Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-04-15
IRON CLAD BOATS FOR THE
WESTERN WATERS
The War in the Southwest!
THE MOVEMENTS OF THE PEA
RIDGE REBELS.
From MitchelI's Column !
Railroads in his Possession.
Last Nights Repert.
FRO9T WAaHNGrON.

WALH1NGTOE, April "a.
Ihe senate to-day in executive session con
nfmed the appointment Of large number OF
paymasters, assistant cOmmissarfes and quarter
masters Of Volunteers and also the following.
| Capt CuTier Grover, Of the 10th Infantry and
A A Hhipple Of the Corps Of TOpographical
EngineeTs 70 be Brigadier Generals OF Volun-
teeFs Clark MeDermOt Of Ohio, Brigade Sur
geOn. Major ". Il. Palmer, Of the. Coins OF TV-
Pographieal Engineers, to be Colonel, Captain
Franklin d, Calender Of the Ordnance Depsrt-
ment, Major by brevet, for faithful and merito-
rlous services IN his department. Captain Rufus
ingalls,, Assistant QuaTeermaster, for performf1q
serNlces u years, 70 be Major. Samuel H. Elliot
or HeoraskR7 to be Secretary for Colorado Ter
rltoryl vice Weed, resigned. John Loree IN
dian Agent for the Indians OF the Upper Platte
Geo. T. Seward Of New York, Consul At Shang-
A board appointed BY the Navy Department
% e1 anime the plans and Specifications for boats
Tor tf.e western waters, consisting Of Commo-
ooIe James smith, Chief Of the Bureau Of Docks
and Yards John Lentel, Chief Of the Bureau Of
Consuncton B. =. Sherwood, Engineer in
enleI Edward Hart, Naval Constructor and
Daniel b Martin, Engineer in the Q. S. N,
nave recommended that contracts be made with
the following parties: TOmlinsOn Hartspee of
fttsOurgh, for two iron clad vessels Brown Z
MeSora, 81 Louis, three wooden vessels: Geo.
T. Bestor. Cairo, one wooden vessel james B
Eads, Of ST. Louis, two iron vessels. The sggre.
gaze COST OF the eight vessels viii be 81 90 500
Sommodore Dupont reports TO the department
Tnde5 aate Of April oh, that thesehoOners Julia
c IL
Rowan passage beEWean Santa Fe and Charles
ton. Inc INST was captured on the 18th and the
second on the 9th ult., BY the U. s. vessel Rest
les. Iheir eargoes were rice and corn meal
ne also reports the ship Emily St Pierre Of
Cnarl lestoni from Caleutta, was captured on the
!stn 9!C,0y the blockading squadron while steer
ing direct for Charleston harbOr Her cargo
consisted Of 2lT3 bales Of gunny cloth. Com
nodere Goldsboro sent her to Philadelphia for
The English sloop CoyneI Of Nassau. N.
was captured BY the Susquehanna Can't Lard
ners On the morning Of the 3d, about two miles
lrom Charleston bar. She had a cargo suitable
1or and in great demand in q Southern port
Capt. Lardner sent her to Philadelphia for sdiu-
dication. - -
Another schooner was run ashore By the block
aoing vessels on SulliTan's Island where she re-
mains q wreck
The following dispatch has been received by
lAth nv ~ ~'l--.
On Saturday morning two EXPEDITIONS we're
started from Huntsville on the cars, one under
Col. slL OF the SD Ohio went east to Stevens the
Junction OF the Chattanooga with the Memphis
ana charleston Railroad, which point they
seized, zOeO Of the enemy rstFeating without fr-
ing shot Col SUI captured i've locomotives
and large amount Of rolling stock
Another expedition under Col Turchfn Of the
istn Illinois, went west and arrived at Decatur
IN time TO save the Railroad bridge which was in
flames.
Gen Mitchell now holds 100 miles Of the Mem
PMS and Charleston Railroad.