Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-06-10

| Information, which was obtained from q
trderal Ulcer who had arrived from
I gicksburg:
| The Ease OF the Federal lines extends
! FROM right To lett on the Mississippi, from
The Yazoo 10 the lower part OF Vlcksburs,
over SIX miles. In the rear OF the rebels
| our lines came up TO the rebel lines
East OF the town we hold undis pUted
possession of every thing between the
Back River bridge and the hills in the
rear OF the rebel army.
AT last accounts Gen. Frank p Blair 8
Division had started toward the Big Black
river bridge. His destination was IN.
known.
Deserters report tie rebel losses were
exceedingly heavy on the I'D.
The Cessation OF hostillIIes on the 2Ist
ult.. was Tor the purpose OF letting the
women and children leave the CITY
The rebel plckets on the Cumberland
river have resumed their old positions.
Cairo, June 3--The dispatch boat VII.
son arrived This morning, having left The
mouth OF the Yazoo on tue evening of the
3Oth ult.
Affairs in the rear OF Vicksburg were
unchanged. There were discharges of ar
tllery, at intervals, all Gay. concen.ra-
llOi vi guns llaI- pSSH LdUc LOT tile pQT-
pose OF knocking down the only grlst
mill in Vlcksburg.
Deseiters were coming into our lines at
Il rapid rate Pemberton's force is great
ly demoraiized.
teen boat lords of troops.
Major NJ. l.. Martin has arrived, to pay
troops IN this district TO the 30th o. April.
Washington, June 3.-rhe following
was received yes -erday:
Cairo, June 30 Secretary Heties,
Hdshangt0n.-l have received the follow
Ing report oy the steamer Judge florence
just arrived from the fleet.
MIssIssIPPI oUADRos, FLAG SHIP BLACK HAWK,
NEAR NICkSBuRG, May %, 1868. (
sIs: Amidst successes, 1 regret TO report
any losses, but cannot expect to conquer q
place like this without some loss.
At the earnest request of Generals Grant and
Sherman, sent the Cincinnati to enfade some RI
lie pits which uteri. red with the progress left
wing OF our army. Gen. Sherman supposed the
enemy had removed his heavy guns o the rear of
the city. On the contrary, be seemed 10 have
planted more the water side than usual. The
Cincinnati WAS sunk and went down shoal water
with her flag flying. The enemy still contin ed
to ire upon her, but the flag not hauled down.
twenty-five men were killed and wounded, and
fifteen are missing. Tue Iatter are supposed to be
drowned The vessel be raised. The pilot
Was killed early in the action.
(signe-.) DAVID D. PORTER,
Act's Rear Admiral, Cong Miss. Squadron.
No later suvIceo from Tie army before
NIcksburg had oeen received ia this city
up 10 noon TO day.
New York, June 3 A Washington
special says the reported removal OF Gs n.
Hunter Is authurltIVeIy cUDtradicted- Gen.
SaxUon leaves tomorrow with dispatches
Tor Gen. Hunter.
Gen. Rosecrans has closely confined and
guarded ali tie rebel uthC who are his
prisoners.
III, steamer Columbia, from New Or
leans ae morning Of me 2S II uiC, has
arrived. Sue brings papers of the 2SLn.
They contain nothing Iater.
The Era OF tuaJ date says We learn
from authentic sources shat our army be
lore Port Hudson Is III a satisfactory con-
| dlIion, and everything bids fair tor most
successful close OF the CampaIgn there.
New \, Tx, Juus A Washington dis
patch TO the Herald states that no official
Information LAS been received here i'll 70
gard To- any assault upon Tile reUei works
at Nicksburg Oy Grant, or any repulse OF
the Union forces. IL is believed such
Iacts would have been promptly commuui
Gated 10 the military authorities. The re
ports are dlocredlUed here.
The officers OF the Indian0la, who have
arrived at ashingLon, state that while
passing through Montgomery, Ala. ama,
they Witnessed the Iaunchlng of rebel
STEAMER 244 feet long and % Ieet beam, to
be Jour Inch plated.
a New Orleans letter of the 9th, men
lions report there that one OF our gun
boats destroyed The town OF Franklin, La, ,
In consequence of being fired upon, while
passing, Dy guerrlllas.
Admiral Euote received his orders to-
DAY, and soon leaves To supersede Dupont.
a KY Vest letter OF the 18th, TO the
Times, states the BRITISH steamer Dolphin
has been condemned. A large quantity
VI English rifles and saores being fuqno
on board marked hard ware.
The Spanish steamer Union has been
captured by The gunboaC Huntsville off
Nj oblle, and brought into Key West.
The Ost0rdrG has captured the British
steamer Eagle, from Nassau, after a long
chase, duilug which The Oct0rdrd Knocked
away the EdgLe's wheel house, pilot house
and smoke stack. The rebel 81 Gamer
Cu6a, after being chased by the Octordrd
and HuntsUttte, lei; ID with the lie Soto.
and was burned by her crew, who were
captured by the De Soto.
New York, June 4.-Richmond papers
OF the 1sU aud I'd inst. state that Vallan-
digham was still at ShelbyvIle.
The Virginia election probably resulted
III the choice OF Billy Smith for Governor.
Letcher was defeated for Congress by
baldwin, Boeter defeated by Holiday,
Prlce elected 1t. Governor over Iuboden.
Ewell has taken the active command OF
Jackson's corps.
A letter to the Times states that Col
Fitzpatrick Is perpetrauLg another raid from
GIoucester Court House through Gioucee-
ter county, across Piankliank 10 Uroana
lie Intends to make his presence felt III
the rich Counties through which he was
To pass.
Tue Irabune's dispatch states that Adj
mlral tooLe VAS to-day detached and or
dered to relieve Dupont. He vii. leave
New York IN the IuscdrorG.
Cincinnati, June 4-Our direct advice
from NlcKeDarg are 10 the 30tn. For
several days previous quot hau prevailed
all along lie line, broken only by OCCASION
al cannOuadlng.