Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-11-12
TELEGRAPHIC.
CHARLESTON ATTACKED.
MAI. GEN. HALLECK APPOINTED
TO SUCCEED FREMONT.
NeWIy-AppOiRted BrigadierS,
DISPOSITION OF GENERAL
SCOTS STAFF.
Important Coast Movement.
COMMERCE WITH SOUTHERN
L0YALISTS.
The Cotton Trade TO be Opened.
An EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS TO
Be MADE.
This Mornings Report.
NeWIy-AppOinted BrigadierS.
DISPOSITION OF GENERAL
SCOTS STAFF.
Important Coast Movement.
COMMERCE WITH SOUTHERN
L0YALISTS.
The Cotton Trade 70 be Opened
An EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS TO
Be MADE.
This Mornings Report.
FROM WASHINGTON.

HAShAAdIOht NOV lUs
Gen. Sootts staff has been assigned as
follows;
Col. CullOm to staff of Major General
Halleok, with the rank Of Brigadier Gen
eral; Col Van Rennsalesr succeeded Col.
Scott as Inspector General; Col Hamilton
on the staff Of Mcclellan. Major Wright
takes command Of his regiment.
Among the recently appointed Brigadier
Generals are Morgan Of Ohio, and Colonel
Philip st. George Cook, who recently
brought hither his cavalry troops from
Utah. he is native and appointed from
Virginia.
Herald's dispatch;
Government has issued permits to par
ties in Rhode Island to trade with loyalists
on the Southern coast Vessels are fitting
out for that purpose, loaded with supplies
of various kinds, among which are salt,
clothing, and other articles Of necessity,
which it is expected will be exchanged for
cotton. This is q new feature in Govern
ment policy, and may lead to important
results.
Senator Simmons, Of Rhode Island. has
been the principal mover in this matter.
1t may be these vessels and others now
fitting out will also follow the expedition,
and as soon as an opening is made, and a
permanent footing obtained in South Car
olina or Georgia, cargOes of cotton will be
at once shipped to Liverpool and other
points. This is a very important move
ment, and has the full sanction of Gov.
ernment
Major General Hslleck hss been assign
ed to the command Of the Department of
the West and Gen. Buell. to Kentucky
The selection Of Halleok was made at the
suggestion Of Mcclellan, and il cannot be
long before the present condition OF things
in that State, under this able and expert
enced General viii assume q satisfactory
condition.
Worlds dispatch:
Special General Orders have been issued
directing that punishment of certain death
IN future be visited on any soldier found
sleeping on his post.
There is no little indignation felt here in
official circles at the attempt of Gen. Fre-
monts friends to intimidate Government
by the fabrication of dispatches, public and
private respecting the state of feeling in
the western army, not warranted BY facts.
If the report which reached here be true
Government ct one time had the alterna-
tive presented them of the mutiny or dis
persion Of the Western army if Gen. Ere
mont was not retained in command.
1t has been found that Fremonts friends
have been managing telegraph and news
paper correspondents in camp. The cor
respondent Of the st. Louis Republican is
known 10 be the author of most Of the bogus
dispatches, and it seems that he has been
riding and living at the Government ex.
pense for some time. It is said that he
will be arrested.
Tribune's dispatch:
Government has contracted for the man
ufacture Of large number of the Spring
held r1ted guns, and also breech loading
arms, to be made in this country.
These together with contracts authorized
abroad for immediate use, will soon give
q sufficient supply for ell present and fu-
ture wants Of the army.
Gen. Heintzleman, from the left wing of
the army, confirms the report that the rebel
troops are leaving the lower Potomac. and
moving southWard, seemingly to Carolina
and Georgia, which is the lcoked-for effect
OF descent on the Southern coast.
Times dispatch:
Government has resolved to release on
parole two hundred and fifty prisoners,
part of these captured at Hatteras,
to proceed South on a similar mission. If
they succeed, two hundred and fifty Union
prisoners now in the South viii soon be re-
turned to US, and the principle and manner
Of full exchange of prisoners will be
fully established.
Government is about to send money,
clothing, and comforts to Union prisoners
IN the South, if COnfederstes CO operate in
the measure. An answer to such PROPOSE
ton will be had from Richmond in q few
days.