Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-05-27
Ielegraphic News


There is evidently to be an active
summer campaign. The plan Of the enc.
my seems to be 70 keep our attention con
| stantly excited at every point at once. so
that no part OF our whole, wide frontier
may be freed from urgent and immediate
| apprehension of an attack. Then they
can strike where they think our line is
weakest, or where our deiences are least
prepared, and if repulsed, they can retire
and direct blow at some other quarter.
d" In the mean time they can bag much
| plunder and cause much sorrow and heart
breaking to our people, by expeditions
through thiniy peopled regions, destitute
of troops. They can also force more and
more OF our people within their lines to
take their oath tor quiet life and save
their property from conhscation. Thus
they can demoralize and rob Us within our
own borders, preparing all the while for
serious assaults and delivering them Just
when they are ready and where they
| choose.
g IL is hard to say at what point they
are most active just now. If one looks
| southwestward ii would seem that the
state OF Mississippi is the region OF the
most extensive operations. Immense ar
mics are gathering in and around Vlcks-
| burg, and while preparations are ia pro-
| gress tor new assault on that place, the
| back country Is devastated and the people
| plundered by cavalry raids, but at the Very
same moment Charleston Is kept on the
| qua caUe by energetic preparations for
another attack by or land, or both at
once. The object may be only to prevent
Gen. Beanregard from sending away any
| OF the troops which now defend Charles
| ton.
''At the same instant, Bnrnside'threatens
East Tennessee, and Hooker, largely rein
lntorced, Is expected to cross the Kappa
| hammock somewhere or anywhere from
CGlpepper to Port Royal. To keep some
OF our forces employed In the defence OF
Richmond, reintorcements are sent to
Fort Monroe, and the enemy's gunboats
are harrassing North Carolina"
New York, May 1.-THE Times army
dispatch, dated Friday evening, says Stew
art Is for the present in command oil Jack
sons corps, which consists OF tour tull di-
visions OF Is 900 men each.
| A rebel deserter states that their force,
prior to the arrival OF Longstreet, was
100, 600. He brought 10000 more. The
rebel officers estimate their loss at 10000.
New York, My 18.-The following
additional t, reign news is by the steamer
yesterday:
The London Times argues that it be
hoves Englang TO look leniently on the
proceedings OF Wilkes, in view of main.
tanning her own rights when she becomes
a belhgerant.
The London Observer, in pacific ed
| itorial, credits" the Lincoln Government
with desire to cultivate friendly rela-
| tons.
Mr.. Layard, in the House of Commons,
| explained the hauling down of the Amer
lean flag at the Island of Sombrero, during
the stay OF the British man ot-war Phae-
ton. He denied the American jurisdiction
aid claimed that the Island had long been
part of the British possessions In the
Caribbean sea.
There had been no correspondence on
the subject of the Russian reply 20 the
great powers on the Polish question pub
Used. 1t agrees TO negotiate in specific
manner, on the basis OF the treaty OF 1916
The reply Is not generally regarded as
satisfactory. The insurgents continue
active.
New York, May 16.-The morning pa
per specials are barren OF much else than
speculations.
The Iri6une'S dispatch says movements
are on foot strongly supported in and cut
of the cabinet, for the appointment OF
Gen. Butler TO command the Department
of the Vest
The provost Inarshals have been directed
TO proceed forthwith with the draft, but
it Is supposed doubtful whether any can
be made before the middle OF July. Vol
unteerS may be called tor before that
time.
The Times dispatch states that Sena.
tors Wade and Chandler have arrived from
| Falmouth, and report our troot in q most
effective condition and the best o. spirits,
impa tienG for an immediate advance on
Lees army.
Capt. tIagler, our chief ordnance off.
Ger, reports that We lost eight guns and
captured nine, thus putting the lie on the
rebel assertion that they captured fifty
guns.
Washington, May 1s.-The War De
Partment has officially proclaimed the III
| strucLIons Tor the government OF the ar
mics OF the u. D, IN the field, prepared by
| Francis Lieber, and revised 10y the board
of officers. They are approved, and com.
| manded published d, by the President.
The Petersburg Express of the 18th
| the Confederate Congress provides that
! every commissioned officer commando
negroes organized to fight against the Con-
| tederate States, when captured, shall be
put to death aud the negroes be dellv cred
| 10 the state authorities, to be dealt with
according TO present or future laws.
The same paper speaks despondingly
about affairs al Vicksburg, and says it il
due to the people that they should know
how affairs there stand.
New York, May 18.-The steamer from
! Port Roy al reports that when it was OF
/ Char eston, on the 14th inst, 1t heard
heavy firing from 2 20 F. Nj. III the tar
/ Dor. lG was supposed 10 be our iron clads
attacking the batteries on Morris Island.
Washington, May 1s.-The following
Vas received TO day, at the headquarters
OF the army:
Memphis, May 17-ToH ". HaIeck,
! General an ChlJ Papers of the 14th
inst, from NIcksburg aud Jackson, report
that GIANT defeated Gregg's brigade at
Raymond, on Tuesday, The 18th. The
rebel loss Is admitted III their papers to be
/ 700