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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-21

Lieut. CHARLES HAVEN, Of Company A,
Second Regiment, died on the 4th Of March
while on bis way with his regiment from
Louisville to Nashville, Of a sudden attack
of the pneumonia. He was the son Of IA
ron Haven of Chicago, and his remains
we've carried to that city for interment.
At the time of his death Lieut.. HAVEN
bad reached the age Of twenty.six years.
He was for long time prominently and
actively connected with the military of Chi.
cago, being an officer in the artillery com.
pany which afterwards became "Smith'a
Battery" and is now in Tennessee. Before
the breaking out of our unhappy war, and
as long ago as October, 1860, be left Chica>
60 and took up bis residence in Chatield,
Fillmore county.
Few men of bis years have had more de-
voted friends. Few men have deserved
them better. He was generous almost to
a fault, honest, faithful, kind hearted, good.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-21

Baltimore Conference III. Z. Church.
The East Baltimore Conference OF the
Nj. E. Church. which met in Baltimore Cd
"Wednesday, the 9th, voted down by large
majority, a series of resolutions introduced
by one OF its member, and passed by vote
of 1872 to Is, several expressing in strong
terms their abhorrance of the rebellion
existing within its boarders "as being treas.
enable 10 its origin. sanguinary in its pro-
gress, and as tending to retard the advance
ment of civil liberty throughout the world"
And also approving the wise and patriotic
efforts of the Administration to subdue the
armed resistance of the so-called Confeder-
ate States, with view to maintain and
perpetuate the unity of the government. A
COPY of the resolutions were transmitted to
President Lincoln.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-21
The Battle Near Fort Craig.

Ia our paper of the 18th there was dis
patch giving some particulars of this battle.
We find the following additional in the st.
Louis Republican
The military express has just arrived from
Fort Craig with the news of serious con.
| flicts between our forces and the Texans,
| which lasted from nine O'clock, A. M. of the
2lst nntil shutdown of the same day. The
fight commenced in the morning between a
| portion of our troops under Colonel Ro-
berts and the enemy across the Rio Grande
| with varied success until one or two o'clock
that day Colonel Candy then crossed the
river 10 force. with battery of six pieces,
under Captain McRea, Of the cavalry, but
detailed in command of tie battery also q
small battery OF two howl zors. The eng
Dy WAS supposed to have seven or eight
pieces.
The battle commenced By artillery and
skirmishiDg, and soon became general. To-
wards evening most of the enemy's guns
were sienced. They, however, made des-
perate charge on the howitzer battery, but
were repulsed with great loss Capt. Nc
Cfea's battery was defended by Captain
PlymptUp's company Of United States in.
tantry and portion of Col. Pines regi.
ment OF Mexican volunteers.
The Texans charged desperately and fu-
iiously with picked men, about COO strong.
They were armed with carbines, ravOivers
| and long seven pound bowie knives. After
dischargiug their carbiDes at Close distance,
they drew revovers ard rused on the bat
ferry IN nj
The MeXicaa's of Piuo's regiment were
panic stricken, and ingloriously fed Capt
Plimpton and infantry stood their ground,
and fought nobly until one half Of them
were numbered among the dead, with his
artillery men cut down, his support either
killed wounded, or flying from the field.
Capt. McRae sat down calmly and aui-
city on one of his guns, and with revolver
In his hand, refusing to fly or desert his post,
be fought to the last, and gloriOusly died
the death of a hero-the last man by bis
gun.
The Texans suffered terribly in their
charge. Many officers distinguished them.
selves On this day. Major Donaldson, who
was the chief aid of Col. Capby. acted
braveIy, aud was conspicuous on every part
Of the field. His horse was wounded in
several p aces, but be was not injured. Kit
Carson, in command Of regiment of vol.
unteers, who were deployed as skirmisbers.
did good service during the action and be.
haved WELL We have. however, to name
the loss of Lieutenants Michler and Stone.
who, like Capt. McRae, nobly and bravelv
maintained the honor of our flag to the last.
and gloriously died the death of patriots
Many others were wounded.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-21
a Big Thing.

