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r. F. LEE.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-22
NEXT MOVE ON BUELL..

CHICAGO, Aug. 15.-[ Times special from
Memphis Ii. The battle commenced on
the 9TH at Tazewell, seven miles from Cum
berland Gap, between the confederate forces
under Stevenson, numbering from 10000 to
$4,000, aud the federals at that place, mum.
boring 5000.
The movement was made in front by
Stevenson, while Gen. Burton gained the
rear by forced marches, and surrounded the
federal force.
A desperate fight of four hours ensued,
terminating in the surrender of the FEEDER.
als.
They were driven by superior numbers in
front, and when in full retreat were assailed
by thanking force.
The rebels are thus in possession of East
Tennessee again.
The next move will be on Buell. with an
overwhelming force.
Beauregard is at Chattanooga county,
operating with Bragg. Their combined
fore is not less than 10000.
The rebel General Caswell, was killed
near his residence in Knoxville on the 9th.
A schooner from Havana ran the block
at Mobile on the 7th with cargo of ammu>
milton, salt, and cavalry equipments.
A Vicksburg letter says the streets are
beginning to assume former lively appear
pearance. Refugees return opening their
places of business. All damages to the
city by Federal shells will be repaired with
in month.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-22
The Rebel RetaliatOry Order
LETTER FROM JEFF. DAVIS TO GEN. LEE

The following is letter from Jeff. Da.
Wis to Gen. Lee, instructing him to commu.
nicate to the Commander. in. Chief of The
Federal armies copy of the order for re-.
retaliatory measures recently issued by the
rebel War Department, and which was pub.
lisbed in our issue of Sunday last:
RICHMOND, Va, July 81.
SIR-On the 23d of this mouth q cartel
fer general exchange of prisoners of war
was signed between Major General D. H.
Hill, in behalf of the Confederate States.
and Major General John A. Dix, in behalf
of the United States. By the terms of that
cartel it is stipulated that all prisoners of
war hereafter taken shall be discharged on
parole till exchanged. Scarcely had that
cartel been signed when the military author
tiles of the United States, commenced a
practice of changing the character of the
war from such as becomes civilized nations
into campaign of indiscriminate robberiss
and murders. The general order issued by
the Secretary of War of the United States
in the city of Washington, on the very day
that the cartel was signed in Virginia, dis
reefs military commanders of the United
States to take the private property of our
people for the convenience and use of their
armies without compensation. !,
The general order issued by Major Gen.
Pope on the 22d of July, the day after the
signing of the cartel, directs the muder of
our peaceful inhabitants as spies if found
quietly tilling their farms in bis rear, even
outside of bis lines and one OF his Briga-
der Generals, Steinwehr, has seized upon
innocent and peaceful citizens to be held as
hostages, to the end that they may be MUIR
dered in cold blood if any of his soldiers are
killed by some unknown persons whom he
designaees as "bushwhackers." Under this
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-22

