Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-10-07
lporiant Irom DC Western TeErItorIes.
This Mornings Report.
FROM WASHINGTON.

4IlDuue ulSpaJcn says:
Brevet Major General Wool arrived here
to-day and reported to tho Secretary of
War. The bar-room directors Of our affairs
in Missouri greeted his coming as the high.
est evidence that Gen. Fremont has been
superseded, and would speedily be brought
here to confront Court Martial but they
are grossly mistaken. The facts in this
whole case are these: Gen. Wool was or
dered here for consultation, and Gen.
Mansfield sent to take temporary command
of Fortress Monroe, that being a military
point Of too much importance to be left
even day without an experienced COM
msnder. Gen Wool this morning had an
interview with the President the Secretary
Of War and Gen. Scott. No new command
has been assigned him, nor has Gen. Mans
field been ordered to remain permanently
at Fort Monroe.
No Cabinet decision has been arrived
at on the Missouri question, but within
the next forty-eight hours the Administra-
ton will decide either to supply Gen. Fre-
mont with reinforcements, arms, and
money asked for, or supercede him. If
the latter, Gen. Wool will be ordered at
once to st. Louis 10 take command, and in
that case men, money and arms will be
sent on. 1t is still believed, however, that
Gen. Fremont will not be superseded un-
less the next news from Missouri is of an
unsatisfactory and disastrous character
Our troops breakfasted this morning six
miles beyond Alexandria, on the Fairfax
Road. A large detachment went to break
up nest Of 1900 rebel cavalry, who were
plundering the Union farmers of the Dis
trict and turning them out of their homes.
The rascals, spprised of the expedition,
got into their saddles at daybreak, just in
time to receive the fire of our head files
The wounded fell in numbers, but were
thrown on to their horses and carried off
The church was used as barracks, the beds
on the floor being yet warm.
From the church for many miles west
north and south reconnaissance was made,
which showed that there we're no large
bodies of troops this side of Occoquon. The
reconnaissance was pushed about miles
further into Virginia in this direction than
any made since Bull Run.
A dispatch from Gen. Mcdowell this
evening to Gen. Mcclellan, says that Lieut.
A. J. Seigler, of Stewards cavalry regiment
! (rebel) has just been captured by the pick
cts Of the New York S5th. He gives but
little information but says JEFF. Davis and
| Besuregard, Johnston, and g. W. Smith,
late street commissioner Of New York, now
| agent in the rebel service, were at Fairfax
Court House yesterday reviewing the
/ troops.
Herald's special:
A report has been set on foot here to.
night that Gen. Mcclellan is about to start
to Kentucky to take command of that De-
partment, under the impression that there
is to be no occupation for the army on the
Potomac. There is no foundation whatever
for the report; at least nothing is known of
such q movement at Gen. McClellan's head
quarters.
This afternoon party of rebels, evident
ly makinga reconnaissance on the Virginia
side near Great Falls, halted and opsned
FIRE upon our forces on the Maryland side,
commanded By Gen. Mccall couple of
ParrOtt guns were Immediately placed in
position, and about six shots from each of
them threw the rebels into confusion and
put them to flight before they were able to
do any harm 10 our men.
AdVices were received this morning from
S. Grant, army contractor, dated Santa Fe,
Aug Goth. He informs the Government
that Forts Buchanan and BreckinTidge
were destroyed by fire by Lieut. Moore tc
prevent their falling into the hands of the
rebels. Fort Mclean had been abandoned
and Fort Fillmore had been treacherously
surrendered.
Baylor, who belongs to the rebel band
!, claims to be Governor of Arizona.
Grant raised the stars and stripes over
his rancho, and dressed his mule trains
with small flags in the face of the rebels
} His mules, wagons, trains, and army out
J FITS have been seized by the rebels.
The rebels and Indians are devastating
, the whole country.
J information has been received by the
; Government that the British steamer Ber
! muda $500 tons burthen, which was sew
ersl weeks ago reported to be fitting out t
/ carry arms and provisions to the rebels
: has succeeded in running the blockade an(
, entering the port of Savannah with largl
E and valuable cargo Of arms, ammunition
= provisions, clothing and military stores.
: The World makes the following state
5 ment:
The city is not yet purged of traitors
7 and they still maintain themselves unde
& tected near officers high in power. An oc
I currenee by which the night expedition
a against Mqnson's Hill miacarried in it
: main purpose demonstrates this fact. Gen
Mcclellan did not subject 20, 600 men to
night march with no other object than th
! occupation Of an unimpoFtant hill. Hs he
! formed plan to capture the 5000 or 500
! rebels who were in that vicinity, and ha
! arranged certain signals to be displaye
: from Washington in case any unforesee
occurrence should cause the expedition
be abandoned at the last moment. Ger
L Mcclellan did not confde his plan to an
q but very few prominent officers, who's
k cooperation was necessary. What was hi
Of indignation, then, when he vas on the Gel
!, personally experimenting the movement
n Of the forces, to see the signals from Wasl
A ington requiring the troops to remain