Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-10-09
TELEGRAPHIC.
THIS MORNINGS DIsPATOHES.l ]
GENERAL MCCLELLAN UPON THE
PROCLAMATION.
HE ARGUES 1T POLITICALLY,
LATE REPORTS FROM THE
REBEL ARMY.
THEIR LATE LOSS TWENTY
THOUSAND.
THEIR ARMY FALLING BACK
TO RICHMOND.
SITUATION AT PORT ROYAL.
Offer OF Cavalry for California.
Arrest Of a British Captain at
New York.
THEIR ARMY FALLING BACK
TO RICHMOND.
SITUATION AT PORT ROYAL.
Offer of Cavalry for California.
Arrest Of a British Captain at
New York.
FROsI NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, Oct. 3.
There was great gathering last eve
ming at the Brooklyn Academy of Music 10
listen to speeches from Cassius NJ Clay
and Henry D. Stanton upon the Presi-
dents Proclamation and cognate ques-
tioRs.
General Clay spoke at great length in
side the edifce. Mr.. Stanton spoke out
side to those unable TO gain access to the
| building Other gentlemen addressed the
outside meeting, among whom were Gene
raj Phelps and Hon. Mr.. HutcLins.
Brigadier General Saxton, Military
Governor of the Department of the South, !,
sails to-day for Port Royal. He returns
with health improved, and with greatly
extended powers with reference to the en-
ployment Of negro men for Government
service The public may soon hear that
the back door Of the rebellion has been
opened
On Monday afternoon, Captain Buck, of
the British steamer Dispatch, was arrested
by United States Marshal Murray, on two
warrants. One for attempting to steal the
vessel from the United States Marshal, and
the other a warrant Of attachment for the
sum Of $4,000.
George Grove, the chief engineer Of the
Dispatch, now in New York, says that the
captain made proposition to him when
the vessel was on the way from Liverpool
to Nassau, to sink the ship if she was like.
ly to be captured, but not to do so till he
passed the word, so that he might be able
to claim damages at the hands of the Unit
ed States. The captain had bundle Of pa
pers rolled up in canvas and spun yarn,
supposed to be missives from Mason and
Slidell to the rebel government, which
were to be thrown into the furnace in case
Of capture.
The steamer went near Charleston, but
being afraid of the United States feet, the
cargo was transferred to two schooners,
which it is supposed, succeeded in running
the blockade.
The papers referred to were taken by a
passenger, Mr.. Wright, of Charleston, who
went on board one of said schooners.
Herald Dispatch, dated Frederick, Mary
land, says:
learn from private sources that recent
reconnoisances show that General Lees
army is rapidly falling back on Richmond.
Last night, at Harper's Ferry, house
formerly occupied as a powder magazine,
exploded. The powder had all apparently
been removed, but enough remained to
cause an explosion from a spark from a
soldiers pipe. The house was used as a
guard house. Nine soldiers were wounded
by the explosion, including two of the 7th
Michigan.
The Heraid's Washington correspondent
says:
Governor Bradford and Ex-Governor
Hicks were here to-day TO ask the aid of
military force to protect the agents of the
State in making enrollments for draft in
certain counties Of that State. The enroll
ments have been completed in all the state
except the southern counties of the West
ern Shore, where the Secessionists have
destroyed the partially-completed enroll
ment lists, and driven the officers out of
their counties.
The request has been granted, and the
secession counties Of Maryland will be
forced to submit to the law
Parties from the Pacific Coast are here,
importuning the Government to accept the
services of 10000 cavalry well-trained
horsemen and good horses, who can march
across the plains and reach the Atlantic
coast at very little greater cost per regi-
ment than is now required to bring a regi-
ment Of infantry from the north of Boston
TO the Potomac.