state Of facts, this government has issued the
inclosed general order, recognizing General
Pope and bis commissioned officers to be in
the position which they have chosen for
themselves, that of robbers and murderers,
and not that Of public enemies. entitled, if
captured, to be considered as prisoners of
war. We find ourselves driven by our enc.
mics by steady progress towards a practice
which we abhor, and which we are vainly
struggling to avoid. Some of the military
authorities of the United States seem to
suppose that better success will attend a
savage war, in which no quarter is to be
given, and no age or sex to be spared, than
has hitherto been secured by such hostilities
as are alone recognized to be lawful by civ.
ilized men in modern times.
For the present we renounce our right of
retaliation on the innocent, and shall con.
tinue to treat the private enlisted soldiers of
Gen. Pope's army as prisoners of war; but,
if, after notice to the government at WASH
ington of our combining retaliative measures
to the punishment only of commissioned
officers who are willing participants in
these crimes, the savage practices are con.
tinued, we shall reluctantly be forced to the
last resort of accepting the war on the
terms chosen by our foes, until the outraged
voice of common humanity forces re-
spect for the recognized rules OF war.
While these facts would justify our refusal
to execute the generous cartel by which we
have consented to liberate an excess of
thousands of prisoners held by US beyond
the number held by the enemy, sacred re.
gard for private faith, shrinking from the
mere sembance of breaking promise pre-.
vents our resort to this extremity.
Nor do we desire to extend to any other
forces of the enemy the punishment melted
above to General Pope, and such commits.
stoned officers as choose to participate in
the execution of his Infamous orders.
You are therefore instructed to commu-
nicate to the Commander in Chief of the
armies of the United States the contents of
this letter, and copy OF the inclosed gen.
eral order, to the end that he may be nOt
fed of our intention not to consider any Of
fcers hereafter captured from Gen. Pope's
army as prisoners of war.
Very respectfully yours, &c.
JEFF. DAVIS.
Gen. R. E. LEE, commanding, &c.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-22
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-The Navy De.
partment advertised proposals for construc-
ton of iron vessels for river and harbor de-
| fence.
Lieuts. Frank c. Goodrich, Geo. a.
Rawley, Charles R. Noggle, and L. S.
Wright, of the regular army, were cashs
tered for misdemeanor before the enemy,
and Captain Carboy, 18th infantry, for
drunkenness. Sentences confirmed by Gen.
Mcclellan.
A Washington dispatch to the Times says
Secretary Seward stated last evening that
the current stories published in some of the
papers end generally believed here for the
last three or days, that General Nc Clellau's
army had left the Peninsula, were untrue.
Reasons are known here independent of Mr..
Stewards statement which leads to the same
belief. What may come in future of course
remains uncertain. Military matters there.
fors assume profoundly mixed appearance.
SecessiOnsts have rumOrs of disaster to Nc.
Clellans army-loss of artillery, loss of
shipping, etc., but in very vague form
and not regarded credible.
The Richmond Examiner of the 18th.
contains the following: tbs prison
ers who reached the city on Saturday and
Sunday was Brigadier General Prince and
thirty -four officers, including one major, one
colonel and other commissioned officers,
They are all at the Libby Prison.
The officers from General Pope's CONS
mand are kept in solitary confinement, in
conformity with instructions, and the rule
as enforced will not be departed from under
any consideration.
About 800 prisoners have arrived at
the Libby Prison from Pope's army.
The Heralds Harrison's Landing cores
pendent of the 18th, says that early this
morning one of the truce boats arrived here
with l47 of our released prisoners from
Richmond. Among them are Generals
Mccall and Reynolds, Colonel Simpson,
Major Binney OF 4th New Jersey regiment;
Colonel Stockton of 10th Michigan: Lieut..
Colonel Sweitzer of 62nd Pennsylvania, and
other officers captured in the battles on the
Peninsula. Officers of high rank state that
they have been treated with marked indig-
nifty by the rebel authorities.
After twelve o'clock today these returned
prisoners will DE free to join their several
command.
Rebel troops in considerable numbers
were seen last evening and this morning on
the south side of James River.
Some of our returned prisoners state that
on Sunday night over hundred pieces of
artillery passed their prison in Richmond,
on their way to reinforce Jackson in front
of Pope.
WASHINGTON, August l4.-The following
additional regulations for the enrolling Of
the militia for draft, were issued today
8. Ordered, That, in filling all requisi-
tions for militia, the quotas of the several
States will be apportioned by the Governors
among the several counties, and, when
practicable, among the subdivisions of coun.
ties; so that allowance shall be made to
such counties, and subdivisions of counties,
for all volunteers heretofore furnished by
them and msutered into the service of the
United States, whose stipulated term of
service shall not have expired. "a
(Signed) EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
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Dispatch from Charleston
BELIEF OF McCLELLAN'S EVAC-
UATION.

New York, Aug. l5.-The following
dispatch appears in the Charleston Courier
of August 1st =
RICHMOND, July 29.-The opinion gains
ground here that General Nc Clellan is gra
dually evacuating his position at Berkeley
and is reinforcing General Pope with the
bulk of his army.
The number Of Yankee transports in the
James river is immense and great activity
is observable among them.
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Governor Johnson of Tennessee has
appointed Ex-Governor Campbell of that
State an agent to visit the various prisons
in the North where Tennesseeans are con
fined, and should any of them desire to take
the oath of allegiance and return to their
homes, they will be allowed to do so. All
the other prisoners will be exchanged imme..
diately.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-22

AT recent sale of negroes in Ken
lucky two likely young negro men brought
less than $500 each. Eighteen months ago
they would probably have brought over
81 200, and now they sell for little more
than good hands hired for two years ago.
Here is striking illustration of the effect
of the rebellion upon slavery.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-22
BATTLE In least TENNESSEE
NEAR CUMBERLAND GAP.
II DESPERATE FIGHT.
Union Forces Surrounded.
AND COMPELLED TO SURRENDER.
Rebels in Possession Of East
Tennessee.
Rebel General CNSlUeII Killed.
AND COMPELLED TO SURRENDER.

