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The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1863-11-21

The transport Fulton arrived at this port last Tuesday
Her delay occasioned by her being newly coppered
The news is important immense plot has been made
known through the Governor General Of Canada by which
some OF our lake cities be burned. We give full
particulars below.
The Iohn:ons Island Plo-Oeyeopments Respecting the
Conspiracy to liberate Rebel Prisoners OF War-8ufao
and Ogdensbugh be burned-Honoabe Conduct Of the
Governor General Of Canada, &c.
WASHINGTON, Nov. T. 1863.
1t has been asceraned inquiry at the proper bureau
that two thousand rebel officers john
sons Island Sanusky Bay, together with forwo others
classed az guerlas Eighty officers recently captured by
Meades now on the way to that piece Several
days ago Indications perhaps suspicious that
the rebels that Island contemplated Q sombned move
ment the purpose of making their and this
information being communicated to the authorities here
the requisite precautionary measures were immediately
taken ncudn. the ordering Of gunboa to the vicinity
to prevent Therefore the prisoners could not leave the
Island they to make the attempt Whatever appre
ncnsion may have existed this subject is perfectly
Quilted.
WASHINGTON, Nov 12-Evening.
The facts contained in the despatch sent from Washington
this morning with regard to the rebel prisoners on john
sons Island obtained from official sources But since
then additional information authentic in its character has
been obtained by which appears that the Governor Gene
raj Canada has given notice through Lord Lyons to the
Secretary State of rebel plots Matched in the British
provinces deliver the prisoners Johnsons 1sand in
Lake Erie and burn Buffalo and Ogdensburg
Adeuuste to defeat the nefarious enterprises
have been promptly adopted.
The comfy and good fah OF the BRUSH aunores are
highly appreciated.
is not apprehended that anything serious will grow out
OF the affair the not unprpared for the
disclosures made
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-07-24
Later News from the Indian EX-
petition.

Lieutenant JOSEPH r. PUTNAM, late Of
Gen. SIBLEY's staff, now under orders to
report to Gen. RosECRANs, arrived in this
city yesterday, and brings several day S
later intelligence of the Indian Expedition.
He left the camp on the Shayenne. on the
morning of the 18th, while the expedition
was getting under way for Devils Lake.
Gen SHELLEY had ascertained from his
scouts that LITTLE Crow, and all the hos
tile Indians, were concentrating at that
point, and ae would move as rapidly as
possible to cut them off: STANDING BUF-
FALo's band of Sissetons were two days
march from Devils Lake.
Lieut.. PUTNAM says the men compos-
ing the expedition were in the best of
spirits, and that TO deaths had occurred.
About twenty men who were unwell were
brought to Fort Abercrombie. He is
surprised at reports of the failure of the
expedition which he met on the way down.
No such word as fail had been thought
of by Gen. SHELLEY and the principal Off
GERS of the Expedition. The idea of Civ
ing up the objects in view when the ex-
petition started, had never been mooted,
but all were determined to put the thing
through successfully. The route Of the
expedition to Devils Lake was along the
banks of the Shayenne, for the most part,
where there would be no difficulty about
water, and forage sufficient for the ami
mails Of the expedition was found in the
marshes along the banks.
The detachment that went over to Alb
ercrombie for supplies returned in safety,
and the expedition has now supplies and
rations for seventy-fve days, in good Or
der. Lieut.. FRANK PRATT, Of Capt. BURr's
company has been appointed Abide Camp
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THE INDIAN EXPEDITION.
Letter from an Occasional Corre..
pOndent. ~

