Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-10-07

Aths HUNS
good deal of Government cotton is ar
irving at Vicksburg
4 dispatch from Vicksburg the 2Ist saws
'llat zen GRANT Is still improving, and will be
able TO leave his bed in a few DAYS.
1t IS reported that the steamer Florida has
been sold at Brest, and new vessel awaits
her crew at Liverpool.
The London Times editoriaIy STRONGLY IA
vors the detention of the two rams until
cleared of suspicion.
Gen. Lee issued on the 9th con,,r.+,,o+o-
~ order to the army of Virginia on General
Braggs victory.
BY recent exchanges 20, 600 soldiers here.
totore released on parole, will be returned to
duty and added to the effective strength of
the Union army
On Sunday, Gen. Meade and a number of
officers dined with John Minor Bolts He is
living quietly on recently purchased farm,
near Culpepper.
Jno- Nichols citizen of Missouri, has been
tried at jefferson City before military COM
mission, for being guerrilla, and found gull
ty, and sentenced to be hung.
Passengers by the steamer Lady Franklin
report the capture in Memphis on Saturday
night of the notorious guerrilla zen. Rich
ardson.
Union meetings have been held in Tennes-
see and Mississippi, and the stars and stripes
been raised nearly 100 miles in the rear of
Vicksburg
The paroIed Vicksburg prisoners at Mobile
are suffering greatly, and declare if ever
forced into the field they viii desert i'll the
first battle.
The Times dispatch says the invalid corps
Is organized into Is regiments, and the Coils.
to command them have been selected from
the Majors previously appointed
Col Ramsey has been appointed Brigadier
General, and assigned to the charge Of the
Ordnance Bureau, which he has filed since
the retirement of Gen. Ripley.
Leading Republicans in the West are writ
ing to Washington letters of remonstrance
against the proposed abandonment of the
draft in the Western States and the substitu-
ton therefor of a new system of volunteer
ing.
A Memphis letter, of the 22d, says a for
midable expedition against Mobile is being
inaugurated and hints that the feint against
Texas viii not interfere with it. The iron
| clads from the Mississippi are to cooperate
with a large land force.
Arrangements are being made for the sale
of the Fort Howard reserve, which is situal-
ed at the mouth of Fox River on Green Bay,
and contains about 5000 acres; also Fort
Crawford, which is in the town of Prairie du
Chen and comprises l75 acres.
Gen. Bragg states the fruits of the battle of
Chickamauga ut 1000 prisoners, of whom
1900 are wounded, SO pieces of artillery, %
stands Of c0lors and guidons, and over $4,000
small arms.
There was female bread riot at Mobile,
Sept 18th. The Governor ordered the 18th
Alabama regiment to put down the disturb
ance, but they refused. The Mobile Cadets
cssayed, but were forced to fly, by the wo-
men Peace was finally restored
A letter from the steamer Seminole, dated
Rio del NOrtc, Sept. DIST saws that they cap
tlsrod the most valuable prize of the war--a
British steamer over 800 feet long, evidently
fitted out in England for rebel man Of war.
At a late meeting of the supreme body of
the Union Leagues of the United States,
set of highly important resolutions were
passed, amounting in fact to a political plat
form. 1t is said that in a few days it viii be
made public.
The enforcement of the death penalty in
the Army of the Potomac is rapidly decreas-
ing the number of deserters. Conscripts and
substitutes are arriving in considerable mum
bers, and also deserters who are forwarded to
their regiments for trial and punishment.
The T515loaes special says the statement
that a new draft for coo, 600 men is about to
be made is believed to be premature. No
~
the present one is completed in several west
ern States which have not vet exceeded their
quota of volunteers sufficiently to cover that
under the draft, as Michigan, Minnesota and
Wisconsin.
a guerilla force of 1900 men under Col.
Logan, are operating on the Mississippi
Their only aim seems to be to burn or destroy
whatever Is left on the plantations. Logan
and some of his men made dash upon the
vicinity Of Natchez and burned 600 bales Of
cotton, almost within the suburbs of the city
The cotton belonged to several planters who
were awaiting an opportunity to bring it
within the Federal lines.
The Richmond Eraalnc,. of the 2Sth saws
that {" after two distinct efforts to capture
Chattanooga, the enemy still hold and are
Strengthening that strong position. Mean
while the situation in northern Virginia has
become critical. The enemy is preparing for
a general attack on the Rapidan, and massing
forces at Culpepper. lie is also encroaching
on the railroads and river, which shows de-
termination TO fight"
gentleman direct from Morris Island says
that a few days before he left several desert
ers arrived there from Sullivan's Island
Their story is that after the blowing up of the
magazine in Fort Moultric, and fully expect
ing a continuance Of the firing on the follow
ing day, the rebels made preparations for the
removal of their best guns, with the intention
IF evacuating the Island; but finding the
next morning that the Smelling was not re-
newcd, they concluded to wait
According to japanese accounts received
1t Habodadi August Both, the British feet
had been rcpulsed from Kagosina, where it
went to demand from Prince Satsuma the sur
'ender Of Richardson's murderers. As the
feet entered the inner harbor armed
Japanese deooy boat drew towards shore,
vas pursued, attacked and speedily sunk
Masked batteries then opened on the feet
rom the shore, Kidding the advance vessels
before they could get out OF range. The
Japanese claim to have disabled the greater
portion Of the feet, and the balance retired
rom the contest.
\ letter from Harper's Ferry, dated the
18th, to the Baltimore Auserica7s, says Coles
came in contact with Mosby and
about $50 of his command, near UppervilIe,
asst Friday. drawn up in line OF battle, await
ny his arrival After some slight skirrnish-
ng, Major Cole charged the gang, when they
scattered and fed in dismay. One of them