Rebel General CasaUelI Killed.
Daily union appeal. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-186?, 1862-08-29
THE NEWS.

Friday is still the latest day on which news
was directly forwarded from tho Rappahan-
mock The N. Y. Times has no dates later
than the I'D from there; and those Of the
Press (Philadelphia) are of the same date
and these are the latest from there that have
reached Us through the special or general tel
egraph reports of the Western papers. We
may therefore say there is no news from PoPK's
army; and we can only continue to trust that
no news is good news for once. The Philadel-
phia Bulletin contradicts the capture of 1000
rebels by SIEGEL. All we find thence is
speculation.
General MORGAN is completely isolated and
surrounded at Cumberland Gap. Reinforce
ments were being sent TO him.
Rebels were repulsed at Donelson.
Col. MASON, OF Clarksyille surrendering
celebrity, has been cashiered, say the papers.
G. III. IE0ERsoLL has been arrested for trea-
sonable languagoin Philadelphia.
The steamship Hibernian has arrived, with
European dates 10 the 18th inst. The italian
Government, it is said, propose to NAPOLEON
10 occupy Rome with mixed garrison Of
French and Italiantroops There has been 3
meeting in London on the subject of the cotton
supply, at which encouraging representations
as to production were made by commissioners
from several countries. It was expected that
an anti French demonstration would soon be
made throughout Italy. Volunteers for Carl
BALDI were swarming toward Sicily.
Nothing more about emancipation, save that
the London Daily Nsi0s has an editorial on
the rapid expansion of .he emancipation
scheme ia the prosecution of the American
war. 1t says: at was not to be expected
that the extinction of slavery was their true
aim, and the only practicable issue to put al
end to the war. The extinction of slavery is
now undoubtedly becoming the master ele-
ment of the struggle. The crisis is passing.
Every momsnt mikes new abolitionists, and,
when thers are enough of them to satisfy Pres
ident Lincoln, he will speak the OOrd and make
the sign iohich shatt Sare the republic"
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force Of rebels on The other side of the Gap,
and has provisions and forage enough for
thirty days, and is in no dsnger.
Col. Girard had several skirmshes with the
rebels repulsing them every tine.
Train Captured by Gustriiias.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 25-The passenger train
on the Winchester railroad, which left there
Saturday afternoon for Harper's Ferry, was
fred into about half way between Aese points
by party of fifty guerrillas, am Edward
Lucas, the Express messenger, wal severely
wounded. The conductor of the traiAfoolishly
stopped it in compliance with the ordr of the
gang. Four soldiers, of the LIST Michian regi-
ment, were taken prisoners. The tran, with
its contents, was then destroyed, and tA guer-
rillas made off with their prisoners.
The Rebel Defeat 1t Fort DonelAn.
Cairo, Aug. 25.-,rhe following disatch
has been received, at the headquarters here,
from Psducah: "The operator at Fort hon
elson reports an engagement, lasting one hnr,
with rebel force seven hundred strong, Se-
sulting in the defeat OF the rebels, with lss
of thirty killed and wounded. Our loss, tw,
weunded.p
Daily union appeal. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-186?, 1862-08-29

THERE has been started at Memphis, since
the occupation of that place by our armies, an
Insignificant abolition shees. Itcopies largely
from its fanatical brethren at the North, ana
we append choice morsel culled from Wen
dell Phillips organ published here: Before
the slayeholding classes shall see the sword
again sheathed, they will in all probability be
obliterated from human society, or reduced TO
a condition not less wretched than that of the
slaves whom they have so long and inpiously
ualtreated''
REMARKs.-We clip the above from the
Chicago Times, an infamous pro-slavery and
quasi-treasonable journal. With the Tunes,
every Paper tina. is patriotic, is abolition. If
a paper defends the Administration, the Times
with Characteristic effrontery, calls it an organ
of WEsDRLL PHILLIPS. A correspondent of
the Chicago Times has just been sent up the
Mississippi river from Memphis, arrested for
publishing things false and dangerous to The
public interests. Another, arrested at Cairo,
acknowledges his baseness over his own sigma
tufe. A newspaper with such history may
try to divert attention from itself by its abuse
Of others, but the policy is well understood,
and the paper is put in the public pillory,
reeking with its own infauly. There let it
rest unless the military authorities suppress it
altogether for its reasonable character.--l Ed.
Daily union appeal. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-186?, 1862-08-29

