Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-02-13
Gen. HaIIeCk to take Command
OF River Fleet.
Hunter Kansas Expedition.
NEWS FROM THE SOUTH.
Troops to be Drafted from
Virginia.
Charles WykOT up for Contempt
wykoH put in Custody.
Last Nights Repert.
FRoM FORrRRss mONRoE.

FORTRESS MoERoE, Feb. II.
We find the following additional news,
from various points OF the South, in the pa
pers received TO- day:
Ex Governor Campbell declines the ten
der of the appointment of Brigadier Gene
raj, and assigns as a reason bis physical in
capabiity 10 perform tbe duties Of the Office.
He was to have filed the place vacated BY
the death OF Zollicoffer.
The bill to raise troops 10 meet the Tequi-
sitiOu in Virginia, by the President of the
Confederate States, passed both branches of
the Virginia General Assembly, on Mon
day, ia secret session. The bin provides
that all companies now in the field, shall be
filed up to the number o 100 men; that the
Governor shall call for volunteers for this
purpose, and that if the requisite number be
not thus enlisted, the deficiency is to be
made up by draft from the enrolled militia
The injunction Ofsecresy has been remov-
ed from the bill passed by Congress, appro-
priating 81 00O,OO0 for the benefit Of the
State Of Kentucky.
James Lyous is probably elected to Con-
gress to supply the vacancy caused by the
death Of John Tyler.
The War Department has issued an order
for the seizure Of all corn in the hands OF
distillers or others to be used for the pUr-
pose Of distillstion. This step is taken not
only on account of the perniciOus effects OF
the unlimited manufacture of whisky, but
also beesusS % the exorbitant prices the
Government is Obliged to pay for an article
indispensable to the subsistence Of the army.
TENNESSEE AND ALABAMA LOYALTY.
81. LOUIS, Feb. II.
A special to the Republican, dated Fort
Henry, the 11th, ssys:
The gunbosts COnest9ga, Tyler, and Lex
ingtoB, returned from the Upper Tennes
see last night The boats went as far up
as Florence, Ala, and were received with
the widest joy by the people along the
river.
Old men cried like children at the sight Of
the stars and stripes, and invited the officers
and men in their houses and told them all
they had was at their disposal
Large numbers were anxious to enlist un-
der the old iag.
The Tyler brought down 26O to fill up the
| gun boat crews. Our officers were assured
if they would wait a few days whole regi-
ments could be raised, ard il the Govern
ment would give them arms to defend them
selves, they could bring Tennessee back TO
the Union in few months. They said that
when the secession ordinance was passed,
armed men stood 1.-THE polls, and everything
went as certain politicians said.
At Savannah, Clifton, East Port, and Flor
ence, officers and men belonging to our boats
went ashore without arms and mingled free
ly with hs people. .E
The Union men along the river COMPRISE
the wealthiest and best Oortion Of tbs inhab-
I irau's, large numbers of whom have Ameri-
can hsgs. Not gun was fred ei. her going
or coming.
The rebel gunboats E4stport, Sallie Ward,
and Muscle, only partially finished, were
captEred and are here. The Bastport had
25O,0 feet of lumber on board, and the
Ward had quantity Of iron plating.
The steamers Lane, Kirkman, Lynn, Boyd,
Julia Smith, Sam Orr, Appleton, and Bell
were burned by the rebels to prevent them
from falling into our hands.
The railroad bridge at Florence was not
destroyed.
| A quantity of papers was captured on the
! Eastport belonging to Lieutenant Brown,
/ late Of the federal army. Among them were
letters from Lieutenant Murray, stating that
| The submarine batteries could not success
fully be used in the rapid streams of the
| West.
One hundred and fifty hOgskeads of tobac-
co and a quantity Of other freight will be
brought down from the mouth of the Sandy
| river tomorrow.
A daily line Of packets has been estab-
lished between Fort Henry and Cairo.
Nothing during the war has been so pros
trating to the rebels as the late victory and
/ the gun boat eZpedition above named.