Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-10-10
200 to 500 Rebels Killed.
This Mornings Report.
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Oct ..
Tribune's dispatch:
The report Of large rebel force des-
patched from the Potomac army westward
is unfounded
DetRchments from the Siokles brigade,
which have been securing lower Maryland,
report the dominant sentiment as violent.
ly rebellious. Not more than three Union
flags were seen.
Gen. Scotfs order, issued ten days ago,
for the release of Col. Blair, is not J ct car
ried into effect. He is still confined in the
barracks at st. Louis.
G. W. Cole, type founder, formerly of
Brooklyn, lately Of Richmond, left the lai;-
ter city two weeks since, uuder JEFF. Davis
proclamation ordering off foreigners, and
has arrived here.
BE left 1000 troops in Richmond, but
only three guns mounted. Three or four
hundred negroes were building numerous
forts. TWenty-one hospitals were full.
OF q Florids regiment eleven hundred
strong, only three hundred and tRenty an
swered at roll call.
There are regular mails to and from
Baltimore, New York, and other places
North.
800 pounds of agate type had just
arrived from the North and passed as
stereotype plates from the Methodist Book
Concern.
John Il. Lester, a native Of Connecticut,
and recently citizen Of Brooklyn, one
sloat, and other NOrtberners, we're engaged
in altering four hundred muskets a week,
and manufacturing sewing machines.
number Of internal machines had been
placed on the James River. There is
company manufacturing them in Rich
mond.
Joseph E. Streeter has been appointed
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of
Nebraska.
Herald's despatch:
Drs. Harneston and Swain, Of the 18th
Brooklyn regiment who were taken pris-
oners at Bull Run, arrived here this even
ing via Fortress Monroe from Richmond.
They were released on parole, and came
with the 81 wounded prisoners. They give
a most deplorable account of the condition
Of our wounded, and the manner they have
been treated by the rebels. According to
their accounts our prisoners have suffered
the torments of the damned, and the won
der is that any Of them are now alive. It
now appears that the 81 wounded whom
they released we're cases the rebel Doctors
could not cure, therefore they were per-
mitted to return home.
The Rebel Government had learned some
thing regarding the probable expedition
South, and produced the greatest excite
ment throughout the Gulf and Cotton
States. 1t was believed that vast numbers
Of the troops now in Virginia would be
called to tho respective States whore these
attacks were apprehended
There was great scarcity Of provisions,
and also of medicines Our wounded fire.
quently had to 60 without, in many oriti-
cal cases. Tea, coffee and sugar we're al
most impossible to procure for love or
money.
The question Of a successor TO JEFF. Davis
was being agitated throughout the South,
and the general belief was that Alexander
Il. Stephens would be agreed upon. The
feeble state Of Davis health was used as
an argument against him. In the event
however, Of a permanent restoration, IL is
the intention Of the rebel government to
make him a Lieutenant General.
The heavy rains of the last twenty-four
hours have swollen the river TO such an ex-
tent as to preclude its passage by the rebel
force. 1t can now be crossed only by the
bridges, all of which are in possession of
our army.
The official record of charges against
against Fremont have not yet reached head
quarters, and the case remains in statu
QUO. -
On Saturday last, by order Of Com. Cra-
ven, Lieut.. Cash, Q. S. N, with detach-
ment Of ten, accompanied by two detective
officers, proceeded to st. Mary's River on
the Jacob Bell, and on Sunday arrested
John Thomas Traverse, of St. Marys coun-
ty, who was charged with aiding the trans
portation Of men and provisions from the
Secossionists in Maryland to the rebels in
Virginia. While on the expedition, land
/ ing was msde ct Great Mills, eleven miles
from Pinney Point, and 81 cen miles from
LeonardstoWn, rendezvous Of the St.
Mary's county rebels. The mails were
seized, as well as the mail just arrived
from Baltimore.
The Post Master stated that thel --,ere
q number Of letters in the mail from ,Eir-
/ ginia. The party arrived here tonight,
coming up the river this morning. No
signs Of rebels in camp or battery were dis
coyerable at Matthias Point. At Evans
port, at the mouth Of the Quantice camp,
fires Of the rebels were seen three miles
along shore.
The balloon which was seen near Wash
ington 4 few days ago proved to be La
Mountains, which safely landed in Mary
land. Il appears that after rising to GER
tain distance, and finding the current right,
be cut the rope and rose to q height Of
three miles, obtaining complete view Of
the rebel camps and movements, which in
portant news ne has communicated 70 the
War Department.
SOUTHERN NEWs.
LOUISVILLE, Oct 8.
Richmond papers Of the 1st and Charles
ton Of the Sd inst, are received.
On the evening Of the 26th, Gen. Les