The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-05-17

the people of the loyal States, in view of
the new and controlling issues of govern.

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The Government has had numerous APP
plications from steamboat companies on
Che Potomac river. and Chesapeak Bay, for
permission to continue running their boats
into Norfolk-that port being blockaded-
carrying passengers only. Thus far they
have been unsuccessful, and all such will
probably be so for some time to come.
The government has advised the COM
mandiDg officers of regular regiments land
the advice applies to all others) to increase
battalion and field drill, were the small arms
exercise to be neglected thereby. "Soldies
must understand the trumpet. Human
voices cannot be ineligible on the field of
BATTLE There is probability that in all
cases open fighting will be announced ex-
clusively by the brazen instrument" Gen.
Scott is about to issue general order on
the subject.
Ellsworth's Fire Brigade continue to be
the heroes of the place. They feel terribly
mortified that few members should have
so outraged the community, and brought
disgrace on the corps. There are about one
hundred and fifty desperate rascals who will
be drummed out. There are about fifty
professional thieves.
Within the past week, upwards of seven
hundred thousand dollars worth of provi-
sions have been purchased by the Govern
ment in the city of New York alone. This
is intended for the supply of the blockading
fleet, and is being rapidly forwarded to
Pensacola, Tortugas, and other available
points. At Pensacola there are ample
supplies already for six months campaign.
Five hundred beef cattle are contracted for,
to be delivered in Washington before the
close of the present week. The War
Department is also making large purchases
of camp cloth, equipage, etc., most of that
which it had on hand having been stolen
by Floyd & Go.
There are yet large number of South
Carolina and Virginia officers in the Army
and Many, who have not resigned. The
designations come in now very slowly. In
the Army the Second Regiment of Cavalry
has suffered most from resignations-nearly
three fourths of all the officers of the regi-
ment having left the service.
1t is not considered for the public advan-
tage that erroneous statements of proceed.
ings in the councils of the Administration
should 60 abroad. The assertions that the
Secretaries of State and of the Navy have
differed from their colleague and from the
President, wavering when others were firm
and energetic, are without foundation
Equally untrue are the reports circulated
in other quarters that the Secretary of the
Treasury differs in the same manner from
the President, or other members of the Cab
met.
The following is the Board of visitors to
West Point: Hon. John j. Crittenden, of
Kentucky; Hon. Andrew johnson, of Ten.
nessee; Edward Bell, of Oregon; John M.
Bolts, of Virginia; David Davis, of Iii,
nois; David Cooper, of Minnesota; Hon.
John Woodruff, of Connecticut; James s.
Adams, of Wisconsin; Hon. Frederick P.
Stanton, of Kansas Alexander Cummings,
of Pennsylvania; Thomas J. McKeon, OF
Iowa; Richard Tilghman, of Maryland; j.
q. Blaine, of Maine; Herman Haupt, of
Massachusetts Prof. Charles Davis, Of
New York; Gen. H. B. Darlington, Of
Ohio; Brigadier General John Garland, Of
the United States Army.