The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-21

IN confirmation OF reports that have been
current for some time that France had an
agent in the South looking out for French
interests, the New Orleans Delta of the Sd
inst. says "Mr. Ernest Boroche, agent of
the French government, and son of coun>
selor of state of the empire of France, has
arrived in our CITY,"
M. GA1LLoRDET, himself a Southern
sympathizer. writes from Paris: The in.
dependent press of every description. and
shade OF opinion-Democratic, Orleanist,
Legitimist-have taken the part of the
North against the South, and hope to see
slavery disappear in the contest"
The receipts of specie at New York from
England within the twenty-four hours end
ing at noon on the 9th, exceeded tayo and
quarter millions of dollars. The City of
Washington brought $l,OOO,OOO, and the
Australasan brought the very heavy ship
ment of 81 ,369,274.
CAPT. ADAMS, of the Sabine, one of the
vessels of the Pensacola feet, has two
sons in the secession ranks under
Bragg. His daughter is vivandiere
in one of the Louisiana regiments. This
young Amazon wrote to her father request.
ing him to join the Confederate forces, but
if be did not, she prayed that be would be
starved out. The old man recounts the cir.
cumstance with the greatest sang froid, and
concludes with the remark, "She is a
thoughtless young thing, and will soon get
over it."
D. 81. SrRoTHER, Esq, Porte Crayon,"
whose numerous contributions in Harper's
Magazine, have made him a favorite with
the reading public, is at present in the Con-
federate army at Harper's Ferry. He holds
fat Office in the Quartermaster's Depart
ment there. "Se De Kay" the Harper's
Ferry correspondent of the Louisville Cou-
rier, says of him: ga few weeks since he
married Miss Hunter, of Charlestown, one
of the veritable cousins who played so
conspicuous part in his Virginia Illus
trated.'"
The names of the seven new steam sloops
to be built are taken from mountains and
rivers. Those to be built at Kittery, Me-,
are to be called the Kearsage and the Ossi.
pee, after mountains in New Hampshire.
The two at Boston are to be called the
Housatonic, river of Connecticut, and
the other the Wachusett, Massachu-
sets mountain. The one at New York is
to be called the Adirondack, from the
mountain range of that name in New York;
while the two at Philadelphia are to be
called the Juniata aud Tuscarora, the for
mer after a river and the latter after
mountain in Pennsylvania.
The Paris correspondent of the New
York Tribune urges the manufacture of
arms at home instead of seeking to pur-
chase abroad. The price of arms has ad.
vanced in Europe. He says that "arms
that could be bought two years ago for
fifty-fve francs are now demanded at eighty
francs, and cannot be had at the price until
years orders are filled.
PRENTICE says if any fellow thinks him
tinctured with abolitionism or free soilism,
he is guilty of misconceptiou, and his ma
ternal ancestor was guilty of still worse
one few months before be was born.
Hon DAVID TOP, of Mahoning county.
Ohio, the Democratic candidate for Cover.
nor Of Ohioin 1916, and who was appointed
Minister to Brazil by President Polk, is
now suggested as the Union candidate for
Governor. aes