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

his safd of their Jrenine firo on the French
II pueblo Vas filed with barbados. On
third of the city is claimed BY the Frenc
, to be In their possession as the result Z
ID days fgntih9.
San Francisco, April 29.--Frenct letter
from the city of Mexico TO the Sth. repre-
sent Forey in possession of the environ
OF Puebla and master of the cofnmunica.
tons aud the fortified works colnmandin,
the city, aud claim that Forey has ma
noeuvred to inclose the Mexican army il
Puebla, and will ultimately capture all
more than twenty thousand.
Mexican official accounts of the sam,
date take an encouraging view. They sa,
that the besieged forces are fnlly able t
repulse the French.
The principal tortihcations still remain
intact. There are Ga fortified building.
IN the city, including fortresses of gres
strength.
The Mexicaa soldiers have shown re.
| markable bravery.
Pittsbnrg, April 29.-The telegraph lire
on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, be
yond Wheeling, is still interrupted by the
rebeIs, so that dispatches to places east OF
Grsfion can only be sent via Philadel-
phia.
Montreal. April "a dispatch from
| the mail officers on the Anglo Saxon says
that all the msils are lost, and that 237
lives are lost out OF u total OF 445 souls.
New York, April 30.-The World says :
esterday the army under Gen. Hooker
prosecuted with energy the movement
thus begun. Troops We're crossing
| throughout the day near Port Royal,
twelve or thirteen miles below Fredericks-
burg. Port Royal will be recollected as
| the scene OF the recent raid across the
kappahannock in pontoons BY two Fed
erai regiments, who took the place by sur
prise on foggy morning, capturing a
large number of horses aud a quantity of
stores.
We are in possession of other and
highly Important private information re-
specting the movement progressing, che
publication OF which we defer tor obvious
reasons. Such publication might derange
| the plans of the General in command and
Jeopardize the success of the advance The
sequel of it, if what is now hoped, will
slartle the entire co1ntry."
A special to the World, from Washing
ton says:
Gen. Hooker set a woman TO the city
to-day, tor Imprisonment, charged with
oeluS spy III nlS army.
Fortress Monroe, April 2S.-Thc pro-
peller Commerce arrived this morning from
Suffolk, which She left al four O'Clock a.
~, having run by the rebel batteries on
the Nansemond, three in number, under
their heavy fire. The boat was riddIed by
sharpshooters, who lined the banks of the
Nansemond for nine miles, and kept up
continuous tire upon the boat while she
passed that distance.
The steamboat .Stoan left Suffolk at the
same time, and came down the Nansemond
in company with the Commerce, but after
passing below the range of the rebel guns,
got aground. Tugs were Immediately sent
to her relief. The Scan received four
solid shot through her light woodwork
but Is not disabled.
1t is understood that the rebel force has
disappeared from the front of Williams
burgh.
No casualties are reported from Suffolk
or the Nansemond since the Oath.
Murfreesboro, April 30.-Yestsrday
small force of rebel cavalry appeared on
the Manchester pike. Oar videttes gave
the alarm, saying the enemy was advance
ing In force. Gen. Negley, with COM
mendaoie promptness, moved out a short
distance, but the alarm proved false. Gen.
Negiey met several citizens, residents near
the ontposts, moving in. 1t is thought
generally that the rebel demonstration
yesterday was made for the purpose of
forcing Rosecrans to concentrate his lines,
thus leaving Van Dorm and Wheeler, at
liberty to act Oh his TANKS with their
cavalry, and also to enable them, with
force north of Duck river, to defeat any
OIL 81.
Minnville.
At present all efforts of the rebel caval-
ry on our TANKS are futile.
New York, May Especial to the Her.
aid, four miles below Fredericksburg, April
20, A. Minus far the wounded in this
corps IN skirmishing four miles below
Fredericksburg are from one division,
namely, the 14th Brooklyn, 22d n. Y,
and 10Th Md. None are wounded danger
ously. Nearly all have been wounded in
skirmishing By musket shot.
Our batteries have just opened on the
rebels, but We fail to draw their artillery
fire or to silence their musketry. Signal
lights have been observed in busy opera
ton upon the heights that border the
Rappahannock. Doubtless they are for
the purpose of warning the rebels OF any
movements OF our army.
Earthwerks and line defences extend
far up along the rebel side of the river,
and at night the reflection of many camp
fires light up the sky tor miles. All con-
versation between the pickets is strictly
prohibited and even the tempting bait of
a piece OF tobacco cannot procure for the
rebels the luxury of Yankee newspaper.
Fairfax @. H., April 3O.-An expedition
under command of Gen. Stahl, which left
here on Monday, the 9th, the men pro-
vided with cooked rations for FIVE days,
returned early this morning. The object
OF the expedition was TO patrol the country
to the west of the Shenandoah, which was
successfully accomplished.
Several skirmishes took place between
this force and Mosey's rebel cavalry,
which resulted in the capture of several of
his men. The results of the expedition in
prisoners, are forty men, mostly Mosley's,
and some of Whites guerrilas, and 100
horses. Among the prisoners is a rebe.
conscription officer, upon whose person
was found list OF names of conscrpts,
and papers of Importance.
| We suffered go loss or casualties. The
rebels lost several men. Our officers and
| men are entitled to much credit. For
three days and nights they bad little or no