Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-07-31
War Items.

It is said that Col. Farnham, Of The New
York Fire ZouaYes, has became insane from
the effects of exposure and hardships, aud
imagines himself constantly charging upon
the enemy's batteries.
The Richmond Eaguirsr has a glowing re =
port of the fight, and of the return of Davis
to that city. he pronounced the victory
great, glorious and complete, and said they
would whip US as often as we gave them the
opportunity. One consummate liar reported
that when they charged upon the Fi'e ZOu-
aves that body of dare-devils screamed
with terror and fed in the greatest eonster-
nadon."
An Irishman who arrived in Philadelphia,
from Richmond, reports that on Thursday of
last week, it was reported there that the
Federal army hsd fanked the rebels AMI
were In rapid march on Richmond. Presi-
dent Davis ordered the public records to be
packed up and sent to Raleigh, North Caro-
lima.
A salute Of twenty-one guns was fred, on
Wednesday, from Forts Moultrie and Sumter,
Charleston harbor, in honor of the Southern
success at Manassas. On Tuesday the Con-
federate flag was hung at haILmast from
both forts, and guns were fred hourly from
each, in testimony of respect to the memory
of the Southern soldiers killed in the battle
A letter is published in the Southern pa
pers, written at Staunton, Va, in which the
condition of the Southern troops who made
their escape from McClellan's clutches is thus
feelingly described:
81 am told our boys are nearly naked
they are hatless and shoeless, their feet bleed
ing at every step. Dr.. COnOly says theii
condition would make the stoutest hear
weep; but it is well they did not have theil
new clothes, or they might have lost then
also.
ifThe people from here sent out forty wag
on loads OF clothes aid provisions, ard al
were LOST for they burned them before they
retreated, and killed their horses"
A DEVOTED CHID.-We find the follow.
ing in the Springfield illinois, Journal Il
is truly
A TOUCHING IEoDEST.-We learn thai
when Capt. Hotchkiss was wounded at Mon
roe his little daughter, a girl about eight ol
ten years old, went from her home to where
the captain was lying at the Seminary a
Monroe. She was unremitting in attentions
to her father. On Friday evening last bel
father was taken from Monroe to Hannibal
On the way the train was fred upon by
party of rebels. When the firing commenc
ed the devoted child BEN her little body
over her fathers head to shield him from
danger or death.
A YANKEE Box IN THE REBEL Army
Among the enemy's wounded was q young
Massachusetts, boy, who bad received Sc
we're wound in the leg. He had been visit.
ing in the South, and had been impressed
into the ranks As soon as the battle be-
gan, be broke from the rebel ranks and at
tempted TO run down the hill, and eros.
over 70 our side. His own Lieutenant saG
him IN the act and shot him with q reYol
verl Listen to such a tale as / did
by the side Of the sad young sufferer, and
tell me II your blood does not boil warmer
than ever before. as you think, not Of the
poor deiuded followers, but Of the leaders
who for personal ambition and personal spite
began this in'ernal rebellion.
Major ]. J. Peck, of Syracuse, late of the
o. S. Army, has been rendered the Colonelcy
Of the peoples (EllsHorth,s) Regiment O
New York, which is beng raised By not
more that one recruit from each polling dis.
triot in the State.