The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-16
Important from Missouri.
MORE PRlvATEERs CAPTURED.
A SECESSION PAPER IN MAINE
DESTROYED.

Plrate snip Dixie. The Captain and forty
four men were taken aboard the privateer.
She Was afterwards recaptured by the Wa
bash, and the privateers were transported
to her. The Wabash also captured the
brig Stern.
FORTRESS MONROE, August 10.
Professor La Mountain made successful
ascension yesterday, having attained an al
tltuderOi 5000 feet, three miles beyond New
Market Bridge. There were no traces of
rebels near Hampton.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, August s.
Special to Sentinel. Much alarm has
been created here in consequence of reports
of the rebels fanking the city on the south
west and east. Stores were closed and cit
liens gathered together all vauables easily
transportable. Directors of the branch of
the State Bank of Missouri placed about
$25O,000, nearly all specie, in charge of
General Lyon, for safe keeping. Two
scouting parties now report the roads clear.
The public mind is more calm. The only
force of rebels now known to be in the vi
cinity, are at Wilson's Creek, twelve miles
from here. A force will be sent to attack
them in few days.
FRANKLIN, Mo-, August 10.
Springfield advices OF Thursday morning,
say no battle has yet been fought, but one
is hourly expected. Five hundred cavalry
were ready to move last Thursday, and the
Home Guards are already in motion. The
regulars remained in possession The
troops laid on their arms on Tuesday and
"Wednesday nights. The rebels were en-
eamped at Wilson's Creek, twelve miles
from Springfield. Tuesday evening slight
skirmishing between the patrOlirg parties
took place four miles out on the Mount
Vernon road. Four rebels killed.
MOUNT VERNON, Mo-, August 10.
A party OF Ito rebels made dash into
this town yesterday and were fired on by
fourteen Home Guards and compelled to
retreat with a loss of two killed and several
wounded. One Home Guard was MORALLY
wounded. 1t is reported there are LOO
rebels 10 camp thirty miles from here.
ct. LOUIS, March IL.
1t is reported on reliable authority that
JEFF. Thompson with his entire command,
made demonstration against Cape Girar-
deau on Friday, but finding the place better
defended than he anticipated, be precipi-
lately fed.
CAIRO, Ang. IL.
The rebel camp at Union City, Tenn,
has been entirely broken up. Many of the
force there have joined Pillow at New
Madrid. Troops were paid seventy. five
cents per day extra for working on entrench-
ments, which are making good progress.
The six 24-pounders have been landed
from the steamer louisiana at Birds
Point, and are now within the entrench-
ments. The rebels made another attempt
to destroy the trestlewOrk of the Cairo and
Fulton Railroad. 1t was set fire this side
OF the former break. 1t is now in posses
sion of the Federal troops, the entire line
being put 10 order. Scouts report that the
rebels have advanced their Outposts six
miles north of New Madrid.
QUINCY, III. Aug. 10.
Passenger trains were fired into last night
and this morning near st. Abba Mo.
About one hundred balls struck the
train. No one hurt.
On Thursday night about $50 rebels
quartered at PamlicO, but were driven
away on Friday by a detachment from Gen.
Hurlbut's camp at Hudson.
Troops are moving lively in all directions
in Missouri, 10 small bodies. 1t is difficult
to gain reliable information, which, at the
same time, is not cOntraband.
FORT MONROE Aug. 10.
The Quaker City brought in the prize
schooner Geo. V. Baker and Confederate
crew in irons. She was first captured off
Galveston by United States vessel and
sent to New York with prize crew aboard,
afterwards she was captured off Cape Hat.
teral by the prvateer York and four rebels
pution her, meanwhile the York was seen by
the gun boat Union, which chased and
burnt her, after the pirates had beached
her and escaped.
WASHINGTON, August II.
The new envelopes are now in the hands
of pOstmasters for sale Some OF them will
carry forty. twenty-fOur twenty, and twelve
cents worth OF mail matter, the larger de-
nominations being adapted to the demands
of the express companies. The new Hostage
stamps will be ready Tor distribution at the
close of this week. The recent post office
order, providing against the transmission of
envelopes with scurrious or scandalous
matter printed or written on them, does
not, as many soldiers and others suppose,
prevent the mailing of envelopes with patri-
otto or Union devices or designs.
The following named Consuls have Just
been appointed Prof. G. d. Cleveland
OF Pennsylvania to Mexico; MIR. Otterburg
of Wisconsin, to Hong Kong; I'll. M. Con.
gor, OF New York to Marcaibo; Fred
Wipperman of Mississippito Denmark.
SPECIAL TO Post. Two regiments have
been raised in New Mexico for its defence,
one if not both mounted troops. The Coli
onel is St. Vrain and Lieutenant Colonies
Kit Carson and Manuel Chavest: 1t is in.
tended to raise two more.
The statement that Prince Napoleon had
an interview with Gen. Mcclellan after bis
return from Manassas, is entirely false.
The President is in excellent health. He
will not leave Washington this year.
NEW York, August IL.
In the case of the Baltimore Police Com
missioners, a writ of attachment was issued
to day against Col. Burke, for bis appear
ance, to show cause why he should not be
held for contempt of court 10 refusing to
deliver the prisoners up on writ of habeas