e.
Upon the earnest solicitation of Mr.. Fox.
the efficient Assistant Secretary of the
Navy, Congress has appropriated the sum
Of $250, 900 for building furnaces and the
manufacture Of twenty inch Dahlgren guns.
If our readers desire to ascertain the size
of the ball to be thrown from such a mon.
strous guns, let them take pair Of divid~
ere and describe q circle twenty inches in
diameter, and they will conclude that it is
a "big thing" Or. for an illustration more
convenient, please imagine its diameter to
be the same as the length of this page Of
the PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT. The weight
of the ball will be about six hundred
pounds, being one hundred and twenty
pounds heavier than the calibre of the great
Union gun now at Fortress Monroe, or on
the Rip Raps.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-21
"a Big Thing"

The Pioneer seeing that Assistant Secretary
Fox had recommended an appropriation by
Congress for the manufacture of twenty inch
Dahlgren guns, gives his readers, in the issue
of Sunday last, q number of apt illustrations
to show what Q "big thing" the ball, which
one Of these win carry, viii be, and arrives at
the following profound result: The weight
of the ball will be about six hundred pounds,
being one hundred and twenty pounds heavi.
er than the calibre of the great Union gun now
at Fortress Monroe or on the Rip Raps." How
this must astonish Secretary Fox. he prOba-
bly, belonging to the sold school" of mathe-
maticians who adopted the rule, that "spheres
are to each other as the cubes of their diane.
ters." and said to the Department "that if
the UniOn gun carried ball fifteen inches in
diameter and weighed 480 pounds, a gun with
twenty inch bore will carry ball weighing
few ounces less than ll38 pounds. Pres,
Tuesday.
We confess to the error in our mathe.
matics referred to by the Press, but con
sole ourselves by the reflection that we have
erred in our scientific fight by the reflection
unlike our contemporary in some of its po@
itical aerostations) on the safe side. We
must further plead the baby act" in a
limited way, by saying that our calculation
was, at the suggestion of professional
friend at our elbow and was based on false
premises as to the calibre and weight of
metal thrown by the. Union gum" Our
theory was correct, but we were started on
wrong data, viz: that the calibre of the
Union gun was 1874 inches, and its weight
of ball 480 pounds. We are much obliged
to the Press for setting us right, but since
it chooses to be hypercritical, we will still
insist that 600 pound globe of cast iron
is "big thing" even if it prove to be
l6T instead of 20 inches in diameter by a
mathematical test. We have had our eg.
pert at work and now wish to correct the
Press, Secretary Fox, and all the "old
school mathematicians as to the weight OF
cast iron balls. Haswel is our authority,
and be is considered authority by engineers
and mechanics every where. The eleven
inch guns of the Monitor will throw cast
iron round shot weighing l8l &c 100
pounds. The Union gun, conceding it to
be Is inches in diameter, similar shot
weighing 400 pounds (not 4S0 as per Se>
cretary Fox) and gun of 20 inch caliber,
a similar shot weighing 1901 pounds mot
ll38 pounds.) We must chide the Press
little for its tendency to stretch things.
The truth in enough in most cases. and we
are almost glad that we fell short of it in
this instance. Had we allowed 1901
pound cannon ball to fall unawares upon
our readers we could not answer for the
consequences. AS the case lies, we have
brought them by degrees to realisiDg sense
of what a big thing" twenty inch cam
non ball ia.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-21
Important Movement.

We have the news that large force un-
der Generals SMITH, SHERMAN, and GRANT,
have penetrated TO Savannah, McNairy
county, Tennessee, which is only twenty
miles from the Mississippi and Alabama
lines, and twenty-five miles FROM Corintb,
Mississippi, which place is the junction OF
the Memphis and Charleston and Mobile
and OHIO railroads. The occupation oil
Savannah will probably result in the ''skee
dadling" of the rebel forces at jackson,
Humboldt and Union City, and perhaps
induce the hssty evacuation of Memphis.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-21
Com m OdOre Foote's Victory.

Commodore FoorE, with his Gun and
Mortar boats, has driven the rebels from
Island No. 10, and captured all their guns,
ammunition and transports. The rebels es.
capped by marching across the strip of land
from TIE Island to the Mississippi, below
New Madrid. Below where General Pope
was stationed, the river makes sharp bend,
and opposite the point in the river where
the Island is situated, the distance is only
five miles, with good road across. All
the mortar boats have left Cairo, and we
shall soon hear of another routing of the
rebels at Randolph, and then the highway
to Memphis will be completely unobstruct-
ed.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-21
New Madrid Captured.

