The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-07-12

have received satisfactory assurances from
England and France that the blockade shall
not be forced-cotton or no cotton.
Gen. Scott expresses the desire that the
Governors OF States will send forward sharp
shooters for the service Immediately.
Correspondents with California and
Oregon should remember that the mails to
the Pacific, via the ocean steamers, ceased
absolutely on the 3Oth of June, aud that all
letters destined for those States, or for
Washington or Nevada Territories, go
henceforth overland from st. Joseph, Mo-,
every day in the week except Sundays.
The Boston Traveller says: "a south,
ern gentleman stated lately in this city that
be knew that JEFF. Davis had invested near.
ly all his property in the English funds. If
this is SO, he probably anticipated that he
might be obliged to fly his country"
Professor Daniels plead guilty at the
present term of the United States District
Court, at Madison, Wisconsin, to the in.
dictment against him for rescuing Booth,
and was fined $25 and costs, amounting in
all to some $40.
"A meeting of the British residents of
Boston was held on the LIST instant, for the
purpose of forming a company to be called
the Boston British Volunteers. Resolu.
tions were passed imploring the English to
come out fiat footed in favor of the North.
The Southern Commissioners, Messrs.
Dudley Mann, Yancey and Rost, are now in
Paris. They have failed in every single OBJ.
ject that they tried for. They wished re-
cognition, and they never were further from
it than now. They wished agitation, but
the House OF Commons swept down on their
poor champion, and overwhelmed him re-
morselessly. They wished to organize a
fleet of privateers, and the British Govern
ment shut their ports in their faces. They
wished to borrow money, and their bonds
remain untaken. They hoped to create a
popular feeling in their favor, and thanks to
Mr.. Russell's letters in the Times, popular
opinion is more than ever against them.
The Washington Star has a despatch
from Grafton saying that Gen. Harris at.
tackled and routed division of Wise's army
on Monday, at Buchanan. Twenty-tbree
were killed and two hundred taken prison.
ers.
The Legislature of Tennessee, Just ad-
journed, passed bill exempting the State
bonds for military purposes from taxation.
Another act authorizes the governor to is
sue treasury notes for 100000 OF the de.
nomination of not less than SIS nor more
than $500, the interest not exceeding six
per cent, the same to be receivable as cur
rency. Also an act to make the treasury
notes of the Confederate States bankable in
Tennessee.
In the affair of the capture of the st.
Nicholas, special to the Nashville Union
says it was accomplished by the Maryland
Zouaves, Col. Thomas, who attacked her
from land at Point Lookout. They also
captured brig in the bay and ran both
into Fredericksburg. The prizes are valued
at SIS, 900.
Letters to the st. Louis Republican
state that Governor jackson, with about
fifteen men, was in the vicinity of Month
vallo, Vernon county. A line of federal
troops had been extended to Sarcoxsie, 10
Jasper county, through which the Governor
would have to pass on bis way to Arkansas,
and the opinion is confidently expressed
that be will be taken prisoner, unless he can
receive more reinforcements than be is likely
to obtain.
The New York Evening Post says the
country will be astounded some day to learn
that it has lost the services of Gen. Scott.
There are some things, old as be is and sa-
gaciously prudent, that he will not endure.
His intimate friends we'll know that he has
already been very much tried by the mean
insinuations against him of journals pro-
fessedly friendly to the administration. He
cares nothing for the slang of rebels and
traitors. But for loyal men to pronounce
him incompetent, and throw out insinua-
lions that be does not play we'll bis part as
a military leader, that he favors compro-
mise, and wishes to postpone fighting as
long as possibe-is great outrage upon a
loyal soldier and the greatest captain the
country affords.
The Portland (Maine) Argus contains
a call, signed by all the members of the
State Committee, for Democratic State
Conventional be held at Augusta, on the
18th day of August. The argus well
says:
That there never has been time when wise
counsels were more reeded than now, and that