The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1862-06-20

been received, sent from Johnston comman4
ding at Richmond, to jackson in the valley
of the Shenandoah. They are dated May
18th, and instruct him to make bold dash
on Washington, or Baltimore, Or on Nc.
Dowell at Fredericksburg. The object of
this movement is stated to be to draw diyis
sions from Mcclellan. and prevent REIN
forcements reaching him. Johnston says to
General Jackson that the most important
service you can render is to prevent the fur.
ther strengthening of McClelan's army"
An important change has been recently
made in the location of the different divisions
of Halleck's army. General Grant is said
to be ordered to Memphis. General Grant
recently rendered bis resignation, but Gen.
eral Halleck refused to accept it, saying
that he appreciated bis services too highly
to allow him to resign at this juncture.
The tender was subsequently withdrawn.
General Grants friends say be has an accu-
mulated mass of testimony showing that he
was in no manner responsible for the Pitts.
burg Landing disaster, and placing the
responsibility where it rightly belongs.
When the proper time comes the whole
affair will be ventilated.
Matters at Memphis remain in about
the same condition. The people are not so
quiet and broils and fights are becoming
more frequent. A subordinate officer of
one of the gunboats was shot at house on
Front street, by a man named Forrest.
The attack was unprovoked. Forrest was
intoxicated. He was quickly arrested,
taken before the authorities and committed.
He is now on the Carondelet, to await the
result of Gilmore's Injuries.
The Mobile papers contain the follow.
ing rebel dispatches, which were sent to
Gov. Letcher, at Richmond, announcing
the defeat of Fremont:
STAUNTON, June S-General Shields crossed
the Shenandoah river at Port Republic, and
attacked General Jackson this morning. AT.
ter short contest he was driven back, with a
less of two pieces of artillery. Fremont at.
tackled General Ewell. We have driven him
back. and Ewel is still pressing him hard.
Shields is on the bank of the Shenandoah, and
Jackson holds him in check.
SECOND Observation-Disclosures victory Ere.
mont completely routed and in full retreat"
THIRD DIsPATCH.-"G General Stewart and
Elsey both wounded, but not dangerously.
Of the enemy. We took artillery and provis.
ions in abundance. We will get Gen. Shields
tomorrow"
In Boston nearly $4,000 have been
subscribed in provisions and money, for the
starving countrymen about Corinth. Three
thousand five hundred dollars: worth were
shipped on Wednesday, and another ship
ment on Saturday.
There was lately funeral at New Orr
leans and the coffin was deposited after the
usual ceremonies in a tomb. From infor.
nation which General Butler had received,
he ordered an examination of the coffin to
be made afterward, as the cause of death of
the person whom it was said to contain was
not satisfactory to him. On opening the
coffin no corpse was found, but in its place
large amount OF gold coin, which was im.
medately taken possession of in the name
of the Government. Spsce continues to be
found, which had been secreted by the re-
beIs, and in all cases it is seized.
The Kansas State Senate, sitting as
Court Of impeachment, has found join w.
Robinson, Secretary of State. guilty of
high misdemeenor, By vote of II to 4.
On the remaining charges, the Court found
him not guilty. The Court, by a vote of
l8 to 5, declared that John ". Robinson
be removed from tae Office of Secretary Of
State.
The friends of WIN. L. Yancey, at
Montgomery, Alabama, have presented him
with a black horse. The presentation letter
states that the horse is ' fifteen hands and
two inches high, eight years old this spring,
cost four hundred aud fifty dollars, and in
gait, speed, courage and endurance, is sup
posed to represent in some faint degree
these high moral attributes which have
OuOFBGu your CUafaCtoF dS tDC iCaUSr Ol tIiS
great movement for Southern Independ-
eEce." He is advised to use the horse in
whatever way will best accord with his
taste and wishes. The horse might serve
the traitor good purpose in leaving the
country. Yancey makes return for the
black horse in letter black with outright
lying.
The Washington correspondent OF the
Journal Of Commerce. says: 81 have just
been informed, and mention it with great
pleasure, that Mrs. Lincoln is now in the
daily habit Of visiting the Hospitals of thee
District, which are fui! to OVERLOOKING with
cur suffering soldiers. Kind words, beausi-
ful flowers and creature comforts she dis
pepses with liberality, and many poor sol.
dier has returned her kindness with his
heartfelt blessing"
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