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

. turr ed loose and DIR ven towards our linz.
owing to the lack of forage There was
ammunition enough to lat 80 days, with
'l'e exception OF gun caps; they were
scarce
All were confident and fully expected
suPernnman efforts to be made BY tho,e
9uIIloe 70 raise the seige. They consider
'icksourg the strongest place in tbe Oon-
iederacy.
/. Gen Blair has met no enamv :, f,,-oo
sand the reports OF johnston ha;n, -,
are disoelieved.
Banks with reinforcements is renorted
near here, but like many other rurnora il
may have little foundation in fact.
This morning the heaviest cannonsdipo
of The seige was kept up without inter.
| mission for nearly three hours. New bat
terles have been lately put in position and
l5O guns are playing on the the city At
DAY light this morning the firing was rapid
beyond belief. The reports OF the guns
along the whole line averaged one a Sec
ond Tor minutes together.
Baltimore, June 4--Col. Fitzpatrick in
Ills raid back from Gloucester Point cross.
ed the country between the York and
happahannock rivers making an extensive
c.rcult through the garden spot oil VIr-
/ Slnla, section where our troops have
| never before penetrated. Col. Fitzpatrick
has made large haul of negroes, horses,
&c. and has arrived at Urbana with them.
/ HE spread general terror and alarm among
/ the rebels.
At Uroana he was taken across the riv-
er By our gunboats, and then proceeded
on 10 our lines.
Murfreesboro, June 3.-Scouts who have
nph " 81,
lei and IN our reaI, report having neither
seen or heard of any rebels. A gentleman
VINO IL known here, and whose statements
are regarded as reliable, has Just reached
our lines from TulIahoma THIS gentle
man says there are not more than two
regiments at that place, and that the enc
my has thrown all his force forward to
Shelby vile, Beech Grove and other points
on oar Immediate front.
A mounted force of rebels advanced
this ?. M, and engaged our videttes on
the Manchester pike road. The firing be-
| ing rapid and lasted about an hour, when
the reoels withdrew.
Chicago, June 4.-The Times having
issued paper this morning the military
took possession OF the office and remained
| until evening, when telegram was re-
celved by the proprletors from Gen. Burn
side, saying that his order suppressIng
their circulation having been revoked by
| President Lincoln, they were at liberty to
continue the publication IF their paper.
In The United STATES court To day the
entire session Was devoted To hearing the
arguments OF counsel for the Tunes.
Washington, June The following
has been recels ed by Secretary Weles:
US SHIP d. Soro, GuLY MEXICO,
Ma 18th, 1908. !
| SIR Il have the honor to inform you that yes
terday noon discovered the smoke of a steamer,
and stood for it. after e made out tho
steamer, at SIX O'Clock p ID She stopped, aud two
boats pushed of from her carrying officers and
crew. linimediateiy lowered anu took of the },
boats aud her pm ipsl officers security for tho
lives of my men, aud then boarded the steam
er. AS soon as the boats got alongside of her, the
flames burst out as had anticipated.
Afterwards having had the assurance that there
was danger of her blessing up, L near
enough to the burning chip to lead hose o
board, but ali efforts To suppress the flames,
unavainng and py the famous confederate
ship cuba FUNK beLesth the waves of the Gulf, in
latitude 2ss Az longitude SIS So Ii is estimated
upon reliable authority that the cargo worth
in Havana nearly s4oO, 900 and If landed in Alaba-
ma would have been worth u million and a quarter.
l have the officers and crew board and shan de-
liver them to the authorities of Key West
lsigned,l W W. WALKER,
Capt. U. S. N.
Washington, j Inc, 4-The u. S. steam
er HuntsUltle reports the capture on May
l9tn, OF the Spanish steamer Union of
and from Havana, bound TO Mobile II tug
boat OF 1l5 tons, built in Philadelphia
and recently used at Havana as tow
boat. She had an assorted cargo of con-
siderable value
The steamer Oct0r0rG reports the seizure
on the 22d ult. OF The English steamer
Eagle from Nassau, n. F., ostensicly
bound 20 st. Johns, n. b., with Il cargo of
assorted merchandise.
New York, June A meeting of ed
| ltors OF the press OF this city, is called on
the 9Th inst, to consider the subject of the
nature, extent and righttul limitations, if
any, of the liberty OF public journalists t.
criticise the acts of those charged with the
conduct OF the Government, in time of
war and civil conVulsion. The call is
signed by W. O. Prime, Parke Goodwin,
James Brooks, Arson Herrick, Horace
Greeley, and Elan Comstock.
Lexington, KY, June 4.-SpeciaI to the
Nel9 York World: To tie Editor of the
Nep York WorM:: Having been directed
! by the President of the United States to
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| the Chicago Times, | have revoked the
entire order, and your paper will be al
! lowed it's circulation in this Department.
! (Signed) A. Z. BURNSIDE, Maj Gen.
| Murfreesboro, June 4.-The rebels have
/ been accommodating in our front. Yes
/ terdsy Wheeler appeared on the Manches-
! ter road, and this morning on the Shelby
| vile road Brisk skirmishing has been
| kept up all day. The I'd Indiana cavalry,
on picket duty, was first attacked. The
/ 39th Indiana, Col. Harrison, first, and u
/ brigade of Davis division subsequently,,
went to their assistance. The rebels were
driven about mile. Our less only
one man killed and several wounded. The
4th cavalry was engaged some time on the
Middleton road, and lost seven killed and
one wounded.
Col. MeCook reports hearing heavy fir
ing in the direction OF Triuue.
Gen. Granger telegraphs that Col.
| Baird, S5th Ind, in command at Frank
| lin was attacked to day by rebel cavalry
At the latest dates Bard was still lighting
with some prospect OF capturing the enc
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