The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-03-06
THE NEWS.

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In our general kilograms will be found a
despatch from Commodore PORTER to the
Secretary Of the Navy, announcing the
capture of the iron-clad gunboat Indianola
by the rebels. She was rammed into a
surrender by the rebel rams Webb and
Queen of the West! Commodore PORTER
says this disaster may be traced to a nom
compliance with his instructions, which
fact may be vastly consoling to him if it is
not to the public. We believe the Indian
ola was almost new, heavily plated, and
considered one of the best boats in the
service
"A Murfreesboro letter says General
RosECRANs hasprohibited the circulation of
the Chicago Times and the Cincinnati
Enquirer in the Army of the Cumberland.
Tho Rebel Privateer Florida, has cap
tured the fine ship Jacob Bell, of New
York, loaded with sirteen hundred tons
of tea, on her way from China. The ship
was burned, and the crew transferred to a
Danish vessel If old father WELLEs don't
exhibit more activity the rebels will soon
drive our merchant vessels off the ocean.
1t is stated that dispatches from Gen.
GRANT have given much encouragement
to the President and Secretary of War.
1t is stated in Washington dispatch,
that the President will Immediately call
out 100000 men under the Conscription
Act
Saturday evening the Consumption
Bill passed the Senate. All the House
amendments were concurred in. 1t is
stated that complete enrolment of all
the fighting men of the North will be made
Immediately and sufficient number of
men drafted to fill up the old regiments.
The First Pennsylvania Reserves are
state of mutiny, having refused to do
duty on picket in Virginia. Gov. CURTIN
recently made application to the War De-
partment to allow them to return home to
recruit, but his request was refused by
Secretary STANTON.
The rumOrs of decided changes in the
policy of the Government after the adj
journment of Congress, having recently
been so often repeated, and their necessity
peing so obvious, may be credited to some
extent. The utter failure of all the plans
of the radicals is well known to the whole
country.
The President has called an extra ses-
sion of the Senate to convene on the
9Th of March, for executive business, when
he will send in his new list of Brigadier
and Major Generals, thirty of the latter
and seventy-fve of the former.
GEORGE D. PRENTICE, in Cincinnati,
on his way to Europe, expressed the opin-
ion that Kentucky would be in possession
of the rebels the present month, and that
RosECRANs would be driven to the Ohio
river We trust his prophecy is not well
founded, but it is evident to all
who have watched the current of
affairs in that State, that the radical legis-
lation of Congress and the emancipation
proclamation have much discouraged the
Union men of Kentucky. Almost every
act of the abolitionists has shown an APP
parent desire on their part to drive that
noble State into the rebellion.
The Senate and House transacted a
large business, Wednesday. In the Senate
bills were passed admitting Nevada and
and Colorado into the Union as States, and
to organize the Territory of Idaho. The
House passed the Senate bill indemnifying
the President for suspending the Habeas
Corpus, and the members voted them
selves mileage for the present session, in
addition to the two mileages already re-
ceived.
We have report from a rebel sour ce
that a severe battle has occurred at Vicks
burg, with great losses on both sides, but
no decisive results We are inclined to
the opinion that the reported battle is a
canard.
From RoeEcRANs Department we
have the news of smart skirmish, in
which two regiments of rebel cavalry were
routed. A rebel report from Richmond
states that RosEcRANs has advanced as far
As Middleburgh, half way between Muir
'eesboro and Shelbyville.
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