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

The correspondence between citizens
of Portland and the Navy Department, re-
specting the case of Commander Preble,
who was recently dismissed the service for
suffering the rebel gunboat Ovieto to run
the blockade Of Mobile harbor in broad day
light, is closed for the present. A petition,
signed by prominent citizens of Maine, and
backed by very strong letter from Sena-
tor Fessenden, requesting the reinstate-
ment of Preble, having been laid the Pres
ident, he re-examined the case, but declined
to reconsider his action, as a courteous but
firm, and withal somewhat sharp letter from
Secretary Welles will inform Portland and
the State of Maine.
The Montauk, iron-clad, launched
last week from New York, is considered an
improvement on the Monitor. She is 200
feet long, AZ feet breadth of beam, and IL
feet depth of hold carries two 15-inch
Dahlgrens, and draws 81 feet ofwater. At
the launch, as the last block was knocked
away, and the vessel began to move, Miss
Mary Gregory, youngest daughter of the
Admiral, stepped upon the bow, and
breaking bottle of wine, said
Here goes the Montauk,
Her enemies to balk.
The severity with which the conscrip-
ton act of the rebel government is en-
forced, may be judged from the following
facts; Occ6puan, small town on Deco
yuan Greek, in Prince William county, Va,
there were, before the war, between two
and three hundred inhabitants Now, on
ly TEN male citizens remain, and they are
upward of seventy years old. The con-
scription is equally rigid in other sections,
companies Of horsemen securing the coun-
try in all directions for men, who, when
found, are marched off without notice or
delay, and Immediately sent to the front
The New Bedford .Standa'd estimates
the loss on the whalers destroyed by the
pirate Alabama, at $4,000, exclusive of
their cargoes The insurance in New Bed
ford offices amounted to $4,000.
Major General Cassius NJ. Clay was
very diligently "stumping New York
city last week, and he says he "will be
there again and again. The World asks;
g Is this the function of Major General?
Are there no rebels to conquer, no armies
to lead, that this General has nothing bet
ter to do in his Office than brawl?"
--Willard's Hotel in Washington is max
ing profit of 81 900 per day. The pres
ent proprietors bought the property for
$4,000.
There were in the New York city
banks on Saturday $3.50, 100000 Of depo-
sits. A large portion of this money is ly-
ing idle.
The labors of the Military Commission
ers engaged in investigating the Harper's
Ferry surrender, are drawing to close.
1t is said the finding will implicate some
high officers, not hitherto named. 1t is
not improbable the president will act upon
the finding without the formality of court
martial in each case.
Officers in high position on McClel-
lan's staff, confirm the truth of the report
that he approves and endorses the procla-
nation. They say his published order
means that.
"A private dispatch announces the
death of Lieut.. Colonel Mills of the I'd
Iowa The 23d Iowa regiment has been
ordered to Pilot Knob from St Louis
The 9th Iowa cavalry is to rendezvous at
Davenport, instead of Dubuque, as pre-
viously announced
Vice President Hamlin passed through
New York on Saturday, on his way to
Washington. Gen. Cassius NJ. Clay went
to Washington at the same time.
The following order has been issued
by Gen. Gibbons, to his brigade, the Cd,
4th and 9TH Wisconsin regiments, all old
troops who have tramped all over Vir-
ginia:
HEADQUARTERs GIBBONS BRIGADE,l
SHARPsBURG, Oct. Z, 1862.
SPECIAL ORDER-It is with great satisfaction
that the brigadier general commanding an
nounces to the Wisconsin troops the follow
ing endorsement upon letter to his ex-
cellency the governor of Wisconsin His
greatest pride will always be to know that
such encOmiums, from such a source, are al
ways merited: i8 s
II beg to add to this endorsement the ex-
preston Of my great admiration of the conduct
of the three Wisconsin regiments in Gen. Glib
bons' brigade. He has seen them under fire,
acting in manner that reflects the greatest
possible credit upon themselves and their State
They are equal to the best troops in any army
of the world. CSigneO -. x
geo. B. MCCLELLAN"
By command of Brig. Gen. GIBBONS.
.a-t' j. P. WOOD, Captain and A. A. G.
Mr.. Buchanan having occasion to
speak of Parson Brownlow last week, de-
nominated him an abolition fool" Ac-
cording to this, the principal difference be-
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