Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-06-24

-a~oo ana The Big Black river, revealed
! - ~ sls.' oil the enemy within 30 miles,
hsefs'hsag has been destroyed for so
BFeckinridge is said to be At Jsch.,,p-
Our position IS equal to hundred thou-
sand men.
Headquarters, Walnut Hills. Jone14-
Nothing ct importance has trapsnirad f.,
the last "a hours. Friday our batteries
sIsckened and the enemy never renra.
The rebels are believed to be erecting in
terror works and falling back.
About 100 of the enemy are reported
TO be killed and wounded daily by our
.harpshooters. Que wounded are we'll
cared for In the field hospitals. The
health of the army continues good.
chaplain Eaton, Superintendent of the
contraoands IS here making arrangements
10 withdraw 10 q safe place large number
OF negroes who have collected here.
Gen. Osterhaus holds the Black River
bridge without interruption.
Paymasters viii commence paving the
troops Immediately. The pros poets for
the siege look brighter and brighter, and
no tears are entertained for the result.
Murtreesbory, June 1S.-R-agg has un-
cou5tedly received reinforcements of three
6rigades, namely, Bates Clayton's and
Churchill's
Bragg now has eighteen brigades of i'm
fantry and cavalry. There are indications
that, 10 cooperation with Buckner at
knoxville, he Is about to assume the off
tehsive and invade Kentucky, striking at
about Monticello or Carthage
In East tennessee Buckner has q large
force and Is speedily organizing for often
Slve operations.
Harrisburg, June Is, 4 P. M.-Special
to the 1ri6une.-A dispatch from Cham
oersoQrg reports the enemy returning in
force. The operator was preparing to
'mosey."
Three New York regiments are reported
at Reading. Preparations are being made
TO remove them here tonight. The
drafted and nine months men of this
State are volunteering for six months
There Is no trustworthy intelligence re-
gardlng the movements of the enemy
No large force has yet approached the
Cumberland Valley.
New York, June 1Sth.-On the night
OF the 10th, large English steamer at
tempted to run into Charleston via Com
lords Channel, and was fired into and
sunk by cur blockading vessels.
New York, 19.-The Re7alds Wash
ington dispatch, dated yesterday, says:
Yesterday at O'Clock. our cavalry, con.
slstlns OF one division, met Gen. Fitz Hugh
Lees brigade OF cavalry and battery of
artillery about one mile beyond Aide,
towards Uniontown. Some of Gen. Lees
men who had gone forward to have their
horses shod at a blacksmith shop, saw our
cavalry coming and returned to their
friends with the information.
Capt. Bouton of the 9th Va. rebel cav
airy, and Capt. White with COMMAND of
80 men were despatched to act as sharp.
shooters, with orders to hold their posi-
ton at all hazards, but not receiving sup
port when our men charged, were obliged
to surrender at discretion.
A little behind was the 9th Va. cavalry
under command of Col. I. L. Roser. Cur
troops charged on this regiment and also
on the sd Va. rebel cavalry and hand
10 hand encounter ensued, during which
we took many prisoners The order was
then given for the rebels to right about
| and fall back.
| There was slight artillery firing kept up
! by both parties without material result
! The rebel force engaged was the LIST,
I'd, Sd, 4th, and 9Th Virginia Cavalry, and
some artillery. Our loss not known but
- lhSOiSldCI 1uC ISU6i VINO
have been taken prisoners all concur in
the statement that this was the most des-
| perately contested cavalry contest of the
/ war.
| They say our men behaved gallantly,
| and that the affair was a hand TO hand
| encounter.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lees brigade left Gull
| pepper some few days since, and was act
| ing as a flank guard of the rebel army.
a Colonel OF one of our cavalry regi-
| ments is reported among the killed. The
| rebels only partially succeeded in carrying
| OFT their killed and wounded. The fight
| lasted until dark last night, we holding
| The field at its conclusion and the rebels
retiring.
New York, June 19.-The Fort Monroe
! correspondent of the Herald, of the 18th.
| states that the news from the advanced
! forces OF the 4th army corps, is most sat
| istactory.
Gen. Wise and his whole force have
| fled from the Peninsula, and sought shell
| ter on the other side of the hickahomny
! Gen. Gordon's division, which was in the
| advance, entered New Kent @. II. ca the
| 18th inst.
| The enemy made hasty retreat to the
| Ohickahomlny. Some ssirmishiDg foccur-
red between our advanced scouts and the
rear guard of the enemy.
Our loss amounted to four wounded.
| The rebels lost two killed and several
wounded. The troops are in excellent
condition.
During the day Msj. Gen. Keyes and
staff went to the frontato reconnoiter the
position and giVe such further instruction
as he deemed necessary.
New York, June 19.-Specidl to the
1in1es.-Harrisburg June 18.-The enemy
has retreated TO WIllansport. There is
small rebel force at Hagerstown. No New
York troops have arrived as yet at Harris.
burg The THIN. Y. and some other reg
imeuts from the same State are ordered to
repor, Baltimore. The excitement at
Harrisburg has subsidized, and business is
generally renewed. The Editors Con-
ventlon Is In session.
Ncholsville, June 17.-Stragglers from
the late fight bring Information up to last
evening from below. They report that
5000 rebels crossed the river at Williams
port, and are marching on Hancock, where
there were 500 of Milroy's routed forces
collected, who, being demoralized, fed on
hearing of the reported advance OF the
rebels.