in moving million or so of men to carnage,
and in spending billions; and they, therefore,
will continue to doubt that they can honestly
support him, doubt We are sorry to say, fast
being shared in by many, though by less than
twenty millions.
The inaugural established the rebellioz, be-
cause it could be made to mean, and was made
to mean just what the rebels pleased, and to
this day very, very many doubt whether the
rebels misinterpreted it at all. raF
This letter to GREELEY viii eoyfTn the re-
bellion, because il viii be hailed as duplicat-
ing the inaugural, and proving it to mean
abolition and the concluding sentence of the
letter: l
81 have here stated my purpose accordi ng to
my view OF official duty, and intend no
mobilization of my oft-expressed personal
wish, that all men everywhere could be free.
Yours, A LINCOLN,
gives it, in the minds of many, no other mean
ing
It would be of incalculable benefit to all
Federal Generals to read from the President q
clear, and if-less answer to Greely's letter. 1t
would simplify their actions as they proceed
in their present pushing of the rebels towards
the Gulf; and would prevent the repetition Of
HUNTER and FREMosT smbroglios forever.
Not having the influence or abilities of Mr..
GREEI.Y, not possessing like him. "a friend
| in the President, we-need not Lope to get a'y
question answered. GREEDY, however, has
done many kind thing in his life time,
could he not write once more for few less
than twenty millions, and beg an f-less ans'0er
IF, blessed word that-IF you, reader, want
US to give our understanding of the Presiden-
tial letter as it stands, take it and use it unto
good.
# so, be as how, that ere Institutions gone
down-why so2
If so, be as how, that ere institution amt
gone down-why so, also
Does he say it is gone or going down
Why no-if thereforel
Does he say it is not gone or going down
Why mo- also
Having had our opinion reader, stick pin
in it.
Daily union appeal. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-186?, 1862-08-29
From Chicago.
From Cairo.

EVERYTHING but tents Such is the
tenor Of the dispatches received at Springfield
from Washington in reference to the equip
ment of the Illinois troops. acquisitions for
all necessary camp furniture can at once be
supplied but sents-the most necessary thing
of all and as no authority is given govern
ment officers to purchase the article, illinois
will have to wait the further pleasure of the
government.
Daily union appeal. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-186?, 1862-08-29

CORRECT intelligs will be given Of any soldiers
~ from the above States whether sick, wounded
taken prisoners and in what battles may have been
engaged and where his regiment is stationed Persons
having friends confined prisoners of at any
lme receive Information of their condition and
they confined.
Information will also be given of the condition of
sick or Wounded Soldier in st. Louis, Louisville, Gin
ciDnat Nashville, Mound City, any hospitsl the
western Departments and where those killed in battle
OF have died om their wounds buried, and where
those taken prisoners confined.
This Is the only Army Intelligence Office in the De.
partment OF The Mississippi weser Department and
Information Of soldiers from any above States can
b given at tine by writing the Army Intelligence
Office.
Persons writing viii please give the of the Soldier
what State no enlisted in nd the number of his reg
msnt Charges for ki0e of Army information will
be Two DOLLARS, and any person writing will please in
close the amount in order to attention to their
Inquiries
Address, Army Intelligence ONCE. st. Louis, Mo.
SD Southern will please copy for year. and
forward bin to office, with copy ef paper with adj
vertisement. Our terms liberal.
augz9-ly
Daily union appeal. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-186?, 1862-08-29

Gov. Tom, Of Ohio having refused the
services of negro volunteers, the negroes Of
Cleveland and Cuyahoga county made him an
Gder 70 raise some regiments 70 guard the
rebel prisoners at Camps Chase and Sandusky.
The Governor. however, declined the propo-
siticn.
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firing ON a british schooner.
From the London Times, August 81

