The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-06-07

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a temperate, yet firm and eloquent declara.
ton of loyalty to the Federal Government.
The last resolution of the series, reads as
follows:
Resolved, That what was bought at Bunker
Hill, Valley Forge and Yorktown, was not,
we dispute the legality of the bargain, and, in
the strength OF the Lord God of our fathers,
shall hope to contest through this generation,
if need be, the feasibility of the transfer.
1t is reported by telegraph that John
G. Fremont has been appointed to the COM
mand of the Western forces, destined to
operate on the Mississippi. A better selec-
ton could not have been made by the gov
eminent. Young, energetic, brave, and
possessing great ability and experience in
military affairs, he isjust the man to lead
the Western troops. We have no doubt
but that the "great pathfinder" will be able
to discover route to the Gulf of Mexico,
by way of the Mississippi.
The st. Louis regiment under Col.
Blair has been ordered to Fortress Monroe.
--Parson Brownlow pitched into Sc
cessionist in his locality in the following
lively style:
CARD-RATHER PERSONAL.
In my last issue, found it necessary to de-
nounce Sperry, of the Register, as liar, a
centemptible puke, and the tool of scoundrels.
He has since chastised me with four columns of
newspaper abuse. This authorizes the addi.
tional charge that he is co,card, even If
were not in possession of the fact that one of
our citizens logged him after night, in grOce-
ny, but recently. w. G. BROWNLOW.
--Acquia Greek, where the recent fight
took place, empties into the Potomac So
miles from Washington. 1t is the termi-
nus of the Railroads from Richmond North,
and is distant from Fredericksburg fifteen
miles, and from Richmond Is miles. The
rebels have erected batteries there, for the
purpose of controlling the navigation of
the river. The following are the facts obs
tanned, of the battle:
The engagement begun on Friday and lasted
two hours, and on Saturday was renewed for
four hours. The lower beach battery was dam
aged on Friday and was repaired. The force
OF the Confederates is supposed to be 1000.
On Saturday the Freedom approached within
nee took nearer position for the first hour !;
firing brisk from the shore batteries. During
the engagement the Pawnee fired one hundred
and sixty shells.
An observer saw, through telescope, a
number OF bodies carried away in wagons. Of
fcers say the COnfederates had rified cannon.
Both vessels were damaged but slightly. One
shot went through the Freeborn's cabins.
The Pawnee received eight shots. The An
acosta returned here this morning. The Paw
nd ha cd hpi r,rnnr oro6
for any engagement.
The railroad depot and other buildings ashore
were destroyed. The rebels are believed to
have eight guns.
On Saturday, the first, the skirmish of
which we gave an account yesterday, took
place at Fairfax Court House. This is a
small hamlet, the county seat of Fairfax
the county in which Alexandria is-and
seventeen miles from that place. Lieut..
Tompkins commanded the United States
troops, consisting of a scouting party OF one
company of Dragons and one of Infantry.
In addition to what we published yesterday,
we have the following:
WASHINGTON, June 3.
A sklrmish took place at A. NJ, between
scouting company of United States Caval-
ry and the rebels at the Fairfax court house
a hamlet within Is miles of Alexandria.
The Federal troops had all seen years of
Indian fighting in Texas, and were more
than match tor six times their number of
raw Secessionists, whom they charged on in
lull run with furious yells.
The rebels scattered in every direction
before the dragons got fairly at them. The
nd
which was caused by firing from houses.
The dragons captured seven secessionists,
two horses, and number of muskets and
rifles. The loss of the secessionists is va
riously eported--twenty-f to thirty
probably the latter number.
Two of the prisoners who attempted to
escape, on the way in, were shot down to a
halt. This little affair, in itself of no i'm
portance, has stirred the blood of our boys,
and made them anxious for the larger fight
yet to come off.
LIT. TOmpkins' official account of the af-
fair does not differ materially from the first.
The first report says three were slightlg
wounded, and six horses lost. He thinks
he killed and wounded thirty-fve rebels.
He brought away five prisoners
M. ID. Field has gone TO Cairo, author
lied to construct five floating batteries
capacity for five hundred men. They are
inteuded to operate on Memphis and be-
low.
In the M'Donald habeos corpus case at
st. Louis, on the LIST, Gen. Harvey was
discharged from further proceedings in the
case. A new petition for writ of habeas
corpus, directed against Capt. n. Lyon and
all other officers of the Arsenal. was then
presented, and writ granted returnable on
Monday. 1t is believed Gen. Harvey has
been superseded in command at st. Louis
because OF the arrangement entered into be-
tween him and General Price, at once &C.
knowledging the neutrality and guarantee