Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-05-13

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ashingtoa corresp ,ndeane says that
Hooker ns.s sekea from 6.eoO IA 5.O0(
prisoner, and lo,t about 5000. Hooke,
Is reported In good position
New York, Nj. 6.-'ibe following Is
tron LIE Herald extra:
sour messengers from Hooker's army
| bring details OF his movements TO Monday
| night, and the movements OF Sedgwick &c
TWO O'Clock Tuesday morning.
! Hooker bad maintained his new line
on the edge of the woods short distance
north OF ChancellolvilIe, crossing the main
road leading to United States Foru with
| out important change.
There was no lighting there till late
Monday afternoon when q division OF the
5uh corps sdyanced towards Eredericks-
| burg, meeting the rebel sklrmishers in
the woods and driving them back. The
main body pushed on, meeting large bod
les Of rebels in double lire OF battle. A
halt hours fighting ensued, our batteries
compelling the rebels TO TALL back in dis
order. The division then returned to our
main line aud rested, having ascertained
the enemy's position. Hooker, on Sunday
night and Monday morning, entrenched
himself and is abundantly aUle to resist
any attack from the rebels.
From Sedgwick's corps the Tribune
prints the following, in substance:
" 1t appears that after The great strug-
gle of Sunday, Gen. Lee detached large
| body TO meet Sedgwick, and it was known
that Longstreet Was rapidly getting in
| Sedgwick's rear at the same time. Early
| on Monday morning large masses of rebels
appeared on the heights east of Freder-
icksburg, where we had but small force,
having sent a large portion to strengthen
Sedgwick.
The position was relinquished after o.
short resistance, We having first removed
| all the guns. Some fighting occurred
above Fredericksburg, believed to have
been an unsuccessful attempt to prevent
Longstreet's moving up. Sedgwick was
engaged in a severe contest throughout
Monday, and at one time there seemed
imminent danger of his utter defeat and
the capture o: large part of his forces,
but a Vermont brigade repulsed the rebels
by furious and gallant charge and saved
! the day. Near Banks ford the slaughter
OF the enemy was horrible, whole brigades
being almost wiped out. Sedgwick re-
crossed the river at night, with some loss,
and marched to join the main army
From various published sources the fol-
lowing is compiled
Longstreet's forces are not with Lee, but
are still between Richmond and Suffolk.
Gen. Hooker, in answer to a question
from the President, on Monday night,
said the matter Of retaking Fredericksburg
by the rebels was of no consequence.
Gen. Hooker keeps his line of commu-
nication clear. Ammunition and rations
desperate attempts of the rebels to take
Banks ford, and to cut our line of sup
plies.'
1t is reliably reported that Beauregard
had reaches. Richmond with some forces
from Charleston, and taken command of
the defenses around Richmond.
Philadelphia, May Ga private dis
patch was received here to-day from a
perfectly trustworthy source, stating that
the authorities at Washington are perfectly
confident of Hooker's success. He can
maintain his position, and reinforcements
10 the number of 10000, under Heintzle.
man, have been sent him. Nothing def
mite has been heard of Stoneman, but lie
is believed to have accomplished the work
assigned hin.
Washington, May 5.-Since Saturday
brought here, $50 having arrived here at
2 O'Clock to-day, and were marched to
safe quarters. The number is already too
| large tor convenient accommodations.
Additional prisoners are to be sent up.
from the Rappahannock, making In all
over 1000.
New York, May 6.-The Tribune has a
special from Murfreesboro, dated May 5,
as follows:
Deserters report that rebel communica-
lions between Vicksburg, Richmond,
Charleston and Tullahoma have been cut.
Neither newspapers nor kilograms have
been received in Bragg's army from those
places for several days.
Bragg wa. again reported nortaliy
wounded by Breckinridge, but this state
ment was not credited.
New York, May GA dispatch con
tanning a very short digest of the move-
ment of Saturday and Sunday was kindly
furnished by the editor of the New York
Times on Monday evening, but its trans
mission to the associated press was sup
pressed by the military censor without
any notice of such suppression being given
to the agent. On enquiry the reason is
assigned that it had not then been pub
lished in any newspaper.
Cincinnati, May Clayton has been
| comparatively quiet to-day. About thirty
of the ringleaders in last nights riot have
been arrested without resistance and lodged
in Jail. The Empire newspaper has been
suppressed, and its editor arrested and
brought here. The soldiers removed a
swivel from the Empire Office, and also
! took possession of two wagon loads OF
| musAets stored in the Light Guard armory.
St. Louis, May 6.-About one hundred
| more of the most prominent and active
| secesh of this city were arrested to-day,
and will probably De sent south in few
days. The list is said to embrace several
hundred, some of whom are among our
largest merchants, lawyers, doctors, and
active business and professional men. No
tayoritism will be shown to guilty dis
loyaists They will have to go. together
with their families. The wives and tamil
lies OF officers in the rebel service, it is
also said, will be sent beyond the lines.-
| Several spies have been convicted by q
military commission now in session here,
and are awaiting their sentence.
Nashville, May Ga number of dis
| LOYAL residents were sent South TO day,