The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-11-11

A correspondent Of the Burlington (vt)
Times, writing from St. Johns, describes
the st. Adams robbers as follows:
The appearance of the prisoners them
selves, as soon as We had good view of
them, dispelled all ideas we might ever
have had OF their being Federal deserters,
bent on murder and rapine. They are all
manifestly Southern in looks and behavior;
all young men, the oldest not over twenty
five; good looking, and seemingly happy
and careless, they could be very we'll taken
tor band of "college boys" on ''bend-
er," hauled up before justice for repri-
mand. They looked frank and muscular
enough to be worthy sons of the "hunters
of Kentucky" and it hardly appears pos
sible that they could have been engaged
in the nefarious work they had just finish
ed. Not one of them shows the least sign
of dependency. They are all confident
that English law will release them from
the felon's cell, and even as we approached
the courthouse in the morning, we could
hear them sing right loudly "Annie of
the Vale," and kindred melodies.
Lieut.. Bennett II. Young, the leader of
the band, is a srnooth-faced young man,
with fine head, and shows his front teeth,
which are quite projecting, very much
when he talks or laughs Continually
grinning, he has the look of very pleas
ant dispositioned fellow, whom you would
least suspect of having murder and rob-
berry in his heart. He is evidently pos
sessed of great shrewdness and boldness,
and just the man to lead such an enter
prise. He is said to have just completed
a course of theological study on the
breaking out of the rebellion, when he
joined Morgan's band, which he left in
Kentucky about the time of the Ohio raid.
"Wallace, who is supposed to have been
the second in command, is a full faced,
dark cOmplexioned man of medium height
and wears black moustache and By
ron collar
Lieutenant Young has been recognized
by one or two Burlington gentlemen, as
one of the leaders in the disturbance be-
fore Strong's Hall, on the day Of the Union
State Convention.
Lieutenant Young has not yet shown
any commission from the Confederate
government, but says the document will
be produced at the proper time. The
other prisoners say that they have no pa
pers, but were in command of Young and
another officer who has not bee,. taken.
All the prisoners express regret at the
death OF Morrison, and say it was done
through mistake. They intended to
Shoot another man.
On the steps of Monett's Hotel yester-
day morning, noticed large stout man,
weighing something over two hundred,
with curly hair and thick whiskers heavily
tlnged with gray, whom, on inquiry, |
found to be the redoubtable and notorious
George N. Saunders, who had come out
from Montreal to manage the interests of
his Confederate brethren, just now expert
encing the tender Inequalities of Saint
Johns Jail. We had brief conversation
with him during the day, and learned that
he considered this most important case
in its Bearings on the rebellion He as
sured iae that these young men were all
con.eterates of the first families in Ken
lucky, and that had he known of this raid
beforehand be would have prevented it,
because it was on too small a scale.
1t is stated this morning by gentlemen
well informed as to the state of affairs in
the provinces, and knowing to the plans
OF the Confederate agents, that about two
thousand of the most trusty and efficient
soldiers have been detached from the va
ri0us veteran regiments of the OOnfed-
ate army, and made their way to Canada