The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-01-31
OUR NEWS SUMMARY.
The following is the General Order of
the War Department issued in respect to
the battle at Mill Spring


the battle at Mill Spring
WAR DEPARTMENT, Jan. o. 1862.
The President, Commander in Chief of the
army and navy, has received information of a
brilliant victory achieved by the United States
forces over a large body of armed traitors
and rebels at Mill Spring, in the State of
Kentucky. He returns thanks to the gal.
liant officers and soldiers who won that
victory, and when the official reports shall be
received, the military skill and personal valor
displayed in the battle will be acknowledged
and rewarded in fitting manner. The cOur-
age that encountered and vanQuished the
greatly superior numbers of the traitor force,
pursued and attacked them in their en-
trenchments, and, paused not until the en-.
envy was completely routed, merits and re.
ceives commentator.
The purpose OF this war is to attack, pursue
and destroy the rebellious enemy, and to de-
liver the country from the danger menaced
by traitors. Alacrity, daring, courageous
spirit and patriotic zeal on all oc.
casiOns and under every circumstance,
are expected from the army of the United
States. In the prompt and spirited move
ments, and daring shown in the battle of Mill
Spring, the nation will realize it's hopes and the
people will rejoice to honor every soldier and
officer who proves his courage by charging
with the bayOnet and storming entertainments
in the blaze of the enemy's fire.
By order of the President.
(Signed) EDWIN M. STANTON.
The 1ribune's Washington correspond
ent says:
David 6. Farragut, Tennesseean by birth,
has been appointed to the command Of the
Western Gulf blockading squadron. The linn
ST. Andrews Bay, West Florida, to the Rio
Grande. He is also directed to consider the
coasts of Mexico and Yucatan within his beat.
He will also be expected to break up all con.
traband trade to the rebel States, whether di.
rect or Indirect. He will in due time capture
Mobile and New Orleans. His flag ship will
be the steam sloop Hartford, his feet captain
Commander Henry II. Bell, of North Carolina
extraction. The Richmond and Pensaco ola will
be attached to this squadron, which will COM
prise a gO0Gly number of gun and mortar
boats. Flag Officer McKeon will remain in
command of the eastern division of the Gulf
squadron.
The speech OF Senator BRIGHT, of In
diana, in his own defense, is conceded 10
have been earnest and able. In the course
of his remarks, be said:
Let the blow come am ready for it. do
not mean by this to show anything like ndif-
ference to what is to be the action of this
Senate, nor do | intimate that l do not ap-
preciate the good will and friendship of every
member on this floor; not at all. sir. l mean
by it that am not conscious of having said,
done, or written anything inconsists Mt with my
position as an American Senator at any time
since took my seat upon this floor seventeen
years ago.
Mr.. BRIGHT concluded as follows:
My case is in the hands of the Senate. l re.
VIII cai6 oil
nothing | would not do again urder the same
circumstances. That has been touched upon
with some severity, and what did l mean by
that? Why, that did not anticipate the pro.
portions of this rebellion. | did not believe
gun would be fired, having man in the
Presidency whom am sorry to say, helped
to put there. and who, l believe, was false to
his trust. Deceived by his constant promises
as to what he would do, l could not believe
that war was necessary consequence.
The Mumfordsville, Kentucky CORES.
pondent of the Cincinnati Gazette says that
for the third time all women have been or.
dered from camp. If any refuse to obey
the order Immediately, the officers under
whose protection they are will be cashiered
and discharged. This order is supposed to
be intended to meet some chronic cases,
several officers wives have remained in de-
6ance of the former orders.
The new Judge of the United States
Supreme Court. appointed as successor of
John Mclean, is Noah H. Swayne of Co.
lumbus, Ohio, as we had it, and not Joseph
R. Swan of the same city, as some of our
contemporaries represented. The similarity
of their names - Swayne and Swaziland the
fact that Judge Swan has been an eminent
jurist and law writer of Ohio, doubtless led
to the error. The Cincinnati papers speak
highly of the new appointee. and say he has
the undivided confidence of the public"
The friends of Col. Brown, the gallant
defender Of Fort Pickens, will learn with
sorrow that the dropsical symptoms de-
veloped some time since by his labors and
the climate of the Gulf, have recently be>
come so pronounced that it will probably
be necessary to relieve him from his i'm
pOrtant command.
The food in the Ohio river reached
its height at Cincinnati on Thur sday, and
at noon Of that day began to recede at the
rate OF four or five inches an hour. 1t at
tanned the height of the flood of 1859, SUBJ
merging the entire landing from Vine to
Lawrence streets. The Ohio and Missis.
sippi railroad track, (which is also used for
the Chicago train via Lafayette) was sub.
merged beyond the city, and passengers had
to be carried by boat to Aurora, Indiana.
There is considerable loss by the flooding
of warehouses, and still greater distress to
poor families who were driven out of their
houses oy the hundreds at Cincinnati, New.
port and Covington.
The Springfield (Mass) Republican
says it is not improbable that the Cabinet
will be almost entirely recast by spring.
Seward will remain to the last, for be is its
master Spirit. He leads President and
Cabinet, or at least a portion of the Cab.
;o4 Mr. Chase ia ton hueu in honootl1