Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-11-28
JoHN A. KAssoN.

lst Assistant P. N. General
Hon. r. ] Walker has addressed a let
ter to the editor Of the National RepubH-
can, which will appear In that paper ic
morrow, In favor Of Congress Immediately
making an appropriation FOR tho relief Of
Ireland, in view Of the impending famine
he concludes by saying that now when 50
many lrishmen are perilling their lives On
ths bsttle-6elds Of liberty In our defence,
when so many have already fallen, and
others ara iQamuFed Ia rebel dungeons, let
us show that We are not ungrstsful, and
when the next great conflict comes, a.
se0n il must, the Shamrock intertWined
with the Stars and Stripes will wave in
triumph over the field Of victory for Liber-
y and Union.
The 4ribune's correspondent says the re
ports sent about Blsnker's resignation are
ineorrsSti that Mcclellan and Blsnkers
command have the grestest confidence il
him, and his rssignstion would not be So
oepted il offered.
Ihe affsir grew out Of lsttsr sent by
BlsnkeF to Mcclellan, which oontsinsd eT.
pressions Mcclellan Tsbukei him for, but
said he presumed it was Blenker's imper-
feot kneFledge Of Rnglish which caused
the improper expressions.
The affair is considered satisfactorily
settled.
Two more scouting parties from The right
wing Of the army went out to-day, and hsi
s skiTmish With superior numbers.
Capt. Rowland, with Compsnies c and
party forward, who iiseoTeTed large
body OF rebel infantry tn ambush Capt
Rowland retired with bis foroe.
Capt. Bell, with between two sld three
companies Of the Sd Pennsyl7snis, Col
ATeTilrs cavalry, accommodating between
Vienna and Hunters Hill, vera attacked
By ths ambusosding enemy in the wood On
both sides Of the road. Five volleys we're
dTsd before our tTooPs, pressed b. superior
force, fell back.
A courier brought this news to General
Porter, to whose division the party BE-
lOnged. he sent forward the Sth Massaehu-
seiis, 4th Michigan, GriGa's battery, and
tEo more coupsnis5 from Col. ATerilrs
cavalry. At dusk al thu troops Fsturnsd.
Before the Eeinforoemeats reached Capt.
Bell, he vas again attacked by the enemy,
who attempted to cut him of. Shots were
again exchanged. The rebel commander
was shot and fell from his horse, which
galloped within our lines and was CAP
tursd. About dozen of CUR men drop.
ped and were necessarily left on the held-
Iieut. Ford, and forty.fve nsn, all Of
Col. AVsFilPs cavalry, are missing. Or
Derby Sergeant PsFkers horse vas killed,
snd the rider injured.
The enemy we're dressed ii dark blue
meriRo caps. They did not Wsit fol an
encounter with our Teinforesmsnts.
Heralds correspondence
Gen. Sumner has been assigned to the
command Of Division, to be composed Of
/ twelve regiments of Infantry, some Of
/ which are nov here in the provisional az
my Of the Pot0mse, and not yet formed IN
to brigsdes, and others are yet to arrive,
4 propoFti0Rats amount Of cavalry and sr-
tillery will be sttaokei to the division,
/ which win for the present Oooupy post
iien st Springfield, on the line Of ths
| Orange and Alexandria hsilrosd.
Col. Graham, Of the 9th regiment, Excel
\ sior Brigade, who WAS arrested for destroy
ing some buildings ct Matthias Point, II
bis late reeOnnsiter, has been honoTsbly
restored to duty by Gen. Mcclellan, and
ordered to join his rsgiment without delay,