To the Editor Of the Pioneer: ''
Lieut.. Colonel Averill arrived day be-
fore yesterday from Fort Abercrombie
with commissary stores, and we are all
ready to start again. We leave to-mor-
row morning at 2 O'Clock. Several Off
GERS and men leave the expedition at this
place, having either resigned or been Or
dered home on account of disability.
Those who get sick after this, will, have to
remain with the expedition, as all commu-
nication is cut off until we arrive at Penn
bina or in that vicinity.
Buffalo, elk and beaver have been seen
in large numbers, but they are permitted
to go unframed, as no guns or firearms
of any description are allowed to be dis
charged on the march. The cavalry that
were sent to Fort Abercrombie with the
cOmmissary train, on their return brought
in two buffalo
The Sixth regiment are now in place
where they appreciate good officer.
While | would give all the field officers
full credit for what they have done and
are doing, l cannot let this opportunity
pass without noticing the superior mill
tary ability OF Colonel Crooks. His
men are all proud of him, and well they
may be, for he is unquestionably the best
officer in the expedition. l make no ex-
ceptions whatever. AS military man he
Is model one in appearance, and as dis
ciplinarian he cannot be beat.
AS you will undoubtedly receive COM
munications from others, more competent
than myself, will bid you good by until
another opportunity to write presents it,
eli. GRAPE.
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From the Daily Pioneer July 18th.
The long delayed mail of the Indian ex-
petition arrived last evening, and we pre-
sent our readers with a portion of our
large budget Of correspondence, being all
that we have room for this morning.
The latest intelligence of the Expedi-
ton comes from Lieut.. A. S. FLANpRAu,
OF Gen. SlBLEY's Staff, who came down as
bearer of dispatches, and will await orders
for his return. He left the expedition on
the Great Bend of the Cheyenne, on the
9th inst. We are glad to learn that re-
ports of the hardships encou ntered, are in
some degree exaggerated, and that moth
ing has occurred to render change in
the destination Of the expedition neces-
sary, and that Gen. SIBLEY is not at all
dismayed, but will continue on in the
course first marked out
1t. FLANDRAU informs us that a man
named JOHN LovERIDGE, of Captain Rock
WOODS company, was killed last week near
Alexandria while out some distance from
camp, cutting hay. Capt. RockwooD sent
out scouts, who discovered traces of four
Indians in the grass. About week pre-
vious to this murder, four Chippewas ap-
peared before the stockade at Pomme de
Terre, and made signs that they wanted
to trade. Capt. MoLARrY met them and
ordered them away, and threatened to
shoot them. They fled, exclaiming that
they were ''good Ohippewas." One SOL
der fired at them, but missed. The sup
position is that this party killed LOVE-
RIDGE.
On Tuesday afternoon of this week, a
squad of Capt. PETTIr's cavalry came upon
five Indians near lake. As soon as they
were discovered they ran for their canoes,
but finally threw down their guns, saying
sine good Chippewa" ''me good Chippe-
wa" AS this fact could not be verified
at once, they were arrested, and will be
held until they prove their birth-right.
About week ago Lieut.. HELLspER and
a sargent of Capt RooKwooD's company
saw an Indian and chased him into the
woods, but fearing an ambush, they did
not pursue him farther. There are indi-
cations of scattering Indians all along the
route to Abercrombie, but there is no
reason to believe that there are any large
bodies.
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Norris Island.

If Gen. GILMORE succeeds in holding
possession of Morris Island, he will be in
position to reduce Fort Sumter at his
leisure. His batteries command it's weak
est face, and Cummings Point, which is
on this Island, is only fifteen hundred
yards distant, being the nearest land to
the Fort from any direction. The fire
from the Cummings Point battery upon
Major ANDERSON in 1861, was terribly
effective, and contributed more to the
success of the rebels than all their otl.e r
batteries and forts combined. We are
glad that HUNTER and his negro phantoms
have been superseded by true soldier
like GILMORE, who will waste no time in
demonstrating abolition theories.
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Fernando Woods Visit TO ygass,Enw.
ton.
THE MYSTERY EXPLAINED.

