Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-07-08


orders to occupy all the entrenchments on /
the Potomac, except those at Alexandria, the /
Regiments now holding them having orders
to move forward. |
The following dispatch has been received
here: --.l-v
MARTrxsRuRe, July 4th, 4P.M. |
We have intelligence here that Gen. John
son seems disposed to make stand at last.
He is directly in frOnt of Gen. Patterson's |
army, only seven miles off. His command |
consists of $4,000 men, of which GOO are /
cavalry. .goiiauaf5o,r Z .rzls..C |
Gen. Paterson must get up with him by
sunrise TO. morrow morning, unless be |
moves of again. g l.-sb.l ls..I s55gt
Burnsides Rhode Island Battery has
Joined Gen. Patterson. '-..- 81 b gg..g i
General Order No. 40 constitutes the
stste Of Illinois, and the States and Terri
tories west of the Mississippi River, onthis
side, to the Rocky Mountains, including
New Mexico, separate military oomman6,
to be known as the Western Department,
under oommsnd of Major General Fremont,
U, 8. a., with its head quarters At ST.
Louis, -8a 7o.f-sd ssf szs5 g3iFr III VIZ
: Is Is believed that Gen. Scott will take the
field when the army advances. 5-f-
I e
| the War Department to-dAy the prepriety of
sending force down the river TO take and
| bold Matthias Point. He was told u wait
1.-TWO or three days. This was understood 70
| mean that within that space Of time the ene-
my would have other work to do, which
/ would take of has attention from the POto7
mac and compel him to draw in his Advance
corps. Blds.ag1 bus -t1s-sy.Isf I'D vd
Worlds correspondence; Attorney den-
eral Bates has prepared an opinion at some
length conserving the power Of the Presi-
dent TO suspend the writ Of habeas corpus,
special reference being made to the Merri-
man case He. holds that the functions Of
the Executive, Legislative and Judiciary
branches Of the Government are 80 distinct
4 and final, that neither can clash with the
other, and that the preYioue Judgment by
the Supreme Court against the Executive
right of suspending the writ Of habeas cor
pus would not continue 9 binding PFeee-
dent. IN. ..-..E fC.I8I Ioot -4
The action of the President is fully en-
dorsed in the document -'e5-1-a ,..f.
The relations Of the Government with
Foreign Powers are understood to be so sat
isfsctory that the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations will report no resolutions
]
. It is believed that no compromise prODo-
sitions will be presented to either Senate or
House during this session. b. .fs-e, -l-a -.
4 Breckenridge will, no doubt, make a com
promise speech st an early day.. - -L
We have further evidence that forward
movement into Virginia is about to take
e place. ..1isl. u-.z.zz..l :, 111-,sI,.
e the Federal possession, and By . week IRON
that day our troops will encamp st Manas'
a sas. Il is not believed here that the rebels
will make any stand st Manassas ) June uno
. tion. ~ - ~. y,
War Department for 25, 600 Minnie mus
ID kets. 3 q - "a z i..'-- i.~'i-
:. The contest for Secretary Of the senat
is growing animated, and candidates in
I'd crease daily. Gen. Dewitt Clinton CierH
I'd Of VT. will doubtless be elected Col. FoE
=. ney is making vigorous efforts for the pc
sition. l5 8at Z. l-svaJ ETEz 81 -''
} Robert Morris, Of Phiiadelphis, has bee
II appointed Chief Clerk Of the House BY MI
So Etheridge. 1 sdi 1oi fc iloT 10 -4si
ut The Times correspondent says'our tFooI
% continue to cross TO Virginis, but he dot
not believe there will be an advance 4
some. uAy1.l AnC ACHOAa .eAN
Aer toward our lines snd entrenehing as the
come up, or rather preparing defenses
1l cover their retrest In case they are drive
see back. predict that they are to 60 ba'
,ngl without fight. ~ 3mls nl .gErd ssi
y They are gone hook and line, and mt
give way. We shall have great Victo
ing and no bloodshed. 7I5u11irsE
~ Secretary Cameron and Gen. Fremont ha
5eH gone to Fort Monroe. ton sai 55go -.oa
Herald correspondence: -li-
,o,,, Col. Blinken's Regiment of German rit
Viii form the advance of skirmishers. H d.
like A general movement Is to occur early
!, the coming week, but the precise time v
: of course, be made 70 correspond to the mo
ments Of the divisions Of Gems. MacfS Mcclellan
a. Patterson, ,55 f.ssst-i5.,, ~
Since the rank OF Major General
been conferred upon Gen. Lyon, of N
this souri, il is probable that Mr.. Blair will
.nks promoted 70 q Brigadier GeneralshiP,
Fere win soon resume the field. - -uoI
nent Mr.. Carlisle, in the House, rsceiTs
49,. dispatch from GOV. Pierpoint Of Va,
from / day, announcing that two Ohio Regime
hall had surprised nest Of rebels at Buekh
'tght non, Va, capturing 400, killing 80,
pan ar selling 2O0 horses oslA .fasm -l19
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