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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-20
Great Fire in Charleston.
HALF THE CITY IN RUINS.
RUMORED SLAVE INsURREcTloN.

FORTRESS MONROE, Dec. ia tele.
graphic dispatch to the Norfolk Dag Book,
from Charleston, South Carolina, states
that fire broke out in that place on Wed
nesday night, which was supposed to have
been the work Of an incendiary. At the
date of the last dispatch, at five o'clock,
Thursday, P. NJ, the fire was still burning.
The theatre on Broad street, the Institute
and other public buildings, are stated to
have been destroyed. The fire swept across
Broad street. Assistance was sent from
Augusta.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 14.--Outside reports
say that fire at Charleston, South Caro-.
lima which originated in mill on Broad
street, had destroyed mills, houses and Ro
mad Catholic Cathedral. No Norfolk pa
pers were received by the Old Point boat
this morning. There are flying rumors of q
negro iusurrection, but nothing definite is
known.
One report of the fire at Charleston says
it broke out in sash factory and that en-
gines were sent from Savannah, Columbia
and Augusta to subdue the flames, but ar
rived too late to stay the conaagration.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. IA special dis.
patch from Baltimore to Philadelphia In
Quirer, attributes the fire at Charleston to a
slave insurrectiOn and says that one halt of
Charleston is in ruins.
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Southern News.
MORE UNION PRISONERS
ADMITTED INTO THE CONFEDERACY.

MORE UNION MISUNDERSTANDING
ADMITTED INTO THE CONFEDERACY.
CAIRO, Dec. l3.-The following is from
the Memphis appeal of the 18th New
Orleans, Dec. lOth-Lieut Shepard of the
Confederate steamer Mobile arrived at
Bradshaw city with Lieutenant and nine
other prisoners taken from the United
States steamer Anne Taylor, which was
wrecked near Saline Pass.
RICHMOND, Dec. 1O.-The Examiner this
morning says, Congress in session passed q
bill admitting Kentucky into the Southern
Confederacy. The admission is complete,
and Commissioners were appointed at Rus
seville empowered to act in behalf of Ken.
lucky. A bill has been introduced into the
Confederate Congress prohibiting the i'm.
portation of negroes from Africa.
Alabama House of Representatives has
passed bill legalizing the suspension of
specie payments by chartered banks of that
State. The supersediDg of Price by Gen.
Heath is denied.
The Governor of Mississippi has made a
call upon the inhabitants of that State for
arms.
The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted
Masons met at Richmond on Monday and
elected Lewis B. Williams, of Orange, Vir-
ginia, Grand Master for the ensuing year.
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The 'sSumpter" too Smart for
our Naval Officers.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE Bermuda
Royal Gazette OF the 3rd, has the following
relative to the escape of the Sumpter On
the morning of the 25th, the 1roquois as
tonished the st. Thomas folks by dropping
into the harbor and reporting that on a
dark and squalIy night the Sumpter had
slipped through the fingers of the Dacotah
and Iroquois, aud gone, no one knew where.
The escape is variously accounted for. Ac-
cording to one account, a French war
steamer came out OF st. Thomas during the
night and the Iroquois gave chase, and
when daylight came the latter discovered
her mistake, but meanwhile the Sumpter
had stolen away and neither the DacOtah or
Iroquois could give any account OF her.
THE sUMPTER AGAIN.
NEW York, Dec. A. Capt Briggs of
the brig Jos. Park reports that she was
overhauled by the private Sumpter, which
had the American flag flying in latitude 6
North, Longitude AZ, when Re was ordered
to heave to, and an officer came on board
saying the brig was prize to the Sump-
ter, at the same time the pirate~run up his
rag hauling down the American flag. The
brig was thoroughly overhauled and every
thing valuable robbed from her and us, we
only being allowed our clothes l65 sove.
reigns were taken from Captain Briggs,
who, with bis crew was put aboard the
pirate and the vessel burnt. The Sumpter
sailed Northward, not losing steam and
reporting herself to various foreign vessels
as an United States craft. October 9th,
the schooner d. Trowbr.dge was captured
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BATTLE IN WESTERN VIRGINIA
UNION TROOPS VICTORIOUS.


