Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-02-11
Telegraphic News

| asses of last fall, to keep tbs water out of
| the camp. The water in the old channel
| IS six feet deep, but doing little execution.
The rebel force at Vioksburg is estimated
| at 10000, and it is believed this large
force can be brought to its defence.
One thousand negroes are to be sent
from Memphis to work on the canal
Dispatches from Fort Dcnelsop to night,
say the fight lasted from l P. M. to in
the evening, when the rebels retreaeed in
great disorder, southwark. Their silled
is estimated at 200, and wounded $780,
Our loss is II killed and wounded and
| missing.
Boston, Feb. 5.-At the meeting of the
board of aldermen, resolution to extend
the hospitalities of the city to Gen. Nc
Clellan was negatived.
Washington, Feb. 5.-The evidence in
the Mcdowell court martial case is closed.
Gen. Mellow IL will on Monday. submit a
statement reviewing the testimony
The reports IL regard to the encounter
Oft Charleston, being from rebel sources
are doubtless greatly exaggerated. There
has been no interruption of the block
ade, and such an assumption will not be
admitted by the Government.
A telegram was received to-day from
Ft. Monroe saying that Gen. Dix was in
receipt of rebel news from Charleston to
the I'd inst, at which time that port was
thoroughly blockaded, the federal iror.
clads lying inside the wooden ships. The
former were not with the fleet at the time
of the attack on the 1st inst An attack
on the city was momentarily expected.
New = ork, Feb. SIT q meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce to-day, a reso-
luton was adopted disc ountenancing the
efforts of secessionists and others, TO de-
preciate the currency below par of non
| specie paying banks.
An address in behalf o. the North was
| received from the operatives OF Preston.
England, many hundreds &c whom, saws
| the address, express wish 10 emigrate TO
America.
Washington, Feb. 5.-The fall in the
| price OF gold, and the recent depreciation
of United States stocks, is hailed here as
evidencing the confident anticipation of
moneyed men that the national free bank
ing BILL and the general measures of Sec'y
| Chase, will become laws, and check the
currency Initiation and improve the public
credit. The currency panic is regarded
| here as likely to- be succeeded by panic
against gold
Fortress Monroe, Feb. 4-The follow
| ing is received here from Southern pa.
| pers:
Two gunboats came up to St. Mary's,
Ga, on Monday last. One of the two
| went up the river and set fire to the houses
on several Plantations. Capt. Harrison s
company of cavalry fred on them, when
| they hauled out OF range of small arms
and shelled away furiously. Another
boat was landing men at st. Mary's on
| Tuesday
| A fag of truce boat arrived to-day
from City Point, having 1853 Union pris :
oners from Richmond.
Southern papers all claim a rebel vic.
| tory at Nansemond, near Suffolk, on Sat
] urday last.
Baltimore, Feb. 5.-Strange to say, the
Richmond Examiner of the Sd inst,
makes no sort of reference to the great
rebel victory and raising of the blockade
at Charleston, but simply has the an
| nouncement, 1.-THE Neao honsides is off
Charleston"
Washington, Feb. Especial to the
Post: Gen. Butler is still awaiting the
action of the Government, and it does not
seem to be settled whether he goes to
New Orleans or not 1t is said the de
cision rests with him, and that he has
been offered the com nand. There is a
feeling here in favor OF making him Sec
rotary of War, and in a certain contia
gency there is reason to believe that he
would stand quite chance of filing that
responsible place.
New York, Feb. 6.-Rebel papers print
the order of Gen. W. L. Lee, dated Dab
lonega, Ga, to the effect that be has been
dispatched by the commanding General to
capture deserters, tories, and conscrpts
who are resisting the laws in Northern
Georgia. Gen. Shorter prints an appeal
to eXempts to form a reserve corps,
subject to the call of the Executive, for
duty ia the State.
The Richmond correspondent of the
Charleston Mercury says the French
bankers have rendered the Contederacy a
loan of seventy-hve million francs.
A bill was introduced into the rebel
Congress for condemning to public use all
cotton within the Confederate States, to
give the owner receipt for it at 124 cents
per pound, aud sell to the French govern
ment and English dealers, and let the pur.
chasers see to its expectation.
Headquarters Army of the Potomac,
y an. O.-lnG luutC 1JlOOS are JndG the 6De-
my is very much weakened in his force
opposite here, relying on the impossibility
OF any movements under existing circum-
stances. But few pickets or fires are seen
to-day. a heavy snow storm has COM
menced, changing to rain, with prospect
of relnauguration of the muddy term.
New York, Jan. 6-The Charleston
Mercury of the 29th, announces the arri-
val of the British steamer Flora, from
Nassau, with an assorted cargo.
The Times Washington special says the
Pacific Railroad committee have had un-
der consideration for some DAYS, the Pa
cific railroad bill, and authorizes Senator
McDougal to report it back with several
amendments. They modify the former
bill so that the amount received by gov
eminent shall aot interfere with the con
struction of the road, and also make pro
vision for the right of way through the
territories of the c. s, omitted in the old
bill, and confirming the adjustment made
| by California interests.
The President sent to the Senate the
| following additional appointments
J. @. Morton, to be Brigadier General !;
Z. MoreseIl and Geo. P jacobs, of Illinois,