The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-14

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offered for each one brought to the recruit
ing officers.
Two hundred thousand dollars worth of
beef were purchased a few days since, at
Louisville, for the Confederate army.
In many of the counties of Virginia, not
q single man dared to vote against the Or
dinance of secession.
There are three South Carolina regiments
at the Manassas junction.
| Mr.. Crenshaw has rendered to JEFF. Da-
| Wis the gratuitous use of his house furniture
and negroes, for term of three months, or
longer if desired, for the presidential NAM
sion."
Soon after the arrival of the bogus Pres.
ident, at Richmond, he visited the camp of
the Tennessee regiment. They were much
dissatisfied at not receiving the arms they
wanted, and Mr.. Davis expressed his SYM
patty for them, but said he knew they
would do their duty whenever they were
| called upon.
The Third Georgia regiment is encamped
at camp Gwynn, outside and at the south>
western extremity of the Portsmouth Navy
Yard. Col. Pryor addressed them few
| days since, and informed them that in all
human probability some of them would fall
in battle, but that it would be an honorable
and glorious death that the daughters of
Virginia would chant their praises, and
transmit their deed in grateful remembrance
to their children.
Howell Cobb recommends that the south.
ern planters of rice, cotton and wheat, shall
give their crops to the Southern Uonfedera-
cy, taking in payment therefor their bonds.
The Confederacy will then send their crops
to Europe and receive payment in cash.
he does not say, however, how he intends
| to evade the blockade.
Five counties in Virginia have given
$4,000 in aid of the rebellion.
The Richmond Examiner of the 31st ult.,
speaking of the Federal troops, says, "Take
them all in all, their forces are as precious
| set of rascals as could be scraped together
with fine tooth comb from the pot-houses
and hell-holes of the North. They have
been fertilized by filth and grown up crisp,
! fresh and unmitigatedly wretched from the
mire of municipal corruption"
Col. Wade Hampton, of South Carolina,
has been empowered to raise a Southern
Legion to comprise 600 rifemen, 300 cav
airy and one company of flying artillery.
The Richmond Despatch of the 3lst re-
ports that it has received information that
son of the law partner of the President of
the Loudon and Hampshire Railway had
been arrested by the South Carolina Vol.
| unteers, and hung as spy. Upon his per.
son, concealed in his coat collar, when ar
rested, were map of Harper's Ferry, and
a manuscript embodying the writer's ideas
| -, roororJ IN tho ofoofiuo foroo eoI 1;cooe;
ton of troops at the Ferry, and the best
mode for the federal forces to pursue to en-
sure success.
George W. Randolph has been appoint
ed Major of the Richmond Howitzer Bat
talon, and bis brother, DR.. w. E. Dan
dolph, Surgeon. They are great grandsons
of Thomas Jefferson.
A lady contributor of Richmond paper
recommends the donation by the ladies of
all their silver plate to the State.
Gov. Wise's partisan Legion is to COM
prise cavalry and infantry, and they are to
be armed with all kinds of weapons.
The Alabama Rangers, at Richmond, are
armed with Mississippi rifles and bowie
knives.
The Powhattan is off Mobile, and the
blockade of that port, therefore, is fixed
fact. AS soon as the acting British Con-
sci heard the news, he dispatched boat to
the Powhattan to learn precisely what was
designed with respect to the sailing of Brit
ish vessels now in port.
The Consul put his questions in writing.
Annexed is the commanders reply:
COMMODORE PORTER TO THE ACTING BRITISH
CONSUL.
May 18th, 1861.
SIR-In answer to your communication of
May u, 1861, beg leave to inform you that
British ships will be permitted to use tow
| boats, or any other means to get to sea- and
that the tow boats will rot be molested by US
in the discharge of their duty in so towing Brit.
ish ships. beg leave to add that the 28th is,
l believe, the day fixed for rigid blockade, but
as only am here temporarily, and without
special instructions, I will give the most lib
eral construction to the order. 1t would be
better if it can be done without injury to Brit
ish interests, to get the ships to sea as soon as
DAVID D. PORTER,
| Commanding.
| DAVID MAaEE, ESQ.,, Acting Consul, Mobile.
| Blockade of the Mouth Of the Missis-
| sippi.
The New Orleans Picayune of the 18th
ult., says:
ave learn from an eye witness that the
United States man of war Brooklyn arrived
off Pass LOutre bar at 2 O'Clock yesterday,
and came to anchor about one hundred and
fifty yards off the stakes. The Brooklyn
Immediately dispatched boat to Captain
Duncan, in command at Fort jackson, that
the blockade would take effect from that
moment"
The Delta of the same date has the fol-
having dispatch:
PASS L'OUTRE, May 20.
To Col. P. o. HERBERT: At 2 P. NJ, sight
ed steam sloop of war, supposed to be the
Brooklyn, about twenty miles east from the
Pass. Ran within three to four miles of her,
set colors and fired guns. No answer made.
Came in, making preconcerted signals. Bar
blocked with five ships. All towb0ats inside.
| M G. A. FULLER, Lieut.. Col.
p. S.-She is at anchor close to the bar, with
American colors flying.