Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-06-17
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| AOiA, eli EOAt6 10 reiiese Admiral DO
pont.
Headquarters Army of the Potomac
June Especial to the Herad.-Eve-y
thing remains quiet here Fredericks
burg remains in the possession of the enc
my and their forces display themselves OF
the heights, but without arms or any indi
cation of offensive operations.
Thls morning brigade of the enem,
lett the city and moved off over th,
heights. Their purpose is unknown Am
mnnltlon trains can be seen parked on tn.
bills about mile from the city, but M
camps are visible. The rebels are busil,
engaged in throwing up entertainments
and evidently intend to oppose any further
advance of our troops.
lhe sklrmlshers of the two armies are
but few rods apart, and the rebel flag.
| are placed within rifle shot of our line Of
battle. Firing has been heard in TIE di.
rection Of Kelly's ford this forenoon. Ii
Is reported that Col. Davis, of the caval
| ry, Is wounded. 1t is also reported that
the enemy's cavslry have attempted to
cross at Beverly ford, above Rappahau.
mock station, and that a brisk engagement,
Is progressing at that point
| Three thousand Texans have been
mounted and added to Stuart's command
to serve as ri0emen, and all the rebel cav.
| airy are collected in the vicinity of Cul
pepper. Lee has also moved upon that
neighborhcod with large column of in
fantry, and 1T is thought by many that
Stuart will dash upon Maryland for the
! purpose of divert ng our attention while
Lee follows across The Rappahannock with
his forces and attacks us in the vic nifty oil
Stafford Court House.
The troops are in good spirits and quite
ready tor light across the RappaLannock
| below Fredericksburg,
Fredericksburg, June 9.-The rebels
have at least so, 900 men and large force
OF artillery before US, but it is question:.
Die whether with this great strength they
could drive US from our position. The
| rebel sharpshOOters have established them.
selves under the cover of an old barn on
the extreme right of our pickets, and an
| noy US somewhat by their constant efforts
| to pick oft our men. A few shells trom
batteries dislodged them for a time, but
| they are sure To return.
a member of the 18th Alabama regi
| ment managed TO elude the rebel pickets
| last evening, and came into our lines, sur
| rendering himself as deserter. He was
removed Immediately to the army head
quarters.
Whatever may be Hooker's object in
this demonstration, he keeps his own
| counsel thoroughly, the army obeying or
ders without knowing exactly what the
orders mean or what the next move will
be made.
All is quiet this morning.
Cincinnati, Jnne 1Oth-Gen. Carter
forces, which for some weeks have been
guarding the north fork of the Cumber-
land, crossed the river yesterday and drove
the rebels under Pegram out of Month
cello.
AT the last accounts our forces were
pursuing the flying rebels. A number of
prisoners, horses aud arms were captured.
No loss on our side.
The Gazette has the following from
southern papers Dispatches from Jack
son on the Sd inst. to the Mobile Tribune
say that Port Hudson is closely besieged
he news from that quarter is conflicting.
1t is believed that the accounts heretofore
reported of fighting there are greatly ex-
aggerated. The Yankees have abandoned
the N. o. g. Jackson Railroad. 1hey
burned the Manchac bridges and DESTROY
ed the Notifications there.
New York, June 10.-The Times spe-
clai from Beverly, on the ninth P. NJ,
speaks OF the recent cavalry fight as the
greatest OF the war. Beverly ford was
taken by a spirited dash Of the Sth Ills
and 9th n. I. who were on the south
side before the enemy were aware of it.
kelly's Ford was also taken by Gen.
Grey after slight skirmish. The
right column under Buford came upon the
enemy only few miles from the RIVER
he fight commenced at 5 A. NJ, and con-
tinued till 3 P. NJ, By which time the
whole of Stuart's force was engaged. 1t
Is said to number about 1900 cavalry
and l6 pieces of artillery. They were
however driven back miles on the right
and on the left with heavy loss.
Our forces formed q Junction at two
o'clock. The greatest charge of the day
was made by the 9Th Penn. Cavalry sup
ported by the 9th Regulars, when they
dashed upon a whole Brigade of the enemy
and were taken in the flank by another
Brigade, though thoroughly overwhelmed
gallantly cutting their way out. Two Regl-
ments of Gregg's Brigade, under COL.
Wyndham and Col. Fitzpatrick, had hot
work all the morning, bat drove the enemy
from the River to brandy Station
The rebels were numerically superior to
us, including our small supporting force
OF Infantry. They bad five large Brigades,
under the command of Gems. FItz Hugh
Lee, W. T. II. Lee, Jones, Field and Rob
inton, with Is pieces of artillery under
Major Bingham. They had been reviewed
the prisoners say, by Gen. Lee, and were
under orders TO move on their grand raid
into Maryland and Pennsylvania, on We'd
nesday, at O'Clock ia the morning.
Our forces returned almost unmolested
to this side OF the river during the after
noon.
New York, June 10-A Corinth dis
patch of the I'd in the Cincinnati papers
states that heavy relnforcements are
reaching Johnston from Savannah and
Charleston, and two entire divisions from
Bragg have gone to his aid.
Two of Van Dorn's brIgades have been
transferred to Mississippi and one at Co.
lumous.
A letter to the Gazette dated Vicksburg,
May 2, says the weather is dreadfully hot
aud is beginning to tell on the men. Long
lines of rifle pits and strong field works for
seige guns, and covered ways surrounded
the enemy. Our artillerists open fire fre-
quently during the night as well as the
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