Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-08-12

\ 1870 Ooit y hS zig S~SSG
Gen. Merrill aud drove them back beyon
Brandy Station, establishing our picke
lines tor the night half mile farther on
tnsn before. Our loss was one killed ant
two or three wounded.
Information gained from scouts indi
Gates that the main body of the enemy
has fallen back towards Fredericksburg
and Gosdonsville. TIE first corps Were
al 10 arms and eager for an attack, which
| they also fully expected. Generals New.
| ton and Robinson LETT their head quarters
| with their stats and awaited The tide @;
! events, but were doomed TO be dIsap.
| pointed.
Tie steamer Northern Light FROM AS
/ pinwall, July 2S.h, srrived thIs morning.
The RerGtd's Washington correspon.
| dent says official reports OF Grants ., era
tons at Nicksburg reached here Thursday
last. IL Is said 10 be one OF the most in
| teresting reports ever made TO the head
! quarters Of the army.
a copy was Immediately prepared for
| publication, in order TO CRAFTY public
| anxiety tor the details OF the splendid de
| velo pments which contributed SO larg, ~
| Ia giving 10 the country once more the
free navigation Of the Mississippi. This
! publication was, however. suppressed on
the groond that such document should
first appear in the Arny and Macy OJicidl
| Gazette, the last mum Der OF which, Issued
TO day, does not contain the report.
a Charleston letter, OF the 3ISt, says !:
"The last dag OF Jaly passes away with
| every thing promising sucCosS, though per
| haps not as soon as some may wish All
| things are working well. We know that
| anxiety Is felt in Charleston IoT The safety
/ OF the city.
" Last week there were hanging from
the parapet OF Sumpter, as protection 10
| the walls, lines OF cotton bales. lt told
us plainly that 10 inch shot were equal TO
/ It's destruction. The cotton bales are now
gone. See on fire as they were by their
own guns, they were Obliged to take them
| down, aud they are now piled ii scorched
| heaps behind the fort. Every thing beto-
| kens feartulness on the part of the rebels
| here which Is very encouraging To u.s.
The Hortd'S Washington dispatch con-
| tains the following One of the evening
| papers IN al artiCleron the military situa.
| ton says:
a" Our army had crossed the Rappahan-
| mock, and that Ii an engagement was not
progressing it was at least imminent,
though it Is thought Lees probable retreat
| ~ A-AiSLN tACNtbb H.
| Advices from the army tonight show
the utter talsity of this statenen. OF the
| situation.
Yesterday q accommodating force under
| Stuart recrossed the river and attacked
some Of our forces at Warrenton They
were driven back after slight skirmishing,
| without obtaining the object of their visit.
| To-day all IS quiet. None of our forces
have crossed The Rappahannock as pub
lished here.
Cincinnati, August 5.--The Gazette's
| Columbus dispatch says considerable ex-
| citement prevailed there yesterday after
noon, over the tearing down by invalid
seldiers of q flag on " hich was inscribed
the names of Vallandigham and P0gh.-
The copperheads commenced gathering,
aud swore ven geanCe on the author of the
act An invalid soldier in the crowd was
badly beaten tor approving OF the act
| All the soldiers in the city were arrested
| and put in the guard house, to prevent
further disturbance.
In the evening the crowd assembled be-
fore the door OF the store where the flag
hung. After parading the streets the
| crowd went back TO the store and pre-
scented the owner with a new flag which
Will be hung out again to day.
Washington, Aug 5.-The National Re
| publican contains an editorial to viii ch
semi official Importance is attached. Il
says among other things the following:
| Ii there shall be an occasion for HOSTILE
| ties between this country and England and
| the two nations are likely TO be evolved
| In war our steam marine will be at
| once converted into priVateers AID the
commerce of Great Britain will be driven
from the ocean. Thus does the criminal
neglect OF the Queen of England's advis-
ers tend to the disturbance OF the peace of
the world.
War is not desirable, even with Eng
land, bot war is not the greatest OF evils.
A nation of spirit cannot submit 10 inius-
| tlce, to lnsolence, to outrage, through q
series of years aud make no effort to
avenge its wrongs.
The course Of England during the try
ing period of our troubles mas aIienated
every American of the loyal states what
ever his opinion upon the administration
| or she conduct OF the war. These are
| significant facts and indicate what the fu-
ture has in store tor Us.
| The Vaccinations OF Napoleon in Mex
| leo deserve attention. but the country
| should bear liz mind Le great fact that the
| United States can restore Mexico to its
| place as Republic whenever the attempt
shall be made; and, indeed, it is not i'm
| probable that Napoleon will find excuse
| tor quitting the position which promises
no good to. the French Empire.
The draft has been completed in Wash
ington. II gives an aggregate of $500
white and l ,253 cClored conscripts.
Army Paymaster Mcfarland had $40
900 stolen from bis room here last night
1t is believed among army officers that
all Lees forces, excepting a. P. Hills
Corps, are south Of the Rapidan, and that
single Brigade of Longstreet's Corps
occupies the old works near Fredericks-
burgh.
New York, August 5.--The riot cases
| came before the court to-day. Some nj
| teen were postponed, including those of
| the murderers Of the, negro, through dila-
| tory motions on the part OF the counsel.
/ Two were sentenced for robbery, one for
| FIVE years and the other for ten years in
/ the penitentlary.
| Memphis, August 3.-Robinso0's rebel
| force having been driven from West Ten
| nessee, has Joined Chalmers in Mississippi.
/ Jesse Forrest with about 500 cavalry
was ct Jackson three dave ago Gen.