Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-02-11

sent boat ashore, pretending to be IN
American vessel. The statement Is con.
frmed by Capt. Jordan, Of tbs scbooncf
e. s. Boynton, who also left Port Pai1
Jan. 10th, at which time she was also IN.
derstood to be in that vicinity If %, the
reported destruction of four or five YES
sells off st. Thomas by that privateer Il
probably false, a. St. Thomas is far to
windward, and the Retri6ution could not
have best up in season to make the report
true.
New York, Feb. 3.-The HeraM pub
fishes the following dispatches:
Charleston, Feb. 1.-Gen. Beauregard
and Com. Ingraham, as commanders of
the land forces, have issued q joint proc.
lamsticc, dated Jan. 81, declaring the
blockade of Charleston raised, the en-
tire hostile squadron having been sunk,
burned or dispersed by the superior naval
force of the confederates.
Yesterday P. NJ, Gen. Beaaregard piac.
ed steamer at the disposal of the foreign
consuls, to see for themselves, that no
blockade existed. The French aud Span-
ish consuls. accompanied by Gen. Ripley,
accepted the invitation. The British CON
sui, with the commander of the British
war steamer Petrol, had previously gone
five miles beyond the usual anchorage of
the blockaders and could see nothing of
them, with glasses. Late in the evening,
four blockadsrs reappeared, keeping far
out. This evening large number of
blockaders are In sight, but keep steam up
constantly, ready to run.
LATEST DIspAroH-Oficial Proclama-
tion.-Headquarters Naval and Land For
ces, Charleston, Jan. 21.-At .about five
O'Clock this morning the confederate naval
force Cfafi of rod fho II
blockaoing fleet off the harbor of the city
of Charleston, and sunk, disabled, or
drove Oft and out of sight, for the time,
the entire hostile 6eet. Therefore We,
the undersigned, commanders of the ma
val and land forces in this quarter, do
hereby declare the blockade by the United
States of the said city of Charleston, S.
| u, to be raised by a superior force of the
| Confederate States, from and after this
the 2lst of January, 1868.
(Signed) G. T. BEAuEKaAHD,
Gen. Commanding.
(OhiciaD N. d. INaRAHAM,
Commander Naval Force.
The results of the naval engagement
| yesterday are two vessels sunk, fcar set on
fire and the remainder driven away.
The foreign consuls here had meeting
last night, and were unanimously of the
opinion that the blockade had been raised.
Twenty blockaders are off the bar to day.
Petersburg, Feb. 1.-The news from
Charleston created great JOY here.
Headquarters Army of the Potomac,
| Feb. 3.-Parties who crossed the river
| yesterday under flag of truce, state that
rebels in Fredericksburg were very jnbi-
! liant over the news from Charleston, along
with which was the official proclamation
| of Gen. Beauregard and Com. Ingraham,
declaring the blockade at Charleston
| raised.
Washington, Feb. 3-A meeting of
newspaper publishers from all parts of the
country has been called to meet here Mon
day evening, to urge upon Congress the
Importance of reducing or repeating the
duty on imported paper.
Cairo, Feb. 3.-Vicksburg dates of the
30th ult., says Gen. Grant had arrived
The work of widening and deepening the
canal was progressing. The rebels plant
ed battery on the Mississippi shore,
which commands the lower end of the
canal. The Wing, of the 22d, says that
Longstreet, with Is brigsdes, had gone to
Tennessee.
The gpnboat Neao Era was attacked on
Sunday night at IL O'Clock, near Island
No. 10, by guerrilas, with three pieces of
cannon. The New Era retu-ned the fire
with shell. The conflict lasted until near
| daylight, when the rebels retired. Their
| force was believed to be between 200
and 5000.
The operator at Paducah reports that
| the command at Fort Donelson was attack
ed at an early hour this morning, and at
| O'Clock this P. M. the engagement was
| still going on. keinforcements have gone
| forward.
st. Louis, 3.-Gen. Lane, commanding
the central district of Missouri, has issued
orders that all bushwhackers, guerilias,
robbers, confederate and recruiting officers
assuming to act under rebel authority,
found in that military district, shall be
promptly executed by the first commits.
stoned officer into whose hands they may
be delivered ; and all persons knowingly
harboring or in any way aiding or abetting
such parties, shall suffer like punishment,
and all the personal property on the prem.
ises seized and appropriated for the in
Identification of Union citizens. ANY
officer failing to promptly execute this or
der will be court martialed for disobe-
dience of orders.
New York, Feb. 3-Advices from New
Orleans of the 9th nit, state that the
last OF the transports of the Banks expe-
dition left for up river on the 26th. Gen.
Banks went up on the oath. Only suf-
fcient troops were left to defend New
Orleans, with four or five gunboats. 1t is
inferred that his destination is Port Hud-
son.
The bark Restless from Port Royal re-
ports that she passed on the 3Ist ult., off
Cape Fear, a portion of Gen. Fosters ex-
pedition from Beaufort for Port Royal,
consisting OF six steamers. The Restless
brings nine passenger who were aboard
the rebel steamer Huntress, burned off
Charleston.
New York, Feb. 3.-From rebel news
papers, we have positive information, says
the Knoxville Register, that Gen. j. E.
Johnston will in person command the ar
my of middle Tennessee. He Is probably
at his post now. 1t is also probable that
Middle and East Tennessee will hereafter
constitute one military department, under
command of Gen. johnson.
Charleston, Jan. 80.-Scouts report that