Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-10-14
MCCLELLAN TOGO TO THE WEST.
Important from Harper's Ferry.
INTERCEPTED REBEL LETTERS.
What Beauregard and Bragg Say,
FROM WASHINGTON.

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Tribune's special:
From correspondence with General Si-
gel we have the following;
FyNInFAz- q H Dot 10 rL- rsr4ty aa11t
to Aldie to find the cavalry who attacked
our men on Thursday returned to-day.
They only found nine of the enemy, whom
they chased through Aldie to Middleburg,
but returned without effectiDg their cap
ture.
A number of parOled rebel prisoners,
residents of this vicinity, who had been
sent from the old Capitol prison here to
Richmond, reached here again to-day.
They report much feeling exists there
against JEFF. Davis's government; that it
was denounced in the bitterest terms.
Conscripts who reached these lines say
the people and soldiers are getting tired of
the rebellion, and would be glad to get
away if they possibly could.
Times special:
The news of the rebel raid into Pennsyl-
vania created intense excitement yester-
day morning and notifications were i'm
mediately issued for meeting of Cabinet
officers, at which the presence Of the Gen
eral-in Chief was requested. Whattrans-
pired, and the conclusion arrived at, are
Of course not published, but it is said a
dispatch was Immediately sent to General
Hooker requesting his presence at an ad-
jOurned meeting.
Rumors more than ordinarily definite
are afoat to-day assigning new parts to
prominent actors on the national stage.
The most pleasurable of these replaces
Secretary Stanton by General Banks, and
settles General Mcclellan to the West and
General Hooker to the Army of the POto-
mac.
By special dispatch from the Times cor
respondent at Chantilly, we learn Captain
Conger has made another reconnaissance to
AIdie and Middleburg, and ascertained
that there is q rebel force of about 10000
men encamped within a mile of the latter
place, consisting Of artillery, cavalry, and
infantry.
A movement in force of the enemy to-
wards CentreYille is anticipated and pro-
yided for.
A correspondent at Centreville gives the
result of reconnaissance made by Lieu
tenant Paul Won Koening of General ST.
gels staff. He left camp on Friday with
si1ty-six men, and returned to-day, hav-
ing passed through BrentonYille to Ellis s
Ford on the RappahapnOck. Lieutenant
Koening reports that the whole north bank
of the Rappahannock is strongly picketed
by the rebels, and even citizens are notal-
lowed to cross without passes.
The 10Th Virginia cavalry and two in
fantry regiments, are stationed at Culpep-
per, and strong picket at Falmouth
Kelly's Ford is strongly picketed, and
Warrenton strongly protected by frequent
visits of rebel cavalry. The bridge at the
Rappahannook station, this report states,
has been destroyed.
Tribune's letter from Harper's Ferry Of
the 10th, says:
Notwithstanding the apparent inaction,
I believe peremptory orders have been re-
ceived for one Of the largest and most i'm
portant movements of the war. Prepara-
tions are rapidly progressing, and within
the next week or ten days, the country
will doubtless be gladdened with intelli-
gence more grateful than the ancient re-
cord of call quiet in the army Of the POto-
mac.
General Couch has assumed the COM
mand of the2d division of Summers corps
His late division is now under General
Devens of Massachusetts.