Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-02-25

s0oe VIC tlWe u0S passed when
ene Nsuonal Government ought to extin-
guish the South The further prosecution
OF the war is to save the North from on
avaiancil OF ruin which the success of the
south nest precipitate upon it.
Another article denoupcea J,b, W.,
buren, for turning political somersot and
| repudiates all idea of mediation. recoori-
ton and Intervention as tending to relar
active Efforts for filling up the ranks OF the
army.
1t says the present is the most critical
| period of the war.
Headquarters Army Potomac Feb. 10.
The Richmond Examiner of yesterday,
has telegram dated Charleston 18th.
with proclamation from Gen. Beaure-
gard to the people of Charleston and Sa-
vannah. he says, the movements of the
enemy s fleet indicate an early attack on one
or both cities. He tells those unable to
! take an active part In the coming strug-
gle, TO retire, and calls on all able bodied
men from the seaboard to the mountains,
/ TO rally with arms, pixies, scythes, spades
and shovels, forsthe protection OF their
| firesides.
The troops and people are CONFIDENT
lhe Enquarer's leader says there has been
|
France to mediate. The South wants no
Frecch mediation while hostilities 90 on.
Final preparations for the expected attack
are being rapidly prosecuted.
The Jackson (Miss.) Crisis states that a
telegram announces that new appoint.
ment has been made for Gen. Holmes, and
that zen. Sterling Price will be placed in
active command of all the troops In that
department, taking with him all of the
Missouri regiments in the army of the
| West.
Washington, Feb. 19-Admiral Porter
communicates the following report to the
Secretary of the Navy, dated February
9Th: u am happy to INFORM you that the
steamer ItcAsburg was 80 badly damaged
by the ram Queen Of the Vest that she
has to be kept atioat by large coal barges
fastened to her sides. Her machinery has
been taken out and she will probably be
destroyed. This is the fifth steamer
which we have deprived the rebels Of
The -Vicks6urg was the largest and strong
est steamer on the river and | think thew
were preparing to use her against our
transports. Her wheels and guards were
mashed in and large hole knocked in
her side. So deserters report"
| New York, Feb. 19.-Gen. Wool has
requested the Police to ascertain the num-
Der and description of firearms, and
! quantity of ammunition now in stores,
&C., ia the city, and the inquiry is now
being carried ont.
New York, Feb. 2o.-The Times says
it has been positively learned in Washing
ton that the attack on Charleston and
Savannah is to take place on the Goth inst,
to-day.
Washington, February 2O.-Special to
the WorId.-The Republican confirms the
statement that Butler is ordred to an i'm
portant command. 1t is now said An i'm
portant field position, probably an entire
ly new Department.
The Ways and Means committee has
decided to place no additional tax on
whisky. No decision has yet been made
on tobacco. Probably slight tax will be
added. The committee decided to reduce
the duty on imports of printing paper
| The exact amount to be left is unknown.
Probably not under per ceut.
Times Dispatch. in a position
to know say that at least $4,000 have
| been stolen in the Quartermaster's De-
partment during the last few months.
Gen. Burnside will at once enter on his
new command. He left for New York to-
night.
Col. Van Valkenburg, of the Goth In
diana has been dismissed from the service
tor disloyalty and unbecoming conduct.
The Heratds dispatch OF yesterday says
the Detective Corps of Col. Baker, Pro-
vost Marshal of the War Department., ar
rested at Berlin, Maryland, A. T. NJ.
Filler and Joel Mann, both belonging to
Louden Co., Va, with $4,000 Oonfed-
crate money upon them directed to Rev.
DIR. McMill, of Richmond; also large
number OF letters for various parties at
the South, aid $4,000 worth of contra
band goods in wagon. They came from
Baltimore with pass from military au-
thority there.
Representative Goodrich said yesterday,
in the House, 5y instruction of the COM
mittee on the conduct of the war, that the
statement that Gen. Meigs had refused to
testify to the treason of an officer, is with
out foundation. The same authority gives
an emphatic denial to the statement that
Gen. Mcclellan had been summoned be-
fore the committee to meet grave charges.
Baltimore, Feb. 19.-This afternoon
while Gen. Butler, in company with the
reception committee and Gen. Schenck
anu stall, was 'isitAuS ZIG IOTt5 dI0uDQ TIE
city, melancholy accident occurred.
They had visited Fort McHenry, Federal
Hill and Fort Marshal. At the latter q
salute was fired just as the party had pass
ed along the rampsrts out of range of the
guns. The gunner supposing the whole
party had passed, fired 32-pounder, but
unfortunately, some of the party who had
loitered behind, ca e up. One of them,
Commander Maxwell Woodhill, received
the whole charge, which blew the flesh
from his lower limbs and caused his death
in few moments.
New York, Feb. 2O.-The steamer Ea-
gle has arrived from Havana. Mexican
advices represent the small pox
as among the French troops. The
French war steamer Lance, was burned
at the abandonment of Tampico; three
vessels, one laden with ammunition, the
others with provisions, were also aban-
doned. a0r
The Mexicans claim to have beaten
1920 French, at Elosgano, causing them
to retreat with loss of 26 killed and 80
or 40 wounded. They also have re-occu-
pied Jaiapa.
The French have established hospitals
at Perote and Qushaiac. In the latter are