The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-07-19
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The following is Gen. McClellans Off
cial report of bis successes 10 Western Vir-
| GINA. A few more reports Of the same sort
from the other divisions of the army will in.
dictate that the backbone ofthe rebellion is
broken
| BEVERLEY, July Is.
The success today is all l could desire. We
captured six brass cannon of which one was
| rifled, and all the enemy's camp equipage and
transportation the number of tents will prob
ably reach 200, and more than 60 wagons.
| Their killed and wounded amount to fully $50
1 and at least loo prisoners, and more coming in
constantly. | know already of ten officers
| killed and taken prisoners. Their retreat was
complete. l occupied Beverley by rapid
| march.
Garrett abandoned his camp early this
morning, leaving much of his equipage. He
came within few miles of Beverley, but our
rapid march turned him back in great confu.
sion, and he is now retreating on the road by
st. George. Gen. Morris is to follow him up
closely. l have telegraphed the two Pennsyl-
vania regiments at Cumberland to join Gen.
| Hill at ROwlesburg.
The General is concentrating all his troops
at Rowlesburg and will cut off Garnett's re
treat near West Union, or if possible at st.
| George. / may say that we have driven ont
some 10000 troops strongly entrenched with
| loss of eleven killed and thirty wounded.
Provision returns found here show Garnett's
force to have been 10000 They were Eastern
| Virgnans, GeOrgians, Tennesseeans, and
| think CarOlinians. Tomorrow can give full
details as to prisoners, &c.
| trust that Gen. Cox has by this time driven
Gov. Wise out of the Kanawha Valley.
1 hope the General-in.Chief will approve of
my operations.
(Signed) G. B. MCCLELLAN.
1t is stated that the Republican Sen
ators have united in request to the Presi-
dent for recall of Harvey, the traitorous
Minister to Portugal
"A gentleman just from New Orleans
reports that the rebels had taken powerful
tug and covered her with railroad iron, put.
ting her machinery below the water line.
They had also built an iron boat very sharp
with short point below water, and is in
tended to run down United States vessels
oliver Russell, of st. Louis, and two
other persons, were arrested on Friday.
Letters were found upon them duplicating
hardware house in st. Louis in the trea
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Tennessee rebels. Other letters were found
showing up the designs of an early attack
upon Birds Point. The letters were de
tanned by Gen. Prentiss, and the parties dis
charged.
1t appears from calculation OF the
Post Office Department, that the yearly liz
come from postage in the seeded States
was only 100000, while the expenses this
sum 100000, which is now saved to the
Government.
The Mayor of Baltimore, in bis mes.
sage to the City Council says that the at
tack in April on the Massachusetts, troops
was the result OF sudden impulse, aud not
premeditated scheme. That in the ensu-
ing excitement, it would have been impos.
sible to convey more troops through the
city without fighting and bloodshed there,
fore the bridges were, with the consent of
the Government and by my orders destroy
ed, but with no hostility to the Federal
Government. He reviews subsequent events
but fails to see sufficient justification for
the grave and alarming violations of the
rights of the citizens of Maryland.
= The amendment to the volunteer bill
reduces the pay of chaplains fifty per cent.
lower than previously designated, has pass.
ed the Senate.
The army bill which passed Congress
Thursday, appropriates SCI 100000. This
includes the pay for three months and three
years volunteers. The Navy bill appro-
pirates about $3O,O0O,OOO.
Richard Seward, who shot Capt.
Howell at Canton, Mo-, and bis son Ed
Edward R., reached St. Louis Thursday,
under guard of United States troops, and
was delivered TO Marshal Raw lngs, who
lodged him in the county Jail.
Reports from Fairfax Court House
indicate a gradual withdrawal of rebel
troops.
AS an evidence that the disposition to
sustain the general government exists out.
side of Congress, we have the fact that Mr.
Cisco, the sub Treasurer in New York re-
ceived orders from the Secretary of the
Treasury Wednesday,. to accept loans at
elk per cent for five millions of Treasury
notes on the faith of this bill, and that the
entire sum was subscribed before three
o'clock in the afternoon, of which over three
millions and half were paid in at that
| hour.
The appointment of the Western De
partment has given great satisfaction in
Missouri. The Union forces in that State
are now strong enough to crush out
rebellion there. Secessioni:ts were rapidly
leaving ST. Louis, nnder the conviction no
| doubt that the cause was lost.
The Eleventh regiment, United States
infantry, Col. Erasmus D. Reyes, has its