Another rebel stronghold has fallen. Gen.
Pope and Commodore Foote have driven
the rebels away from New Madrid, and scat
tered them in the swamps, in such confusion
that they will never be gathered again into
an army. They have lost all their cannon,
small arms, ammunition, stores, wagons and
horses, valued at over one million dollars.
From the dispatches, we conclude that
HoLL1Ns with bis "Ram" Manassas, was in
the fight, and was also defeated, and that
Com. FoorE has gone down the river in
chase of him, or to smoke out other bat
teries.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-21

The terms of the following nam
members of the United States Senate Wi
expire with the present Congress on tn
18th of March next:
James Dixon, (rep.), Connecticut.
Milton s. Latham (opp.), California.
James A. Bayard (opp.), Delaware.
Joseph A. Wright (opp.), Indiana.
Lott NJ. Morrill, Cep.), Maine.
Charles Sumner (rep), Massachusetts.
Anthony Kennedy (opp.), Maryland.
Fac. Chandler (opp.), Michigan.
Henry NJ. Rice (Opp.). Minnesota.
Preston King (rep.). New York.
John R. Thompson (opp.). New Jersey.
David Wilmot (rep.). Pennsylvania.
James F. Simmons (rep.), Rhode Island.
Andrew johnson (opp.l, Tennessee.
Solomon Foot (rep.), Vermont.
Waitman I. Wiley lOpp.) Virginia.
James r. Doolttls rep.), Wisconsin.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-21
Our Army Correspondence

I'VE publish the subjoined extracts of let
Ter just received from one of our "City Faith.
ers," who has been bobbing around the
camps of Kentucky, and at the time of writing,
was in Nashville. We regret that the most
interesting part of his letter contains " con.
traband" news, that we are compelled to
omit
NASHVILLE, February 4. 1862.
To the Editors of the Pioneer and Democrat.
l have been bobbing around ~ so much
since left home that 1 have been unable
to fulfill my promise to write to you. I
Joined the regiment at Bardstown, Ken.
lucky, and was with it until we brought up
here to-day, in the bowels of Secessia.
The trip to this place was very pleasant,
as we passed number OF historic points,
among which were, Fort Donelson, Clarks-
vile, the rolling mill, &C., but these have
been so frequently described that l will not
enter into details.
l have had but little opportunity 10 look
around as yet, but as far as l can learn the
people don't seem to like our being here.
There are now about \
infantry here beside artillery, cavalry, &c.,
making quite formidable army. The
town is about deserted. The stores are
nearly all closed. What few natives are
left look mighty sour. There is only one
Union flag raised in the city. I tell you
things look mighty chilly here to stranger.
There was no money in circulation pre-
vious to the arrival of our troops but Con.
federate scrip-the bottom of which has
fallen out to-day, as the people are becoming
bold enough to refuse it.
The pecessaries of life are held at fabu-
lous prices. Coffee is worth $l.25 per h.;
sugar, twenty to thirty cents per h.; but.
ter, forty to fifty cents per h.; boots $500
per pair.
A word in regard to the regiment, and l
close. There are now of the one thousand
men that left st. Paul, looking so proudly,
but bout five hundred fit for active service
The trials and hardships, of which they
have enjoyed their share, have thinned the
ranks. Most of the sick and disabled are
in the hospitals at Lebanon and Somerset.
Those at Lebanon are pretty well provided
for, the buildings in which they are confined
being comfortable and airy. l learn that
those sick and wounded that were left at
Somerset, are suffering for the want Of
proper care and medical attention. The
Regiment has had but one surg con since
they moved toward ZoIiicoffer, on the LIST oil
January. DR.. Bingham has been sick in
Louisville since that time, leaving them
without the care they would get had they
another Doctor.
am sorry to be forced to believe that
any of our brave men have suffered for
want of care. Ii ever set of men deserved
well of the State that sent them forth it is
our gallant Second The part they took in
the rout OF Zol!cof1er, CD the 10th of Janu
airy, is no, fully understood. None but
brave and heroic men would have stood az
did the Second on that day.
We 60 into camp about four miles from
here. L. II. E.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-21

Wisconsin has IA 900 volunteers in the
field $3.50 infantry volunteers in camp !;
and 1900 cavalry volunteers in camp; in
all 1920, against her quota of 81, OO0.. OF
the volunteers in the field, 3,l27 are return
ed as married men, entitled to the SIS per
month extra pay. Of the first fifteen Col.
onels, Milwaukee has seven, Madison two,
and other places six. ass
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-21
Burns,de's Splendid Victory.

