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

/ The Herakfs correspondence from Por
Royal is to the effect that some difficult,
occurred as to the right of commanding
the troops OF Fosters expedition to tina
place, the latter officer insisting that al
though within the jurisdiction OF Hunter
military departments, the supreme com.
mand of his own men still rested in him
self, as being portion of the 18th Amy
| corps. But this, Hunter questions By
assuming command of Fosters troops
regarding them as reinforcements to the
10Th army corps. of which he is chief, and
requiring Generals Neaglee and Ferry to
| report to him.
-Specldl to the Herald. -Rlchmond pa
pers of the 14th inst, are received, and
contain the following:
Charleston. Feb. 13-The French war
steamer Milan, reached our bsr yesterday
from Baltimore, bound to Port Royal
She is expected here this week. The
frigate Cdssendi, maintains her position
permanently among the blockading fleet
a Yankee picket was captured Wednes-
day evening by our scouts, on Hilton Head
Island. He confirms the intelligence OF
| an impending attack on Charleston, and
| Will NO IL III SOOu De 1udOt.
The bill authorizing impressment oil
slaves and property for the use of the
rebel army has passed aud resolutions
were adopted instructing the committee
on Judiciary to report bill providing for
the sale of negroes taken in arms against
the Confederacy, the proceeds to be d.
vided among the capturers.
| New York, Feb. 19.-Steamer Creole
from New Orleans, the 9Th, has arrived
here. Banks has issued an order sus-
pending the navigation of the Mississippi
to vessels exclusively engaged in private
trade, except those engaged in coast wise
or foreign commerce; also prohibiting the
| foreclosure of mortgages against loyal cit
liens and exempting the property of loyal
citizens from forced sale as to debts and
obligations incurred subsequent to the
date of this order, which shall have re.
NAMED uncalled for Elk months
Headquarters Of the Army of the Poto-
mac, Feb. 16.-Two expeditions have lust
returned with satisfactory results. The
contraband traffic between rebels in Mary.
land and Virginia is broken up. The en-
| forcement of the rebel CONSUMPTION law
| ordered TO take place in the counties on
tbs Neck from the 18th to the 18th is pre-
vented. Large quantities of provisions, a
| number of horses, mules and contrabands
return with the expedition. Among the
captures were two large mail bags, several
citizens engaged in smuggling, some rebel
| soldiers, rebel signal officers and several
vessels used in conveying supplies across
| the Potomac were either captured or de-
| stroyed.
Washington. Feb. ia more hopeful
feeling exists here regarding military and
| naval affairs, In consequence of the favora-
BILE accounts from all quarters. No change
| in the Department of the Pacific is contem
plated. There is the best authority for
saying that Gen. Shields won't be sent to
supersede Wright as reported.
Cairo, Feb. IA skirmish took place
on the 18th inst. near Bolivar, Tenn, be-
| tween q detachment of the 1st U. S. cav
airy and body of rebels. The result
was four dead rebels, q number of wound.
| ed, five prisoners and number of horses
| captured. The Federal loss was nothing
The Polar Star from Vicksburg brings
dates to Wednesday. The work on the
canal and at Lake Providence and Yazoo
pass was progressing. The 14th Wiscon-
sin and 18th Illinois regiments were at
tackled near Lake Providence, on Tuesday,
| by three rebel regiments. The latter
were repulsed and number taken pris.
oners-one report says an entire Missis-
sippi regiment.
The steamer White Cloud, from St
Louis for Memphis, was searched at Island
No. 10, and rebel mail found on board.
st. Louis, Feb. ia letter to Gen.
Davidson from person who accompanied
a recent scout to Batesville says Dug
mans army is entirely demoralized and to.
tally inefficient. Three hundred of hi:
troops were frozen tc death during their
retreat from Van Buren,. Hindman was
once ordered to Vicksburg but his mer
refused to go. Upwards of 200 deserters
were concealed in the brush, 20 mile:
from Batesville, which town with large
majority of the people is in favor Of {
permanent occupation or the country by
the federal army.
New York, Feb. 17.-Gen. Foster {?
left Baltimore yesterday for Port Royal.
Advices from Port au Prince state tina
the alabama made two Or three new
prizes in six days after she left Kingston
The news was received by express from
Jamaica, and it was added that two Gap
tains of American vessels were landed By
| SeIume5.
A Washington letter of the 10th say
that Senator Wilson stated in debate il
answer to a question addressed to him, o
chairman of the military committee, tha
the report of Gen. Mcclellan of the Pen
insular campaign will soon be made public
Chicago, Feb. 1S.-A special dispatcl
from Memphis dated the 18th, says tn,
new gunboat IndianOt0 ran the blockad,
at Vicksburg on Friday night last. TIL,
rebel batteries did their best to sink her
but she passed safely.
Washington, Feb. 17.-Times' SPECIAL
"A gentleman recently from Char lesion
who escaped through the rebel lines
states that large numbers of troops hav'
recently been collected there to defend tn,
city. Citizens have generally left in an
ticipation of al attack from the nationa
troops. Their means of defence are yer,
formidable. He thinks the city cannot b.
captured without severe struggle.
mutiny recently took place, in which sew
eral North Carolina regiments were en-
gagged. The ringleaders we're shot, by or
der of Beauregard. The city is strongly
fortified on all sides but the west, and sup
piled with iron clsds to defend the bar
Dor, though two of these are destitute o.
machinery.