Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-11-30
This Mornings Report
FROM WAsHINGTON.


.a- WAsHIEsToE, Nov. %.
The report Of Major Belger, Quarter
master at Baltimore, Is satisfastory 20 the
Department, showing that he has dispatch
ed the forage Of two hundred and three
vessels by railroad to Washington within
the last thirty days, being an average Of
two thousand tons daily, besides large
amount Of stores to the Subsistence De-
partment @
Special to the Tribune:
Adjutant General Thomas sent out In.
struotions TO day to Gen. Sherman in Beau
fort to take possession Of an the crops on
the Island, cotton, corn, rice, SO as 3 mil
itary act, and to ship the cotton and such
ether crops as were not wanted for the ar
my to New York, to be sold there for 40
count Of the Government.
Gen. Sherman was also directed TO use
the negro slaves to gather and secure the
crops Of cotton and corn, and to erect bis
defences at Port Royal and other places on
the Island.
Gen. Summers division consists of Gen.
| HoWard's and the Irish Brigade, two more
| New York and one PennsylVania regiment,
with suitable contingent Of cavalry and
infantry. 1t marched last night to its po-
sition, which is between the divisions Of
Gems. HeintzlemRn and Franklin, the
former having been pushed some distance
further down the river. 75
Herald's dispatch:
There is q report here to-day that the
rebel steamer Nashville has run the block
ade OF Charleston, and entered that port
Eiths valuable cargo, consisting Of BO0lens,
arms, wires for telegrsphio use, salt, SO.
While this report comes only through
rebel channels, there is reason 70 believe
it, as one Of our COnsuls notified the Gov
ernment some time since that the Nashville
was loaded in certain foreign port, and
was intending to run the blOeksle.
Government is expecting neWa to arrive
from Pickens in about two days.
The War Department Is hourly expect
ing tho announcement from Gen, Sherman
that be has taken possession Of the rebel
fortidcations commanding the entrance to
st. Helena Sound, abeut Is miles north Of
Port Royal, and commanding the outlet Of
the CoosaE and 0smbshee rivers, thus Sc
curing entire control Of all the approaches
from the ocean to the cluster Of sea islands,
and affording another arena for 9 move
ment toWsrls the interior Of the Palmetto
Kingdom. -a
The rebels are already falling back from
the Potomac before the slow but certain
advance of the Union forces. They hardly
, offer any resistance TO the passing Of oul
, vessels. Many have come up within the
!. last few days, loaded with COAL to such al
t extent IS to lower the price Of that article
from $40 to 81.
The Reliance came up to the Navy YarC
from Indian Head last evening. Captain
Hammond reports that just before he left
; at half past one o'clock, q heavy fire wa
l.. opened from the rebel batteries at Shipping
: Point. Three or four shots were fired Whil
the Reliance was in sight or hearing
Nothing could be Rscertained in regard &
the object the rebels were firing at. NJ
: vessel appeared beyond Stump Greek, ant
consequently the supPosition is that tn
batteries opened on the Maryland shore.
9 Times dispatch:
I Letters received from prisoners Of III
California regiment now in Richmond
:, show that but few we're killed at the battl
G Of Balls Bluff. Many whom 1t vas sup
posed had been killed are now prisoner
b there, and it is confidently asserted by th
{ officers that so will include the whole mum
8 Der Of dead from that regiment.