Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-07-29

, bragg Is retreatiDg into Georgia precipi
lately, followed by Rosecrans' forces
Rosecrsns advance is reported to be al
Rome, GA They report that Bragg is
enoeavoriDg TO make junction witt
Johnston, and that desertlons from bis
army are numerous.
Cincinnati, July 20.-Noon-Our forces
are coz sinually capturing Morgans men
Basil Duke was captured this morning
near Pomeroy. Over thirteen hundred
rnen have been taken prisoners.
New York, July 20.-The Commercially
Fortress Monroe letter of the 18th, after
referring to the capture of Fort Powhat-
tan, on the james river, says: Admiral
Lee detached an ensign and two boats
crews as garrison while the fleet goes
further up the river. Shortly after he
had left, tie rebels returned and gobbled
up the insignificant garrison, and de-
csmped when one of our boats returned
A battery of field pieces opened on it
The fire was returned, and the rebels
withdrew.
The latest reports received here are of
the 10th, to the effect Admiral Lee had
attacked Fort Darling, with what success
is unknown.
The Posts Washington special SAYS
there is no truth in the report that Gen.
Meade has been relieved of the command
OF the Army of the Potomac.
Returned prisoners from Richmond do
not think any OF Bragg's forces have gone
there. d. II. Hill Commands the TROOPS
at Richmond.
Gen. Gilmore will be left in supreme
command in the attack on Charleston
Fosters headquarters will be at Fortress
| Monroe, and his operations confined 10
North Carolina and Virginia.
A Richmcnd paper of the 14th reports
that the federals are landing in considera-
bic force at Brandon, on the James river
Doubtless, it says, to make raid on the
Weldon u Petersburg Railroad. Brandon
Is thirty miles from Petersburg.
The Posts Washington special says our
cavalry has captured large numbers of
stragglers from Lees retreatiDg army
! within the last two days.
New York, July 2l.-The Montgomery
AdrertaSer has several dispatches from
Jackson. One dated the 14th says that
Pemberton and staff arrived last night.
An officer who accompanied them states
that they met Maj. Gen. sOsterhaus' body
going to Vicksburg. He was killed on
the 18th.
A dispatch of the 18th states that the
enemy had been Smelling the city sill the
evening. Another division reached Grant
to-day.
Jackson, July 16-The enemy made a
heavy demonstration on our right and
center, but were repulsed. Grant is re-
ceiving heavy reinforcements which are
pressed on our right to cross Pearl river
and flank Us. An entire block in the city
was destroyed by the enemy's shells yes
terday. 1t is thought the tederals are try
lug to flank Us, as their cavalry tried to
cross four miles above last night.
A dispatch of the 18th states that we
| have captured the flags of the 2Sth, 41st
and 18th Illinois regiments. The feder-
ais lost III the charge of Sunday fully one
thousand.
Cairo, July 20.-From the d. +. Par
ker, which left Vicksburg on the 18th, we
have the following: Yazoo City, which
was held by about 500 rebels, was cap
tured by the federal forces, under Gen.
Heron, on the 18th. Two hundred and
fifty prisoners were captured. The gun.
boat De Kalb, which accompanied the
expedition, was blown up by torpedo
and sunk in shallow water. She will be
raised. No lives were lost The rebels
burned three transports lying above the
city. Some eight or ten steamers are up
the Yazoo river.
Gen. Lauman is removed from his CON-
maEd by Gen. Sherman, 1t is stated, for
disobeying orders and prematurely attack
ing jackson.
He made an attack on thet 10Th and was
repulsed with the loss of 800 killed and
wounded. Sherman is beseging Johnston
at Jackson who is supposed to have 80, 900
men. 1t is said Johnston cannot escape.
a steamer was loading at Vicksourg
with rebel sick and wounded for Mobile
by way OF New Orleans.
a large fleet of transports conveyed by
gunboats had gone up the Red River un-
der command or Gen. Ransom. When
he returns he is to take command at
n atchez.
Our forces at Milliken's Bend and Lake
Providence are said to be suffering con-
siderably from sickness.
Cincinnati, July 20, 10 P. M-Morgan
with about 1000 men has been turned
back. He was moving this afternoon to-
ward Gallipolis, closely followed by our
forces; squads OF his men are being brought
up hourly.
The Commercials Columbus dispatch
says that after the fight at Burlington the
rebels moved up, the river to Belleville
ahead of the gunboat and by threats COM
PEELED the citizens to bring flat boats, by
which 500 escaped 10 the Virginia shore
just as the gunboats hove in sight. The
remainder on the Ohio shore were at.
tackled by our forces and scattered. Our
men continued picking them up till only
about 1900 were lett who finally succeeded
in breaking our lines and in getting back
in the direction of Burlington. AT 9
O'Clock this morning they passed through
Hamsonvile, 10 miles northeast of Pom
eroy apparently exhausted with fatigue.
Cincinnati, July 21.- The Gosette'S
Vicksburg correspondent says that during
the campaign OF s;xtytwo days, ending
with the capture of Vicksburg, the rebels
loss, in killed, wounded and prisoners, is
49, 700 men. About II, 900 stand of arms
were taken, including nearly $4,000 En-
field rifles in the original packages, which
were intended for the rebel army across
the Mississippi, besides about 23O pieces
of artillery.
At meeting of the Cincinnati Chamber
OF Commerce last night, thirty-three mem
bers were expelled for not taking the oath
of allegiance.
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