Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-07-12
This Mornings Report.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

NEw YORK, July IL
The Herald has q special this morning
stating that the arrest of Col. Thomas by
the new Union police Of Baltimore, has
nipped in the bud scheme for the seizure
Of one Of the steamships leaving New
York, in the same way they captured the
/ st. Nicholas, but others of the gang of
steamship pirates are at liberty.
The Secretary of War has finally decided
to detail those officers captured in Texas
and discharged in parole, for duty st Forts
Kearney and Laramie. This duty will not
conflict with their oath. Government in.
tends 10 send a sufficient force 10 those
points, and others along the Overland
route, to fully protect mails and property
of citizens. A considerable force of vOlun-
teers will be sent 10 Salt Lake.
From sdvioes just received, trouble is
apprehended in the Nevada Territory by
the resistance of some of the people 10 the
exercise of Gov. Nye's Federal authority
The MermOns are said to be at the bottom
Of this movement.
Fremont had an interview with Scott
yesterday, and expects to leave for st.
Louis in a few days, Kit Carson win prob
ably Join him.
In brush between The pickeis at Great
Falls few days ago, some Of the LIST Mas
sachusetts Regiment with long rites killed
two of the enemy. e-.f % .-..s..E
The rebels have camped near. Great
Falls, and it is supposed are endeavOring
to plant batteries.
Friends of General Lee report that he
has resigned, and will be found on the side
Of the Unionists in Virgins. Is
A gentleman who arrived here to-day
from Virginia reports that there are two
regiments at Leesburg, one South Carolina
and one Virginia.
1t appears that while our regiments aV-
erage about 1000 men, Southern regiments
do not average over $50. as saa y
There were at Leesburg 100 troops sick
in the hosnitRl 1ha- -SasasA--G -Ga.@l;-i--..-
,hore has been a severe quarrel DetHee5
10 10 Jeioher. Gov. Wise, Magruder ana
PoTar % A PRYOR. jeff Davis was called ln
- ssttIe the matter, and laid den. Les on
a. shelf This enraged Gov. Letcher, VINO
:. s,;II inactive and Indifferent to the sue
80 ~ The rebels. This information con
sros the dispatch that Lee had lelt lnt
nabeIs and was now in Western virgins
). roisinO a force to sustain the Unlen.
TofF Davis not only snubbed Col. Lee
A ~ ogainat the protest Of Gov. Letcher
. SGsorIder was delsiled to command IN
|. p.bsl force in Eastern Virginia 1e'
I, vice 10 command in Western Virgins
y "a Cen Beauregard was assigned TO N
= oonornand of the center column at ManA'
le sas. - hora md,
& The lille of the Lane Guards, TO De Gun
:. - of rafugees from the despousm
r. rsbsIs in the Southern States, 10 pe
An sotr, sneeial duties, principally aeeeclli
=; - snies in our midst. Gen. bucKnS
nd of Kv,i is here endesvOring to reeOmnel
no tba armed neutrality policy, which althSu
in nronosed originally in good taltn Dy ~
Ibe Ea5trckians. has been used BY the heO
nj os a cloak for their operations. II Is "
nd Lnown that the Kentucky State u S9aIu
,ad entirely under rebel influences, ana "O'
: ,,nouestionably make the pretended
in t-aiitv Advantageous 20 the rebels.
IL Home Guard is organizing indePe
the ent of Gen. Buckners forces, EhiGn en- VI. WI
Tere amply sufficient to protect the oniOn
the from any mschinations OF the reDsIJ 1'.lLor
hioh worlds special large num- IuI'I1 u
D Of clerks were removed from INC AANO
9TH to-day. AZ nsnortm
sent Many removals TVH sHS = g,
P. are expected from operations OF thg SP'
{ the Committes raised BY the House, Dus
the Gommittee intend sitting during re
and will not be ready to report reiore
81 7 have high authority for asserting
aevernment refused Congressman
o. spy commission to go to Richmond,
as at Vas distinctly informed no eomPIS
ed se- wonld be rendered and none enteTta
Shots If he visited Richmond it would Dc
znown L,;Hote citizen. ct -lzf sL s
IN i'm Times special dispatch says; -,
'unted The proposed postal treaty DetWe'
X. Unjted States and Mexico, respecting
place neootiations have been pending aoE
IS dam IsI,s lad fallen through, for the p
I'd. at least Postmaster General Blair
sss -stipulations which Mexico cam
csde There is no immediate pres
direct mail facilities with Mexico