Manhattan" the New York CORES
pondent of the London Herald gives the
following item on the late peace meeting
in New York city, and On Fernando
Woods interview with the President:
The conservative citizens are very much
alarmed at the indications of trouble in
this city. The best men have cautioned
Gev. Seymour against meddling with the
police commissioners, and the 5000 organ
lied force, unless he meditates revolt.
On the other hand, the Democrats who
wish to have no draft and to Lave the
city completely under the control of the
Democracy, advise Seymour to get rid of
the commissioners, saying that SO long as
they are kept President Lincoln really can
control the city. The bold and bad Fer
nando does not seem to be in favor with
the regulars, or with Seymour men. Both
denOunce him. ,,i.q
Five minutes after he had made his last
OF the five speeches at the peace meeting,
Provost Marshal Nugent read him q note.
Wood was very pale, and merely remarked,
"Are you or any Of your deputies to &C
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-07-24
What an Indian Scare was Made el.

We have had rumors for more than
week of the depredations of Indians in Da-
kota and Scott counties, which we have
published where they appeared to be well
authenticated but we are now convinced
that not single hostile Indian has been
seen in either OF those counties, and that
every report of Indian outrages, including
that with sensation headings in the Press,
about en- attempt to drown white man at
Bloomington, was an unmitigated humbug.
Persons disguised as Indians have been en-
gagged in frightening the people to get pos
session of property, and they have met
with such success that they will probably
continue in the business, unless the set
tiers muster courage to shoot them down
whenever they appear, instead of barricad-
ing their houses or running away.
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The News.

Our dispatches are light this morning,
owing to some arrangement of the eastern
lines.
JOHN MORGAN's race in Ohio is run.
The principal body of his force was brought
to a stand and compelled to surrender,
but JOHN sneaked off with a small squad
while the formalities were going on. His
artillery and $500 prisoners were expect
ed in Cincinnati yesterday. Basil DUKE,
who, it is generally conceded, bears the
brains of the expedition, is captured.
The news from Vicksburg is of con-
siderable Importance. 1t appears that
Gen. LAUMAN, brave but rather reckless
soldier, prematurely attacked Jackson,
Mississippi, and suffered repulse and loss
of 800 killed and wounded. The rebels
set the loss at one thousand and report
that Gen. OsTERHAUs was killed. Gen.
LAUMAN, has been removed from command.
Gen. SHERMAN is besieging Gen. JOHNSON
at Jackson, who, it is said, cannot escape.
In view of our glorious victories we
can afford to smile at the expectation OF
the London Times, "to hear in week
of President DAVIS being in Washington, -
as we'll as at the predictions of the other
Journals. Their comments on the sudden
change in the aspect Of our affairs will be
eagerly read.
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company me ?"' "No; it is merely re-
quest. You canvgo alone, and take your
own time. It will save difficulty if you do
60" That night, in the eleven O'Clock
train, Wood started for the city of Wash
ington. His friends say that the President
talked with him very seriously, and told
him frankly that if he did not alter his
reasonable course he would arrest him and
lock him up, if it caused the streets of New
York city to be filled knee-deep with
blood that he would maintain the govern
ment at all hazards, not only against re-
bellion, but against treason also l met
Wood yesterday, and a more subdued man
l have never seen. Wood is not a man to
stand up when fighting is to be done,
especially if it is likely to be of serious
character. Our Woods are decidedly
Quakers. .H
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General Doubleday has been relieved
from his command in the Army of the Po-
tomac and ordered to take command of
the depot for drafted men to be establish
ed at Buffalo, New York.
Among the persons drafted in Boston.
are the Rev. M. D. Conway, editor of the
Commonwealth, and Wendell P Garrison.
son OF William Lloyd Garrison Several
Quakers were drawn in the Nantucket
quota.
The Newburyport (Mass.) Herald,
says it has never known it to be so I'M
healthy in that city as at the present time.
There is sort of epidemic for which there
is no name in the medical books, but
which affects young men between the
ages of 90 and 35, and where they are
unmarried even ten years older, and set
ties in the system, revealing all the weak
points. But few are confined to their
houses, though many have been so un-
comfortable as to leave for other parts,
believing change of air alone would give
safety.
Passengers and travel now pass
through four relays of boats from La
Crosse to St. Paul, each relay lighting up.
from the other Two small 90 inch draft
boats make into st. Paul
"A train of twenty-seven cars, having
five hundred and fifty rebel wounded pris-
Oners, arrived in Baltimore on Sunday
night. Immediately on the stoppage of
the cars hundreds of female secessionists
fiocked round the doors and endeavored
to converse with the prisoners, notwith-
standing the efforts of the guard to keep
them at proper distance. They brought
with them large quantity Of articles Of
food, which they persisted should be given
to the prisoners, and i'll some instances
their request was compelled with The
AD1eylcaR says:
The members OF the North Baltimore Relief
Association gave these prisoners the same at
tentiOn as they have done to the Union Prison
erS, and abun,antly supplied them with neces-
sary food Fully three hours were occupied in
this way. The prisoners were mostly from
Louisiana, Alabama and Florida regiments. and
among them were several officers.
A Quebec correspondent of the Chi
cage Posi-, thus notices the arrival of
Vallandigham:
Vallandigham arrived here Satusday even
ing from Halifax He last evening took tea at
the hotel where / am stopping and was, of
course the recipient OF great deal of atten-
ton from her Majestys subjects He announc-
ed it rs his intention to leave for the upper
province to-day, and one prominent Brtisher
proposes to send him to Montreal by private
conveyance-whether he will ACCEPT or not. |
can't say. He was very silent upon all polit.
ical subjects, and studiously endeayorcd not to
be drawn out" on the subject of the war He
did not seem to be pleased with the efforts of
prominent British synpathizers' to lionize
him.
The President yesterday pardoned
McCleary, a counterteiter, and Victor La
Waer, and inciter to desertion. During
the two years OF Mr.. Lincoin's term he
has pardoned more people out of the pen
itentlary than any two of his predecessors
during their entire s-Erchunye.
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Richmond Papers on the Situa-
tiOn.ss

