The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-01-03

heavy, not all of them obeyed orders to lie
on their faces in the cleared ground, but
they stood unnecessarily exposed, and were
thus wounded. Col. Kane's wound is SO.
we're, the ball passing through his cheek.
breaking tooth, and was stopped by
bone. He bandaged it instantly, and re.
sumed his place
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Dec. %, l861.-The fol.
lowing important order from General Head.
quarters, is published in the Baltimore San:
The Major General commanding directs that
hereafter all deserters. prisoners, spies, con.
trabands, and all persons whatever, coming or
brought into our lines from Virginia, shall be
taken Immediately to the quarters of the com
mander OF the Division within whose lines they
may come or be brought, without previous ex.
animation or communication with any one, ex.
cept as may be necessary for the officer COM
handing the advance guard to elicit infOrma.
ton regarding his own post. That the Division
commander examine all such persons himself,
or delegate such duty to the proper officer of
his staff, and allow no other person to hold
any communication with them that he then
Immediately send them, with sufficient guard
to the Provost Marshal in this city for further
examination and safe keeping and that strin.
gent orders be given to all guards having such
pploOuS III CudISCs uUb W uOlQ any COuVeFSas
ton with them and further, that information
elected from such persons shall Immediately
be communicated to the Major General Com.
handing, or to the Chief of his staff, and to
no other person whatever.
The Major General commanding further de
reefs that sufficient guard be placed around
every telegraph station pertaining to this ar.
my, and that such guards be instructed not to
allow any persons, except the regular tele
graph corps, general officers, and such staff
officers as may be authorized by their Chiefs,
to enter, or to loiter around such station with.
in hearing sound of the telegraphic instrument.
By command of
Major General MCCLELLAN.
s. WILLIAMS, Assistant General.
Lord Lyons day or two SINCE in Civ.
ing out invitations orally to bis Christmas
dinner, apprised his guests that the dinner
was contingent upon the necessities of bis
position, and might be out of question.
This afternoon, however, formal cards, un-
conditioned, were sent around and this at.
ter an interview with Secretary Seward,
which interview rumor declares to have been
stormy.
On the whole the feeling to day is less
cheerful, and although no ultimatum has yet
been presented, it is understood that Lyons
is instructed to make one; but perceiving
that our Government is not fully acquaints
ed with the situation, be postpones its deliv-
cry until further communications from Great
Britain can reach him.
1t is believed General Scott brings inn
portant dispatches from the French Cows
eminent Some think that France prom.
ises assistance in case of war with England;
Others that he bears intelligence that the
Continent comedies with the English view
of the law of the case. 1t is certain that
some at first UNFOLDING Wilkes have entire.
ly changed ground.
Two soldiers have been sentenced to be
shot for sleeping on their posts at Fort
Monroe. Gen. Wool has approved the sens
fences. the time of execution to be fixed
hereafter.
Colonel Kerrigan's trial is postponed a
week and kerrgan is released on parole,
meantime. He went to New ! Ork this
afternoon.
Senator Howe's resolution, introduced to.
day, proposes to enable the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad Company to extend
their line down the Fox river from Apple
ton to Green Bay, instead of through the
wilderness to the State Line, and to have
the benefit of the land grant the same as
though constructed on the original plan.
The exchange of Quartermaster Hart, of
the Goth Indiana, for Lieutenant Grimes,
captured at Hatteras, has been arranged.
Mr.. Colfax, who has been endeavoring to
arrange an exchange of all the goth India
ma prisoners for rebels taken at Hatteras,
is sanguine at least of partial success.
The treaty with Mexico, before the Sem
ate, provides for mortgaging all the lands,
including church property, to the United
States as security for the eleven millions
to be sent for. 81 sf. !. gvss
Surgeon George W. New, of the 7th In.
diana, charged with conduct to the preju-
dice Of good order and discipline, in selling
to privates OF his own and the I'd Virginia
regiments, whisky and brandy, which were
part of his hospital stores for the use of
the sick who needed it, and for which he
was responsible, and retaining the money
received, was convicted by Court Mar
tial of which Col. Jones of the 25th Ohio
was President, and sentenced to pay over
the proceeds Of his sales, and to be dismissed
from the service. Gen. Reynolds has ap-
proved the finding and sentence. -.
Mr.. Stanton, brother of F. p. Stanton
Of Kansas has been arrested for completely
with rebellion in Tennessee. He has taken