The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-06-19
From the Daily Pioneer of Wednesday.
The War News.


The advance of the rebel army north
ward has created unprecedented excite
ment and alarm in the Eastern States, but
until the intentions of the enemy have
become more fully developed, we cannot
Judge whether there is sufficient cause
for it or not We have nothing that
seems very definite or reliable in regard
to tie movements of General LEES
main army. One account states that
great battle was going on yesterday on
the old Bull Run battle ground. Another
says that LEE passed down through Thor
oughfare Gap, tlanked HOOKER, and cut
off an entire corps-name not given. A
dispatch to the Erening Post, yesterday
afternoon, reports all quiet in front and no
rebels this side of Culpepper-that HOOKER
had taken "ne,c position." What this
means we cannot attempt to explain.
The rebels, however, have mustered a
sufficient force to defeat Gen. MlLRoY, at
Winchester, and driven all our forces out
OF the Shenandoah valley. MILRoY has
taken refuge at Harper's Ferry, which, it
Is said, will be held.
A force of rebels, supposed about ten
thousand men, crossed the Potomac, and
taking the route which STUART took last
ear, have entered Pennsylvania, and pen
etrated to Carlisle, which is a noted mill
tary depot. only eighteen miles from Har-
risburg. The greatest alarm exists at
Harrisburg, and the archives of the State
are being removed to a place o. safety.
Gov. CURTIN has written sharp letter to
the Philadelphians, because they have not
shown more alacrityin rushing to defend the
State. The language of the Governor
seems to be well-timed If there was
more Of the spirit in the Keystone State
which animated the men of Concord and
Lexington on the 18th OF April, 1775,
very few OF tie rebel invaders would live
to recross the Potomac.
El.c EsUesny 1Etiat zngforious!y WIy, or
come on. from behind ms Defence"
and @:-c las Esa.sie, oi. ou" Ground
where certain E>cA.yuctf0n awaits
;siE,.
Tins yaun,ed General ,JosEPIi liooEEE,
i. lis order No. II, under date Of April
:; til. Tie miserable braggart retired to
Jhe north bank of the Rappahannock with
IN week after he had issued it, leaving
behind him, on the very field where his
troops had listened to his boasts, ten thou
sand dead men as silent but damninS wit
nesses of his military incompetency.
For weeks back indications have been
patent that the rebels were preparing for
a Nortbern movement. 70 quiet the APP
prchensions of the country, assurances
have been given, almost daily, from the
Headquarters Of the Army of the Potomac,
that HOOKER had his plans So thoroughly
laid, and was so certainly informed Of the
positions and movements of the enemy,
tildD tney cOulU IOb lcdNc IuclI lIcuCu-
ments at Fredericksburg without his
knowledge. The facts, however, indicate,
that while he was taking his obser-
vations at Falmouth, the bulk of LEES
army was quietly making its way up
into Northeastern Virginia, until Wash
ington is threatened by a force within
thirty miles, on the upper Potomac-our
troops are driven out of the Shenandoah
Valley into Maryland, and through Mary
land into Pennsylvania, and TO within
eighteen miles of the capital of that State.
Meantime, according to our DISPATCHES.
HOOKER is trying his utmost to get behind
the line of defences which stretch up from
| Alexandria to the Chain Bridge, and pro.
tect the capital of the nation.
This is the strategy of the the mar
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