The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-11-04
FROM THE SOUTH.
Outraxes Of Mosby's Guerillas--.Reb
els Claim Great Successes over
Grant and Butler.

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SEw YORK, Oct. 31.-The Richmond En-
9aircr of Friday contains the following official
news of on attack by Mosby upon heavily
guarded wagon train of the enemy near Bum
ker Hill, In which, although unable to bring
OFT any booty on account of the heavy guard
which attended it, he killed one General, cap
tured and killed vatious. others and made good
bis escape. 'N II :. D
Our readers will remember Gen. Dufle was
captured and seen alive afterwards by pris
oner who escaped. If dead. as the above rebel
dispatch states, he was murdered in cold
blood. ....
The Richmond papers gave out few days
since that MOsby would hereafter stretch to
trees prisoners whom he might take in retelia-
ton for the murder of several of his own men.
Gen. Duifie was the son of Rev. DIR. Duffie,
the eminent Presbyterian Divine of Detroit,
and entered the service at the first outbreak of
the rebellion.
A correspondent of the Richmond Enquirer
gives n graphic account of the defeat and
stampede OF Early on tho. 10th Of October at
Cedar Creek. His loss of 'hfty.seven cannon is
admitted.
NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-Richmond papers con-
tain accounts of fighting south of Petersburg
in the vicinity of the Boynton plank road, and
also Gen. Lees official report of operations on
both sides of the river.
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gagernent the repulse of the Union troops at
all points, with considerable loss in killed,
wounded and prisoners.
The rebel papers saw the attacks of General
Bntier were easily repulsed, but the move.
ments Of our lief. was surprise to them, in
which they lost considerably in prisoners.
SOOn however. it is claimed, the rebels raj
lied and drove back Grants men, taking about
200 prisoners. The fighting at this point is
represented to have been severe.
NEW York, Nov. J.-RichmOnd papers ac-
counts of the fighting south of Petersburg say
Gen. Hampton lost one son killed and one
wounded. They admit loss OF 400 prisoners.
Gen. Deeriug, reported killed. is unhurt.
New YORK, Oct. 3Q.-AmOng the latest eX-
tracts from rebel newspapers is a proclamation
of jeff. Davis naming the 10th of November
US national Thanksgiving day in his dOmin-
ions. In this document JEFF. Davis, while
claiming that thanks are 'due for the many
signal victories with which our arms have
been crowned, for the fruitfuness with which
our land has been blessed, and for the uum-
paired energy with which the hearts Of the
rebels have been inspirited," at the same time
acknowledges " that our Gins have merited and
received gricvOus chastisement for which the
soldiers of the Union can vouch, and that large
districts of the country have been swept over
and held by the armies of the United States"
That the colOred troops are q thorn in JET. q
side is shown by his statement that with
fiendish malignity the passions of servile
race have been excited by our foes
The Charleston Mercury reviews at length
the so-called peace theories of a. Fl. Stephens
and the rebel Congressman Boyce. In the
course of its criticisms it very frankly acknowl.
edges that the people of rebeldom live under
despotism that the rebel constitution has been
violated by the rebel Congress in the leyying
of direct taxes; and that the public faith has
been forfeited by compelling holders of rebel
currency to sacrifice one-third of it. Our late
military disasters, it says, have encouraged the
enemy