The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-14

band Of war, but probably in ballast. How
they will be served by our blockading
squadron remains to be seen.
The Post says the board of underwriters
have taken no action on the subject of war
risks, and that raising the rate Of war risk
is the mere individual action of two or three
companies. ,3,ti
Steamers New York and Edinburgh sail
ed for Europe to-day. Among the passen-
gers were Carl Schurz and family.
The Commercial says: We are able to
state on the highest authority that latest
dispatches from our agents in Europe are
in the highest degree satisfactory. t.
Prussia has assured our government that
no rebellion against so mild and benefcent
a government will receive any sanction
whatever.
Austria gives equally warm assurances
and expresses a determination to give no
countenance to the rebels.
France is cordially with us in word and
deed il we need it.
Dispatches from Mr.. Adams say the
British government is now as well disposed
towards US as we desire. The Ministry
have given Mr.. Adams most friendly and
cordial hearing, and rebellion will hereafter
find no sympathy at the court of st. James.
WASHINGTON, June 9.
Tines Despatch. Some official letters
from England give assurances that the Brit
ish government is gradually changing from
is original Partially for the rebel states.
The government is yet anything but friendly
to the Union, but is decidedly not so open
in its hostility as it was before the arrival
of Mr.. Adams.
These letters leave no room to doubt that
the Ministry had once determined upon
recognizing the Southern Confederacy, and
they were endeavoring to precipitate such
action before the arrival of our new Minis.
ter.
In the interview which Mr.. Adams had
with Lord John Russell, the former very
distinctly expressed the belief that the
British government intended such a pur.
pose, and charged the British Ministry with
a want of common diplomatic courtesy in
thus attempting to decide upon so vital a
question before affording an opportunity to
the administration of explaining the posi-.
ton in which the government of this coun.
try was placed-tbe object of the rebels and
the power of the government to suppress
the rebellion.
Mr.. Adams took occasion to represent to
the British Minister the injustice of recog-
nizing the rebels, and to warn him that this
government would not permit the interfe-
renee of any foreign government to prevent
the subjugation of the rebel States of the
Union.
1t is more than probable the Spanish
Government will decline to receive Carl
Schurz as Minister to Spain at least the
representatives of Spain here at Washing.
ton do not hesitate to express such belief.
Two regiments of RUFUS Kings Wiscon-
sin brigade have been ordered to report at
Washington forthwith The remaining four
regiments of the brigade are ordered to
hold themselves in readiness to come to
Washington on forty eight hours notice.
The suggestion OF the Chicago Tribune
that Gov. Yates should be appointed sue
cessor to Douglas does not meet with much
favor in Washington. 1t is probable that
Judge Davis or Jesse 0. Orion will be ap-
pointed.
Although there has been an air of quiet
at the War Department, there has really
more business transpired to day than at any
time since the rebellion.
The n0n-payment of troops is caused by
the absence of the Treasury pay rolls.
There is no lack of money or of disposition
on the part of the Government to pay them,
and as soon as the requisite forms can be
complied with, the Inconvenience will be
remedied.
The Rhode Island regiment left by rail
this morning, taking with them the marine
battery; destination supposed to be Har.
per's Ferry.
A large number of mechanics are employ.
ed at the railroad station, putting together
detached parts of transportation wagons
and AMBULANCE, and a large number of
horses which arrived here recently are be.
ing trained by the artillerymen in the city
lot.
NEW YORK, June 10.
Steamer Fulton, from Southampton 29th,
arrived this morning, bringing three days
later news.
The City of Baltimore arrived at Queens
town.
FRANcE.-The Times Paris correspond
enL says tuerc IL uO rtdSOu why nay u may
not soon excite the commisseration of the
French Emperor, precisely for the same
reason that the Dominican government has
excited that of the Spanish Government
Council.
The general tendency in American secu.
rites is uniavorabe. At Liverpool wheat
is in better demand at Fridays prices LAID
under those of this day week. Flour slow
sale, obtainably at decline of ed. per barrel.
The Times Paris correspondent says a
feeling of langour and even of unusual un-
easiness prevails among commercial men
throughout France The political despatch
es in the United States have produced a
partial stagnation in French enterprise.
The silk trade at Lions is becoming worse
under the influence of unfavorable news
from America.
1t is asserted that Encicol letters are be-
ing secretly circulated with the object of
exciting agitation among the clergy.
A despatch from Rome of May 26th
saws that rumOrs are current that the Ital.