The long time that had elapsed since
anything had been heard of BURNSIDE, had
given rise to fears that some misfortune had
overtaken him, and these fears were en-
HANGED since the evacuation of Manassas
by the supposition that an overpoweripg
force would be precipitated upon him.
But the news has como that, instead Of
moving on Norfolk, from Winton, on the
the Chowan river, where he was last heard
from, he has gone through tie Albemarle
and Pamlico Sounds, and up the Neuse
river to Newbern, distance of nearly two
hundred miles, and there achieved another
splendid victory by the capture of that
city, and the defeat and dispersion of rebel
force of ten thousand men. he has taken
forty-seven heavy seige guns, three batter.
les of light artillery, and three thousand
stand of small arms, and two hundred
prisoners, including three colonies.
Newbern is the second city in the State
OF North Carolina, in point of population,
and by its possession he efectually holds
Beaufort and Fort Macon, Gas in the hol.
low of bis hand" and threatens the railroad
communication OF Richmond and the
South.
BURNsIDE lost one hundred killed and
four hundred wounded, mostly of Massa-
chusetts regiments. Among the killed
from this State are Lieut.. Col. MERRITT,
and Adjutant F. A. SrEARNs, son of
President STEARNs, of Amherst College.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-21
General CONAN Confirmed.

The telegraph announces that General
GoRMAN has been confirmed by the Senate
as Brigadier General. 1t is also stated
that H1RAMS. BERRY OF Minnesota is con-
firmed as a Brigadier. We think there
must be some mistake in this.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-21
General McClellan's Address to his Sol
diers.

Nothing that we can say will enhance the
public admiration of Gen. MCCLELLAN's
most appropriate and touching address to
his soldiers We feel that unGer its inspi
ration they will be invincible against the
rebel army.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-21

AN order has been unanimously adopt
ed in the Massachusetts House OF Reprea
sentatives, authorizing the construction OF
one or two iron>clad steamers, on the plan
of the Ericsson steamer Monitor, tor the
nrotection of Massachusetts harbors.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-03-21
Post Office Change.

The Postmaster General has ordered the
name of the Office at Middle Branch, Chi
sage county, to be changed to "Wyoming."
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-07-31
LH1cr from E;urOpc.

The Asia from Liverpool, on Saturday,
the 7th July, ria Queenstown, the 18Th.
was boarded off this point at l0clock
this morning. ca route to Halifax and Bos
ion. The Asia s advices are two days later.
The fighting before Richmond Is treated
as severe reverse for the Unionis.s by
'he whole English press, and Gen llcCIe
lan's position is regarded as precarous.
Lord Palmersion had stated that the
British troops would not be Withdrawn
f.om Gambia.
The recognition of Italy BY Russia and
Prussia had beeu announced IN Ihe Italian
Parliament.
The London Herald treats the affair be
fore Richmond as a decisive defeat OF Nc
Clellan, and Gays that the Confederate
capitol is safe. 1t does not believe, how
ever, that the campaign in Virginia is en-
ded. but supposes that it will go on until
Europe stays the uplfled sword. and In
The name of humanity eniorcs peace.
The London Morning Post argues that,
practically. the schemes against Rich
mord has terminated 1t then proceeds to
point out the dangerous position OF Gen.
McClellan,s army
The London Globe hopes that the gi-
ganlic difficulties which are being devel-
oped in the progress Of the war may have
au effect on both sides. and that more rea-
sonable views may supercede the plan of
military conquest,
The Times urges that the fighting be
fore Richmond must have been Of the
highest importance. and McC!e!and's po-
silon cannot but be precarious and the
confederates are strong enough TO hold
their position in Virginia for term that
may be indefinitely prolonged Evidently
the Feierals will have again TO begin the
siege Of Richmond with a much worse
chance than nj first.
The new American tariff continues TO
excite strong hostile comment. The Times
bitterly denounces the spirit which regards
the tariff with slisfaction because OF Its IN
furious effects upon England in particular
and Europe in general.
The freedom Of tho city Of London was
presented TO George Peabody in gold
snuff box.
The ceremony of warding the prizes Of
of the Great Exhibition took place on the
lIth inst, The attendance was estimated
at 100, ,O00'
The foriification bill was again
debated in the Commons and the amend.
ment, calculated TO preserve TO the house
of Commons due control over the expen-
diture of the public money. was carried by
majority of five against the Ministry.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-07-31

