The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-07-19
Items Of News by Telegraph.

New YORK, June l6.
Captain Barry's battery of flying artil-
iery, from Fort Pickens, has gone to Wash.
ington.
ALEXANDRIA, July Is.
There are doubtless two thousand troops
stationed at Fairfax Station. 1t is stated
that the,trOops at Fairfax include one hun
dred negroes, besides a battalion OF four
hundred in the vicinity of Manassas.
1t is the prevailing opinion of three
months troops, whose time is about up, that
they will return home.
CHICAGO, July Is.
The 4th Wisconsin regiment arrived at
quarter past four o'clock by the Chicago &
Milwaukee Railroad. They marched down
Kinzie and Clark streets to the depot of the
Michigan Southern Railroad in fine style,
and departed at Z o'clock in high glee for
the seat of war.
CLEVELAND, July l6.
The 18th Wisconsin regiment arrived this
afternoon, and leave for the east, via Dun
kirk, at six o'clock this evening, all we'll.
They had fine reception and received re-
freshments here.
NEW YORK, July l6.
The privateers of the Savannah will be
arraigned to morrow.
A Frenchman is in custody, charged
with serving in the Confederate army at
the seige of Sumpter.
FORT MONROE, July Is.
Mr.. Russell, of the London Times, left
here to day for Washington. He says the
American camps are worse than those of
the Crimea.
ALEXANDRIA. july Is.
-Four Connecticut scouts were captured
yesterday by four rebel cavalry.
BALTIMORE, July Is.
1t appears the rumored assassination of
Gov. Hicks at Camp Ridge arose from the
following circumstance:
1t appears that on Friday night some
trouble arose between the Union men and
secessionists upon Cambridge dock, and
Gov. Hicks interfering to que.l the distur-
bance, he was used harshy by the rebels.
He escaped without serious injuries. At
the request of the Governor and the Union
men, troops occupied the town during the
night and escorted his Excellency to An
napolis.
A dispatch from Martinsburg says all
was quiet there. An attack was not ex-
pected. Several newspaper correspondents
are in the guard honse by Gen. Patterson's
order.
Gov. Hicks arrived here this morning.
New YORK, July Is.
The Tribune translates an account of the
operations of rebel privateer, from the
Cionfuegos correspondent of Havana pa
per of the 9th ultimo, which says, that on
the 9th, the privateer Sumpter, brought
into port six prizes, the cargoes consisting
principally of sugar and molassess. The
acting Governor reported the occurrence to
the civil government. 1t was reported that
the commander OF the Sumpter demanded,
as the cargOes were Spanish that they
should be Immediately unloaded, and de-
livered to him to be destroyed, and the
cargoes kept until the Confederate govern
ment declares they are legal prizes. The
civil Governor ordered the Sumpter to leave
port Immediately, and that be should retain
the prizes till the determination of Her Ma
jesty's government should be known. 1t is
almost certain that the privateer captured
the vessels above mentioned within the wa
tiers under the jurisdiction of Cuba, and
within three nautical miles of the coast
Commercials Special A private letter
from one of the men of the 18th New York
regiment, dated Martinsburg, July l1th,
says the regiments were under marching Or
ders, and expected to leave that evening, as
the tents had been struck; $4,000 men
were in that vicinity encamped in sight OF
each other. The 18th have had the right
of the line given to them. A flag of truce
came into camp on the 10th with request
from the rebels for an armistice of ten days
to make up their minds whether to fight or
retreat. Gen. Patterson replied, No, not a
day. The enemy have since retreated if-
teen miles toward Richmond.
New YORK, July IA.
Advices from Panama report the arrival
of the Wyoming. She would leave on the
9th for the Cult of California to cruise for
the protection of American commerce under
Lieut.. Murray. Commander Mitchell, Its
Porter and Hackett, and Sd assistant eDgi-
neer had resigned. Most OF them came en-
the North Star, also Lieut.. Shyrock of the
Saranac.
The State of Panama was concentrating
troops at Panama. A movement generally
believed to be in favor of the independence
of the Isthmus.
Advices from Nicaragua say that Ga
nett, the murderer of James L. White, had
been sentenced TO the chain gang.
LOUISVILLE, July Is.
Joseph Holt on Saturday evening ad-
dressed an audience-one third ladies'
densely packing the largest hall in the city,
in an unconditional Union speech which
was received with rapturous applause.
The Charleston Courier suggests that
agents be appointed to receive subscriptions
,ot rice and. other confederate products to
sustain the Southern cause.
The New Orleans Delta says the New
York Marine Insurance Companies cover
losses by pirates and not by privateers,
therefore the northern courts condemn south.
ern privateers.
A special despatch from Richmond of
the 9th says several prominent prisoners
hitherto on parole, were confined to day
because of the actions of the Federal au-
thorities relative to the Southern priva-