The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-21

virginia. 10000 troops are said to be
stationed there behind entrencbments. on
which six Founders are mounted. They
have In Jail two or three of the members of
the Wheeling Convention, seized on their
way. eA as
An agent of Gov. Wise was in this citv
to day, and makes the following statement:
He says there are 100000 troops under
arms in Virginia now, and that 200 900
will be there within a week. OF these,
10000 are at'Harper's Ferry, and 63 900
at Manassas Junction.
Harper's Ferry is surrounded by masked
batteries, and the spy thought it certain
that any attacking force would suffer, as at
Great Bethel.
Governor Wises man saw on paper 1877
OF the batteries between Harper's Ferry
and Winchester.
Governor Wise has not been i'll, and is
at biz headquarters as commanding officer
of the Western Division of Virginia.
Herald's dispatch six more Ohio
regiments have been ordered into western
Virginia from Camp Dennison, near Gin.
cinnati. They will Immediately proceed to
clean the valley of Kanawha river of seces-
sionists
Union volunteers will be Immediately
organized in western Virginia, end armed
and equipped by the federal government.
Prot. Lowe was to-day ordered to pro.
coed to Fort Monroe.
Collector Barney, assistant treasurer
Cisco, Messrs. Opdyke, and Ketchum, and
other prominent New Workers, arrived this
evening. The object of their visit is q
consultation with the government as to the
best means of supplying its future pecuni-
airy wants.
WASHINGTON, June Is.
1t is reported on good authority that no
attempt will be made on the rebels at Ma
nassas until Harper's Ferry is taken.
Congressman Potter is soon to have
commission in the volunteer service.
1t is known that persons have left this
country for Europe to fit out privateers to
wage hOstilities against American com.
merce. The government is on their track.
Some OF them are natives of the Northern
States.
Special Commercial. TO day sensation
rumors are flying that Beauregard at the
head OF large body of troops will soon at
tack Washington. 1t is said that the War
Department received the news; from per-
sons who came here. They say the rebels
are to make dash on Washington at all
hazards. There are now $4,000 federal
troops on both sides of the Potomac.
The Posts special says intense excitement
exists In consequence of rumors that the
rebels are marching on Washington. AID.
vices to this effect have been received at
the War Department, but they are not re.
lied upon. General Scott says he is not
afraid OF any advance of the rebels. No
apprehensions are felt that the rebels can
make anything like successful demonstra.
tion against Washington.
WHEELING, June IL.
The programme marked out by the
wheeling Convention seems to be Provi-
sional Government for the whole State and
the deposition OF the present State authori-
ties who are in rebellion. No diversity of
sentiment on this programme has been heard
among the members.
Mr.. Carlisle offered resolution unani.
mously expressing thanks to Gen. McClel-
Ian for sending federal troops into western
VlrgInla,and complimenting the gallant con.
duct of troops at Phillippi, and compli>
mentlng the bravery of Col. B. F. Kelly,
OF the first Virginia regiment.
LOUISVILLE, June l3.
The Introduction of arms aud provisions
from the North, and the previous trans
mission of both south of this point, has rem
dered the Louisville market bare; bagging
and rope only are now in progress south
ward, and it is anticipated that these will
De entirely interdicted within day or two.
Trade is utterly stagnant and merchants
predict an utter prOstration of trade with
the South Immediately. Postal matters,
as to letters, are entirely suspended. 1t is
supposed newspapers will come from the
South here till July 1st, and then be dis.
continued.
The steamboat Medora, from st. Louis
to Cincinnati, exploded boiler Aue near
this city yesterday. VIM. Cox was fatally
scalded and two coal boat men were
drowned.
Leonard Steif, a prominent German of
Frankfort, KY, publishes an address to his
c0untrymen, advising them to beware of all
tricks OF the disunionists and to stand firm
by the Union. They have sworn to sup.
port and vote for Union men and measures.
Three citizens of Louisville, detained at
Memphis, undertook to walk here, and were
arrested twice and one hung. They saw
near the road man lying helpless and in
dying condition, with his head shaved and
bis ears and nose cut off, His crime was
being of Northern birth.
The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph says COM
pany OF volunteers at Portsmouth, Virginia,
were arrested for voting for the Union.
The Louisville Journal this morning &C.
cuses the secessionists with taking an oath
TO support the constitution so as to obtain
arms, at the same time claiming the oath as
not binding.
The Nashville papers Of yesterday report
that at Bethel 1900 Confederates, under
Col. Magruder, repulsed 5000 federals with
100 dead left on the field.
FORTRESS MONROE, June IL.
Further accounts of the Great Bethel
affair say that on the disappearance of the
federal troops, the whole force of the enemy,
fearing an attack under better auspices, left