Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-02-18

men were injured.
In view of more important service re-
| curing the A0ntauE should not be sur
prised if the attack on Fort McAllster for
the present was relinquished.
The Heralfs Washington dispatch says
the paper makers had meeting here
| Wednesday night, to counteract the efforts
| making to get reduction of duty on for
| eign paper. They are purchasing all the
old tents for sale by the Government, and
importing vast quantities of rags. It is
to spend large sums of money upon weak
Members of Congress to secure an extern
sion of their monopoly.
Washington, Feb. "a letter from the
vicinity of Vicksburg Gays the enemy are
terrifying all points commanding the river
below the city, but they do not seem to
have guns for all their works.
San Francisco, Feb. 9.-In the Legisla-
ture, to night, Conniss was elected q. s.
Senator on the first ballot.
Nashville, Feb. 1O.-Our forces entered
Lebanon, Tern, on the 9Th and captured
some $50 rebels, most of them being of
Morgan's command. Many Confederate
officers were taken. Among the prison
ers is Paul Anderson, violent rebel, and
member of the legislature of 1860 and
1862. He was an original secessionists,
and one of the earliest advocates of
Southern Oonfederacy.
New Orleans, Feb. 3Q.-On the evening
of the 23d inst, steamer, rugged as
bark, with a rakish appearance came in
sight of South West Pass. She had moth
ing above the topmasts and moved slowl
by the Pass, apparently watching for some
signal, or expecting some.
A number OF the Pass pilots are under
arrest for communicating with strange
vessel some days since, and it is supposed
that further attempts will be made pre-
paratory to raid on the river.
The scoooner captured off the Sabine
pass by the rebels, was the transport Ve-
tocity. At the time of the capture of the
Morning Light ard Velocity dead calm
prevailed.
Washington, Feb. 1O.-A portion of
Col. Bakers detective corps seized los
cases of boots and shoes in transit across
the Potomac from Leonardstown, Nd,
and designed for the South. The goods
and sDlugglers were sent to WashipgtOn
under guard.
From what is said here, in we'll inform
ed circles, Capt. Worden's object in pro
ceeding 10 Fort McAllister, with the
MOntduk, was not to reduce that work,
but merely to test the effect of the shot
upon The turret of his vessel, and upon
which the rebels steel-pointed shot hac
no injurious effect His proceeding TO
that quarter to demolish the rebel works
was not specified in the original pro.
gramme.
New York, February IA few days
before the steamer North Star sailed from
Key West, communications were received
by Rear Admiral Daley from our Consul
Gen'l in Havana, in which he says that he
had just received a telegraphic despatch
from the United States Consul at Trinidad
de Cuba, saying that an English brig had
arrived from Kingston, Jamaica, with in
formation that the alabama reached that
port on the Goth, and landed the remain
ing officers and crew of the steamer Hat
terds, sunk off Galveston, over one hun
dred in number. 1t is further reported
that the AIabonaa had suffered severely in
| the fight with the Hatteras, that she had
| five shots in her hull and one which went
| through her stern post was a very bad
one. She put into Kingston to repair
damages and expected to be ready for sea
in few days.
Immediately upon this news being re-
ceived in Havana, the Q. S. steamers VA
chusett ard Oneida sailed direct for Kings
ton. The Santiago de Cuba and Il. r.
| Cuyter then on the south side of Cuba,
were ordered at once to the same port
| The 1soga and Seneca were also steering
| in the same direction.
/ The 1rabune's dispatch says one of the
new iron clad gunboats is on ship board,
en- route to San Francisco, where it will
be used as harbor defence. The Navy
Department will Immediately order the
construction of two gunboats, to receive
| the engines captured aboard the Princess
Royal
The ITi6une's special says the Joint
committee on the Conduct of the War is
| prosecuting with vigor and effect the in
| quiry into insubordinate influences which
| procured from the President q counter
| mand of Gen. Burnside's order to cross
| the Rappahannock and renew the Freder-
icksburg fight. The Investigation has al
ready concluded that the influence of a
| Cabinet member was greater than that of
| unwarlike officers.
Yorktown, Feb. Our loss in the
skirmsh near Nine Mile Ordinary, ives 80
| killed, wounded and missing. The ene-
| my's loss is unknown. The enemy is re-
| ported to be in some force at Burnt Ordi-
nary, II miles from Williamsburg
Port Royal, Feb. 3-Most of Fosters
| fleet has arrived in good condition. The
| 1st South Carolina negro regiment arrived
| yesterday, from an expedition 60 miles up
st. Mary's River to Woodstock. They
repulsed the enemy and burned the town.
After severe engagement they also de-
stroyed the salt works. Fighting like
veterans, they repulsed superior numbers.
Havana, Feb. 5.-The associated press
correspondent sage the Florida (Ala5anaa)
left Nassau week ago, having coaled,
&c. She reports having made seven
prizes off Cpba.
1t was reported that the alabama had
been sunk by al United States gunboat,
but it is formally denied. No American
war vessel is at or near Nassau. A brig
reports Feb. I'd, lat. %, long IA, saw two
steamers steering east under steam and
canvass, apparently a chase. One had
beam engine painted lead color, the other
black.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE following
communication was transmitted to the
Senate to-day:
To the PresiTenf of the UnifeI Ofnfes