The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-11-28
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

mere Is out little news of Importance
from the army in Virginia. Fredericks-
burg is still in possession of the rebels.
There is rebel rumor that our army is
about to be shipped to some other point to
operate against Richmond. The impress
sion is prevalent at the Eastt the march
South from Fredericksburg will be aban-
dOned
1.-The news from Europe shows that a
proposal for mediation in our affairs has
actually been made to England and has
been declined by that Government.
There is report that the great Gen.
POPE has been ordered to ST. Louis to take
command, in place Of Gen CURTIS, who is
under cloud at the present time on &C.
count of his extensive cotton speculations.
The rebels are strongly terrifying Port
Hudson, $50 miles above New Orleans, and
1t Is expected they will make it as strong
as Vicksburg.
President LINCOLN has been urging
gradual emancipation on delegation of
unconditional Union Kentuckians. He
told them that he would rather die than
take back word of the proclamation of
freedom
General FRANK PATTERSON, Son of
General PATTERSON, ofPhiladelphia, died of
camp fever near Fairfax Court House.
The Springfield (Mass.) Republican
says the Democrats are no more respon-
sible for the words of John Van Buren, and
Fernando Wood, than are the Republicans
for the speeches Of Cassius NJ. Clay, or
Gov. Andrews camp-meeting celebrations
The Superintendent of the New York
Police (Kennedy), having been driven into
a corner for his outrageous treatment of
Mrs. Brinsmade, now seeks to pallate his
offence by aspersing her character
The Chicago Tribune, of last Satur-
day, says: AN intelligent gentleman at
our elbow, just returned from tour of
some weeks at the East, tells us, on the
evidence of what he has seen and heard,
that New York is full of compromise"
The Hon. Fl. NJ. Rice, Senator of
this State, arrived in Washington on Mon
day, the 18th inst
"A despatch from Cincinnati says Off
cial information received here announces
that Gen. Pope has been ordered to st.
Louis from St. Paul, probably to relieve
Gen. Curtis. Gen. Robert Anderson has
been ordered to command the cities of
Covington and Newport. and is expected
to arrive next week
The President has directed the name
of Lieut. Col. Timothy F. Andrews, Dep
uty Paymaster-General, to be placed upon
the list of retired officers This is in &C
cordance with the request of that gentle
man himself he having been more than
forty years in active service.
Lieut.. Col. Colburn and Capt Duane,
late of McClellan's staff, have been re-
leased from arrest and ordered to duty
Rear Admiral Ellie A. T. Lavalette,
U. S. N, died in Philadelphia, on Wednes-
day last, aged 70 years.
"A number of the friends OF Brigadier
General Birney have presented him with a
horse, equipments and a sword. In his
reply acknowledging the gift, he uses this
significant language $50 long as it is in
my power to render service in the field, in
whatever position | am placed, under
whatever General or rule may be, I shall
continue to struggle for the unity of our
people, the supremacy of our laws, and
hope the time is not far distant when the
good old flag will again wave from gulf to
lake, and from ocean to ocean. | have
never been SO hopeful of the success of
our army rs now"
The New York correspondent of the
Philadelphia inquirer writes as follows in
regard to Thurlow Weeds mission to Eu-
rope:
1t is a well asccrtained fact now, that Mr..
ThurlOw Weed is going to Europe on some
~
the contrary notwithstanding. He will proba-
4by sail about the 10th of December. The par
ticuar nature of his errand OfcOurse, is pro-
found secret to everybody but himself and the
Government but there is good reason to be-
leve that he is especially instructed to keep an
eye to the English ship yards, and report what
vessels are there in preparation for the rebels.
He will also be authorized to go as far as st.
Petersburg, and confer with the Car on mat
tiers of mutual national interest. These state
ments are made on the authority of Mr.. Weed
himself.
Mr.. William Gray, of Boston, has re-
ceived from J. Lothrop Motley, the histo-
rian, now Minister to Austria, the sum of
$500, for the use of sick and wounded SOL
diers; also, $1,100 from Edward Cum
ningham, merchant of Massachusetts,,
now resident in Shanghai. Both donations
have been expended in accordance with
the wishes of the generous givers.
The Grenada (Miss.) Appeal states