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

0n "' o.' oe' osek to hatcher. They .lso
destroyed 1''oo' r0uhds Of artillery ammunition.
s' 8 GRANT, Maj.-Gen.
| ST, Louis, July ga special d;sn.,.,
to the Republican, froc Memphis gUIn
goth, says: By the arrival from balouy
We have Natchez dates to the 18th, jackson
to the 18th, and Vicksburg to the 18th
Sherman ordered charge on Johnston's
forces on Friday, but they had so far es-
capped that capture was out of the question.
We only took few strsgglers and few
guns. A portion of Sherman's army is
now at Jackson, which is his headquarters,
"nIle tne remainder Is on its way back
10 flcksburg. Johnston's army is bey ond
Pearl river.
Regular steamers left Vicksburp on tho
9th, Tor Natchez, having on board twelve
hundred soldiers, under command of Cen
Ransom. On his arrival he captured FIVE
reoel officers. Crossing the river he can.
tured battery OF nine gurs, tour of which
are IL pound Parrotts. He then marched
oach into the country nine miles, and CAD.
| Iured 24i boxes OF ammunition and O
more guns. The rebels fled in consterna.
tlon. On returning to Natchez he found
oG,Voo head OF Texas cattle, and 1000
hogsheads of sugar, all of which he took
| possession OF.
IN the 9th two steamers arrived from
New Orleans, via Port Hudson, bringing
up 2,3Oo Parolled rebel prisoners.
| Wo steamers left on the Sth for New
| Orleans, with large load of cattle, and
three more for Nicksburg with live stock.
The steamers Louisville aad Elmira.
captured up Red River, arrived at Vicks.
| burg on The 18th.
New York, July 22.-Twenty-fv five thou
sand tons OF coal sold at auction TO-DAY at
at from 5000 to $500.
The Monitor PdsSaic was passed off
Cape May yesterday afternoon, in tow of
a steamer.
I Rev. James Vallandigham of Newark.
| Delaware, and DR.. N. +. Clark, were ar.
rested on Friday last, by the Provost
guard. They COOK the oath of allegiance
snd were released. The former is a
brother OF Q. L. vallandigham.
A letter from Rosecran's army. of July
l4th, reports that the army is again in
motion. The enemy's rear had been
sheiied, but no Lighting had occurred
Our cavalry was OFT on al expeditiCn.-
Inc enemy appear excited, and throw
away large quantities OF arms. ammuni-
ton, clothing, &c, as they retreat. The
rebel force Is estimated at As, 900 infantry
and 5000 cavalry.
A dispatch from Tullakoma, Tenn.
dated the 18th lust, says that Coi. Will
der's mounted infantry have returned
from a highly successful expedition TO
Columbia and CentrevilIe.
The force consisted OF the 23d Illinois
and the 9TH Indiana. The expedition was
out SIX days, and brought back nearly 500
horses and mules and $50 negroes
Eighty head OF the stock and forty-two of
the negroes were taken from Gen. Leoni-
das Polk. Several skirmishes were had.
resulting in the killing of ten guerrillas.
and the capture of five commissioned
officers and fifty privates The rebel Col.
Cant was too severely wounded to be
brought forward. He was paroled and
LETT III country house. Our loss was one
man killed.
| Ihe Express contains rumor that q
test case on the constitutionality of the
draft Is to be made before the Common
fIeas Court on Monday, and it will be
immediately carried TO the Court OF APP
peals.
Mayor Opdyke offers reward of $500
Ior me apprehension and conviction of
any person engaged in arson and murder
during the late riot
Washington, July 22-Special to the
| F0st: We have nothing new from the ar
my OF the Potomac to-day.
Uen. olckles Is gradually recovering.
Cincinnati, July 22.-Morgan passed
through Jacksonville, Athens county. at l
O'Clock this morning. Our forces were
| close behind him.
The Commercials Columbus special says
that after perambulating Athens county,
morgan TOOK a southeasterly direction,
crossing Washington county and the Mus
klngum river IN the direction of McCon-
nellsVliIe, with nh evident intention to
gam point on the Ohio river above gum
BOAT navigation and cross into Virginia.
The authorities have made such ar
engagements as will prevent his escape and
capture his band.
Cairo, July 22.-The dispatch boat
Gen. Lyon has arrived up. She left Vicks-
burg Oh the evening Of the 10th.
All OF Farragut's boats had started
down, with the intention of leaving the
Mississippi. They are destined for new
held OF operations, probably Mobile.
AT Donaldsonville, sixty miles above
| New Orleans, the rebels have recently
been firing into passing steamers. i gum
boat has been sent 10 clear them oct.
Admiral Porter expects to remove his
headquarters to New Orleans immedi-
| ately.
Ga last Sunday night, guerillas fred in
to the gunboat Idmaha, in the Tennessee
river, above the mouth of Duck river.-
She was struck great number of times
| by musket balls.
Washington, July 22.-This evenings
| Republican contains the following
From the best information at hand it
appears that Lees army is near hinches-
ter, or about that point, while our own
own army occupies such position that
| he cannot get back to Richmond without
| fighting at q disadvantage. The rebel
General is reported As holding his posi-
ton TO gather supplies from the crops in
| the valley, or with the aid of such REIN
fercements as he may have obtained to
| give another battle or series of battles TO
the army of the Potomac.
Our army is ready to fight him, anxious,
| indeed, rather than return to any CAIN
paign in those districts OF Virginia which
| have been so thoroughly devastated by
war. We may expect startling news from
| Gen. Meade and the army soon.
From an official statement of the public
debt on the 1st Of July, furnished by the