Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-05-20

nessee nave arrived here JH4y speak {
great distress among the Unic men /
the MONTANA.
Philadelphia. May ia sSeciai dis
patch To- the Bulletin from CINCINNATI
says the rebel cavalry in frontiof Murfrees
boro are constantly changing position
Gems. Wheeler. Morgan and Wharton ar,
all in the vicinity of Liberty and Alexan
dria, with 5000 men, pr obably meditatinl
an attack on the Nashville and Chattanoo
gs Railroad.
Cairo, May 13.-Speciat to Chicago
JournaL.-The dispatch boat Genera
Lyon arrived from Yazoo River this after
noon. She left the fleet on Saturday
evening. a ramor was in circulation al
the time she left that Gen. Grant was in
Jackson. Every body down there was
sanguine that Vicksburq will shortly be
ours.
The rebels under Ferguson are still in
the region of Greenville; they are all
mounted and number four or five hundred.
The Lyon towed the gunboat Dutchess up
to Greenville. She left the d. q. Tdylor
with i've hundred and ninety rebel pris-
oners on board above Greenville, and met
the steamer Chancellor coming down with
negro regiment on board from Helena.
A returned prisoner from Little Rock
says that Gen. Price is in command there,
and that be has about four Thousand men.
Washington, May 13.-The navy de
partment to-dav receiv ed information from
the proper authorities at Fort Monroe,
that the officers and men of the following
vessels, who had from time to time been
made prisoners by the rebels, have been
exchanged, VIZ Those of the steamers
Nercedatd, Queen Of the Vest, Harriet
Lane, Isaac Smith, and of the schooner
Tdss0r.
A telegram was received here to-day
from Gen. Grant, dated the 9th inst,
when his force was on the Big Black ri 'er,
which says nothing whatever of having an
engagement ou the day When, according
TO rebel telegram, it was alleged that he
was repulsed. ag
Acting Master J. D. Warren has been
promoted to be an acting volunteer Lieut.,
and ordered to the command of the steam.
er Beledse.
New York, May 13.-The steamer Eagle
from Havana 9Th, has arrived.
There is report in circulation here to-
day that Ex-Gov. Morgan had received a
telegram of disaster to Gen. Reyes at
Wcstpoint, Va, but the Express states
Gov. Morgan denies having received any
such message.
Capt. Harding has arrived here in
charge of a prize schooner laden with
cotton. She was captured while running
from Stone Inlet to Nassau
The propeller Eastern State, Capt.
North, arrived to-day from Baltimore.
Nashville, May ia party of about
sixty mounted rebels, between Woodburn
and Franklin, KY, coming towards the
railroad, were met by detachm.nt OF
Federal troops sent out from Franklin,
who met and defeated them. Five are
reported killed and several wounded. The
Federals were still pursuing at the time
the train left, at IL o'clock. A rebel Ma
jor, surgeon and tour lieu.enants arrived
from the front tonight, with six ambu
lance loads of wounded rebels.
st. Louis, MAY 13.-Thirteen male and
eleven female rebels were sent south, on
the steamer Belle Of Memphis, this eve.
ming, under an order of the Provost Mar
shall General.
The most prominent men were Dan'l
n. DoEavan, formerly surveyor of this
port, James Dauehty, formerly receiver oil
lawyer, Isaac ii. Pollard, lawyer; Morti-
me- kerrett, Christian Pulls, merchants,
and Upton Sappington, prominent citi-
zen. Among the women were Mrs. Gen.
Forest, Mrs. Mortrosea Pullen, Mrs. Sap
pington Smyeer, Haynes, Mcclure, Mich
olson, Clark, and Snodgress, the two for
mer are wives of rebel officers, the two
latter rebel mail carriers.
Tho mon hose famiIiaa accOmDauiaN
them were allowed to take $1,000, all
others 5000 each.
1t is understood the property of these
parties will be appropriated for the ben
eft of the sick and wounded soldiers.
Another batch will probably leave on
Saturday, and this will be kept up until
the city and State are sifted OF their more
dangerous rebel clement.
New York, May lathe Tribune has
direct adsices from the army to Tuesday.
ALI reports of movements since Hooker
crossed to the north side of the Rappahan.
mock are unfounded. The army occupies
it's old camps. The troops are IN good
spirits, though there was some disappoint-
ment among the rank and file at the re-
treat, but no decentralization.
Stoneman's raid has been overated. The
Richmond and Fredericksburg road was
80 little injured that it was repaired in "a
hours.
Our losses exceed 1900 men; while
Lee is said to admit loss of $4,000.
Our army still out numbered that of the
rebels.
New York, May 14-Advices froLn
Puebla, via Havana, to April 2lst, state
the French were repulsed or the 18th in
an attack on the Converts of st. Angus
tine, Carmen and Mercied. On the 18th
a battle occurred at Alexeco, between part
of Oomonfort's forces and the French
Both parties claim q success, but the Chief
design of CoInonfort, to dislodge the
French from Alexeco, was not attained.
Reports reached Vera Cruz April 10th
that the French were driven from Fort
St. Javier and the Hill of San Juan, to
their former position at Amalucan.
The French account disagrees with this
and reports the capture of the Church OF
Carmen on the 18th.
A general review of the situation shows
little change since the 1st tf April. M
merous bands of guerrillas infested thu
roads from Vera Cruz to Orizaha. Sew
eral expeditions which were sent ont t.
annlhllate tie gnerrillas had been unsuc
cessful.
The French in Vera Cruz entertained
great fears that a million dollars, will
nd ctaro