Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-06-07
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MILIrARY NEWS IRON wAsHINaTON
This Mornings Report,
FROM WASHINGTON.
WAsHINdToN. June

WAsHINGToN, june 5.
Especial to Tribune. A person recently
from Richmond says that troops march at
night without music. Journals are forbid
den to chronicle these secret movements.
Union men are in jsil as hostages for the
safety of secessionists in the hands of the
Government.
Many of the cannon at Norfolk have been
removed and deposited along the line for
fear of falling into the hands Of federal
troops when Norfolk shall be taken.
The brothers of Col. Ellsworth's assassin,
are believed to be the murderers of our
,pickets. AtYarious points they are said to
have a company Of ten or twenty men finely
mounted. Fairfax County will be represen-
ted in the Wheeling Convention by Unionists
who have been driven from there. A man
whose assumed name was William, an agent
of the Government, was arrested at HarpeTs
Ferey yesterday, and Immediately hung as a
spy. 5,I rr'I cQ.5rl.F LIZ. u
Private despstches from an officer in that
vicinity affirm that the total number of dis
union troops at Harper's Ferry on Monday
morning did not exceed 1000.
Nearly all were little more than half
diseased, and all only half fed; almost
half were either entirely without arms, or
armed SO as not to efficient
Dispatches from our Ministers abroad
give gratifying evidence Of better feeling
towards our Government. Tbs united SEN
timent of the North, the firm, dignifed, but
temperate tenor of the instructions from
the Department Of State to our Diplomatic
Corps, has convinced foreign Cabinets that
we have courage, spirit and resolution al
home, and will vindicate our rights, honor
and territorial integrity abroad.
Il Is said the Austrian Cabinet have de-
clined to receive Mr.. BuFlingame. His
rejection is from his agency in procuring
the passage Of the bill raising the SsTdiniap
Legation 10 full mission.
Worlds special dispatch, 9th, says:
A large amount Of rolling stock from the
Penna r. R. has arrived here to be used
in transporting troops aud munitions OF
war in the contemplated advance upon
Manassas.
Orders have been issued tonight for three
transport steamers to be fred up, and kept
ready at a moments notice. Dr. Canta q
well known physician of this city, was cap.
tured in Maryland, tYenty.sYe miles above
the City, by a party Of Virginia seeessionists
yesterday, which caused considerable ex'
citement,
The Govsrnmsnt Corps Of Fslsgraphiu
Engineers, under the superintendence o.
l Mr.. Alfred D. Talcott, commenced to-day
re-erecting lines extending along the Or
ange and Alexandra Railroad, and havi
proceeded as far as Clouds Mills, aboql
four miles from Alexandria. -.4 .Tf
Several of the rebel prisoners, now con
fined on board the POWhr ttan st the Nav
Yard, sent petition to Gen. Mansfield to
night asking to be permitted to take tn
oath of allegiance, so that they may be re
leased.
phe Common Council Of Petersburg ha
voted to enroll ali the white males in tn
city from 16 to so years old.
Herald's special.
| The position of Mai. Gen. Banks wa
| finally settled to day. The Presiden
against all argument to the contrary
backed by Gen. Scott determined that Ger
Banks shall take the field at the head Of
column operating on the coast in cennel
ton with Gen. Butler. Gen. Banks wi
/ assume his command at once.
1t is reported tonight, authorsuVel,
that Federal scouts had captured a reb'
agent just this side of Harper's Ferr,
with $500 which was to pay the troOI
} ct Harper's Ferry.
Information was received here this morl
: ing of the destruction of the Baltimore az
: Ohio Railroad bridge across Sleepy Cree
! on the borders Of Maryland, and about
miles from Harpers Ferry.