The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-22
Gen b. q Ruel has n1,,o,asitivel,v been g..

Gen D. G.. Buel has positively been as
signed to the command of the Department
of Keptucky, and he will proceed to that
State in q few days. The appointment Of
Gen. Buel to this position springs from
Gen. McCleIlan's high appreciation of his
military ability, regarding him as second to
no man in the United States army. 1t was
first proposed to send Gen. Buel to the
Western Military Department; but the
purpose was changed because Kentucky
is now regarded as more important fl Id.
The rumor that Gen. Wool, who is
now doing so much good service at For
tress Monroe, had resigned, is happily dis.
proved. Some color was given to the rev
port by the fact that Governor Morgan and
Senator Harris of New York telegraphed
him to withhold his resignation, and it may
be, therefore, that the present denial is but
temporary. The correspondent of the Phil
adelphia Press, usually we'll informed, says
the report is "gratuitous and idle," and
that all General Woods demands upon the
Administration have been met promptly
and with willingness.
The quarterly accounts of the Consul
ates are now in. 1t is ascertained that
Beverly Tucker, recently Consul to Liver.
pool, has stolen all the funds belonging to
the Government, and the bailias had orders
to seize the property be bad left unpaid, but
it has since been paid for by the Govern
ment and in addition to that, his personal
debts were over 100000. 1t will, be re
membered he returned South via Canada
and Nashville.
1t is calculated that the Union force in
Kentucky will be increased at least $4,000
men by the end of this week. Over ten
thousand men are expected there from Ohio
and Indiana. The 1st and 18th Ohio and
the 10th Wisconsin have already arrived
On Monday the consolidation of the Ken
lucky regiments was completed. Already
the reports ofrecruiting Colonies have come
into headquarters, and dispositions of in.
complete regiments have been made. From
these regiments force of twelve full ones
is confidently anticipated. This increase Of
the army Immediately under command of
General Sherman, will augment the entire
force to--speaking inde6nitely--iully $4,000
men.
Among the members of the present
Congress now in the active service of the
United States against the rebels, are Hon.
John 81. McClernand and Hon. Owen
Lovejoy, of Illinois Kellogg, of Michigan !;
Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts Senator
Sherman, of Ohio: Hon. John S Phelps,
of Missouri Hon. James s. jackson, of
Kentucky; Hon. Mckee Dunn, of Indiana;
Senator Lane, of Kansas. Colonel Curtis
of Iowa, resigned his seat to accept the ap.
pointment of Brigadier Gent raj.
-Capt. Semmes, the privateersman,
whose arrival in England has been announ
ced, went to New York on the steamer
Edinburg,d disguised as British post captain
named Burnside" He discovered himself
to the passengers when we'll out at sea, AMI
said he got papers from the British consul
at Laguayra to make sure his disguise, and
that in this assumed character he was some
days in Washington and New York looking
around, being even introduced to Secretary
Seward by Lord Lyons.
The Indianapolis Journal of Saturday
states that of sixteen thousand Enfield rifles
ordered by Col. Owen, agent OF the State
8,48O have arrived and been delivered, and
the balance are to come before January lst.
Gov. Morton has obtained an order for forty
rif1ed field pieces, and will Distribute them
among the batteries along with smooth
bores and howitzers now being made for the
State.
DIR. Hunter, of Virginia, who pro-
fessed Union sentiments, and VINO has trav.
elled extensively around the outposts, was
caught few days ago with some rebel cav.
airy this side of Fairfax Court House :;
they were seen by our scouts, who made
dash and caught him, the rebel cavalry es-
Gaping. On searching him it was found
that his pass was forged, and in his boots
were copies of the orders recently issued,
and great deal of information as to the
position and numbers of our forces in Vir-
ginia. with the strength of our forts. He
was brought to camp at Falls Church, and
he will be brought in and severely punished,
by beng made to take the oath of aIleg-
iannce before be is discharged.
The wife and three children of the no.
torious George N. Sanders, with their
O"n onu OoouSAo OoS6oSO' PoooCO euIOuSu
Louisville on the 7th, with a pass from
Washington. Sanders himself arrived at
Nashville on October Both.
Parker Pillsbury, the noted Abolition
ist, in abiding to the future of the country,
says: This is the biggest fog bank ever
tried to look into" He is not the Fl rst one
that could not see the end of their own
deeds.
DIR. Russell, in his last letter to the
London Times, says "it may now be safely
stated that Great Britain and the United
States were on the brink of war little more
than three months ago, in fact, were all but
at war;" What does this mean?
The Cortland IN. Y. } regiment has no
less than seven clergymen. Two of them
are captains of companies, four are subordi.
nate officers, and one-a Baptist private
in the ranks. That regiment is bouId to
make its mark
The official designation of Secessia is
the states DOW under, insurrectionary control
where there remains to the credit of u. s.
Treasurer Spinner, in minis and deposito.
ries, the sum of $628,O67 II. Gen. Spin