The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-29


on the Potomac. He does not doubt his
ability with his army "to cope successfully
with the foe" He thinks that his army
" can and must drive our invaders from the
soil of Virginia" If left to bis discretion,
would be not long ago have advanced on the
enemy.
If President Davis hesitates to allow the
report OF the battle of Manassas to be
printed, what will he do with this order
We tsar that Gen. Bsaursgard may soon
haze to toIloao the example of Gen. Walker,
Of Georgia..
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Com. G.. N. Hollins, G. S. n, has re-
ceived from the Department of the Confed-
crate States Navy the appointment of Flag
Captain on the New Orleans naval station,
dating on the day of his successful attack
on and dispersal of" the United States ves-
sells at the passes of the Mississippi.
A Richmond letter in the Charleston
Courier gives these hints:
From what has been told here in the
most confidential way, there is reason to
believe that very pretty little foray will
be made into Maryland ere long, by which
Mr.. Dan. Sickles and his fellow proaigates
will be made to suffer. The Confederates
are not so badly off for water transporter
ton as some people imagine.
It is said that the Commissioners from
Kentucky are in something of snarl, all
OF them wanting to be Brigadiers, at least,
and none willing to take position under the
Others. Let US hope this is not true"
A powder mill has inst been put in ope-
ration in Cherokee county, Ga.
A Nashville correspondent writes, under
date of Oct. 20: "The business of this
city has fallen of greatly since the large
increase of forces on both sides in Kentucky,
which has made the blockade between here
and Louisville effective. Your Richmond
correspondent complains, presume humor-
ously, that spectators there had bought up
the butter at 80 to 40 cents, to send it to
Charleston, where the price was IS cents
Well, | suppose it was a good thing to
equalize the supplies of butter at Richmond
and Charleston, and don't see how it can
be done except by those whom you call
speculators-that is, merchants"
The Charleston Courier delights its read.
ers with rumOrs from Washington, by way
of Gordonsville, Va, that Gems. Scott and
Mcclellan, and Secretaries Seward, Games
ron and Blair, had resigned in disgust.
The Savannah Republican vexes itself
with the question, "What shal the seaport
cities do for coal during the coming winter?"
The price has generally ranged from So SO
to 81 retail now it is as high as SIS per
ton, and rising. 1t ought to be procured
Republican,.
HENRY HEwLINGs Tyson, Of Maryland,
has been appointed an Acting Midshipman
in the Confederate Navy, and ordered to
report to Commander KENNEDY, on board
the steamer Richmond, at Aqua Greek.
Over $4,000 worth OF clothing has
been received at Richmond, voluntarily
contributed by the citizens of the Confed.
crate States, for the benefit of the soldiers.
On Saturday. Nov. 2, there were LII
prisoners OF war in Richmond. la the last
sixteen days the prisoners there had eaten
up $4,000 worth of beef. Si1ce the war
commenced, 2,685 prisoners have been
brought to Richmond. The conduct of
those taken near Leesburg is spoken well
of by the Enquirer. On October 26, $50
prisoners were 10 leave Richmond for Co.
lumbia, s. G.
The New Orleans Bee-date not given,
but very late-has ar article on the cap
ture, by the federal feet of the Joseph II.
Tone and several other vessels, Oh the Gulf
coast. The Bee says:
Tho Tooo,,L TT Yooo haS a carro IF
arms and munitions of war valued at $40,-
900, that would have been worth four or
five times that amount had she run safely
into Barataria."
The Norfolk Day Book of Monday says:
"Gen. WISE is still con6ne1 to his room,
but be is cOnvalescent, and receives large
number of visitors. The Wise Legion wi Ill
be withdrawn from Western Virginia, and
another sent to replace it, but Its future
destination is unknown. BRECKENRIDGE
wants to take it, with its fighting comman-
der, to Kentuckt, bus WISE thinks the
enemy have serious designs on North Car
DINA, and prefers 10 go there. Wherever
he goes, the erlmy vii! meet Ceur de
Lion"
The Richmond Enquirer announces tina
1t Is extremely dithcult TO OBTAIN a passport
to leave the Southern Contederacy or to
pass through the lines on any pretenss
whatever, In some cases the privilege has
been denied British subjects. and their only
alternative was to declare themselves cal
len enemies" in order to effect their pur-
pose, and not in every instance was pass
port granted, the authorities being more
guarded than heretofore about granting
passports to persons who may desire to
leave the State.
The Richmond correspondent of the
Charleston Mercury, of recent date, says:
Among the on dts and floating rumors, |
mention the following Gen. Toombs is said
to have said there will be no 6ght at Ma.
nassas until next Spring. There is enough
tobacco in England to last two years. Ten
thousand bales of cotton are at a certain
point in Florida waiting for the Yankee"
The rebels are carrying on guerrilla
warfare in Western Virginia. A resident
of Lewis county informs the Wheeling