The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-05-29
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, May 24.-The President
to-day WISH ed several hospitals here, meet
ing with an enthusiastic reception from
the sick and wounded soldiers.
A Panama letter states that the war of
Guatemala against Salvador degenerated
into one raid for the sake of plumber.
all sorts of atrocities were committed
at the town of Matapan, by force of $50
men.
1t is said that there is a conspiracy to
assassinate President Banay, by a person
from Guatemala He was captured and
imprisoned. .
WASHINGTON, May 23.-The New York
Tribune dispatch says:
DR.. Fritz, Surgeon of the goth New York
arrived from Fredericksburg yester day,
where he was detained to attend the woun-
ded, Gen. Lee having given orders that
as long as one of our wounded men remain
ed, some Physician that was attached to
his corps should stay to attend to them,
although our wounded were all over the
river, more than week ago. DR.. Fritz
was unable to return until yesterday. He
says that prices of provisions at Freder-
icksburg are fabulous.
DR.. Fritz says that the rebel killed and
wounded on the field where Sedgwick's
corps fought, outnumbered ours three
to one.
Additional Notifications are building be-
hind Fredericksburg, as if the rebels ex-
pected another attack, like those of Burn
side and Sedgwick
Most stringent orders have been issued
forbidding our pickets from conversing, or
exchanging papers, or holding any commu-
nication whatever with the rebels over the
river, on pain of being shot: nevertheless
the practice continues.
1t is reported in Hooker's army that
Gov. Seymour, of New York, is about to
pay it visit.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-A special dis
patch to the Herald says it is believed that
Grant has nothing to fear from an attack
of any considerable force in his rear The
only force available for this purpose are
5000 troops under Johnston, small num-
Der driven away from Pemberton under
Lorange, and one or two brigades from
Port HudSOn-not more than Is. 900 men
at the outside.
A special dispatch to the World says!
"The Worlds correspondent in Grants
army arrived to-day from Richmond, after
a tour of three weeks in the Southern
States. He reports that there were only
about 5000 men at Vicksburg when he
left. Generals Lorange and Forney COM
manded corps there"
At Montgomery he met Joe Johnston,
and 5000 troops from Savannah to rein
force Pemberton. There was half fin
ished gunboat at Montgomery. The troops
in Mississippi and Alabama, were in ex-
cellent condition. At Atlanta they conf
ned prisoners in consequnce of the excess
i've attention shown Union prisoners by
the people.
Two days before at Richmond, on Sat-
urday, the report was current that Vicks-
burg had fallen.
The next rebel line of defenses is the
Tombigbee river. Thus releasing the
whole State Of Mississippi. There are no
forces III the interior of the Confederacy.
The railroads are in a bad condition.
The strength of the rebel army may be
put down at 100000, half of whom are in
Middle Tennessee. The rebels robbed and
maltreated our wounded in Alabama.
At Atlanta, Augusta, Columbia, Knox
vile and Weldon, our prisoners were greet
ed with substantial evidence of kindly
feelings.
The solid men of the South are anxiously
asking what terms we will offer, and what
is to be their fate.
The impression is gaining ground in the