Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-04-03
This Mornings Report.
FROM WAsHINGTON.

WAGHlHGTOHl april z.
Il is said the Senate Military Committed
dissents from the rule that volunteer of.
GERS must seek for promotion in their oWr
branch Of service only. They think VaoRn'
cies in the regular army should be filled
BY experienced men from the volunteer
regiments, in preference to oiVilisns.
Mr.. Ames, Of the Chicopee mandatory,
has presented flag officer Foot with sword
and Lieutenant Worden with q euuass.
Times correspondence
Prisoners taken in the reconnoissnee to
the RappahannOck state that the rebel force
in that vicinity consists Of eight rel kiments
Of infantry, two Of cavalry, and six pieces
Of artillery:
Gen. EWelI, Of DrainesYille notOriety,
was in command on the return Of our
forces to Warrenton junction. 4.I
The rebels hover around the outskirts Of
our army, and frequently succeed in pick
ing up small parties of our men, who, con-
trsfy to commands, 90 out on foolhardy
forRging expeditions.
p Information has Just been received from
the Times correspondent on the lover Po.
fomac, that eontrsbands from Fredericks-
burgh report the town now occupied by
thirty regiments, Of the, enemy, the main
part of which hsd EFrived there Eithin the
last three days. a.u ,s7fs7
they report the stesmer ST. Nicholas,
and one other, which formerly piled 10 diff
ferent points on the RRppahenno3k, as be-
ing held in readiness to transport rebel
troops dcSn the RappsbanhOSS to sOms
point.
Otter rebel troops are reported ss haV-
ing gone down York River 20 reinforce
the eRsmy's position ct the mouth where
the rebels have q battery
Small detachments Of rebel cavalry still
occupy Aqua Greek, and as far up as
Dumfries : f
Another magsEine has been found at
Shipping Point containing large qusntity
Of shells.
. HeEald's dispatch; gfs @ 1
About one and 9 half millions Of six per
cent certificates Wers issued to-day, chiefly
Of the denomination Of one hundred dollars
The checks and warrants now amount TO
abOut 10, ,O0e 000.. ldGl- sfnz
Yesterday the jacob Bell and Stepping
Stones visited Transport A boats crew
from Zach vessel was sent on shore. They
J.
ci5ity including one on . high hill about
half mile back Of Evensport, where was
found The gun that Captain Eastman bad
attempted unsneoessfully to burst. 1t 'is q
thirty-tHo FOUNDER. This battery, aided
by field pieces, was intended to cover the
retreat Of the rebels through the roads in
the rear, in the event OF Il cir being driven
from the lower batteries. It was well de-
Tended by rifle pits. ge.a
Several men went considerable dis
tsnce into the country, but there we're no
signs Of rebel troops nor inhabitants.
Boston parties Of seamen subsequently
returned on shore IN command Of Lieuten-
ant Commanding McCres, Of the Jacob
Bell, proceeding inland, where they found
FIVE rebel storehouses containing hsy-eut-
ting machines, platform scales, and other
useful apparatus and implements. They
set fire to the buildings, which were entire
ly consumed. an
A citizen Of Cambridge, Mass, who went
to Bull Run to recover the remains of his
brother, Who belonged to 9 Boston Com.
psny, gives melancholy account Of the
sscrilege committed upon the graves Of our
soldiers by the rebels.
About twenty Of the Boston Company
and Chelsea Company had been buried
near each other, but every skull had been
taken away, and nearly sll the principal
bones Of the bodies were gone. Some d
the bodies had been dug out, and others
| pressed out Of the graves with levers, and
| in some the sleeves Of the uniforms vert
slit to obtain the bones Of the arms.