The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-07

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temperate, yet firm and eloquent DECLARE
ton of loyalty to the Federal Government.
The last resolution Of the series, reads as
follows:
Resolved, That what was bought ct Bunker
Hi Valley Forge and Yorktoxn, was not.
we dispute the legality Of the bargain, and. IN
the strength of the Lord God Of our fathers,
shall hope to contest, through this generation,
if need be, the feasibility of the transfer.
1t is reported BY telegraph that John
O. Fremont has been appointed to the COM
mand of the Western forces, destined to
operate on the Mississippi. A better selec-
ton could not have been made by the gov
eminent. Young, energetic, brave, and
possessing great ability and experience in
military affairs, he is1ust the man to lead
the Western troops. We have no doubt
but that the agreat pathfinder" will be able
to discover route to the Gulf of Mexico,
by way Of the Mississippi.
-The st. Louis regiment under Col.
Blair has been ordered to Fortress Monroe.
-Parson Brownlow pitched into Sc
cessionist in his locality in the following
lively style:
CARD-RATHER PERSONAL.
In my last issue, found it necessary to de-
nounce Sperry, of the Register, as liar, q
centemptible puke, and the tool of scoundrels.
He has since chastised me with four columns of
newspaper abuse. This authorizes the add.
tional charge that he is Q co'Dard, even If
were not in possession of the fact that one Of
our citizens logged him after night, in gr0ce-
ry, but recently. W. G. BROWNLOW.
-Acquia Creek, where the recent fight
took place, empties into the Potomac SIS
miles from Washington. 1t is the termi-
nus of the Railroads from Richmond North,
and is distant from Fredericksburg fifteen
miles, and from Richmond IS miles. The
rebels have erected batteries there, for the
purpose of controlling the navigation Of
the river. The following are the facts oh.
tanned, of the battle:
The engagement begun on Friday and lasted
two hours, and on Saturday was renewed for
four hours The lower beach battery was dam
aged on Friday and was repaired. The force
of the Confederates is supposed to be 1000.
two miles and commenced to fire. The Paw
nee took nearer position for the first hour !;
firing brisk from the shore batteries. During
the engagement the Pawnee fired one hundred
and sixty shells.
An observer saw, through a telescope, q
number of bodies carried away in wagons. OF.
fcers say the COnfederates had rifed cannon.
Both vessels were damaged but slightly. One
shot went through the Freeborn's cabins.
The Pawnee received eight shots. The An
rafn nI hama hSa Ne
nee and Freeborn hauled off, being unprepared
for any engagement. ~
The railroad depot and other buildings ashore
were destroyed. The rebels are believed to
have eight guns.
On Saturday, the first, the skirmish of
which we gave an account yesterday, took
place at Fairfax Court House. This is a
small hamlet, the county seat of Fairfax
the county in which Alexandria Island
seventeen miles from that place. Lieut..
Tompkins commanded the United States
troops, consisting of scouting party OF one
company of Dragons and one of Infantry.
In addition to what we published yesterday,
we have the following
WASHINGTON, June 3.
A skirmish took place at A. NJ, between
ascouting company of United States Caval-
ry and the rebels at the Fairfax court house
hamlet within Is miles of Alexandria.
The Federal troops had all seen years of
Indian fighting in Texas, and we're more
than match for six times their number of
raw Secessionists, whom they charged on in
iull run with furious yells.
The rebels scattered in every direction
before the dragons got fairly at them. The
federal loss was four men and four horses,
which was caused by firing from houses.
The dragons captured seven secessionists,
two horses, and number of muskets and
rifles. The loss of the secessionists is va
riously reported-twenty-fv to thirty
probably the latter number.
Two of the prisoners who attempted to
escape, on the way in, were shot down TO a
halt This little affair, in itself of no i'm
portance, has stirred the blood of our boys,
aDd made them anxious for the larger fight
yet to come off.
1t. Tompkins' official account of the af-
fair does not differ materially from the first.
The first report says three were slightly
wounded, and six horses lost. He thinks
he killed and wounded thirty-fve rebels
He brought away five prisoners.
M. D. Field has gone to Cairo, author.
lied to construct FIVE floating batteries
capacity for FIVE hundred men. They are
intended to operate on Memphis and be.
low.
In the M'Donald habeos corpus case q,
st. Louis, on the LIST, Gen. Harvey was
case. A new petition for writ OF habea.
corpus, directed against Capt. n. Lyon and
all other officers of the Arsenal. was ther
presented, and writ granted returnable or
Monday. 1t is believed Gen. Harvey hal
been superseded in command at st. Louis
because Of the arrangement entered into be
tween him and General Price, at once &C
knowledging the neutrality and guarantee.
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