Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-10-08
startlLng News GrOm Cuba
AN EXPEDITION TO MEXICO
THE1R DEsIaNs UPON Ta1s COUNTRY
This Mornings Report.
FROM WASHINGTON.
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IT WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.
Tribune's Special:
The President has decided that hereafter
ell contracts and appointments for the
Western Department shall be made in
Washington in the regular way, and
through the ordinary channels. Brigadier
W. K, Strong will also be authorized to
make such changes in Missouri as Chief of
the staff as he shall deem best. Nothing
but the imperative demands Of public in
terests will induce the Government to su-
peroede Fremont
The Attorney General is unreserved in
his expression of opinion concerning Gen
Fremont, and does not hesitate TO pro
nounce his retention public crime.
A full oOneul ;atiOn on the whole subject
will De held to .saJrroW in Cabinet meeting
The publicity given to the resolution OF
the Savannah blockade, by the British
steamer Bermuda, is said to have proceeded
from Lord Lyons dinner table. Informa.
ton from the village Of Thompson, Conn,
gives me reason TO believe that part of
the freight Of this vessel was seventy tons
gunpOWder, seven hundred Enfield rifles,
ten riAed cannon, six hundred snd five
pair OF shoes, large quantity Of blankets
and clothing, and an extraordinary amount
Of quinine and morphine.
Remonstrances against her sailing and
completing her cargo we're made by Charles
Francis Adams in London, but the foreign
officers did not feel at liberty, or would not
see its obligation, to arrest the unlawful
voyage.
Col. Sir John De Courcey, distinguished
in the Crimsan War, has been commits
stoned by Gov. Dennison Colonel of the
Sixty-Eighth Ohio Regiment, and will
leave to morrow to take command. Cap
tsins John Mason and Crook, Of the regu-
lar army, are also to have Ohio Coloneloies.
A. NJ. Motherhood, Of Indiana, was yes
terday appointed Consul to Leipsic; Thos.
Foster, of Minnesota, to Tahiti.
! Times dispatch:
! Highly important sdVices have been re-
ceived from Cuba by the steamer Karnak.
! The Spanish war steamer Leone was wait
1 ing at Cadiz for the result of the Cabinet
4 conference relative to the European coali-
i tion against Mexico, that advices of the
ultimatum Of Spain might be Immediately
/ dispatched to the Governor General of Cuba.
In the meantime an expedition is being fit
( ted out at Havana for Mexico, under pre-
/ text Of going to San Domingo.
/ The expedition consists Of batteries of
/ howitzers and 10000 men, and will be
rOady to start by the latter part of next
month.
l It Is given on that Spain IS taking these
steps against Mexico cn heroWn RESPONSE
/ bility, but the adyices to which hsEe ac-
cess state definitely that the English and
French ere to send their quota Of men as
we'll as cooperate with their fleets in the
Gulf
The whole country will be startled by
the extentof this movement, and the end
the end in view. The regulation of Mexico
! is its least important object. It looks fur
\ ther north. ea
Tines dispateh:
GoY.S Sprague, Of Rhode Island, will tits
understood be promoted to Major Gener-
alship.
Gen. Stoneman, the Chief Of Cavalry in
Gen. McClellan's staf, will tomorrow or
der all COlonels of Cavalry to report to the
Examining Board for examination as tC
their qualifications. This excellent move
ment will be followed up by similar orders
to the Lieutenant COlonels, Majors, and
Company officers successfully.
There will be to morrow the grandes
artillery and cavalry review ever wines
sed on this continent. 1t will include si1
regiments Of cavalry and twenty complete
battery and artillery.
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