The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-02

-On TUESDAY last, governor Morgan
New York, in obedience to a requisition Of
the President, issued call for Is 900 three
years volunteers, additional to the number
that State now has in the field.
Gen. Mcclellan had splendid recep.
ton in Philadelphia, Thursday. Having
arrived at his brothers dwelling, Walnut
Street, near Tenth, he was called to the bal
cony and spoke as follows:
MY FRIENDS I'm this time of action it will
not do to make useless speeches. l take this
greeting as intended fol my brave soldiers of
Western Virginia, to whom the whole credit of
the recent skirmishing in that section is due.
But your applause assures me that the cause
OF the government lies next to your hearts.
and, remembering it, shall try to do better
in my Dew field of labor. bid you good by.
General Mcclellan embraced his family
on returning to the dwelling, and at once
went to bed, being completely worn out.
He left the city for Washington at eleven
o'clock, escorted by the Gray Reserves.
The Cincinnati Gazette learns from a
private letter, that Captain Gay, Of New
Orleans, whose subscription of $4,000 to
the Confederate loan was so loudly herald
ed by the Southern press, backed out, and
really only paid 500, the cause for his
doing so being change of feeling produc-
ed by his visit to Louisville, where he had
the scales taken from bis eyes.
Last Saturday General Dix took com.
mand at Baltimore, and addressed the men,
bers of the National Guards, appealing to
them, for the sake of their country's inter-
est, which demands every sacrifice at this
time, to remain few days longer at their
camp until his arrangements had been per-
fected. If any of the men had urgent bust
ness or domestic calls which would require
their immediate personal attention, be would
RELY grant them passes to Philadelphia,
bnt be would request the regiments to re.
main until Wednesday evening next, when
they would certainly be allowed to return
home. After the General had closed bis ap-
peal, Colonel Lyle put the question thus {:
the negative to order arms and those in the
affirmative to present them. Every arm
was presented, and at the instance of the
General, three rousing cheers were given
for the Guards.
Mrs. Hinsdale, whose husband is a
member of the I'd Michigan regiment, has
returned to Washington from Manassas.
She reports as seeing at the Juction large
number of our wounded. The enemy say
they have over 1000 prisoners. Mrs. Hins-
dale brings verbal messages from several to
their friends, and says that the wounded
are we'll cared for. The offer of liberty has
been granted to those who will take an
oath to not again take up arms against the
Confederates. A few had done so, but the
majority refused. Mrs. Hinsdale says that
the Confederates buried their dead as fast
at they could be recovered, and that the
enemy represented they had about fifty
killed, but their wounded exceeded fifteen
hundred. She saw many of our dead un.
buried as she passed over the battle field
and distinguished some of them by their
uniforms. She says the enemy's force is
very large at Manassas, and that the Off
GERS are very busy in drilling and disciplin-
ing the troops; that Gen. Beauregard is
constantly on the move, going from one part
of the camp to the other, and arranging, as
they said, for some great movement. She
reports that large force of the enemy is at
Fairfax Court House, with heavy guns.
"A correspondent of the Charleston
Courier, writing under date of July IL,
says:
Such are the facilities of communication be-
tween Washington and Fairfax that Baltimore
papers arrive in our camp en- the very day of
their publication.
In another letter the same writer says
that every movement of the Union troops
is known, even to details, and that Beau.
regard has so distributed his troops that in
case he desires to advance on Washington,
or merely fall back upon positions already
selected, he can bring the whole army into
action with the greatest possible despatch.
Mr.. Tracy, of the Rochester Express
and other civilians called on Gen. Scott to
see if something could not be done to res.
cue Mr.. Ely, M. c., and others who were
supposed to be in the hands of the enemy
The General replied angrily, that they had
no business on the field, and they must take
their chances. 1t is possible that both
these gentlemen may have wandered off the
main road in the stampede and found shell.
ter; but appearances justify the most SER
ious apprehensions.
southern News.
The Memphis Appeal, advocating pow
der mill in that city, says: