The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-22
Interesting Southern News.
ACCOMAC COUNTY, VIRGINIA, OCCU'
PIED BY UNION TROOPS.

telligenee was received in that city last
night and conveyed to the War Depart
ment by Mr.. Fisher, a member OF the con-
vention, who arrived yesterday from East
ern Virginia, that large force OF the ene>
my, about 1000 strong, had invaded the
eastern shore of the State, crossing from
Somerset county to Accomac. 1t is stated
our available force for the defence of the
eastern shore, including Colonel Smiths
regiment stationed there, is about 1890
men It would doubtless be impossible to
send reinforcements across the water.
JOHN TYLER AND ROGER A. PRYOR.
RICHMOND, Nov. John Tyler and r.
A. Pryor have been elected to the Confed>
crate Congress.
The steamer Bermuda, with 1900 bales
of cotton. ran the Savannah blockade on
the night of the End.
GEN. LEE IN CHARLESTON.
CHARLESTON, Nov. 7.-aeneral Lee has
arrived here. VIM. F. Miles is elected to
the Confederate Congress.
SOUTHERN PLANTERS CONVENTION.
The Norfolk Day Book of yesterday con.
tains the following:
MACON, GA, Nov. l4.-The Planters
Convention has adopted resolution, ens
dorsing the decisive measures of the Cow
eminent and recommending duty of 20
per cent: on productions of the United
States. 1t was also resolved, if the war
continued and the present crop remained
unsold, that the planters should not plant
next spring beyond the wants of home con-
sumption.
ALARM AT SAVANNAH.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 16-Petersburg, Va.
papers of l4th, received. They appear very
much in dark as regards the operations of
the feet.
LYEeHBURG, VA. Nov. 13-It is report.
ed, but not confirmed, that the union men
OF Tennessee have taken possession of Bris-
toll.
The panic at Savannah, in consequence
of the victory of the feet, YVES so great that
even men were running away. Small ware
merchants, who were packing up their goods
to leave, had been notified by the authori-
ties that they would not be permitted to
carry away their goods.
The Savannah Republican is indignant at
this cowardly desertion in times of danger,
and urges General Lawton to issue an or
der preventing any able bodied man, under
60 years of age, from leaving.
SOUTH CAROLINA WANTS TO HOIST THE
BLACK FLAG.
SAVANNAH, Nov. l4.-Tbe Federal feet
is reported to have passed Fernandina,
yesterday, bound South.
General activity prevails in strengthening
the defences Of the city, and general feel
ing of security prevails.
The same paper says the steamer Fingal
has arrived at Havana with cargo of war
munitions, &e.
Richmond dispatches says: We have
information that the authorities of South
Carolina have communicated with the
government upon the subject of hosting
the black flag, to which attention has been
made since the attack on the coast of that
State.
1t is believed that Gen. Lee has received
orders from the War Department, urging
that those captured must be regarded as
prisoners of war. 1t is said that this will
be disregarded by the authorities of South
Carolina, that the same course will be pur-
sued as that adopted by Governor Wise at
the time of the John Brown raid, and that
when South Carolina is done with the inva.
ders, the Confederate States caa have
them.
SOUTH CAROLINA REG MENTs WANT TO
GO HOME.
New YoRK, Nov lS.-The Times saws
we have reliable information that when
the news OF the capture OF Fort Royal
reached the Confederate camp at Manassas,
three South Carolina regiments demanded
permission to declare their intention to re-
turn at once to the protection of their own
State. Orders were issued from headquar
tiers to prevent their departure at all haz-
ards.
The declaration OF State sovereignty and
OF the right of secession does not seem to
6nd as much favor with the confederate au
thorities as it did at the outset OF the rebel
lion.
The Herald says that the Fifth and
Eighth regiments OF New Jersey, FORM
ing the Second New Jersey brigade have
oeen ordered to Annapolis from whence
they proceed to polIute the sacred soil of
south Carolina.
REBELS DRIVEN FROM SANTA ROSA
ISLAND.
NEW YORK, Nov. 18.-By the Cosmo.
politan, from Havana, we learn that Mr..
Savage, United States Vice Consul at Ha.
vana, who had been to Key West aud re.
turned on the 10th, reports 1900 rebel
troops were discovered by the Union patrol,
some twenty miles from the fort on Santa
Rosa Island. The patrol Immediately in.
formed the commander of the feet who sent
force and sbelled them of the island with
great loss. Their object was to get to-
gether some 5000 or more rebels and make
another night attack on Wilson's Zouaves.
The greatest vigilance is exercised by the
commander of the Zouaves.
AMERICAN HOSTAGES FOR THE PI.
RATES.
The Richmond Enquirer of the 18th.
gives the names of thirteen hostages to
await the result of the trial of the priya-
teers at the North. They are Colonels
CorcoraD, Lee, Cogswell, Wilcox, Wood.
ruff and Neff Majors Potter, Revere and