The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-02-24

prove good fighting on our side, and
vouchsafe to South Carolina the proud
privilege Of closing as she began the war
in triumph. The same paper believes that
within twenty days there viii be such
concentration of strength as to make the
Yankee commander tremble for his safety.
The Ricmond Eransiner of the 10th,
says at Kingsville, Sherman would be able
to destroy the Columbia and Charlotte and
Wilmington and Manchester Railroad.
The E,ransiner of the 18th has a long
article against the use of negroes as col
diers, but leaving the responsibility to Lee
who has urgently called for large force
of them. - "a, -. II. oil a.1g, l..s
The Whig of the 10th states that Sher-
man has got somewhat the start of their
forces, and an apprehension is felt at Co.
lumbia that he would reach there before
he could be overtakeD. Echols has sue
ceeded Breckenridge in command in East
Tennessee. p
|. WASHINGTON, Feb. l9.-Richmond pa
pers of the 18th have been received. The
Dispatch of that date says that between
two and three clock on Wednesday morn
ing, there was some mortar firing on the
Petersburg lines near the Appomatox
This was something of novelty, as for
months past mortar firing has been discon-
tinped. With this exception nothing of
interest has occurred. Scouts from Grants
army report all quiet within the enemy's
lines. ...4.r,. ...F.-a,
No dispatches were received at the war
Office yesterday from South Carolina We
are consequently uniformed of the state
of affairs in that region. "a a.
The following is copy of Gen. Lees
order on assuming command of the land
forces of the Confederate States:
HEADQUARTERS CONFEDERATE ARMY,l
....s. 4 February, g., 1866.
a.. GENERAL ORDER NO. 1. =.
In obedience to General Order No. 8, Feb. 6,
the Confederate States. Deeply impressed with
the difficulties of the position, and humbly in
voking the guidance of Almighty God, rely
| for success upon the courage and fOrtitude of
the army, sustained by the patriotism and firm
ness of the people. I am confident that their
united efforts, under the blessing of heaven,
will secure peace and independence. re-
The headquarters of the army, to which all
special reports and communications will be
addressed, will for the present be with the
Army of Northern Virginia. The stated and
regular returns and reports of each army and
department will be forwarded as heretofore to
the Office of the Adjutant and Inspector Gen
eral. r, r. e. LEE, General.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-The Richmond
papers of the 18th have the following |:
Deserters state that Grant has sent 1000
men to City Point recently, and it is sup
posed they are to be'sent to Newbern to
reinforce Sherman or Terry. -,r.n
| A Kingston, N. O., correspondent learns
that the Yankees are preparing an expe-
dition against Weldon. Five locomotives
and railroad iron have certainly been
landed at Morehead by the Yankees.
| Jones City, N. O., wasvisited last week
by Yankee raiders and all the provisions
carried of. .arfr- a ........
i By the blowing up of the rebel truce
boat on the James, two negroes and five
men were killed and two soldiers drowned.
Two soldiers, together with eight of the
ambulance committee, were saved. l j.,
Mosby was in Lynchburg on Wednes-
day and would soon join his command.
The Augusta Chronicle advises the citi-
zens to resist the burning of cotton there.
The paper is denounced as Yankee con
Germ. 81, $50
New YORK, Feb. 20.-The East Ten
nessee correspondent of the Richmond
Wing says that many rebel soldiers are fall.
ing into the hands of the enemy's scouts.
67 North Carolina homeguards were re-
Gently captured near Taylorsville. No
resistance was made la
The rebel reserve forces along the noun
tains, the correspondent says, do not seem
to amount to much, as they are continually
gobbled up. us' nt ~ :
Much dissatisfaction exist3 among the
grain growing shareholders at the orders
conscripting so many of their negroes
for the service, and it seems cruel to
take the few slaves left out of the vast
number they held two years since. Since
this demand was made at least three
quarters of the negroes have gone over to
the enemy. Farmers are now without
the means Of cultivating their farms.
The enforcement of the CONSUMPTION act in
East Tennessee placed 1000 fighting men
in the ranks of the Federal army, who
would otherwise have been at home good
citizens. Probably 1000 were dragged
into the confederate service, who have
generally proved nuisance to the govern
ment. .a .r,.: a
The negroes daily running away will
come back in short time armed and in
the enemy's ranks. This is the policy of
our weak and silly congress. To have
armed the negro should have been the
policy of the government two years since.
The Petersburg Express says we learn
a Yankee force Of about 500 have again
occupied Suffolk. Their pickets extend
about three miles from the town in the d.
recticn of Blackwater. A raiding party
went out from Suffolk some days ago, and
visited Chuckatuck and Smithfeld, doing
considerable damage through the country.
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