The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-01-30
The Telegraph News.


by General JOSEPH HOOKER. tits presumed
that his retirement was voluntary
act, as it is known that he has re-
peatedly asked to be relieved from
the command. General HOOKER is good
soldier and possesses enough bravery and
dash, but his friends have not the most en-
tire confidence in his caution and good
Judgment. Generals SUMNER and FRANK
LIN are also relieved from command, and
we have rumor that the army is about
to be broken up, and a portion transport
ed to the West.
The Tribune says an officer has been
arrested for denouncing the policy of the
Administration on the slavery question. If
all officers and soldiers were arrested for
that offence, we should soon have but the
skeleton of an army.
"A change of administrative policy in
many essential respects, is predicted, from
the fact that Secretary STANTON has had a
conference at the White House, with sew
eral prominent Senators and Representa-
tives.
1t is said that if the President refuses
to change his Cabinet at the dictation of
Congress, that vote will be passed de-
claring want of confidence in the Cabi-
net. The people last fall declared want
of confidence in the present Congress.
The news from Galveston is interest
ing. Our squadron destined to recapture
that place, had arrived, and at the outset
was made the victim of about as smart a
trick as we have heard of during the war.
A rebel steamer, supposed to be the Ala
bama, was found inside, and was hailed, and
answered that it was her Majesty's ship
Spitfre While boat was being lowered
to board her, she fired broadside into the
steamer Hatteras and sunk her, and then
escaped, followed by our old tub, the Pow
hatan. Talk of Yankee tricks - the
rebels beat us two to one, every time, at
that game.
We publish the address of General
HOOKER to the Army of the Potomac. 1t
has the ring of determination, and we
only hope that he may have the support of
the administration, as well as the hearty
cooperation of the army
There is great alarm among the rebels
of North Carolina, occasioned by the mag
nitude Of our offensive operations.
Major General D. N. CoUCH, late in
command of the second corps, succeeds
Gen. SUMNER in command of the right
grand division of the Army of the Poto-
mac, and Major General W. F. SMITH, of
the sixth corps, succeeds Gen. FRANKLIN
in command of the left grand division.
Major General GEORGE E. MEADE, COM
mander of the fifth corps, will probably be
the successor of Gen. HOOKER.
While the gunboat Calhoun was as
cending the Teache river in Louisiana, she
got aground, !and Commodore BUCHANAN,
who landed and went ahead, was shot by
rebels concealed in rife-pits. The rebels
were charged by a Vermont regiment, and
thirty of them captured and the rest dis
persed The Captain of the rebel gum
boat fallen was killed and his vessel cap
tured.
1t is announced that when Gen. BUTLER
returns to New Orleans, in command of
the Department of the Gulf Gen. BANKS
will be ordered to Texas.
"A bill has been introduced into the
Senate for the seizure OF three lines of
railroad converging at Chicago, from the
East. This would seem to indicate the
breaking up of the Potomac Army and the
transportation West of a large force.
The rebel officers in BRAGG's army
admit that they were badly whipped at
Murfreesboro, and that the slaughter among
them was awful. 1t is stated, we believe
for the first time, that the Federals captur-
ed $500 prisoners and eight guns. 1t is
reported that the rebels have been REIN
IOrc6u. "A FeUclU CilcIdl w HtElEh SCCIliS W
have taken the place of MORGAN in the
guerilla line of operations, and has been
made a Major General and placed in COM
,nand of all the rebel cavalry.
"A bill for the removal OF the Sioux
Indians has passed the Senate.
The President and Cabinet have been
engaged in discussing the gauge Of the Pa
cifc Railroad, and have decided that it
shall be five feet. This is 'important, if
true "e
"A rebel dispatch states that an attack
was made on Fort Caswel, North Carroll
ma on the 18th. lr fn. Ia5
-BEN. WADE has been reelected SEN
ator from Ohio for the term of six years
from the fourth of March.
Brig. Gen. Silas Casey has been made
q Major General for his gallantry at the