Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-07-22
Ielegraphic News.

oa,ro, July l5.-An arrival from Vicks.
W, Saturday evening, the Ito, brings
ooi- SohI Reggle, OF Grants staff. bear.
ing eispa'ehes 70 Government.
The news Is important.
/ Port Hudson surrendered unc.na;.;
| ally on the Sth, and oar troops rnerot'-s
in aad took possession on the sth-
- We captured the entire garrison .ho,.
1000 men, With So field pieces, 25 $50
guns, and about 10 600 stand of small
| arms
( We have as prisoners, Mai. Gen. Gard
/ ner, brig. Gen Beale, and Coils. Stead
man, Wells, Smith, and one or two others
whose names are unknown.
At the latest accounts, Gen. Sherman
was stu pursuing Johnston, bat that sa-
sacioos Rebel Lad kept out of the way.
Headquarters Of tie Army of the Pc.
tomac, July Il, $50 P. No IT, ".
Hdltect, General IA Chg Ny cavalry
have captured 500 prisoners additional %
those previously reported. Gen. Petit.
grew, OF the CouteGera,e army, was killed
this morning, In tue attack on the eueny,s
rear guard. His body is IN our hands.
Slgned, GRO. q. MEADE.
Major General.
Headquarters Of the Army of the Pc.
| tom&c, July 14-EyENING The officers
report that they have captured about
-,UuO PRISONERS, tyso gems, several caissons
ga staad OF coiofs, this morning. at
Falling Waters.
Ire following estimates have been made
| by competent officers Of Lees losses since
crossing the Potomac: 5000 killed:
5000 wounded prisoners; 800 uniniured
prisoners. Ii IS known that 900 wound
ed have been carried over the river. The
deserters viii probably reach 5000. maxi
ing togal loss OF not less than 5000.
y number of deserters from our army
have arrived in camp, and viii be sum
marlly punished.
Washington, July l5.-The following
dispatch has been received
Flckshurg. Miss. July II, L. Mo
MAJ. Gen. H2Lteek - ne following dis
paleh has been received from Gen. banks:
BEFORE PoEr HUDSON, July s.
GENERAL: The Mississippi Is opened. have
the honor to inform sou that tho garrison OF Port
Hu4son surrendered Uacoaa.t oualy tbis afte,aooa.
We shall take formal possession at o'clock III tls
morning. signed, N P. BANKS
hajor.G aueraI.
I. 5. ol.AAI, aajor-General.l
Washington, July IO.-4Ie following
/ the army here:
/ HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT o. I4E SoJIA.
MoARIs ISLAND, D u, July II. [
/ To Gea. EaILecis:
| l have the honor to report to You that at fys
o'clock the morning OF the 10th ms 1 made an
attack the enemy's fortified position on the
south cad OF Morris IzLaud, and after au engage
menl lasting three hours and quarter captured
ali his strougAolds that part OF the Island and
]
yards OF Fort Wagner. We nov hold all tue Island
except about mile the north end, when ~
cin1,s Fort Wagner and battery Cumm ne's
/ PoiAt, ting at this time fourteen or dfte,n
heavy guns ia the aggregate.
! The assaulting &C. UBu galIaHtly ed By Brig
/ Gen. strong. 1t landed in small beats, under
cover OF our batteries Folly Island, and four
| Monitors, led by Rear Admiral DahIgreen which
| entered the uaIa channel abreast OF Morris Island
/ soon after our batteries opened. The Monitors
continued tneir IRE during the day mostly against
Fort Wagner.
on the morning Of the I1th inst, at daybreak.
al attempt was made so carry Fort Wagaer by as
sault- The parapet scaled, but the supports
recoiled under the Ire to watch they we're exposed
! and could not be gos up.
| Our losses in both actions Will not vary much
from $50 killed, wounded and missing.
We have taken eleven pieces OF heavy ordnance
aud large quantity of camp equipage.
The enemy's loss in killed ami wounded will not
fall short OF 200.
/ Very respectfully, your obd't servant,
Q. A. GILMORE, Brig. Gen. Comd'g.
The kIchmoDd Enquirer, OF the 18th,
gives Gae iOiiowiEs
cHARLEaToy, July 10, 1868.
To Gen. Cooper, assistant 4@j ,taat and Inspector
GeHgFQL:
At dark, on the 10th, the enemy retained pos
session OF Morris Island. Four monitors engaged
| battery Wagner, ~aud our battery at Cummings
[ Point, al day, without damage casualties. but
our loss il opposing tie Landing severe, being
| three hundred killed and wounded, including six
teen officers The enrEuy's loss Is evidently heavy
LATER-ll.JO T. M,-The enemy has d threaten
ing force on the lower end Of James Island along
the Stono, ana an attempt was made to destroy the
| savannah railroad bridge, over the Edisto river,
! but was fUIIed with the loss OF one steamboat.
| q. 2. BEAUEEGARD.