The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1862-06-20
THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT:


BY "Foote 9 Flotilla, !. was commpnica cated to
the gallant Conmodore, who is now sick
10. Cleveland, Sunday afternoon, on its re.
ceipt over the wires. OF course, it was
joyous for the the Commodore, on the sick
bed, to know that, BY means Of the gunboat
feet, which he under disadvantages, ,embar.
rassments and dangers the public little
dreamed of-first fitted out on Western wa.
ters, another great victory had been won to
the Union cause, and the last rebel obstruc-
tions removed from the Mississippi.
Texan troops are arriving in Arkan-
sas rapidly. Gen. Roane, the Democrat
says, will soon have as many fighting men
as he wants. 1t adds:
Gen. Curtis is likely to have livelier time
capturing Arkansas than he anticipated. The
question among our soldiers now is can he be
0vertaken before he gets to st. Louis.
On Friday last, June 9th, the Hon.
Thomas Dyer, formerly Mayor of Chicago,
died at Middleton, Connecticut. Mr.. Dy.
er was fifty-scven years of age, and died at
the residence of bis family, and attended by
his only surviving child.
The New York Herald says the Exec.
utive of Minnesota has revoked the com
missions of all the secesh commissioners for
that State in the State of Missouri. This
ought to be hint to some of the Cover
nors of other States.
General Banks reports bis losses in the
retreat from Strasburg to the Potomac, as
follows Killed 85; wounded 155 mis-.
sing probably prisoners) Ill /; total 9O5.
The determination to maintain their
position at Vicksburg is expressed with
great energy. But then they had not learn.
ed of the capture of Memphis, and the prob
able attack on the city from the north, in
conjunction with Farragut's operations
The following is from the Vicksburg Whig
of the Both:
The Yankees on the fleet below say that
the fall of Fort Pillow, after which they are
going to destroy this city. If they wait for
| that, they will never get any nearer to Vicks-
| burg than they are now. As we are anxious
to destroy their feet we hope to see them
make the attack very soon: otherwise, if they
wait for the surrender of Fort Pillow. the low
| water will drive them away from here. and we
will lose the chance of sinking their big ships.
The First Kentucky (rebeD Regiment
was disbanded on May l3. Many of its
members re.enlisted, but others had enough
of the war and returned home. The Lou
isville Egpress says of the former members
of the regiment
Tom Taylor, the Colonel, is now on Kirby
Evans Staff, at Knoxville. William Preston
Johnston, "a son of Albert Sidney Johnston,
killed at Shiloh,) is on JEFF. Davis Staff and
| Ira Grassland, the Major of the regiment, is
| now the Colonel of the Sixth Kentucky Regi.
ment in that service. But few casualties have
occurred in the First Kentucky Regiment
Blanton Duncan. 1t was in the fight at Dranes.
| vile, and recently went to Yorktown. VIM.
Gilmore, of this city, had been made an off.
Ger in the navy of the Confederate States,
| aud is now on the Mississippi River. Joe Do.
sha and Captain Harvey were acting in con-
junction with John Morgan. DR.. F9rsythe.
the Surgeon, resigned his position. Blanton
Duncan had the contract for printing the Con.
| federate notes.
Since the arrival of General Scott at
West Point, he continues to enjoy excellent
health, and the change of air, it would ap-
pear, has much recruited the venerable sol.
dier's physical energies. He has taken
apartments at Cozzens' Hotel for the season,
where be continues to receive many friends
and visitors.
The Government is preparing to shell.
ter our armies against the blazing sun of
the South. Seventy.fve thousand cotton
or linen shelter tents have been ordered in
New York alone, and will be ready for de-
livery early in July. They will be made on
the French pattern, which is considered the
best.
The Vicksburg Citizen of May 23d,
says the vandals have come of their boats
and battered down and utterly destroyed
the residence OF JEFF. Davis, and also that of
Joe Davis. Their acts of destruction in
that neighborhood were complete, leaving
nothing but bleak and desolated track be
hind them.
In letter dated at Killarney, ireland,
May l3. William Smith O'Brien acknowl-
edges the receipt of contributions from our
citizens for the poor of Ireland, and adds /:
The exhibition of humane and generous
feeling which has taken place in America on
the part not only of the Irish population of
that country, but also of the native born
Americans, has produced in Ireland deep
sentiment of admiration and of gratitude. In
these sentiments l fully participate; and
though took no part in the meeting recently
held in Dublin, at the Rotunda, to which yon
allude, can assure you that there is not in
Ireland an individual who entertains with
more intense earnestness, than that which
feel, a desire for the welfare and happiness of
our transatlantic friends.
The crop prospects of Great Britain do
not appear SO bright as many have supposed,
after all. In an article on the growing
crops there, the London Economist, Of the
18th of May, says:
Notwithstanding constantly continuing de.