Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-05-06

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heavy ssorm at Vera Cruz destroyed owe
$40, 900 worth of French stores Rein.
forcements for the Frerch arTy are &C n
stantly arriving. esse sgs
Washington, April 28.-Richmond pa
pers OF yesterday contain the following
"Okaiona, April 25.--Our cavalry en-
gagged the enemy yesterday at Birmingham
| The fight lasted two hours and hslt The
enemy was completely routed with ifteet
killed and large number wounded. Col
Hatch, of the 18th Iowa was seen to fal
from his horse which ran into our lines
and was captured. Our loss was one
killed and 90 wounded. The destruction
OF bridge prevented pursuit.
Chattanooga, April passengers ty
the train report that Gen.. Dodgs's Yam
kee force, 1O, 900 strong. has advanced ten
miles towards East Tuscumbia. Col. Rod
dy is fighting and retreating towards re
Inducements.
| from McMinnville, represent that the enc
my has destroyed several bridges, burnt
the cotton factory, the depot buildings.
one engine End three cars, and then re-
treaten towards Murfreesboro.
/
enemy made dash up to Washington. in
RappahaHnock county, but that is not GER
| tain. Skirmishing along the river was
daily taking place.
The Enquirer, speaking of affairs in
South Carolina, says there are some indi-
cations that the Yankees are moving in
South Carolina. 1t is supposed too that
! their intention is to make raid in the vi
cil-ity of Coosawatchie, probably to at
| tempt to destroy the railroad between Sa-
vannah and Charleston.
Marfreesboro, April Is The rebels are
reported as having made an important
| movement on our front, materially chang
ing the situation /; whether in reply to
ours on McAinnville, or that the rebels are
weary OF waiting tor as to advance, is not
known. II is known that Bragg has been
reinforced by one brigade from Mobile,
aud Mississippi regiment from Vicks
burg.
A force has reinforced Manchester to
strengthen the rebel right One brigade
went from Shelbyvi!le to Tullahoma.
Gen. Johnston is reported to have NOV
ed his headquarters to Shelbyvile. Cheat.
hams division is at Guay's Gap, IL miles
from Mnrfreesboro, on the Shelbyville and
Trienne road, and there are two brgades
ct Bell Buckle, while third force is said
to have been at Doolittle pike Tor some
days.
1t was believed in the rebel camps that
if Rosecrans did not advance, Bragg would
attack. One authority says that Bragg
has rs, 600 men. There is no information
of the reported killing of Bragg.
Nashville, April 2S.-One hundred pris.
onara captDro5 OF MoMippv;lIa a.lul
here late last night Preparations are
being made to send all citizens south who
refuse to take the oath. They will leave
in few days. All is quiet at Franklin
and Murfreesboro.
New York, April 2S.-The Herald dis
patch from the Army of the Potomac of
the 28th, reports the return of the cavalry
expedition to the Northern Neck. A lot
OF prisoners, correspondence, &C., were
taken.
ADDITIONAL FoREIGN NEWS.
The Virginia, which was launched
FROM the Clyde for the Contederates. is
reported in the British Channel near the
French coast, where she took in her arm
ament and stores, &C., sailing westward
Immediately. She is described as OF great
strength, very fast, armed with heavy
guns, and 2 Whitworth So pound pivot
guns.
Nothing important had occurred in Par
lament.
FRANoE-The Moniteur says Austria is
conforming her views on the Polish cues
ton with the western powers. An IN
Outstanding is established between the
three countries for acting in concert to-
wards Russia.
The Paris Temps expresses dissatisfac-
ton with the Cars manifesto. The
Opinion Rationale says France will never
allow herself to be misled respecting the
value of Russian amnesty.
SwITzERLAND.-It is stated that France
demands that North Savoy be constituted
free as regards customs. negotiations fo-
a commercial treaty with France will be
broken Off.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS has declared to
the authorities that be can no longer be
bound by his parole. He will be strictly
guarded.
PoLSND.-Russia has granted full and
entire amnesty to all Poles and Russians
who lay down their arms and return to
their allegiance before May Both.
The amnesty has been universally re-
jected, and protest against the amnesty
circulated. The insurgents we're victori-
Gus at Czenstochan, Konin and Plock.
The insurrection is gaining ground. The
Russians occupy the position formerly &C.
cupied by Langiewicz. The revolutionary
Government calls on the people to rise,
and declaring Lithuania and Little Russia
inseparable from Poland.
The Cars amnesty has much increased
the intensity of the insurrection. Every
individual in Cracow wishes to join, even
without arms. The Lithaunia Insurgents
are increasing.
San Francisco, April 2s.-The steamer
Constitution las arrived. She brings
dates via Acapulco from the City of Mexi-
co to the Sth, and from Pueblo to the 9th.
Since the 31st ult. the French had kept
mp a constant bombarcment of the latter
city. They bad destroyed the convent of
San Augustine and six blocks of buildings,
with no special progress towards occupy
ing the city.
The fight continued on the 9Th, when
Comonfort, with $1,000 soldiers, was
defending the road leading towards the
city OF Mexico, snd having continued skir-
mishes with the French.
This news is from Mexican sources.
There is authority for stating that but q
small norton Of the obstacles in the way