The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-29
ARRIVAL OF M'CLELLAN'S ARMY.
Suicide Of an Adjutant.
ADVANCES PREMATURELY MADE.

NEW YORK, August 26.-The Times
correspondent states that a portion of
McCelan's army, which embarked at York.
town, has already arrived at Alexandria.
The corps under command of Gen. Frank.
lin, which embarked at Fortress Monroe on
Friday, arrived at Alexandria today. 1t is
also reported that another corps will come
to the same place tomorrow. In fact, APP
pearances indicate that the entire Army of
the Potomac, excepting Gen. Porter's corps,
which went to Fredericksburg last week,
will make Camp California, the old camp.
ing ground, situated about two and a kalf
miles from Alexandria, a temporary rem,
devious.
1t is the opinion here that the troops now
at Alexandria will, in the course of day or
two, proceed to join Pope's army.
l am informed that Kearneys division,
which arrived at Alexandria about the
middle of last week, took part in an engage.
ment which occurred near Warrenton yes.
terday.
The raw regiments are daily pouring into
Alexandria, and every day they are sent
forward to join the army.
Times Washington Dispatch.l Acting
Adjutant Murdoch of the Goth Ohio, com.
mitted suicide last night at Alexandria, by
blowing his brains out with pistol. He
was ill with fever, but was not thought to
be delirious till the fatal deed was commit
ted.
The Herald's Washington functions Dis
patch says, military critics profess to believe
our forced advances to the Rapidan were
prematurely made. jackson disturbed our
figures somewhat at Cedar Mountain, and
possibly deranged our calculations, and as
consequence he and his coadjutors assailed
US now within 30 miles of Manassas with
the largest army the rebels have ever raj.
lied east or west.
We all look hopefully for the moving of
Mcclellan. Burnside's troops are here.
II the new levies were ever needed, it is at
this time. Gen. Pope is still held to be
equal to any emergency.
Tho crippled but indomitable Banks is
still with his command, and Mcdowell has
an opportunity to wipe awey a bloody re-
collection within cannon shot of Bull Run,
for be is everywhere active and everywhere
present.
The Rappahannock correspondent of the
Tribune says the greatest crisis of this war
must pass between Thursday morning and
Saturday night. 1t passed and we are
safe ; Washington is safe our army is
safe; the nation is safe, for Pope's artillery
is now guarding the line of the Rappahan-
mock, and Fitzjobn Porter, with very
heavy force, Joined Pope on Friday even
ing, and host of regiments have Joined
and are joining him now by way of Alex
andria, and now look for the grand moves
ments of the war within thirty days. Do
not forget that Burnside has massed a large
army at Fredericksburg, and Pope is quite
as strong as Lee and Jackson, and McClel-
Ian is freed from the net which held him in
its meshes On the Peninsula.
Some stir was caused in camp and a
thousand times more in Washington. find
by sudden raid of $50 guerillas upon Gait
let's Station, under cover of the night. they
dashed in upon our small collection OF men
and wagons and stampeding lot OF Sui
tiers and servants and teamsters, burned
several wagons, ran off with number of
horses and took about 100 prisoners. Tie
most serious part OF the business is, they
took General Pope's personal baggage and
moneys and all bis official papers, correspon.
dences &C., which happened to be in one of
the wagons which had been sent to the rear
in the attack at Cattlet's Station.
Twenty supply trains were destroyed Or
their contents injured by the rebels. Many
wagons were to wet too burn.