The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-11-27

| the London Observer of Oct. 25: eve
are enabled to state upon the best author
ity that her Royal Highness the Princess
OF Wales will be confined in or about the
last week in March next. The health of
the Princess is all that can be desired I'M
der the circumstances and the nation has
reason TO rejoice at the prospect of the
perpetuation, in direct line, of the SOW
ereignty of Her good and Gracious Majes-
ty Queen Victoria"
In the Southern news there is re-
port that GRANT soon expects to assault
Lookout Mountain, and that his army is
on half rations Twenty-one hundred
Federal prisoners have been sent from
Richmond TO Danville. There is now to
be general exchange of Federal and
rebel surgeons.
Gen. HURLBUT, at Memphis, has issued
an order completely closing all intercourse
and trade with the interior. The Con-
scription Act is to be enforced in that
city, which, with the non~intercourse
order, causes great CONSERVATION among
the Jews.
From the Army of the Potomac there
is nothing of Importance.
Major Generals Birney and Pleasanton
have protested against the rank of Major
General Warren. The protestants were
appointed for gallant service at Chancel-
losville, and their commissions date May
20 and June respectively. The latter
was appointed four months subsequently,
with commission dating May 8, thus
ranking both of the others.
On Tuesday last the rebels opened
from a battery at the mouth Of Chicka-
manga creek, on Col. Harman's camp,
across the river. Rev. Mr.. Sanders, chap
lain of the 125th Illinois, was killed.
There has been quite a general con-
vocation Of republican conservative poll
ticians in Washington with the view, it is
said, of influencing the President to take
bold, conservative ground in his forth
coming message. Gov. Curtin and ex-
Governor johnson, of Pennsylvania, Thur
low Weed and Senator Morgan, of New
York, and others, are prominent in this
mysterious movement. The politicians
claim that the message will be conserva-
tive.
Secretary Seward has informed a dis
tinguished Senator that at no time
since the war commenced have his ad-
vices from Ministers Adams and Dayton
been of so cheering a character. The Of
fetal sentiment is undergoing a great
change in England and France, and nei-
Their is confident of rebel success.
"A soldier named Fisher, belonging to
the S5th Wisconsin regiment, was killed
On Friday night, at Camp Washburn, Mil
waukee, by a member of the 30th regi-
ment, who was on guard. Fisher, who
was in the guard-house, complained of
suffering from the cold, and asked permits
sion to go to the barracks. The guard
refusing to grant his request, he wrested
the musket from him and attempted to
pass. A soldier of the 3Oth having come
to the assistance of the guard, fight
ensued, which resulted in Fishers brains
being beaten cut.
"A girl of seventeen passed through
Boston day or two since from the back
woods of Maine, via the Eastport boat, on
her way to New York, where she has been
engaged to exhibit by Barnum at S. day
and expenses paid. The girl is seven feet
and 3 inches high, weighs 200 pounds,
and the length of her hand from the tip of
her finger to the waist bone is thirteen
inches. ...
Gen. Forey forwarded the key of the
City Of Mexico to Napoleon, in the Tuil-
cries, and the Emperor sent him in ex-
change the baton of Marshal of France.
History will decide which of them receiv-
ed the most valuable gift.
In letter found in one of the rebel
camps near the Rappahannock, written by
North Carolina soldier, he says the
mountains of that State are full of desert
ers from the rebel army. He mentions
that Capt Blank was coming up to the
mountains with military force to arrest
deserters, and emphatically remarks: eff
he gets in, he will have damned good
time" -.e... ... .