Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-11-12
THE WAR ON THE GULF.
FROM WASHINGTON.

/ LAAN ~AAN OCyIA LAAEuL mas received VOL
luminous dispatches from Rear Admiral
Farragut, dated Pensacola Bay, October
18th. After stating that Galveston, Cor
pus Christi and Sabine City and the ada
cent waters are now in our possession, he
says: A short time ago sent down the
coast Of Texas, acting Lieut.. ]. W. Ket-
| ridge, with the bark Arthur, one little
steamer and launch, with which force he
said he could take Corpus Christi and the
waters adjacent, whence We heard Of so
many small craft running to Havana. He
| succeeded very well, took the places and
made several captures, and compelled the
enemy to burn several vessels, but on one
occasion venturing on shore with his small
boat he was surrounded and taken pris-
Oner and carried to Houston, where they
psroled him on condition that he should 90
north and not serve again till regularly
exchanged.
I next sent the Kersington, acting Mas
ter Crocker commanding, with the Rachel
Seaman and lauuch with howitzer to Sa-
bine Pass. He too succeeded well. He
found at the Pass one of the mortar
schooners acting Master Pennington COM
manding, whom he invited to take part
with him, which ho did, and according to
acting Master Crockers report performed
his duty with great credit. They took the
Fort and are still going ahead finely, hav-
ing taken several prisoners, one Of which
arrived here yesterday with dispatches.
l next sent Commodore Renshaw, with
the gunboats Owasco, Harriet Lane, Clifton
and Westfeld to take Galveston, which
he did in the shortest time and without the
lOoa nf man II H.
shot from the 0wasco exploded directly
over the heads Of the men at and around
the big gun, their main reliance. A flag of
truce was hoisted and the preliminary ar
rangements for a surrender which took
took place on the 9th inst. Corpus Christi
and the adjacent waters are still held by
the Sachem and other small vessels.
Gen. Mcclellan and staff left Trenton at
II o'clock to-day. On reaching the june
ton salute was fred and troops drawn
up in line. Gen. Mcclellan in response to
calls for q speech said: I wish you to
stand by burnside as you have stood BY
me and all will be we'll Good bye.
Accounts from Manassas Junction to-day
says the Railroad is in good order from
Catletrs to Washington Junction, inclu-
ding the Cedar river bridge, and all the
way up to Rappahannook station.
Contrabands coming into our lines at
in command of the rebel forces at Culpep-
per, and that Lee, who commands the whole
army, also has his headquarters there
They say that General A. P. Hills force
continues with Stonewall Jackson some
where in the valley, and that Longstreets
forces and others at Culpepper, we're
thrown there to prevent the Union army
from getting between the main body Of the
rebel army and Richmond.
Scouts from Ashby's and Smokers
Gaps, yesterday, reported the enemys
pickets at both places, and Union lady sent
to our lines undr flag of truce, says Gen
eral Hill was there two days before, lying
on the other side of the Gap.
The following farewell order was read
to the troops composing the army Of the
Potomac, yesterday morning, at dress pa
rade:
"HEAD QUARTERS, ARMY OF THE POToMAC,
CAMP NEAR REcTcRTowN, Va, Nov. z, 1862. :
"0FFIcERs AND SOLDIERS OF THE ARMY
OF THE PoToSTAo:-An order of the Presi-
dent devolves upon Major General Burn
side the command of this army. In part
ing from you, cannot express the love
and gratitude bear to you. AS an army
you have grown up under my care. In
you have never found doubt or coldness.
The battles you have fought undermy COM
mand, will proudly live in the Nations
history. The glory you have achieved in
mutual perils and fatigues; the graves of
our comrades fallen in battle and by dis
ease; the broken forms of those whom
wounds and sickness have disabled;
the strongest associations which can exist
among men unite US still by an indissolu-
BILE tie. We shall ever be comrades in sup
porting the Constitution of our country
and the nationality of its people.
(signedj GEO. B. MCCLELLAN,
Major General Q. s. A.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
has decided in regard to the tax on adver-
tisements that the last proEiso Of section
of the excise law exempts newspaper
whose circulation does not exceed 200
copies, from all tax upon advertisements,
and the last proviso but one of the same
section, e1empts the receipts for adver-
tisements to the amount Of 1000 dollars,
consequently they will be assessed only on
the excess over 1000 dollars, and then only
when their whole circulation exceeds 1000
copies.
The agent Of the Associated Press is au-
thorized by the Secretary Of State and the
Secretary of the Treasury to say that the
reports of Cabinet divisions upon the
measures of the Administration, which
have gained some currency, are altogether
groundless.