Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-06-24

MINERAL POINT
WEDNESDAY, JUNE "a. 1868.
From the Sent Of War.

N"AN''~s 0A'o pofdcEY
what we have, is questionable charac-
ter. From the confused mass of telegrams
we gather that one corps Of :he rebel ar
my has been pushed up To the nsighbor-
hood Of Martinsburgh and the upper Po-
tomac, from whence strong foraging par
ties of mounted men have been thrown
across the river, occupying Williamsport
Hagerstown and Boonsboro in Mary land,
and small body pushing as far AS Cham
bersburgh and McConnellsburgh Pa,
where they have been "a herring consid
era BILE booty of horses and cattle from the
loyal inhabitants and compliments, bo-
quets &c. from the ~ecesh of the female
persuasion. In the mean time Bob Lee,
with the bulk Of his army lays behind the
Bull Run Mountains watching Hooker,
who, with his army occupying the coun-
try from Cost lis Station on the Orange
and Alexandria Rail Road, to Fairfax
Court House. This state of things can
not last long Neither army is ina po-
sition that ii would select for leisure or
amusement No doubt it was Lees in
tention and expectation that as soon "a
Hooker perceived that he had slipped
away from his front and rebels had ap-
pcared north OF the Potomac, our whole
force would rush for Washington aud
from thence 10 Western Maryland after
the style of Mcclellan last fall Lee could
then have gobbled Alexandra with its
vast military stores, and perhaps even
Washington City at his leisure. But Jo-
seph has not played according to this bill
and the two armys stand confronting each
other, with the mountains and historic
field of Bull Run between them Every
thing Low, indicates that this field where
was fought the first considerable battle of
war and which little more than a year
afterwards WAS the scene OF an other ter
rible carnage, will soon see reenac,ed on
grander scale, this dreadful tragedy Of
blood, Let Us hope that at this third
meeting on the field of Bull run, the dis
grace the first and second may be wash
ed away.
The Panic at Harrisburgh and most
other points on the border has pretty
much subsidized We hear no5hing new
from Pittsburgh, but no doubt under the
wise and prudent mana agenen: of General
Brooks, the defences Of that place will
soon assume proportions which will send
lmboden and his guerriIlas to the right
about at double quick On the 18th inst,
a daring raid was made 10y some BOO reb
ei cavalry. from Kentucky into Indiana,
on the New Albany and Salem Rail Road
Their object was To burn rail rond bridges
or 10 communicate rebel sympathizers OF
whom there are a great many in that part
OF Indiana. Some home guards and con
vaiescent Soldiers were after them with
some prospect Of preventing their re-cross
ing the OHIO
We have nothing new from Murfress
toro, except vague hints that alter his
long rest. old RoSey Is going To make "a
Country. - mote 1t re--tnas army seem,
to be capable o5 .niarlnS va@t .oann,
o; hard ress
Prom Nicssh1-. everyttsu, seems o.
porfau& tbs aar.y cs.pitai=t5an - the .i,y
T!,ou-a ~ Wv ~ the v,st r-su Is We.
confess e. somew a. ieveriSh anxiety
for the result and hope soon ., hear that
si's starving process has been abandoned
In lar"r of more active meu-Ures \ot.
that We have any Tear 'ns Gran, a his
frnut cor rear bot he mas iung ilne ui
communication T. ar kept open, a.d tbe
tie nayi-atiun o, the Mississippi = essu
now coming dangerous from ..uerri a
hapz thc Yellow lack - close n aand
One year nco to day was fought the BAT
tie of Gains Hill, where Mcclellan ami
hi. fsvorite. Fit1 John Porter. were bad
" licked, and the doughty Geaeral or
dercd al of the baggage Of the Armv o.
the Potomac to be burned preparatory TO
it, Il. ght to james River and the gunbua;s
Many then considered that all was lost
iav our brave armies. on more than one
field nave won laureis that the Old ,iuard
IF Napoleon miaat have been proud 10
wear, and are suii AMIGOS tor opportu-
mites Il ssain -how their deyotedne~s 10
iheir country.
Those of US who thought the rebellion
= mere bagateile. TO be put down by read
ing the riot act or firing few blank shots.
have long since discovered our mistake.
and the time is coming when those OF the
other extreme, who consider the govern
ment played out when ever areverse hap
pens to our army in any of IFS parts, will
hnd themselves equally mistaken. 1t is"
question of endurnnde of re, erses. OF faith,
and of works If the independence of
the Southern Confederacy could have been
gained by brilliant cavalry dash. it wo