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

Mexican account, while the French ar
allowed to buy freely in New York, ST
4 kseoisr a nd elsewbera -~e- ~zx~ :
I 6 Spscialtothe 1riJune.-Ckiet Enginee
Wood of tie q. S. Navy, now on duty ii
connection with the iron clad vessels, ha
made proposition to the Secretary OF tn,
Navy to the following effect =: He offer
TO take monitor up the ha1 Dor Of Omar.
lesion, removing on his way all obrtruct
lions that may impede the progress o.
ships, or. if the department. only desire,
the destruction of Fort Sumter, he viii
accomplish that 49,
A State Senator Of California, who en-.
Joys to large degree the confidence Of
engineers, also offers to accompany Mr..
Wood on the important expedition named
1t Is understood that the President and
Secretary Welies :cok on the proposition
with favor, but the action of the Govern
| ment, OF course, is not known. sea =
Cincinnati, April 2S.-A court mar.
| tial assembled here last Thursday, Gen.
Porter Presiding, for the trial OF Sandford
d. Talbot and Thomas Sullivan. tor har.
boring and shielding persons who are en-
emies OF the Government, and Thomas
II. Campbell, OF the confederate army, on
charge 81 being spy.
The court found ali the persons men,
toned guilty. Taboo was fined $1,000,
and three months Imprisonment. Snlli-
van was sentenced to sixty days confine-
ment in irons. Campbell is to be hung.
Gen. Burnside has directed the two for
mer 80 be confined at Johnson's Island,
near SaI dusky.
Campbell is to be hung ct noon on the
let of May.
New York, April 2S.-The rumor that
the rebels are marching on Wheeling or
Pittsburg rests on the fact that force has
appeared at Morgant. vn, Va, on the
Monongehala river, and near the State
line of Pennsylvania. No fears are enter
| tanned Tor the safety of either Pittsburg or
Wheeling. 1t is not probable that the
rebel force will proceed any further North.
A dispatch to the Washington Star OF
Monday, dated +" Hsrper's Ferry, April
81" says: 1--WE have information that
the rebel Generals Jones and Imboden,
with some force, it is not said how great,
are at Moortield, probably on their way to
New Greek to destroy the Baltimore g.
Ohio Railroad IN that vicinity"
The Baltimore American, of Monday,
says rumors of rebel approaches to the
Baltimore d Ohio Railroad have assumed
quite serious aspect. During Sunday
a movement of 5000 troops was made on
the road TO strengthen points west OF
Cumberland. and two regiments left Bal
timore to take the places of those moved
further westward.
On Sunday night two companies of
rebel cavalry made their appearance at
Rowesburg, but were driven off aud did
Rot succeed in damaging the Cheat river
bridge.
There has also been d rebel force for
two days not far from Clarksburg threat
eniEg an advance en- the road. a rebel
force of 900, under Gen. Boyd, left Win
chester early this week. Measures were
taken TO check them.
Washington, April 29.-The following
has been received at the headquarters OF
the army:
St. Louis, Apr;l a7.-To Mag. Gen. II.
the enemy's rear near Cape Girardeau
last night, and attacked and routed them,
taking a large number of prisoners, horses,
army stores, &c. The enemy retreated
towards Bloomfield in great disorder,
pursued by the victorious and combined
forces of Generals Vandeyer and Mcneil,
AO'6HNN/ - 49, NS1AAAo, NfSh.
Cairo, April 2S.-Speciazt to the Journal.
-Four transports have just arrived from
Cape Girardeau, two of them having on
board the 25th and 9th Wisconsin regi-
ments. The gunboat Little Rebel has also
returned. Order is restored at the Cape,
and the women and children have return
ed from the Illinois shore.
After the rebels were repulsed Oh Srn-
4 Iov- tall haa 70 TaoEcnn
bout midnight, Sunday night, Gen. Van
dever tell upon them, completely surpris-
ing them, killing and wounding number,
and taking some FIVE or six hundred pris-
oners. The guard house and jail at Jack
son are full OF prisoners.
Gen. Mcneil pursued them on the
Bloomfield road, overlook them yesterday,
and gave them another fogging. We have
not full results.
1t was Gen. McNeil's intention to send
? force on the enemy's rear. for the pur-
pose OF destroying the bridge over the
White river, thus cutting off their retreat.
Should he succeed, most of the rebel force
will be captured. All OF Gen. McNeil's
pursuing forces are mounted.
This Information is received from Col.
Montgomery, of the 18th Wisconsin.
The rebels, as far as they could. have
completely devastated the country, re-
specting neither friend or foe. Their
force i between seven and nine thousand,
mostly cavalry and artillery. Whenever
they could, they have cut the telegraph
wire aud carried it off.
The Federal force sent FROM New Ma
drid to intercept the rebels, has not been
heard from, and some fears are entertained
tor its safety, as it is but :, 900 strong, and
might be oyerrun by the rebels who num-
Der 1000.
New York, April 2S.-A Harrisburg
dispatch of to-day states that many con-
Trajectory reports are circulated relative
To the rebel raid. There is 10 doubt the
rebels have takeu Morgantown, and occu-
py it with some 1000 to 5000 troops under
jenkins. Our troops are in mo ton TO in
tercept him, and artillery is being sent
from Harrisburg.
Another dispatch from Uniontown, Pa,
states that the rebel flag is floating over
Morgantown, and men, women and chill
Gren are flying in all directions.
Piusburg is thought to be in some dam
ger.
The Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad between
Cumberland and Grafton is destroyed.