CHEAT MOUNTAIN, Dec. l4.-[Special
Dispatches to Cincinnati Commercial.l -
On yesterday one of the hardest and best
fought battles of the war was fought at
Allegheny Camp, Pocahontas County, Vir-
ginia, General 4. II. Milroy commanding
Union troops, and General johnson of
Georgia, commanding the rebels. The
fight lasted from daylight till three, P. M.
The Union loss was about thirty--reDel
loss over 200, including Major and many
other officers and thirty prisoners.
General johnson was shot in the mouth,
but not fatally.
The 18th Georgia regiment suffered most
Milroy's forces numbered $50 men, from
the 9th and 18th Indiana, 25th and 32nd
Ohio and End Virginia.
Johnson's forces numbered over 1000.
The 9th Indiana fought bravely to the
last.
After driving the enemy over their boun-
dairy no less than five times, our forces re-
tired in good order. The rebels set fire to
their camp and retreated to Staunton.
General Miroy has driven the last rebel
army out of Western Virginia.
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Release of Mary Hartnng at
Albany.

ALBANY, Dec. 13.-Mrs. Mary Harris
ing who has been in prison some three
years and half, on charge of numbering
her husband by poison, and has been twice
sentenced to death, was to-day released
from confinement by Judge Wright of the
Supreme Court, on proceedings brought be-
fore him by her counsel. Immediately af.
ter her release, which was hailed with en-
thuslasm by crowded Court, District At
torney Shafer procured an order for stay
of proceedings from Judge Peckham and
served the papers on the Sheriff, who re
conveyed the prisoner to Jail. This com.
ing to Judge Wright's ears, be ordered Mrs.
Hartung to be again brought before him
and ordered judgment for her uncondition.
discharge, .disregarding orders of Judge
Peckham. She was set at liberty and
carried of by her friends. The affair Gre
ates much excitement.
New YORK, Dec. l3.-Three hundred
flats, each thirty two feet long, are being
shipped for Burnside's expedition.
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Important from Kentucky.
BOTH SIDES ADVANCING AND A BATTLE
EXPECTED.

BOTH SIDES ADVANCING AND A BATTLE
EXPECTED.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 13.--The Commercials
Frankfort despatch says there was no fight
up to o'clock to-day.
Gen. Zollcoffer is advancing, and is near
the town with 5000 men, and reinforce
ments are probably coming to his assist
ance.
The 3lst Ohio Regiment left Stanford
this morning at daylight, in double quick
time to assist Gen. Schoeff.
1t says without doubt there is strong
rebel force at Owinsville, Bath Co.
Humphrey Marshall is invading eastern
Kentucky with formidable force.
The Mount Sterling Wing issues a call
from the Unionists to rally and resist Ger.
tain dangers.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. l2.--The report yes
terday that the federal brigade had crossed
to the south side of Green river is author
itatiyely denied. No confirmation has
been received at headquarters here of the
report that Captain Preine, of Buells
staff, and Major Heloite, of General
Schoeff's staff, had been captured by rebels
near Somerset but apparently we'll in
formed outsiders say it is true that John.
son, the Provisional Governor of Kentucky,
in his message to the Legislative Council,
says he will gladly resign his position
when Major Coffin shall escape from his
virtual Imprisonment at Frankfort.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 13.-At Bagnad, Ken.
lucky, party of secessionists endeavored
to make Union men take the oath OF ale.
glance to the Southern Confederacy. Col.
Whitaker, on hearing this, sent squad to
arrest them. The secessionsts fred upon
Whltakers men, but the odds were too
great. Whitaker sent dispatches to Capt.
Lett for assistance, who arrived this ALTERS
noon, and Immediately proceeded to Jacks
sonville with his troops where a skirmish
took place last evening.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. IA courier from
Jacksonville says that Lee, on arriving,
found the house deserted. A squad visited
several secession residences which they
found all vacated, with evidences of hasty
retreat. Three secessionists were reported
wounded. Col. Whitaker ordered the
buildings from whence the shots were fred
to be burned, but Lee, at the request of
Union men who feared retaliation on with.
drawal Of our troops, got the order revoked.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-12-20

MILITARY MOVEMENTS.