From the London Times, August 81
TO the Editor of tie Times Believing that
the state Of affairs now exs ting in the Bahama
Islands may possess some public interest, beg
| to inform you that I arrived at this port on
the LIST inst, having sailed from Nassau, n P,
on the I'd of July, in the British schooner Al
bert, under my command, and laden with cot
ton, rosin and logwood. On the Sd of July,
at about p. NJ, my vessel was brought to by
shot from Federal cruiser about three miles
on my port quarter, and was shortly boarded
by an armed boats crew, under command of
an officer who asked the name, destination, etc,
of the vessel, and demanded all my papers.
These were delivered to him and underwent q
strict examination. They we're then returned
to me with the following endorsement upon
my clearance:
July 3, 1852, lat. 81 % n, long. rs II w
Boarded from the United States steamer Mer-
cedits, Commander II. S. Stellwagen. Papers
| examined and found correct.
i. T. COVER, u. S. N,
Boarding Officer.
This individual then returned to his boat,
and was, after detention of an hour and
| half, permitted to proceed on my VOYAGE
| Now, in all this there is nothing to complain
| of if the Bahama Islands and passages are I'M
| der blockade by the United States naval force
since all the customary forms prescribed for
such case were complied with but up TO the
| time of my sailing from Nassau no notice of
such blockade had been made public, and
have been unable to find any such notice in
the newspapers since my return TO England.
The United States vessels now on duty off
Abaco are the Mereedita, Quaker City and
Albatross, and their vigilance aud attention to
the business in hand are such that no vessel
bound TO or from Nassau can pass either way
without being overhauled and searched except
| by rare and fortunate accident. such yes
sells as the commander of the cruiser fancies he
seizes; others be permits to escape. I consider
| myself fortunate in being among the latter on
the present occasion.
| GILBERT ERIKsoE,
Master Of the British schooner Albert, of Liv-
erpool
LIvERPooI, August 4, 1852.
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Let Us ell up then, the old regiments alss
and not let the bottom drop out. KNOX.
Galssburg, Ill, Aug. II. E1seas
Daily union appeal. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-186?, 1862-08-29
From New Orleans.

New York, August 25.-The steamer st.
Mary, from New Orleans, August II, arrived
this afternoon. The health of New Orleans is
good, but the weather is very hot. Ameng
the passengers is Count de Majan, the French
Consul.
The steamer Marion, from New Orleans It'll,
which arrived this afternoon, brought, among
her passengers, Provost Judge Bell. She has
large number of arms sent north by the citi-
zens of New Orleans.
Daily union appeal. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-186?, 1862-08-29

ASSISTANT QUARTER-M AsrER's OFFIcR.1
the Eclipse wharfboat,
MEMPHIS. August Is, 1862.
All Boats, Immediately upon landing at this Port, viii
report at this ONCE with copy of their snifes
No Liquors of any character, will be permitted to land
without passing over the Eclipse Wharfboat.
Any boat Getting this ORDER will subject her oc.rs
to arrest
By order Of Msjor-Gsneial SHERMAN
HENRY g. FITCH,
aug2s-2w Captain and Assistant Quarter Master.
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The Cottages are on leased ground-leaso ten We
are Italian Verandah lin style two stories high
tain twelve rooms each. Are on Hill street, two h
from Alabama They now rent for s4O0 each. e
thing in or about the emises Of either place her
in psfect order and repair. shall dispose Q
property
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Cd en- Ths Psrpstnisy Of oar Gossrn1aeut.:

Rests on :The Stout Shoulders, Willing Hands, and
Brave He&rts Of Our Soldiers, and the
:Patriotsm Of Our People
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The Premises viii be Cheerf
Shown to Ladies.

!. The tickets will sell rapidly. Those purshssIas.
LEST viii have the choice in numbers
TICKETS can be had of Yenng Bro, ~
Odd Fellows Hall; Of Jlo. a. Waggsner. A{d
opposite Court Square; OF James Tai,
Agent M. o. Railroad; of ooroana
Building; or Of me. on TIE prsmis = & sz !
Soldiers and Officers can gea
Ice Houses, in the Navy lard
For any further informati(
sul7-aw e..
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HERE il the way the whole thing lays; any
-
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Free From all Encumbra,,,
GREENBACEs

Or other funds at their value In GresnSasks OD,y