Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-07-08
BREcKINRIDeE Thrown OUT OF NIL
ITARY COMMITTEE IN SENATE.
Serious Riot i'm WASH
ingtOn.
IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING FROM
THE CAPITAL.

iTeleRrapnlc correspondents Sie'ehhu A
WAsHIEoToS, July G, 1861.
The Fourth having come and gone, and
tn, temper of Congress having been ascer-
tanned, the order to "Forward, March
will be heard in a day or two Everything
pOrtends a speedy movement of the Grand
Army. Old muskets have been exchanged
for new ones, and over 5000 rifles have been
distributed within the last three days to the
regiments which are likely to lead the van
of the army. The want of transportation
wagons, which was 50 severely felt, has
been in great measure supplied, and an N
manse number of teams have crossed over
into Virginia. With them have gone a great
number of ambulances for the use of the
sick and wounded. All this activity points
to a speedy and vigorous advance, and if all
predictions do not entirely fail, there will be
startling news within the next six days.
There are thirty regiments of Federal
troops now on Virginia soil, four having
crossed the Long Bridge to-day.
Eight batteries of flying artillery, Of six
guns each, will go with the army. In flying
artillery the rebals ara almost entirely de-
fcient.
The advance of our army will doubtless
be sharply contested. The rebels have
planted twenty heavy guns at Fairfax with
which to meet our troops.
The Federal soldiers are in the best of
spirits and eager for fighting. There are
no more complaints of poor clothes Or in
sufficient r~ations, and everything looks aus
melons. l.i4a i ~
There was the beginning of a serious riot
to day in this city, the following being the
facts. A Zouave was stabbed last night in a
house of iT-repute. His company hearing OF
it to-day, resolved to have revenge upon the
house. They accordingly set fire to it, and
also to three or four other houses in the
neighbOrhOod. The pOlice attempted to quell
the disturbance when they we're driven of
by the zOuaves5 who also drove of the fire.
men who zane to quench the FIRE. A large
force of cavalry and infantry was called out
to suppress the riot and succeeded in doing
50 after a sharp fight in which, strange to
say, nobody was killed.
Johnson, Of Missouri, who to-day was
sworn in in the Senate. hardly knew what
to do with himself. he is a seoessiOnist, and
will find no sympathy here, unless Yallan-
digham of Ohio comes to his assistance,
bringing his friend Breckenridge along. The
latter was invited to leave the Military Com
mittee his rebel ~sympathies being too strong
to be endured.
1t is not believed that any member of
Congress will attempt to offer any plan OF
compromise. Such a plan could not get a
dozen votes. 5I agsLE
Congress will make a short session. The
call of the Secretary Of the Treasury for
money will be promptly met to any desired
amount.
Never was there more general commenda-
ton of a public document than there is of
President LincOln's message. 1t is conceded
to be just what was wanted, from first to
last. What is singular is the fact that not
one of the Cabinet helped d7aw it up, or
even saw it, until its delivery. It is Abra-
ham Lincoln, and nobody else.
At trial of James riaed cannon to-day,
at which the President was present the balls
were thrown four miles, with the most salts
factory results.
No more regiments viii be accepted until
the Military Bill has passed Congress. This
will be done without delay.
The latest advices from England and
France arehighIy satisfactory to our Govern
ment, while Spain issues 8 strong prOclama.
ton against tbs rebel privateers. Even the
bnll-baiters refuse to recognize the pirates.
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