Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-06-14
OUR SPECIAL DISPATCHES.
Especial Dispatches to the Cleveland Leader.l
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Especial Dispatches to the Cleveland Leader.l
WASHINGTON, June Is.
The DaeoiAh arrived at IT. Monroe yes
terday, bringing dispatches from Flag Of
fcer PaFFagut, who was at New Orleans
when she leh, the 2d of June. He went to
Vicksburg on the Richmond, but left with
out attacking the place, having left num-
Der of gunboats as a blOekading squadron.
The town is in reach Of their guns, but is
rather high above the river, though It win
be cawtured before many days. He was
was fred on several times by musketry
from the banks of the river, while going
down the stream, and he is Of the spinion
that the war on the Mississippi win here
after be in this way,
New Orleans was quiet. Some Is or 20
officers were sent home by Flag Officer
Farrsgut for habitual drunkenness.
The Senate to-day adOsted the amend
ment to the naval appropriation bill, abOl-
ishing spirit-ration on board of ships of
war on and after next September,
The question Of restoring the Naval
Academy to Annapolis was discussed in
the Senate three hours. The section provid-
ing for the repair of buildings there was
adopted, and a majority we're manifestly
inclined to put the school back there.
It is well known that the Naval Commit
tee of the House is opposed to this, but
strong effort to outvote them viii be made.
The Senate sits tomorrow.
The House. adjourned till Monday.
The following General Order from the
Adjutant Generals Office, newly arranging
military departments, has been published.
The department of the Mississippi has
been extended so as to include the whole of
the States Of Tennessee and Kentucky. All
officers on duty in those States viii report
to Major General Halleck The mountain
department has been extended eastward
to road running from Williamsport to
Martinsburg Winchester, HarrisOnburg,
and staunton, including that place; thence
in same direction southwark, until it reach
es Ridge Chain Mountains; thence with
the Blue Ridge to the southern boundary
of the State of Virginia.
The Department of the Shenandoah is
extended eastward to include Piedmont
District and Bull Mountain Range.
A rumor was set aAoat by rebels in
Washington that the Monitor was cap
tured. The foundation Of it was the cap
ture by the Reliance, of our River Flotilla,
of crab schooner named Monitor.
Gen, Burnside was here yesterday, and
started on his return to North Carolina
in the afternoon. His statements are
favorable of the condition Of things on the
the Peninsula and thinks Mcclellan
should be in Richmond in few days;
makes long explanation Of Gov. Stanley's
action, apologize and indicative of less
pertinacy in ilI-doing than was expected.
It is the general impression from what he
says that Gov. Stanley is thOroushly pro
slavery. he don't speak very discOurag-
ingly of North Carolina. Several impSr-
tant general orders have been issued. One
restores the volunteer recruiting service
and orders invalid and disabled officers to
that duty and orders to their regiments alb
sent soldiers fit for duty, authorizes Gov
ernors Of States to give them certificates
for transportation; orders Captains to re-
port the kind aud efficiency of arms used
by their Companies, and discharges medi-
cal officers held as prisoners. The prinoi-
pie being recognized that medical officers
should not be held prisoners Of war. An
other order recalls to duty all absent off,
GERS able to travel, and those fit for active
service to their regiments, others Annapolis
or Camp Chase, Ohio and lays down strin-
gent regulations upon the whole subject
of absences third order provides
for the disposal Of the rebel property cap
tured by the army or seized by provost
marshals, to be turned over to chiefs Of
staff and departments to be used for the
public service and strictly accounted for.
The government has taken four semi-se-
cessiOn churches here for hOspitals-Trini-
ty, DR.. Syle, Rector, Ascension, DR.. Pinck-
ney, Episphany, DR.. HaIl-which three are /
Episcopal-and the Fourth Presbyterian.
The report has Just reached here that a
guerilla party numbering a hundred and
fifty dashed into WarrentOn last Monday
and captured p sick soldiers in hospital
and 25 or 80 stragglers. Small guerrilla
parties were seen to-day in the neighbOr-
hood of Brentsville, and Maj. Dufie Of
MeDOwelps body guard was sent out to
clpture them.