MILF AM MOVEMENIS.
Commodore Dupont in his communica-
ton to the Navy Department, dated Dec.
cember 4th, says:
The apprehension of losing possession
of the bay of ST. Helena so exceedingly vaIu
able for harbor for its proximity to Charles.
ton, ond for the command it secures of
large rivers supplying INSTRUMENTATION
with South Carolina induced him to dis
patch second EXPEDITION there under the
command of DraytOn with orders to hold
the Island until Gen. Sherman is prepared
to assume military occupation of 1t, when
he will transfer the fort to his troops. 1t
seems to be understood in additian to our
occupation of Beaufort, Gen. Viele was at
once to be sent with considerable force to
occupy the most important points in the
new approaches to Savannah, and that an.
other force will 60 about the same time on
a similar errand in the direction of Charles.
ton to hold strong strategic positions.
ARRIVAL OF PT-CHARLESTON AND
SAVANNAH TO BE TAKEN.
New YORK, Dec. 13.-The PHILADELPHIA
North American of this morning has the
following letter received in this city from
an officer in the army at Port Royal, dated
Hilton Head, Dec. 4th Last right a
feet arrived at this port with $4,000 troops.
Savannah and Charleston will soon be
taken"
BosroN, Dec. IA 1t is rumored that the
First Massachusetts Cavalry, which is to
leave here next week, are destined for
Texas.
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From Fort Pickens.
GOOD NEwS-vESSELS SLIGHTLY IN.
JURED-REBELS BADLY DEFEATED
BROWN AWAITS IMPROVEMENTS.

GOOD NEwS-vESSELS SLIGHTLY IN.
JURED-REBELS BADLY DEFEATED
BROWN AWAITS REINFORCEMENTS.
NEW York, December ia letter
from Key West, of the 9th, states that
Pensacola dates are of the 26th ultim0. 1t
appears that the rebel steamers have been
plying between the Navy Yard and the
town, constantly carrying guns, NUM-
tions, &C.
Colonel Brown notified Bragg that be
should fire upon them, to which Bragg re.
piled " Fire away" On the morning of
the 2lst the steamers again appeared. Col.
Brown disabled one-the other escaped.
A general cannonade then took place be-
tween Pickens and Fort Barrancas, the Nj
agara and Richmond opening on Fort
McRae and several water batteries. The
engagement lasted nearly two whole days.
McRae was silenced and also the water
batteries in reach of the Richmond's guns.
No person injured on the Niagara. Jas
Cook was the person killed on the Rich
mond. Both vessels were slightly damaged
in their upper works.
Pickens had not even single gun dis
placed by Fort Barrancas.
On the oath while removing fuse from
a shell it exploded, killing five men and
wounding many Others.
Colonel Brown says he has Barrancas
completely at his mercy, and awaiting rein
forcements to hold forth when he shall take
them.
Another letter states that one of Wilson's
Zouaves was killed and another wounded on
the 22d.
About $500 guns were fired in the two
days.
at 3 P. M. on the 23d, the Warrington
was set on fire by our guns at that place,
and nearly all the Navy Yard destroyed.
The steamer Times was disabled the first
shot.
The rebel fire slackened on the second
day.
Two companies of Wilson's Zouaves have
charge of batteries near the Fcrt, two
companies assisting in the Fort, and the
remainder of the regiment have work in
trenches to repel midnight attacks.
The heaviest rebel guns are near the light
house, and their best mOrtars on both sides
of the Hospital.
The water battery below Fort McRae is
bad customer.
The ranges of our artillerymen are
splendid
A note dated the oath states that Colonel
Brown prohibited firing unless the rebels
first opened, it being the Sabbath.
One of our guns burst yesterday.
The rebels have evidently suffered much.
new YORK, Dec. 14-Official accounts
of Col. Brown of the fight at Fort Pick
ems give nothing additional, excepting the
fact that he considers it useless for vessels
to be armed with other than riaed guns,
and speaks in the highest commentator of
the performance of mis- Parrot guns.
The Times Washington dispatch states
that rebel deserters say $4,000 rebels were
preparing, with four days rations, for an
advance in three lines from Centreville.
Scouts sent towards Fairfax, however, dis,
covered no enemy.
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Thirty-Seventh Congress,
WASHINGTON, Dec, l2

WASHINGTON, Dec. IL
SENArE.-Mr. Trumbull presented q
petition to repeal the law which prevents
Jewish divines from officiating as Chap.
lains in the army.
Inspector General, Quarter Master General,
and Commissary General of Subsistence,
be directed to inform the Senate what arti.
cles ought to be sold by the Suffers to
Volunteers, and euch as best would secure
their efficiency. He believed the whole
system should be promptly abolished. The
resolution was agreed to.
The joint resolution from the House,
expressing the feelings of Congress in regard
to the gallant conduct of the late General
Lyon, was referred to the Military Com
mittee.
Mr.. Foote called up the resolution to
expel Waldo p. johnson, Senator from
Missouri, from the Senate.
The Clerk read an extract from the se.
cession speech of Senator johnson, delivered
in Missouri.
The resolution was referred.
The bill to promote the efficiency of the
navy, reported by Mr.. Grimes, from the
Naval Committee, was taken up.
On motion of Mr.. Doolittle, the time of
retiring was made forty-fve instead of forty
years. After further discussion, the bill
was passed.
Mr.. johnson, of Tennessee, moved that
so much OF the Presidents message as re-
fers to railroad to Western Kentucky
and Tennessee be referred to a select COM
mittee.
The motion was agreed to.
The Senate then went into executive ses.
sion, and upon the opening of the doors al.
journed till Monday.
HoUsE-Mr. Blair of Missouri, rising to
question of privilege, caused to be read
the following extract, as further explanatory
of the remarks which ne made yesterday, on
Mr.. Lovejoy's resolution having in view the
revocation of part of Gen. Halleck's
general order relative to fugitives. The
resolution, as it has already been stated, was
laid on the table:
HEAD QUARTERS,
Department of Missouri.
To Hon, F. 0. BLAIR, Washington:
Yours Of the 4th inst. is just received. Or.
der number three was, in my mind, merely a
military necessity. Unauthorized persons,
black or white, free or slave, must be kept out
of our camps, unless we are willing to publish
to the enemy everything we do or intend to do.
1t was military and not political order. 1
am ready to Carry out my lawful instructions
in regard to fugitive slaves which my superiors
may give me, and to enforce any laws which
Congress may pass, but cannot make law,
and will not violate it.
You know my private opinion on the policy
nf cot in fhn oil rfu of oh11o
arms. If Congress shall pass it, you may be
certain that shall enforce it.
Perhaps my policy as to the treatment of
rebels and their property is as well set out in
Order No. IL, issued the day before your letter
was written, as could now describe it.
Yours truly, II. W. HALLECK.
Mr.. Lovejoy replied, and in conclusion
said, if any soldiers want to fight simply for
the purpose of returning fugitive slaves, he
had only to remark, that the army would
be stronger without them.
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Later from Europe.
THE LONDON TINES ON THE CAPTURE
OF MASON AND SLIDELL.

ST. JOHN, Dec. ID
The Europa from Liverpool on the Both,
via Queenstown On the lst, was off Cape
Race at IL 80 this morning. The news
boat of the Associated Press ventured out
Notwithstanding violent storm.
To the application of Capt. Nelson for
warrant to search the Nashville to recov-
er some property belonging to him, and the
owners of the ship Harvey Burcb, Lord
Russell directed his Secretary to reply,
that be cannot authorize the magistrates
to issue such warrant, and declined to in.
terfere in the matter. The application was
made on the recommendation of Minister
Adams.
The dispatches of the Commissioners
escaped the vigilance of the officers of the
San Jacinto, and safely arrived in Liver
pool in charge of the agent of the party.
On the arrival at Southampton, the re-
mainder of Slidell and Mason's families
and suite went on board the Nashville, and
the next day the dispatches were taken to
London. No repairs had yet commenced
on the Nashville
The London Times is more moderate in its
its comments than the Neps, while it denies
that the Federal Government in its own
position has a right to overhaul neutral
ships, it nevertheless admits that England
heretofore has established precedents which
now tell against her in this matter of the
Trent, but these precedents were made un-
der circumstances very different, it asserts,
from those which now occur. England was
then fighting for existence, and did in those
days what she would not do now nor allow
athers to do.
In discussing the question whether Ma,
son and Slidel were liable to capture as
belligerents or contrabands on board the
Trent, the Times states as the opinion of
very eminent jurists that this was not the
question to be adjudicated by the boats
crew. The legal course would have been
to bring the ship itself into port for adudi.
cation. 1t concludes with the expression
that Englishmen will discuss the question
with calmness, and appeals to the Federal
States not to provoke war by such acts.
The rebel steamer Bermuda arrived at
Havre on the Oath ult. from Savannah
with 1000 bales of cotton, and was dis
charging on the 25th.
BosToN, Dec. ia letter from Col.
Lee of the Mass Goth Reg, dated Rich~
mond Jail, Dec. 4th, describes the cell in
which other hostages and himself are con-
fined as small and very damp, the cold air
drawing through the windows. Most of
the hostages have to provide their own
beds the Government allowing them only
two coverlids to each bed. They are for
hidden to receive visitors, and all commu.
nication with other prisoners denied them.
Col. Lee and Maj. Reave are we'll.