
Jackson Appeal takes gloomy view of
He says Grants movements have de-
ceived everybody.
Bragg was at Atlanta on the ID
A dispatch from Richmond saws the
railroad communication has been restored
between Richmond and Ere iericKsburg
The Richmond Sentinel of the 18th
inst, contains Jackson dispatch of the
l tn saying that the Natchez Courier pro-
fesses to have information that Kirby
Smith, with 10000 raw troops, whipped
Banks, driving him out of Washington.
Louisiana.
The Sentinel says: Laws North Car
olina brigade lost 905 men at Chancellor
vile, or SO per cent its entire number"
Murfreesboro, May IA
All is quiet along our lines Ii is ru-
mored that Ghere has been a light at Vicks-
burg, in which the Union forces were un-
successful.
A correspondent with Gen Rosecrans'
army writes as follows
so far as | can Judge by weeks resi-
dence IN camp. this army is in most ad-
miral order, the regiments generally in
good fighting trim, and under high
state of discipline The whole command
seems to have unbounded confidence in
''Old Rosey"
Lieut. Oscar J. keayes, 10Th Kentucky,
is dishonorabiy discharged from the ser
vice for general unworthiness, and con
duet unbecoming an officer and gentle
man.
Washington, May 10
The Richmond Enquirer of the 18th,
contains the following:
Tulahomav, May p
The scouts from the front TODAY report
the removal of the epemy's heavy bag
gage and tents to the rear OF Nashville
The Enquirer says D or 6 transports Ian
ded Federal troops at West Point on the
l3th inst, who are throwing entrench-
ments across the point from Matapony 20
the Pamunky river
The rebel officers, it is said. estim te
their loss ut Chancellorl ille at %, 900
Washington, May 10
The following is received to-day by the
Secretary of the Navy.
Paducah, KY, MAY 10.
am Just down from Tennessee River
| have on board prisoners captured at
Linden
On the night of the 18th, | took en- boa I'd
the gunboats % men and horses of the
First Western Tennessee cavalry under
the command of w w NJ Breckenridge
AID landed them on the east side of the
river, sending the gunboats to cover all
the landings above and below Colonel
Breckenridge dashed across the country
to Linden and surprised the rebel force
more than twice his numbef-capturlng
Lit Col. Frierson, a captain, surgeon four
Lieutenants 40 rebel soldiers, so horses,
army wagons arms dc. The Court
House which was the rebel depot was
burned with :. quantity of army supplies
The enemy lost killed we lost no men
and had one horse killed Col Breekin-
ridge, after the exploit reached our vessel
la safety and recrossed the river | will
send the prisoners to Cairo.
CSignedl s. L. PHELPS,