Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-06-17

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A public meeting was to be held il
Liverpool CT tbs Sd Of June, TO pay trib.
ute to the memory of Stonewall jackson
Diplomatic relations between England
and Brazil had been broken.
The Polish iusurrectiun is still progress
ing. The Poles have gained several mino,
| victories over the Russians.
Roebuck hao given notice that be
would move in Parliament that England
! would open negotiations with other pow.
ers for the recognition of the Confeder
ates.
Lord Montague will move an amend
| ment.
| LATEsT.-Liverpool, May 30.-The Par.
is correspondent of the London Aorain0
| Herald says that Mason's presence IN
| Paris has strengthened the report of the
approaching recognition OF the So1thern
/ Confederacy. The great stumbling block
| seems 10 be the stubbOrnness of q portion
OF the British cabinet. The general im-
preston is that France will take the lead
The Paris correspondent of the London
! Morning Post also reports that fresh e.
forts are being mace by Messrs Mason
and Siidell To obtain from the European
Governments the recognition OF the
Southern CoDfederacy.
The Army and Navy Gazette looks,
during the earl, part OF June, Tor q most
remarkable series OF operations 10 various
parts of America, on which will depend
the summer campaign. lt says: Let no
man betaeUe that zee are near tho end of
the aodr. so far as the North Is concerned
There are signs, however, that civil con-
t1lct may at any time break out within
the borders of either or both belligerents.
Washington, June S.-From what can
be ascertalned from persons arriving from
| the Rappahannock, q division went over
| the river at Franklin's landing last night,
and the rebel rife pits, foliage, &C., along
| the banks have been destroyed, SO that
the enemy will not find cover from
which 10 annoy US.
Earthworks have been thrown up in
front with view OF preventing night
| attack and to shield our men If the enemy
! should open cannOnade. The troops We
| have thrown over are not far from the town.
| The movements of both armies are involv-
ed In mystery.
Washington, June 9.-Rear Admiral
| Porter has sent to the War Department a
report, dated s. Mississippi Squadron, near
| Vicksburg. June 1st," In which he says ::
g After the return Of the expedition under
| Lieut.. Commander Walker up the Yazoo,
and the destIu ctIOp of the rams and navy
| yard, | dispatched the same officer ZIP
again with Instructions to capture the
| transports. Besides the steamer mentioned
as burned, he burned the arcadia and
Magenta, two of their best transports.
My object was TO break up their transpor.
tation on the Yazoo, and with the excep-
| ton OF a few steamers beyond Fort Penn
Oerton, the rebels can transport nothing
by water on that river"
Steamers to the amount OF 500, 900
were destroyed by the the late expedition,
nine in all. TIE Star Of the Vest was
sunk, completely blockadIng the Yella-
busha
Washington, June 9.-Gen. Banks, in
al official report dated before Port Hud
son, May 80, gives an account of the at
tacks on that place, similar to the reports
already published.
Cincinnati papers of yesterday, contain
a dispatch dated Memphis, 4th, stating
that steamer from Vlcksburg, on the I'd
inst, reports the rebels in GRANTS roar as
rapidly accommodating, but Grant feels con.
hdent. All the railroads between Grand
junction and Jackson, have been aban-
doned.
The Posts Hilton Head letter gives
Col. Montgomery's report, which is to the
effect that his expedition destroyed vast
amount of cotton, rice and other property,
and brought Off 725 slaves. They had
sharp skirmishing In which the men be-
have spleLdidly. The Posts letter puts
the value of the property destroyed at
81 600, 900.
Washington, June ga severe engage
ment took place this morning between our
cavalry and that OF the rebels under Gen.
Stuart at Beverly Ford on the Rappshan-
mock, five miles above Rappahsnnock
Station and about the same distance from
Culpepper Springs.
Murfreesboro, June ga lady from
Shelbyville arrived to-day, and says that
a report of the surrender OF VIcksburg
and the garrison of II 900 men was preva.
lett in the rebel camps A later arrival
confirms this rumOr. A person states
that the rebel papers had published the
particulars of the oapitulaton.
Col. Lawrence Williams Orion, former
ly Lawrence Williams, of the I'd .. S
Cavalry, Gen. Bragg's Chief of Artillery,
dDu LIZ Ouuldp, Vi Tue IeOel army, were
arrested and husg as spies la.- night at
Franklin under the following circum
stances: They made their appearance at
Franklin in full Federal uniform with the
horses and equipments of Colonel and
Major, and presenting themselves as In
spectors OF .. S. Army, having orders
from Asst Adj't Gen. Townsend, and
consigned by Gen. Rosecrans TO inspect
the Notifications of this department.
Col. Watkins grew suspicion. of them
and communicated his doubts to Col. Baird,
who telegraphed to Gen. Rosecrans if any
such persons held a position in the army.
Gen. Rosecrans replied in the negative.
On finding Themselves detected they
confessed. Documents of reasonable
nature and contraband information were
found Oh them. Gen. Rosecraps ordered
q court martial, and this morning they
were hung.
Col. Baird telegrsphs that they were
spies and of no ordinary character, who
confessed that they thought their fate just
and died like brave soldiers. Orion was
cousin to Gen. Robert E. Lee, and was
brother OF Williams, late of McClellan's
staff.
New York, June 1O.-The Worlds