The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-29

daughter OF b. Lawrence, Esq, one OF the
wealthiest and most influential citizens Of
Morrisania, New York, has taken the veil
at the Ursuline Convent in that town. She
was heiress to large fortune, and surround.
ed by all the luxuries of the world"
The engineer Of the steamer Michigan,
killed in the Port Royal action, was John
NJ: Whittemore. of Cambridgeport, Mass,
son of the late Rev. Thomas J.. White.
more. BE had been previously an engineer
on the Vermont and Massachusetts railroad
of which his father was the President.
Our Cincinnati exchanges express
great dissatisfaction at the falling back of
the Cumberland Gap expedition. Zollicof-
fer has abandoned the Gap and retreated
toward Knoxville, while the Union forces
are also falling back. The Tennessee
troops, in the Cumberland column. grum-
bled so loudly at the order to retreat that
they were permitted to remain at London.
-Langdon Cheves writes from Savan-
nah to friend in Charleston, early in last
month, that one negro out of twenty in the
Beaufort district was ordered to be spared
and set at work on Notifications on Hilton
Head Island at Braddock Point. The
same writer states that applications for
commissions were in excess of enlstments.
and that recruits were scarce and commits.
sions only to be had by bringing in fifteen
or twenty soldiers: This missive is among
the number found at Fort Walker.
Col. Einsteir, OF the 9th Pennsylva.
MIA, has been appointed consul to Nurem-
burg. George Kent, brother of Gov.
Kent Of Maine, is made consul to Paso del
Norte.
Several diplomats, in Washington
have expressed confidence in the positions
of the Intelligsncer, which Government is
understood to hold. 1t states the points of
public law involved in the case on which it
turns, the right of visiting and searching
merchant ships on the high seas, is an in-
contestable right of lawfully commissioned
cruisers of a beligerent nation. A purely
beligerent right is essential to such capture,
to wit the discovery of an enemy's props
erty or contraband OF war on board neutral
vessels. To engage in the transportation of
military persons, bearers of dispatches,
and dispatches, is unquestionaby, of the
same nature with carrying contraband
goods, and vessels so engaged in the SER
vice of one belligerent is subject to capture
and con6scation by the other. A belliger-
ent may lawfully arrest an ambassador of
the adverse belligerent, if found at sea in a
neutral vessel on his passage, and there
fore before be has arrived in the neutral
country, or has assumed the functions of
his Office near the Government to which be
is accredited. The fact that the voyage
is mnde to neutral point Goes not change
tine legal character of the transaction,
where contraband of war, including military
persons aud dispatches and their bearers, is
found CT neutral vessel.
Carr. GEO. W. Brown, formerly in
the China and California trade and recently
in the New Orleans and Havana line OF
steamships, has received commission in
the q. S. Navy and is detailed to the com>
mand of the Q. S. barque FernandiDa.
Capt. Brown is an experienced and skillful
officer, never having lost ship or a
freight.
The following is the famous Gen. Pill.
lows despatch about the battle of Belmont:
MRS. GID. Pillow We had hard
fought battle !; lasted from about 9 to 5 O'Clock.
fought four regiments against nine for four
hours without help. We drove the enemy back
three times; his greatly superior numbers
overpowered my command. l rallied it re-
peatedlv, and ultimately got reinfOrcements,
drove them from the field, ard pursued them
five miles and into their boats. Loss severe
the enemys more SO. l am not hurt.
GID. J. PILLOW.
The Louisville J0uyRN! OF the l4th
says Governor Morton stated on Monday
in a conversation with some gentlemen in
that city that there would be ready within
week 10 Ohio and Indiana 10000 men,
and that they would at once be ordered into
Kentucky.
Rev. James p. Hendricks, the Presby.
terian preacher of Fleminsourg, Kentucky,
volunteered last week in one OF the Fleming
companies. He has an income of two
thousand dollars, and leaves dear wife and
FIVE small children. The boys wanted to
make him Captain, but he declined, and
said he wanted to be private, stand guard
with them, and pray with and for them.
Mrs. and Miss James-daughter-in-
law and daughter Of the noted British nov
elist, g. P. R. james, recently deceased
are about to open female school in Detroit
The name OF the Hon. Reverdy John.
con is mentioned in connection with the POI
sition of United States Senator from Ma.
IL IL, L. haf1