The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-12-04
THE NEWS.

There Is no definite intelligence from the
Army of the Potomac of later date than Sat.
urday last At that time no general engage.
ment had occurred, although both armies were
confronting each other in line of battle Heavy
and continuous firing was heard at Manassas
and other places beyond, on Sunday and bat
tie may have taken place on that day. The
fight on Friday was not of so much impor-
lance as previous accounts represented. Gen
PRINCE (well known in Minnesota as Major
PRINCE, Paymaster,) was engaged with his
division, and handsomely routed the rebels
after q sharp fight, with loss of less than
three hundred and fifty men. This appears to
have been the only severe fighting on that day.
On Saturday the army pressed forward through
rain storm, the enemy falling back, skirmish-
ing, as our forces advanced. There is no ac-
count of much fighting on that day. There is
intense anxiety to know what has occurred
since, and we shall probably hear to-day. We
have never been sanguine of splendid and
decisive victory, but feel quite sure that no
overwhelming disaster can befall the army.
The line of retreat to Fredericksburg is open,
and the army is too old and we'll disciplined to
suffer rout.
Rebel dispatches say GILMORE is keeping
up vigorous fire on Sumter, Moultrie, and the
city of Charleston, but the effect is not stated.
A dispatch from Orange Court House says
MEADE and LEE are confronting each other in
line of battle, and general fight cannot much
longer be postponed. The ubiquitous MosBY
had fallen on our rear and burned 80 wagons,
capturing 112 mules and 20 horses.
The official estimate of our losses at Chat
tanooga, in the recent battles, is 5000 men.
BRAGG has concentrated his troops for the
purpose Of making stand at or below Dalton,
thirty eight miles from Chattanooga. Our line
is beyond Ringgold, twenty three miles below
Chattanooga. There was no fighting on Sat
urday.
There was no fighting on Sunday and Mon
day below Chattanooga, and it is said that the
campaign is probably ended. Some delay may
be necessary in order to get supplies at Chatta-
nOOga before q forward movement is made. but
we cannot believe GRANT intends to let BRAGG
escape SO easily.
Knoxville has suffered heavy lombard
| ment from 'LoNGsTREEr, but is still holding
out. Gen. Wilcox, with reinforcements is at
Cumberland Gap; also Gen. FOSTER, who SUI.
persedes BURNSIDE in command. 1t is proba-
| BILE the siege is raised before this.
The Emperor ALEXANDRA has virtually
refused NAPoLEoN's invitation to European
Congress. He will take no part therein until
the pacidcation, or rather the complete subjec.
ton, Of Poland to his authority.
| A Tribune correspondent says SAN Hous-
TON of Texas Is certainly dead. The papers
have killed him off regularly every month since
the war began. May he now rest in peace.
-JoHN MORGAN. the renowned guerilla
chieftan, and six of his officers escaped from
the Ohio penitentiary last Saturday night, by
| digging through the floor of their cell to a
sewer leading to the river. MORGAN arrived at
Toronto Monday, via Great Western Rail-
road, and will doubtless soon find an oppor.
tunity Of getting back to rebeldom.
-Frauds have been discovered on the reven-
ue department at Cairo, amounting, as already
discovered, to two hundred thousand dollars.
Major Devasse, one Of the guilty parties has
escaped.