The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-14

EASTERN VIRGINIA.

ed to Accomac and Northampton counties,
Virginia.
The Post Office Department is ready to
establish, as soon as Congress shall give
the authority, free delivery in cities, with
uniform rates Of postage for local and gen.
eral letters.
ANDY JOHNSON OF A REBEL
SCHOONER.
Senator johnson leaves Washington to,
day for Tennessee. He has not yet accept
ed his appointment as Brigadier General.
Information has reached the Navy De-
partment of the capture Of the schooner
Lizzie Weston, with cargo of 29O bales
of cotton, by the gunboat Itasca. The
captured vessel sailed from Apalachicola,
Florida, for Havana and market.
TREASURY BILL.
The bill reported from the Committee of
Ways and Means, authorizing the purchase
Of coin, and for other purposes, provides
that the Secretary of the Treasury may
dispose of any bonds or notes bearing in.
terest authorized by law for coin at such
rates and upon such terms as he may deem
most advantageous for the public interest,
and may issue under regulations, as be may
prescribe certificates of Indebtedness, such
as were authorized by the act to authorize
the Secretary OF the Treasury to issue
certificates OF indebtedness to public credi.
tors, approved March LIST, 1862, to such
creditors as may deserve to receive the
same in discharge of checks drawn by dis.
bursting officers upon sums placed to their
credit on the cooks OF the Treasurer, upon
acquisitions of the proper Department, as
well as in the discharging OF audited and
settled accounts as provided by said act.
Ii is further provided that the demand notes
authorized by the act OF July Is, 1861 and
by the act OF February II, 1862, shall be
receivable, and shall be lawful money and
legal tender in like manner, and to the same
purpose and the same extent as notes au.
thorized by the act to authorize the issue
of United States notes, and for the redemp.
ton Or funding thereof, and for funding the
floating debt OF the United States, approx
ed the 18th OF last month.
DEATH OF GENERAL LANDER.
General Mcclellan has issued general
order, announcing, with deep regret, TO the
army OF the Potomac, the death OF Btigas
der General Lander. He pays high com
p!iment TO his public services, intelligence
and courage,
COL. kERRlG IN DISMISSED.
General Mcclellan, to-day, issued gen.
eral order, dismissing Col. Kerrigan iionl
The service, ioT The various offences OF which
be was convicted By the court martial.
NEyJ VGpg DnCrN
Specials state that the President has
nominated Abram Wakeman as Post Mas
ter OF New York city, in place OF Nj. B.
Taylor.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES FIRE
She Senate TO-DAY confirmed tie min.
ations O. James H. Spears, OF Tennessee,
aid Major SAMUEL d. Sotnrges 10 be btigaa
cler Generals OF volunteers.
Special information haa bsan received
that the Portuguese Government 10 davot,
ing its attention to the cultivation OF cotton
10 Its African possessions.
The residence of the French min ster Ia
Georgetown, was this morning destroyed by
fire, together with much elegant furniture
REBELS DE3ERTED-~NOMINA TI0Ns.
Une hundred and fifty r6be! soldiers re-
Gently deserted from Savannah t. General
Sherman. When askei Why they did it,
they replied tiiat they wee tre,t OF fight
ing il a Iich mans war.
Nu.uelou3 c:.i. and military nominations
OF secondary Importance were passed upon
by the Senate IL executive se8slon TO day
no generals wefe confirmed or SET aside.
STRENGTH CT THE REBEL FORCES.
iha following statement OF the strength
end disposition OF the rebel forces opposed
80 tie UniQn oIIlY OF tie Potomac was
perfectly accurate iouc days ago. Changes
have probably occurred since, but tae nlaiu
facts mast sill correspond with the figures.
At Cenirav;..e, which is now the Strong
point OF tha la3eis, thefe aTe 80 600, Ii 800
cavalry and la50 pieces Of cannon light and
heavy behind the batteries .oag lhe t'otomac.
There ale !goul2,O00 10 l5,0O0 men at
Gum Spring.
Between Leaa6urgu AID Cenlergi!Ie th1re
are three regiments Of infantry With squat
ron os cavalry.
At Ieesbosg ihsEe are three regiments G:
Infantry, one battery aAo 400 cavalry.
al & point Gvs miss sCu,h of Bgents.
vile, that is TO say s0ne Ten N.ie. s5ulA OF
Manassas, there Is Que brigade Of iDtan:ry
OF $500 men.
Therefore Ne DO rot iucla}e any par OF
Jackson's army forming the reDai LETT Wing
against which General Banks is operating.
At Manassas there is net single jul.
reglmant-who,e companies and even Gegi
meats having gons home ca iurlougis OF
tee, twenty and thirty days hl OF the
troops from South Carolina, NortA C4ro-
lima, Tennessee and Louisiana have goae
hoine withn the past tao or three weeks.
Very few of the msn whose term of services
has expired, are re ealistng.
ESTABLISHING ON THE LOWER POTOMAC.
The guaboats Satellite and Island Belle
d'scovereo, Gu Wednesday, number OF
rebel cavalry near Acqaia Greek, aDd fired
"a lew shells, when the rebsis ran away and
the steamers returned. a brisk lire was
opened this morning by the lower fot,lls,
Causing great alarm among the rebels.
The long roll was beaten commencing at
-Acquia Greek and extending along up the
RIVER as tar as Evansport, extending through
3 greater number of camps than u, any
time before. The camp fires within few
days past have materially increased, shows
ing q considerable augmentation of the rebel