The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-24


Grams from theSn h Price. He re-
ports the Enemy routed, dispersed, demon
allied, and incapable of further mischief
until strongly reinforced. He had intend
ed following to prevent another concen-
tration, believing now is the time to de-
stroy them. The rebels fed, before the
relentless pursuit, to several points south
west. Advance scouts report that the
rebels spiked and abandoned eleven guns.
Three caissons were certainly destroyed,
and most of their ammunition and bag
gage captured. Our victory is, incontest-
IDLY, one of the cleanest of the war. The
enthusiasm of the army for Rosecrans is
boundless.
1t is said that Braggs army has made
successful retreat to Camp Dick Robin
son, where they have collected an immense
stock of supplies. Their new position is
naturally strong and almost impregnable.
The rebels have been fortifying it strongly
for several weeks, intending to retreat
there if unsuccessful in their northern
march
General Joe Lane when last heard
from, was on his way to the upper mines
in Washington Territory, with Thousand
head of cattle, from the profits of which it
is believed that he will realize $4,000.
The Richmond Examiner of October
9Th, has the following news from Corinth
We think the rebel uneasiness" is in
creased before this:
Much uneasiness was felt in this community
yesterday regarding the result of the battle be-
gun at COrinth on the Sd inst. The unsatisfac-
tory telegram received at a late hour last night,
and which will be found in another column of
this paper, is not calculated to alay the ankle
ty. Gen. Van Dorm enjoys here but slender
reputation for ability. and the universal appre-
hensiOn, from the moment of the receipt OF his
dispatch, has been that he was premature in
his cry of all glorious"
"A surgeon of Gen. Cheathalns brig
ade, who was attending to the rebel
wounded after the battle of Perryville, said
to Capt. Watson, of the 18th Indiana In
fantry, that the rebels in that battle lost
one general officer and fourteen Colonels
and Lieutenant Colonels.
The army corps under command of
Gen. Smith, opposite Cincinnati, com
menced moving southwark from that point
on last Wednesday. The 1OSth Illinois
Regiment, Col Warner, the nth, Col.
Grier, the Goth, COL Champion, the 92d,
Col Smith D. Atkins, and two or three
other Illinois regiments are in that division
They are moving in concert with Buell's
army against Bragg's rebels in central
Kentucky.
John Henley, of Bellefontaine, Mo-, a
venerable and sturdy farmer, and highly
intelligent and jealous Union man, over
took and arrested his own son, W. H. Hen
ley, and three other young men, who had
started to join Prices rebel army. Pain
full as the task must have been, the stern
old patriot compelled the young ingrates
to go to St. Louis, and delivered them to
the Provost Marshal, who sent them to
prison.
The following sick soldiers of the First
Minnesota Regiment arrived in New York,
on Thursday of last week, from Washing
ton: John H. Myer Co. Fl; L. G. Mosher,
Go. G.; J. W. Nelson, Go. H; F. circuit,
Company l.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Journal Of Commerce., makes
this significant statement
Mrs. Cordelia p Harvey, widow of
the lamented Governor of Wisconsin, who
was drowned in the Tennessee river while
engaged in alternating the wants of the
Wisconsin troops, last spring, is devoting
her energies and attentions to the rick and
wounded soldiers in the hospitals at Saint
Louis. 500 aH' a9t.. ..li A-
Facts have come to my knowledge which in
duce me to believe that the President will yet
be fully indicated for issuing his much talked
of proclamation. do not believe what I did
believe, that he was drawn from his straight
forward course by the radicals. There were
reasons for his action with which the public
are unacquainted, and all things connected
with that great movement are not what they
seem. .-.
"A Union State Convention, composed
of Democrats and anti-Lane Republicans,
has been held in Lawrence, Kansas, at which
Mr.. Wagstaf, Of Miami county, was nom
mated for Governor, and Hon. Marcus J.
PARROT, for Representative.
-Cassius NJ. Clay said in his speech at
Brooklyn, Tuesday night, that the Empe-
ror Alexander had again and again said to
him, be sure that you will always find
me true to the United States of America. :"
In less than six hours after Dick
Halves was installed as Provisional (rebeD
Governor of Kentucky, in the Capitol bull
ding at Frankfort, the whole party-bogus
Govornor ond on;to commanding general