Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-05-16

from Richmond ptlsOns wi II arrive hsre by
way Of the Potomac to morrow. A few
who came through BaltmoFe, arrived TO
day. They say the rebels are ss deter
mined as ever, and believe that after the
two great impending battles, they viii,
il whipped badly, herd lOgether Ia small
guerilla parties and hght to the very last.
They represent the tFeetmsnt Of our
prisoners as bArbarous in the extreme
that our ofhcers, who alone remain in tho
prisons, ali the pFivates being set free, will
not be released at all, aa aU
Col Coroorans health is good. He is
anxious to bs released, and oontradiots the
statement made some time since that he
said be would prefer remaining where he
is, believing that he could be Of more ser.
vice there, and adds that the only way in
which he wishes to serve his oOailft Is on
the battle field.
Col BOWnsn's health is falling rapidly,
and his eye.sight nearly lest. He can sur
viVe his present treatment but few weeks
longer. His loug confinement has effected
his mind 30 much that he is ct times looked
upon as insane.
The rebels offered every inducement to
prisoners TO join their army, but only two
have done So Eis; John A. WiOks, Quar-
termsster Of the Congress, and private Of
the 7th Ohio, named Wilson. As soon %
it became known 10 the prisoners that Will
son intended to desert them, they proceeded
to hang him. The guard, however, enter
ed in Time 10 cut him down, and before life
was extinct. In punishment Of this act
the prisoners were put upon bread and
water for ten days
The House Committee on Foreign AZ
fairs, having authorized Mr.. Gooeh to re
port the Senate bill establishing diplomatic
re stions with HsBti and Liberia, il will
doubtless be pressed to vote at an early
day.
Herald's dispatch;
The steamer Kennebec arrived here this
afternoon with 213 wounded rebels and
"a wounded Union sOldisrs from Williams.
burg Among the latter is Col Dwight.
Bis wounds arc less dangerous than ct arst
supposed.
The rebels receive precisely the same
treatment as our wounded, and are sent to
the same hospitals.
The rumor that Gen. Mccall had re-
signed the commend Of the PennsylvaniR |
Reserve Corps, is unfounded. He has no |
to resign until the army of the |
Union has accomplished its mission to
suppress rebellion.
Times dispatch:
Gov. Sprague says our loss ct Williams.
burg in killed, wounded and missing will |
amount to about 1000 and that the rebel
oss was not less. He says the battle at
West Point under Franklin was much more
severe than reported. That at least 500 of
our men were taken prisoners, the enemy
taking advantage Of the landing Of our
troOp5
The gunboats came up in good time ard
'ased franklin from suffering severe dis.
sster,
Gen. Burnside has very quietly put an ez-
.inguisher on o. q. Foster, the gentleman
who has so long ben trying to get recog-
liEed as membes Of Congress from North
Jarolina. He advertised himself to address
he citizens Of NeWbern few evenings since,
thing which, as General BuFnsides put It,
ie thought would be very foolish for him to
10, or the General TO permit The military
Governor appointed BY the President was to
haPe the policy of the Government in the
State and he could not permit anything tobe 4
lone which miaht baraafter prove to be
Uurce OF embarrassment.