The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-02
Items Of War News.

corps, while accommodating after the en-
gagement at Bulls Run, on Thursday, rode
up to party of soldiers, to inquire tie
whereabouts of certain officers engaged. He
asked after Sherman's brigade, of which
they could give no information. He then
asked to which regiment they belonged,
when they answered the Fifth North Caro-
lima. Lieut.. Prime had the presence of
mind to continue the conversation, until,
finding out where to water his horse, be
rode away for the purpose, and then put
spurs to it.
"A soldier from Fort Pickens was
brought to New York last Saturday under
sentence of death. 1t was stated that some
weeks since, on the arrival of company of
regulars at Fort Pickens, one of the mum.
Der was bribed by the Confederates to spike
as many of the guns in the Fort as he
could. He received $500 in Confederate
bills in payment for the work, but instead
of spikipg the guns, be handed the bills to
his commanding officer and explained the
circumstances. Some time thereafter, three
| guns we're found to be spiked, but it was
done SO imperfectly that the spikes were
drawn out with comparatively little trou-
BILE. An investigation resulted in the dis.
covery of the perpetrator, who was court
martialed and sent North, and it is supposed
| that he would be shot.
As a reason for the late reverse it is
stated that our army was too much elated
at finding the villages at Fairfax and Gen.
| treville deserted, and at the idle surmise
that the Confederates had been gathered not
for fighting but for running, and that Gen.
Mcdowell does not take the responsibility
of the Bulls Run affair.
1t is stated that Gen. Albert S. John
ston, late of the United States army in
| Utah, left Richmond on Sunday last to take
command of the Confederate army in
Western Virginia, lately commanded by
Gen. Garnett.
1t is reported that Simon P. Buckner,
Inspector General of Kentucky, has risign-
ed, and that Ben Hardin Helm, Assistant
Inspector General, is about resigning that
Col. Hunt, of the Second Regiment of the
State Guard, and Major Symmes of the
State Guard, had also resigned. The inn
preston is that the designations caused the
| disbanding of the State Guard.
During the march of our troops on
Manassas, damages were paid for injuries
done by our troops, the amounts being as.
sessed by Board of Examiners. One man
whose house was occupied as the headquar-
tiers of the commander of one of the divis-
ions which was bivouacked upon bis land,
received three hundred and fifty dollars. A
neighbor, whose out field and house was
similarly occupied, received one hundred,
and another one hundred and fifty dollars,
| all in gold. One of them was heard to say
be had not for a long time seen so much
real money, and that he would willingly
| give all he had received to be allowed to 90
back of Manassas and tell his friends how
much they were deceived about the Union
army, and that it was not coming among
them to ravish their women, and destroy
their property and carry off their negroes,but
to protect the people and pay their way in
gold. His only fear was that il he went back
to Manassas be would be impressed into the
service of the rebel army, and either hung
for having received federal geld, or prevent
ed from returning to his family.
The most gallant charge made at Bulls
Run was by the 69th, list, and 18th New
York regiments, who rushed upon one of
the batteries, firing as they proceeded, with
| perfect eclat, and attacking it with the bay
onet's point. The yells of triumph seemed
to carry all before it. They found that the
rebels had abandoned the battery and only
taken one gun, but this success was &C.
quired only after severe loss of life, in
which the Goth most severely suffered, and
it was reported that Lieutenant Colonel
Nugent was amongst the first killed.
Lieutenant Frank Brownell, United
States Army, the aveDger of Col Ellsworth,
was guest of the Boston Lancers at din
ner of the latter on Commencement Day,
and gave upon the occasion the following
sentiments "The memory of those men
whom hope look down from above upon
us today, who fell fighting for our flag"
This was drank in silence, and the band
played, after which be continued, And here
is confusion to bis murderous band" He
also gave "The Union, now and forever
"A citizen of Western Virginia, en- route
for Indiana and his family, states he passed
through Cumberland Gap few days since,