The Richmond Enquirer of the 18th,
in an editorial, says: "The fall Of Vicks-
burg, the retreat of Bragg, the repulse of
Lee, and the advance on Charleston are
all serious disasters-the most serious that
have attended our arms since the COM
mencement of the war;
Richmond papers conceal their dstruSt
under bold front.
The Wing says: "The intelligence from
Lee falls short of the promise OF dispatches
published yesterday, and prove grlev-
Gus disappointment to the high wrought
hopes of the public. Superadded to the
calamity of Vicksburg, it casts sombre
shadow over our affairs; but we must con-
stantly bear in mind that true greatness is
revealed in its noblest attributes, and we
must resolve that, come what may, the
cause shall never 60 down nor lack cour-
ageous hearts or stout arms enough to bear
it on to glorious triumph
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General Stephen Syeed--HOW EEe OBJ
tanned REfs West Point Cade1ship.
and HOW Ein Esied.

From the New York Express.
In 1849, when the senior editor of tie
Express was elected to Congress, he had
West Point cadetship at his disposal,
for which there were at least fifty appli-
cants, and some of them from among the
wealthiest Of his constituents, and many
Of them his personal friends 4 cadetship
III the army or navy, Mr. b. reasoned, was
8 trust never to be 2iven away to mere
personal tavorites, and he deemed it his
duty to provide Tor the army both a good
soldier and good scholar, Us intelligence
is quite as important to an officer as learn
ing Unable to make this sort of selec-
ton himself, he said TO the Free Academy
in this city:
"The boy who has the first place in bis
class when he graduates, shall, if other
wise capable, that is, Of sufficient physical
strength, have this coveted cadetsIp.'
This was in 1919, and in 1850, an en-
tire stranger, youngster Of abt ut sixteen,
brought to him certificate from Pr0tes-
sOr Webster, of the Free Academy, that
he was the boy who had won the prize
name whereupon Mr.. B. gave him the ca
detship at his disposal The boys name
was Stephen Weed, q son Of john L.
Weed, a poor, but honest, upright man,
who had no influence among public men
here, and whose only claim upon us, was
his sons scholarship. What did not ex-
actly please Us at the time, but which we
did not mind, and which We are glad we
did not mind, he was a cousin, or, if not
cousin a relation, ofThurIow Weed, whom.
though a Wing at that time, we had no
reason on earth for obliging, but many
reasons for disobliging.
Young Stephen Weed went to West
Point, and 81 aduated in 1854, and stood
high as scholar. He first went to Flori-
da as an engineer, atterWard among the
Camanches, thence to Utah, where he was
made captain of Ii hit artillery. When the
present civil war broke out, he was chief
OF artillery in General Sykes Division of
Regulars, holding then only captains
commission. He was Oh the Peninsula
with General Mcclellan, in all the fights
there, and afterward at South Mountain
and Antietam At Charlottesville he had
the charge of sixty pieces of artillery.
though only captain Of artillery, and in
the handling of this artillery he SO distin-
guished himself that he was made Briea
dier General forthwith, and henceforth
was known as General Weed.
In the battle of Gettysburg. Gen. Weed
again commanded the artillery, now the
Sd Brigade Of Regulars (Gen. Sykes old
division), and received a fatal wound
while leading on his men, A more ardent
