The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1863-02-13

coast of Texas. A ship and schooner
have been captured, with thirteen guns, a
million dollars worth of military stores, and
over hundred prisoners. On the strength
of the capture of the Harriet Lane, and the
dispersion of the federal fleet at Charles
ton, Gen. MAGRuDER proclaimed the block
ade forcibly raised, and that port as open
to commerce. This was met by counter
proclamation by Commodore BELL.
The Republican Aldermen of Boston
have refused the hospitalities Of the city to
General MCCLELLAN, but the people are
giving him perfect ovation. Aldermen
of the same stripe once refused to open
Faneuil Hall to DANIEL WEBSTER, and
their names have become infamous.
The fight at Donelson was decided
rebel repulse. Their loss was about 600
in killed and wounded.
Geo F. Brott, the noted founder of
cities in Minnesota, is doing tremendous
business in New Orleans He sends us the
Picayune, and we find by reference to its
commercial column, that nearly all the
shipments of produce to New York are in
his name. Long may he wave!
"A private letter from Boston, printed
in the New York Anti-Slarery Standard,
gives the following account of what was
probably intended to be an exclusively
private affair, but which is worth some.
thing for its significance. 1t occurred on
the evening of the 1st, after the amanci-
patton jubilee in Music Hall, Boston:
That was a holy day. Its close found us at
the house of Mr.. and Mrs. Stearns, of Medford,,
to witness the uncovering of Bnckett's bust Of
John Brown. You will know what the even
ing was when 1 tell you that among the inter-
esting people present were Mr.. Garrison, Mr..
Phillips, Mr.. Emerson, Mr.. Alcott, Judge Con-
way Mr.. Sanborn, and Samuel Longfellow.
Mr.. Phillips, with few fitting words, uncov-
cred the bust. Mr.. Emerson read to us again
the grand poem which he gave at the concert
wish you might have shared all that day. Can
you think the end is very near at hand Do you
think there is military or moral spirit at the
North equal to conquerng the South? l can
see in the future only separation from the South,
followed by years of tragedy and disorder, un-
til the North divorced from the deceased part
ner, grows strong and good enough to draw
back the South into tr'Ie union of hearts.
In confirmation of the gloomy views
of the Richmond Ecuniuer, the Boston
Journal publishes the following extract
from a private letter written by a Southern
refugee, who is in communication with his
friends at the South:
! can assure you, upon the authority of trust
worthy men coming from the South, that the
suffering and destitution there is greater than
you have seen it stated in the papers. If our
forces continue to press the enemy, and the
European powers do not intervene, the South
must 90 by the board. True, they have fought
without a navy without the advantage we have
enjoyed, and with desperation never before
equalled; but they, mean the rank and file,
are heartily SICK and want to get out of the
war; Many of their men are now deserting and
coming into our ranks. These, for the most
part, are conscripts and have been Union men
all the time, having no heart to fight for the
rebellion.
The population OF the following
named cities decreased during the decade
between the years 1850 and 1861
Charleston, S. c. Nantucket, Mass.
Ann Arbor. Michigan. GAINESVILLE, Ohio.
Augusta, Maine. Gardiner, Maine.
Ithaca, New York Portsmouth, n. IL.
Lynchburg, Virginia.
Chicago has continually some new SEN
sation. The latest is the suit of young
wife, not yet fourteen years of age, accord
ing to her own statement, for divorce from
her husband, whose wife she has been only
one short month.
The average weekly receipts at the
Bureau of Internal Revenue are about one
million and half of dollars. A great ma
ny districts where taxes have been collect
ed, have not yet been heard from. The
greatest amount received in one day has
been four hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars; and when matters shall have become
systematized, the receipts are expected to
foot up So, 200, 900 per week.
Col. Root of the Gath New York Re-
giment, relates the following incident,
which transpired after the battle of Fred
ericksburg:
During Monday afternoon | revisited the
scene of Saturdays charge, in order to make
arrangements for burying the dead, and on ar
irving on the skirmishing line, l observed a
rebel officer near the woods, who cordially re-
sponded to friendly wave ofmy handkerchief
and was kind enough to keep his skirmishers
quiet while looked around the field for my
dead. Subsequently he came out, shook hands
and compared notes. He was a Captain of the
Twentieth North Carolina Regiment, and, dur
ing the conversation, stated that the Twenty
third North Carolina had been nearly annihi-
lated by charge on Saturday. On being in
formed that my Brigade had made the charge,
he anxiOusly inquired after several of his broth
er officers whom we had captured, and was
gratitied at being able to assure him of their
safety. saw number of familiar faces among
the dead, for two officers and fifty men of my
brigade Law there, men that l had drilled, in
strIcted and loved, and finally led to death in
battle. bade goodbye to the generous south
erner, sending by him my regards to my rela-
tives in Georgia, and conveying his regards for
his relatives in Ohio.
Gems. Sumner and Franklin are both
the seniors in rank of Gen. Hooker, ap-
pointed to the command OF the Army of
the Potomac, and this affords ready So
luton of the cause of their retirement from
their respective commands. These changes
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