Cleveland tri-weekly leader. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1854-1885, 1862-11-11

ting boys who; for the sake /
of little adventure, or to crafty
an idle Curiosity, leave their posts to re-
eannoitre on their own responsibility.
Three members Of q aPennsylvaniR regiment
we're thus taken couple Of days since,
and two Of the 9th Ohio narrowly escaped
yesterday. Men guilty Of leaving their
post are liable to severe punishment / be-
heve may even suffer death, but it is next
to impossible to cure an old soldier Of the
spirit Of adventure which the service gives
him.
There are many conjeetures as to the
intention Of the enemy Oh this point, not
few apprehending raid at any moment.
jackson, am informed, promised upon
leaving here that he would return in three
weeks. The time has expired, and non
committal secessionist here, yesterday told
one Of the members of the 7th that he kae1
the place would be attacked within few
days, and woman, who came within our
lines last night, was confident that the
enemy was within q few hours march Of
US. Nothing, however, has as yet occurred
to disturb the general equanimity, and you
may assure yourself, that in the event ofan
1 attack there will be no Niles or Ford found
here to disgrace our arms and peril our
cause by treachery, or cowsrdice, or both.
! The troops constitute the 18th
corps, Major General Slooum. The Ohio
regiments in the corps are the 7th, 9Th,
| 29th and 66th-aI of them In Geary's Di-
vision, and all pleasantly encamped on one
| of the plateaus of Bolivar Heights, about
two miles west Of the Ferry, except the
29th, which is doing Provost duty at Fred
erick City, Nd. As have said, it Is prob
able the corps will remain here during the
winter, or till the position Is out Of danger.
The health Of the Ohio regiments, at least
those now here, is unusually good, and II
they are so fortunate as 10 remain here
during the winter-and they are entitled
to a respite II any soldiers are-their
friends need not feel any concern for their
physical welfare. find considerable feel
ing among the officers and men with ref
erence to the question Of filing up their
respective regiments. Each regiment Is
Of course Jealous Of its distinctive num-
Der, under which 1t has Won whatever Of
glory and honor attaches to ii, and hence
consolidation Is bitterly opposed as unjust
and ungenerous. Another cause OF COM
plsint (very justly 80, too,) against con-
solidation, is found in the fact that very
many ofioers-men who have made their
way up from the ranks and bear the scars
Of many gallantly-fOught felds-would
be driven from their commands just as
they had reaped the reward Of their toll
and heroism. These considerations are
very weighty, and should have their in6u-
snee with the authorities. The regiments
should certainly be filed to their maxi
mum, and to this end the general express
sion is decidedly in favor Of transferring
the fractions Of new regiments now In
camp, or sending the drafted men, as Is
being done by Pennsylvania. It is the
opinion that any other course will have a
most demoralising influence upon the old
troops, and prove highly prejudicial tC
the army.
The following Is an exhibit OF the condi-
ton of the Seventh, at this date, as shown
by this mornings report: