Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-08-05
FROM WASHINGTON.

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Special 10 POst:-In answer to a deputa-
tion Of prominent citizens who waited on
the President to-day to urge the acceptance
Of negro regiments, Lincoln replied that he
could not accept negro regiments, but wo d
accept as many as were offered aslaborers.
This, misunderstood, is the settled policy
Of the Government.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.
The steamer Wyandank has brought up
eight prisoners and Eve refugees from the
neighborhOOd Of the Rappahannock. The
prisoners were taken during the past week
and were engaged in transporting goods
tcross the Chesapeake and Rappahannock,
10 the rebels. The Wyandsnk, few days
since, oVerhauled the schooner Mail Of
Brooklyn, for violating the blockade by
trading with the inhabitants south Of the
Rappahannock. She was loaded with an
assorted cargo, consistingofshoes, salt, &C.,
and had large quantity Of wheat on board.
Martin Rayner, the captain, and H. Cham
berlain who appeared 10 be the business
man, were taken on board the Wyandank
and we're brought up with the other pas
sengers. The schooner was towed up to
the yard yesterday. One day last week,
acting masters mate, Sheridan, Of the Wy
andank, with boats crew from the Free
born, captured of Georges Island, two ca
noes witch were conveying salt. They
were accompanied by two men who were
making their way towards the land Of
Dixie.
The two men were sent on board the Wy
andotte and brought up to the city.
The Reliance few days ago captured a
canal boat in the RappahannOck in the
neighborhOod Of Urbanna, with a mail Of
about 40 letters, addressed mostly to Off
GERS and men Of the 50th Va Regiment
near Richmond.
The letters seem to be mostly Ofa private
character, and from the fact that many Of
them are enclosed in envelopes which have
been turned and on the inside bear direc-
tions TO parties at Heathsville, Northum-
berland Co., Va, ii is quite certain letters
have been forwarded from that place.
Several of them have the post mark Bal
timore on the inside and were undoubted-
ly sent from that city to be forwarded to
Heathsville Gne of them is directed to
Capt Hiram Cole and asks him to send
some Of Uncle Sans green-backs from
Richmond, the wfiter being under the
impression that the officers and soldiers Of
the rebel army made themselves rich by
rObbing federal killed and wounded Of the
money they had on their persons.
Several refugees came up on the Wyan-
dank. They all reside in Middlesex cOun-
ty, and were at one time in the 55th Vir-
ginis regiment, but when that regiment
left Fredericksburg for Richmond they de-
serted and returned to their homes, where
they have been living for two months past.
On Monday last, hearing that the rebel
cavalry were to scour the country, all but
one made their escape and came to our
gunboats for protection.
Rev. 7. K. Conrad, who has recently
been preaching for the Southern Metho-
dist Church, has been arrested by the Pro-
vost Marshal and sent to the Old Capitol
Prison. The charges against him are,
holding communication with the enemy,
and attempting to induce his scholars to
enlist in the rebel army.
Information has been received at the Ma
w Department Of the capture Of two rebel
vessels near Berwick Bay, by the United
States steamer Hatteras.
The following additional officers have
been appointed under the internal revenue
law. Kansas, John Speer, Collector, Jas.
F. Leggett, Assessor. New Mexico, Chas.
R. Sumner, Collector, James Moria Buca,
Assessor.
DR.. Camps was arrested last night for
bOisterous secession language. 1t is said
his effects were searched and among other
things letter from Beauregard found.