'"I have taken every caution to secure
from injury this house, where Washington
passed the first portion of his married life
| neither occupy 1t myself nor permit
others to occupy it, or the grounds in i'm
mediate vicinity
The rest of the property, covering
several thousand acres, with all the other
buildings, have been open to use by this
army. | believe that the only complaint
made in reference to the order given by
me is the assertion that the premises
should have been used for hospital pur-
poses.
l have never received any sagges ion
from any medical officer. or from any 9TH
er source in this army, that such use was
desirable. and on this point refer You to
the report of the Medical Director and the
statement of the Medical Inspector.
"It appears that there is a spring with
in or near the inclosure. of which my first
knowledge was derived after the receipt Of
your telegram of the 7th inst. AS to the
character of this spring and the general
facilities for obtaining water at the White
House, refer you 10 the statements OF
Colonel ingalls,, the Medical Director, and
Medical Inspector. heretofore inserted.
at is scarcely necessary for me to say
that where springs or wells are in the vi
cinity OF large bodies of troops. command
ers often find it necessary to place guards
over them. not to prohibit. but to protect
the proper use of the water.
Those who have originated the false
statements concerning this house. yard
and spring, are in fact. as stated in my dis
paich of the 7lh instant, enemies TO this
army, and the cause in which it is fight.
ing. They have imposed upon the Sur
geon- General, and caused him to make
official representations. which. Oh exami
nation. prove to be unfounded in truth
and which are disrespecttul to his superior
officer. They have unnecessarily occu.
pied tie after ton OF the Secretary OF Wal
and have interrupted the commander and
the Medical Director Of this army in The
midst Of the most arduous duties.
Under the circumstances, | conceive
that l shall best discharge my duty ant
meet your wishes by deterring the ordeI
recommended by you until this statemen
has been considered, and some specific
instruction given to me. unless the Medi
crl Director may d,sire to make such use
Of the property"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-07-31
Coercion i'm Illinois.
ours truly
j. NJ. CONFER, Capt. CO. X

Hiram Hester, blatant secessionst of
lroquols County, was whipped by one
Higgins the other day, for giving utter
ance TO his disloyalism. Hester had Kig-
gins arrseted for assault, The trial was to
come oft before justice in Middleport.
When the day wore round. a large mum
Der OF Union men from various parts of
the country were in attendance. carryinS
the old flag, and accompanied by mar
t'al bands. Some parties had coils of rope
conspicuously displayed. There was a
significance about this which Hester was
at n loss to understand. He accordingly
wil'ed. begged every body's pardon,
Withdrawing his action, paid tho costs.
took the oath of allegiance and nailed np
The o.d lag, aud promised TO keep it up.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-07-31

1t is said that the average number Of
battles soldier goes through is FIVE. We
know an old maid who has withs'ood four
teen engagements. and has powder enough
left for as many mora.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-07-31
Dent iStI.x.
DR.. A. O. BORTON,

Surgeon Dentist. Ply mouth. Indiana. Whole or
partial sets of Teeth inserted on the moyt ap-
proved plans. Special attention paid to the
preservation ofthe natural teeth and irregular
ity of Ciiildren's teeth corrected. Fanss and
difficult teeth extracted with or without ChorO-
form. Can be consulted mt his office 1T any time
except on Mondays aud Tuesdays.
flico in PershinS's block, up stairs, corner of
Michigan and Gano streets. I9ti
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-07-31
Agency.
7. MCDONALD,

Real estate agent ald notary public, Office in
ckson's hardware store, Plymouth Ind.
Draws deeds, mortgages, bonds, and agree
ments, sells lands. examncsttlcs and furnishes
abstracts of the same, pays taxes and redecms
Land so,d for taxes
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-07-31

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