The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-01-27
teen days. Their loss in killed and wound
ed was between 400 and 500.

cd was between 400 and 5OO.
Gen. Whiting had three wounds in the
thigh. Col. Lamb also, who had gone
into the fort with reinforoements and to
relieve Gen. Whiting on Sunday, is
wounded On Monday ever! thing was
quiet as Sabbath day. The dead were
being buried, and the wounded placed in
transports and field hospitals.
Savannah.
Gen. Sherman renewed the movement
of his force from Savannah last week.
The 10Th and 18th corps went in trans
ports to Beaufort on Saturday, the l4th.
The 18th corps, under Maj. General Blair,
crossed Port Royal Ferry, and with por-
ton of Gen. Fosters command, marched
on Pocota.igo. Gen. Howard, command.
ing that wing of the army, reported on
Sunday that the enemy abandoned his
strong works on our front during Saturday
night. Gen. Blair'5 corps now occupies a
strong position across the railroad, cover
ing all approaches east to Pocotaligo. All
the sick of Sherman's army are in good
hospitals at Beaufort and Hilton Head
where the genial climate affords advan-
tages for recovery superior to any other
place.
The peace and order prevailing at Saw
annah since its occupation by Sherman
could not be surpassed Few male inhab-
itants are to be seen in the streets. Ladies
and children evince a sense of security.
No instance of disorder or of personal in
jury or insults has occurred. Laboring
men and mechanics, white and black, are
seeking employment. The troops are
cheerful and respectful towards every one,
and seem to feel themselves as much at
home, and on behavior, as if in their native
towns. Trade is restricted, for the pres
ent, to actual military necessities. Many
ships with merchandise from the north are
waiting at Hilton Head for permission to 60
to Savannah, but Gen. Sherman has ad-
mitted only limited quantity Of supplies
required by his troops.
/ A mistake prevails at the North Of the
present inducement for commerce pre-
sented by Savannah. There are not yet
any large populations to be supplied for
credit or money. There are no commodi-
ties of exchange, and there can be no
great amount for considerable period.
All the cotton and products now within
Savannah belong to the government as
captured property, and stringent precau-
tons agains all supplies that might go to
the enemy have been made and will be en-
forced by Sherman. The cotton captured
in Savannah, Of which there lisa great deal
of Sea Island, has been turned over by the
Quartermaster TO Mr.. Trouper, special
agent of the treasury. The Quartermas-
ter General remains at Savannah to ex-
ecute tbs arrangements for its shipment.
(Signed) E. NJ STANTON.
The Andersonville Rebel Prison.
keeper.
This individual, S. B. DAVIS by name,
was arraigned in Cincinnati on Tuesday
for trial before the court martial, of which
Lieutenant Colonel WEBER is President,
and Lieutenant BOND Judge Advocate,
charged with being rebel spy. The cir.
cumstances Of his detection and arrest
were as follows:
A young soldier, Archibald Parker, of
the 10th Illinois cavalry, detected him on
q train going from Toledo to Newark. The
soldier had been q prisoner at Anderson
vile, and recognized his rebel friend.
Approaching him he said: SIS this not
Mr.: s. B. Davis9" "No, sir; my name
is Cummings" "Dont you live in Geor-
gia?" "No, sir; / live in Canada. Here
is my passport" and the suspected man
drew forth paper, having the appearance
of an official passport, giving the bearer,
Willoughby Cummings, permission to go
into the United States, except into the in
surgent States. The young soldier was
not satisfied, but did not press his inqui-
ries further just then. Cummings invited
him out to take drink at the next sta
ton, when he said: "You certainly are
the man who had charge of the rebel prison
at Andersenville. Cummings protested
that he was not; but the soldier kept
close watch on him. At the next eta
ton he found a train of cars waiting, on
which were number of soldiers. He went
over to them and said: "Boys, were any
of you prisoners at Andersonville, Geor-
gia?" Some of them replied they were.
"Well, said he, "Davis, who had COM
mand of the prison, is over here in this
train: come and see him." They went
with him, and recognized Davis at once,
saying, "How are you, Davis3 You are
not around feeding Yankees corn meal and
mule meat now" The fellow still protest.
ed bis name was Cummings, and again pro-
duoed his passport but he could not fool
the boys, and they compelled him to &C
knowledge that he was their cid keeper
Two of them guarded the car, and sent q
dispatch to the Provost Marshal at New
ark, where Davis was arrested on the arri-
val of the train. He had through tickets
for Washington, aad acknowledged be was
trying to get back to Richmond.
Relative to his arrest, the Columbus
Journal of Monday says:
Lieut.. Davis, whose capture was an
nounced in Fridays Joxrna1, has been
transferred to Cincinnati. He made full
confession, stating that he destroyed his
dispatches after he was captured. They
were written on silk and sewn on the in
side Of his coat sleeve. Watching his op-
portunity, he cut them out and burned