Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-11-12
THE WAR IN THE SOUTH.
Our GanbOats hold Galveston.
Citizens seek their Protection.


Nla1OE NeuEIHl nOOkEE mas DEEu hb5lku6u
to the command Of the army corps hereto
| fore commanded by General Fitz John
Porter, who has been ordered to Washing
ton TO stand his trial upon the charges pre-
ferred against him BY General Pope ut the
battle Of Bull Run.
Special to the Tribune;
General ScheDek has been designated as
the successor of General Wool, and will be
probably well enough to leave for his post
within day or two.
A private letter from New Orleans says
General Butler has recently taken posses
sion of two large plantations near that
city, and has transferred alarge number Of
loyal blacks to them for active service.
The number Of fugitive blacks in the
Department of the Gulf, is increasing at q
rapid rate, but by employing them in this
way, says the writer, paying them small
wages, and charging them for their cloth
| ing, the Government will be fully REIN
bursed for any expense it may have been
| put to.
Norman Weird, who superintended the
fitting out OF the Burnside expedition Is
doing the same thing for the Banks expe-
dition. &c leaves for New York to-mor-
row.
Major Don Piatt has been appointed
Judge Advocate Of the court of inquiry
about to assemble at Cincinnati to exam
inc the case Of General Buell..
One Of those brilliant affairs which
shed luster upon our volunteer cavalry,
occurred on Sunday morning at Freder-
icksburg Captain E. Dahlgreen, of Gener-
al Sigel's staff, with sixty of the lst Indi-
20 kn Gel
Ohio cavalry, dashed into Fredericksburg
early in the morning, where they found
eight companies of Virginia cavalry. With
out giving the enemy time TO form, Cap
tain Dahlgreen fell upon them with sixty
of his men, when desperate hand to hand
| fight ensued, lasting for three hours, when
the rebels were routed Captain Dahl
green lost only one killed and three mis-
sing. Our men returned safely on Sun
day night, bringing thirty nine prisoners,
with their horses and aecoutrements and
two wagons loaded with army cloth.
Heavy firing was heard on Sunday night
at Sigels headquarters, in the direction Of
the Rappahannock, which led to the belief
that Pleasanton and Stuart were at il
again. At night there was rumor that
pPeCIUI 70 Une uerEIU:
Ihave news from Richmond up to the 9th
that Lee arrived there about two weeks
ago and has been there ever since. He has
resumed his position as General Command
er-in-Chief, aud acts as military adviser to
the War Department
General Johnston succeeds Lee to the
active command of the rebel armies North
Of Richmond and now has his headuuar-
faTar q mi NHNonn
Stonewall Jackson's corps has been in
creased TO $4,000 men.
The advance Of the Army Of the Potomac
was knsyn in Richmond, and the situation
well understood The rebel plan of opera
tion was said to be to mass their troops on
the Rsppahsnnock, and then fight the
greatest battle of the war.
The new Merrimac is completed, and has
been below Fort Darling for several DAYS,
with steam up and her full complement
and crew aboard. She is ready for a fight,
and may be expected at the mouth Of James
river at any moment. She passed the OBJ
structions in the river going down, but
owing to their peculiar nature, 1t is impos-
sible for her to get back to Richmond. If
worsted in an engagement with our navy,
she can only sesk protection under the
guns of Fort Darling.
Officers in the rebel service have been
detached by the Richmond War Department
to carry on q eontrabsnd trade for their
government between Baltimore and Rich
mond. l600pounds of quinine, I0Opounds
of Illuminating powder and 100000 per-
cussion caps, lately run the blockade of
the Potomac in possession of some of these
parties.