Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-10-04
War Items.

Captain Andrews, from ColdWater, Mich
I igan, was wounded in one Of the Maryland
battles. he drank what was supposed to
/ be whisky from q cantesn left by some
rebel in his retreat The Captain was bad
ly poisoned, and it was found that ,numer-
/ GUS other poisoned eanteens were left be-
hind, for the purpose of numbering our
! troops. The rebels had better complain of
Northern barbarism and dishonorl
The War Department is much troubled
as to the disposal of many of the old reg
iments that are reduced TO skeletons. A
| law Of Congress vests the authority to ap
point officers of volunteers or militia in the
| Governors Of States, and therefore the
new regiments cannot be Joined to the old
ones without duplicating the officers. In
New Hampshire it was proposed to over
come the difficulty by consolidating the I'd
and 4th regiments into one; but for some
reason the project fell through.
Colonel Foster, commanding a force of
Indiana cavalry in Kentucky, attacked
and routed a strong band Of gueTrrillas
at Ashbysburg, on the night Of the Doth
ult. Our troops killed five of the enemy
and made five prisoners; they also cap
tured lots Of arms, horses, camp equipage
and stores. But for the unlucky ground
ing of a steamboat in Green River which
had on board Federal infantry force, the
entire guerrilla band wonld have been cap
tUred.
A railroad train which left Corinth for
Iuka on the 24th ult., in order to save suit
ler's and cOmmissary stores there endan-
gered, was attacked, captured and burned
by gang of 200 mounted guerrillas. Six
or seven of our Ren were killed and many
more wounded and taken prisoners. Mr..
Wilson, the sutler, lost about $1,000 Oworth
of stores, and narrowly escaped with his
life. Travelling is somewhat dangerous in
that section.
The career Of the 2nd Wisconsin regi-
ment is practically ended. All that re-
main of the LOO who left Wisconsin
little more than year ago are ffty-nine
war-worn and battle grimed men. Almost
every blood-stained field of Virginia and
Maryland is enriched by the bones Of the
dead from that noble regiment. There
were ten enOverfOwing companies when they
left the State Every fight took away some
of them from the ranks. The hospital did
its share in the fatal work.
The Provost Marshal business has been
reduced to a system. There is to be a Sc
nior Provost at Washington, with an as
sistant in each State, whose duty it shall
arrest all deserters or stragglers and send
them to the nearest military post, as also
to appreheud all persons guilty of treason
able practices. Authority is given them
to employ the military force, sherifFs and
policemen in their respective localities.
THE Pennsylvanians think that Govern
or Curtin disbanded his militia too soon,
and should have retained them in service
for the defence Of the State frontier Phil
adelphia and Harrisburg papers alike seem
to doubt that the rebels have been sufi-
ciently whipped to put an end to their
scheme Of Northern invasion.
GENERAL Buckners report Of his opera
tiOns at Fort DOnelson, is very lengthy
He says the force in the fort did not ex-
ceed y, 900 men at any time.
Nearly all the rebel prisoners who es-
capped from Camp Chase, have been caught.
Eight were captured in Pickaway county
by two citizens.
More reports reach us Of the fitting out
Of naval monsters in rebellion. The last
is that two formidable iron-clads are near
ly ready, to be under the command of
Catesby Jones, who modestly promises to
sink every Federal gunbOat on the Gulf
Coast. If Jones is as good at fighting as
he is at Dragging, we may well tremble in
our shoes. But we guess that dog won't
bite very hard. He barks toe loudly.