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soldier was not in the service, and purer
patriot has not lived. He sacrificed his
life through love for his profession and de-
votion to his country; and the sacrifice
dearly as he loved life and friends and
fame, was made willingly, as gathered
from his remarks subsequent to receiving
his fatal wound:
81 lay down my life willingly he OBJ
served to several standing about him; 81
only hope it's close will be the dawn of sue
cessive victories to our arms and a speedy
end to this terrible war;"
lie was hit evidently by rebel sharp
shooter. The bullet struck his right-arm,
lnfllctlng slight flesh wound, and thence
passed INTO his lung. He lived some time
after receiving his wound, and was con-
sclous until within very few moments be-
fore breathing his last.
In trying to catch the final words of Gen.
Weed, Lieut.. Hazlett was kneeling. and
bent his head close to Gen. Weed to re-
celve his dying command, when a bullet.
the unseen messenger Of death, hit him in
the forehead, and falling on the bosom of
his friend and associate, he breatbed his
life away without a word or groan. Gen.
Weed was single man.
"He was engaged, however" says an
army correspondent of the Herold. sto a
beautiful and accomplished young lady in
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and the last let
ter he ever wrote, written in lead pencil.
seated in his saddle, was addressed to this
young lady fifteen minutes before he was
shot. He gave me this letter to mail for
him.
This young lady is said to be the daugh-
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LAKE SUPERIOR,
Letter from our own Correspondent,


SUPERIOR CITY, July Is, 1868
TO the Editor Of the Pioneer:
During the last few weeks extensive
fires have swept along the shores Of Lake
Superior, the smoke for days partially OBJ
securing the sun, and rendering navigation
dangerous to steamboats, and vessels. The
fires appear to extend from the SEQ River,
at the outlet OF Lake Superior along the
entire south shore, and voyageurs report
the same from the American boundary
along the north shore of Minnesota. The
Mineral Range in Minnesota near Superior,
presented on several occasions magnif-
cent spectacle at night, appearing girdled
with fire.
Last week the steamer Traveller took
away some eighty head Of Minnesota cat
tie. The drover reported that Mr.. Hath
away, of Kittle River, was missing, and
supposed to be murdered by horse thief.
A stranger, who had given contradictory
reports of himself was suspected, and when
the Sheriff ofPine county came here, he
and Others concluded that the murderer had
either embarked on the schooner Nep
tune or Traveller, But man answering
the description has been met by al least half
dozen parties residing ON the north
shore, en- route for Fort William, Canada.
He stayed one night at Beaver Bay, and
was directed to the proper trail for Grand
Portage. He may find schooner or
steamboat at Fort William for the $500
The steamer Cleveland arrived at Quebec
Pier on the 18th, at 8 o'clock, P. NJ, and
left next n orning. The news of the fall
of Vicksburg caused quite an excitement
here The large bell of the Old School
Presbyterian church, also the New School
Presbyterian, the Catholic, and the steam
er Seneca rung cut a merry chime-not
forgetting volleys Of musketry and the
anvil. The copper excitement is on the
increase, and the ro2d to the mines pro-
crossing as fast as possible. S.