Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-11-30

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THR SOUTH CAROLINA SECESSION ORDINANCE.
A Autographed fac sinlils Of the ordinance
Of secession passed by the South Carolina
Convention, and which was taken at Port
ROYAL, Is now framed and suspended in the
Navy Department Il is threefe In length
bytwo and half feet in breadth, and is 6
valuable addition 70 the list OF trophies now
In possession Of the Government.
THR srosE FLnEF aogE TO CHARLESTON AND
SAVANNAH. a-aa as.
The stone feet that lelt the Eastern ports
recently. sailed direct for Charleston and Sa-
vaansh. in the channels of which they will
be sunk. Perhaps by this time they have
reached their destination, and the blockade Of
the ports Of those ambitious rebel cities has
been rendered effectusl for many years to
come-so efectual as to satisfy the extreme
views Of JEFF. Davis on the subject.
CHANGE OF TONI.
The captures Of the two arch traitors, Mason
and Slidell, begins TO tell on the high-toned
secession society Of Washington. Their hala
ton begins q take in sail and dFift painfully,
as the wind blows northeast. The fashion
able nabobs and bankers Of the Capital who,
buta few weeks ago, sneered at the PaTpsRu
vulearity Of the present occupants Of high
places, with characteristic serVility now seek
to insinuate themselves into the salons of the
White House and Of the memberg of the Cab
met. The so-called diplomatic salons, which
made Il duty TO get up show Of servile
irritation for the sake Of Lord Lyons, have
now become reconcilei to the act of Capt
Wilkes. This Is even the case with one Of
the most thoroughly SecessiOnisteliques the
Diplomatic complexion the very society
which the iIl-tongued Oount,so well known to
the American public, and from whose mali
cious observations nobody escapes, calls ''the
little Richmond"
A LIVELY sEIRMIsH WITH TIE REsEIs.
This morning Capt. Rowland, while
scouting near Hunters Mills with two COM
panies Of Freidman's Cavalry, sent forward
Lieut.. Andrews with squad TO reconnOitre,
who soon returned reporting that a large
force of rebel infantry was in ambush await
ing the arrival of our troops. Our men then
retired About O'Clock this afternoon Capt.
Bell, with company Of the Third Pennsylvs-
mia Cavalry, while accommodating near the
same place, was attacked by great number
of the enemy hidden in the woods, on both
sides Of the road, and Eve vOllies were
interchanged by the parties, when our troops
fell back. General Fitz John Porter, being
informed Of the afsiF, sent out the Ninth
Massachusetts,, Fourth Michigan, two com.
panies Third Psnnsylvania Cavalry, and
Grif6n's Battery, as reinfOrcsmentsI and
ordered Wheeder's Rhode Island Battery
and the TWenty-second Massachusetts In
fantry TO be ready 10 move. On the srriv-
al Of our forces the enemy retreated, but
tried to intercept them when returning, by
q side road. Fire vas opened BY both par
ties, and the rebel leader was shot
A dozen Of our men fell from their horses
whether they we're wounded or not is
unknoWn-and we're left behind. Lieut.
Ford, Of the Pennsylvania Cavalry, and
forty-hve men, are missing, but many viii
probably find their way to camp. Ser
geant Parker was badly injured. The en-
emy we're uniformed like our troops. Sew
eral horses of both parties we're killed, and
horse Of the rebel commander oaptured.