The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-30
Steamer Seized by the Rebels
ANOTHER PAPER SUPPRESSED.
INTERESTING FROM The SOUTH.

BALTIMORE, aug. Z4s
Mayor Berrett, of Washington passed
through this city as prisoner this morning
He is en- route for Fort Lafayette, N. Y.
The record Office in the Baltimore county
court house at Townsend town, was fired
this morning by an incendiary and destroy.
ed, with all the records.
CAIRO, Aug. %.
The steamer Samuel Orr, of Evansville,
was seized at Paducah yesterday and taken
up Tennessee river. The officers and crew
left her and came to Cairo in skif. Her
cargo is valued at $4,000: They reported
that the rebels at Paducah sent to Union
city for some 64-pounders. 1000 rebels,
commanded by Kietchel, are reported at
Benton, Mo-, and are fortifyiDg the town,
They have 9.poundels.
CLEVELAND, Aug, %.
The Stark County Democrat, secession
sheet at Canton, Ohio, was entirely destroy
ed last night by volunteers at that place.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. %.
A special dispatch to the Courier from
Nashville says Davis approved of the act
appointing two other commissioners to Flu.
rope; also an act for aid to Missouri in re-
polling the invasion and organizing her mass
es into confederacy.
McCulloch was complimented for the
splendid victory of his brave army at Oak
Hill.
Congress in considering bill for the Sc
questration of prcprrty of alien enemies.
The Confederate Congress reported to have
received dispatches by telegraph stating
that the British government has sent orders
to Admiral Milne, of the Gulf squadron to
see that British merchant vessels be ade
quately protected in their ingress and egress
to and from ports of the south. High Off
Gals at Richmond believe such to be the
fact.
The French Consul at Richmond has res
ceived dispatches announcing the arrival of
several French war frigates at Norfolk.
Congress has called on the Navy Depart
ment for an estimate of the amount neces-
sary to construct two gun boats for the
defence OF Memphis, and the Mississippi
river.
The report of the battle at Lovettsville
is incorrect The Lincoln troops succeeded
in escaping across the Potomac.
Southern papers just arrived report that
martial law is to be proclaimed in Nash
Vile to-day.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 25.
Tribune Correspondence. There was
false alarm during the morning church SER
vice to day. a picket guard reported the
enemy advancing from Falls Church Gen.
Mcdowell telegraphed to Gen. Mcclellan
and preparations were making for meeting
The enemy, when another telegram came
explaining that the first was uniounded.
Government is considering the propriety
of organizing National Detective Police
force. New York, ST. Louis, Chicago and
other cities were represented in the Confer
ence. The plan is to have agents distribu.
ted through the country, forming net work
OF surveillance. The detective force 10
Washington is largely increased by recruits
from New I ork and Philadelphia.
A woman from Beauregard's headquar-
tiers was arrested to-day while passing
through our lines into Alexandria. An Irish
woman searched her and found some twenty
letters addrt ssed to and duplicating proml-
nent citizens of Washington and Alexan-
dria.
All the mutineers are in custody, inclu.
ding those of the End Maine and 18th and
21st New York, and were sent 10 the Dry
Tortugas this afternoon.
Several persons were arrested to-day
Among them were Mrs. Greenhow, widow
of the former Librarian and translator at
the State Department.
Mrs. Senator OWNS trunk, ordered to 90
on to West Point by express, was exam
ined, and plans of the Notifications at Chain
Bridge, and on the other side of the Poto-
mac, traced on paper by some clerk in the
War Department were found. DR.. Man.
ming was also arrested. Other arrests will
soon be made.
Yesterday Mrs. Phillips, wife of Phillip
Phillips, well known counsellor of this
city, was arrested at her residence, charged
with holding reasonable communication
with rebels. 1t is said that when arrested.
Mrs. Phillips attempted to swallow por-
ton OF letter she was writing to rebel
Mrs. Phillips prepared to illuminate her
house in c0mmemOratiOn of the rebel vctO-
ny at Bull Run, aud was only dissuaded
from doing so by her more prudent rebel
friends. 1t is understood orders were sent
from here to cause the arrest of Mrs. Gwn
at West Point, and that her arrest was
probably effected yesterday.
An officer who came from Banks co.
lumn yesterday says the Maryland SIDE is
filled with refugees from Loudon county,
Virginia, who are keeping out of the way
of the rebels now engaged 10 impressng the
men and plunderiDg the country.
1t is stated that Lieutenant Chiffon, of
the End cavalry, who Was at Bull Run with
part of his regiment, has resigned his com
mission and accepted captaincy in the rebel
cavalry in Missouri. He had the new CON-
mission before the battle.
Authentic intelligence received from
Manassas states that Immediately after the
battle of Bull Run the rebel au-
thorities made extraordinary exertions to
bring forward troops resulting in the trans
pOrtation OF large forces from Tennessee to
Virginia, which had been held at home for
defensive operations on the Mississippi.
The cotton States had also forwarded large
numbers--all that could be spared from
home, and Beauregard has now larger
force than at any previous time. However
great the necessity for him to commence an
onward movement, to prevent his army