The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-11-20
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THE NEWS.

-BRAaa has opened fire upon Ohatta-
nooga and it's adjacent camps. There is q
rumor that HooKER has been engaged with
the enemy, but no particulars are given.
It is stated by some of the correspondents
that BRAGG has for long time been quiz
city working his parallels up towards Chat
tanooga, and expects to compel the Fed
erals to evacuate the place. We shall soon
learn the full measure of his success or de-
feat. 1t is positively stated that Gen.
SHERMAN has effected junction with
GRANTS right wing. The rebels, also,
have been largely reinforced.
The Missouri Legislature has finally
succeeded in electing United States Sena-
tors-B. GRAFT BROWN being chosen for
the short term, and JOHN B. HENDERSON
for the long one.
In Louisiana, on the Sd inst, fight
occurred between WAsHBURNB's advance
and the rebels, in which the lattenwere
successful at first, but were finally repulsed,
with loss of 100 killed and 200 prisoners.
The Federal forces have fallen back to
New Iberia.
"A collision recently occurred on tho
Opelousas Railroad, by which the eth
Illinois had - to IA killed, and nearly 20
wounded. The oath Illinois had two
wounded.
Tho bombardment of Sumter is still
progressing. It would seem as if it must
be pretty we'll pulverized by this time.
The Monitors have attacked the Sullivan
Island batteries.
-BURNsIDE's troops are concentrated
in and around Knoxville, with the enemy
in strong force in his front. Our army
are now fortifying, and will hold Knox
vile and East Tennessee at all hazards.
BURNs1DEs situation is not regarded as
precarious by any means, and no fears are
entertained that the enemy will ever re-
gain possession of East Tennessee, and
make another raid into Kentucky.
-"All quiet at Sancusky." Detroit,
Buffalo and Toledo having had little taste
of real war, are frightened nearly out Of
their wits Capt. STANTON has certainly
done very wrong to scare them so-but
they will get over it soon. The United States
steamer Michigan is off Johnson's Island.
General Cox is there with plenty of troops
and batteries Sandusky harbor bristles
with cannon. Lake Erie is safe.
The steamer Water Witch, with all
on board, foundered in a recent gale at
Saginaw.
The expedition Of Gen. BANKS found
in the Mexican waters of the Rio Grande
thirty-seven blockade runners. One ofthe
principal objects of his expedition is the
prevention of this kind Of business here
after.
~-The Canadian plot is more serious
than at first supposed. There was deep
laid plan to seize propellers on Lake Erie,
arm and equip them, and capture and burn
the cities on the lakes. 1t is said that the
famous Marshal KANE, of Baltimore,
JAMES CLAY, of Kentucky, and VAILAN-
DIGHAM are implicated.
"A dispatch from Chattanooga says
that danger of starvation of the Army OF
the Cumberland is passed, as the Tennes-
see and Cumberland rivers are now navi-
gable for vessels of war and all danger OF
interruption is at an end. The report
that active operations are over for the
present, will be received with regret:
The charcoal ticket in Missouri has
has 500 majority as far as heard from.