Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-04-29
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WAgHIHoRDE, April q.
Mr.. Arnold from the COMMITTEES on Road an
Canals has reported in favor Of N. Nm For m,
Enlargement Of the Illinois and NIebigan Cana
Ine report states that the work has besn more
ssnan balf completed By the State OF UiInois hav
inB expended thereon over six mllIiona of Dol
80 Inc canal has been IN operation since 1s4s
~ ~ DOW DOW Yields an annual income OF about 81 !.
Ooy.yo0. Ids VIII Be greatly increased bY the
enlargement Of the Illinois river a. 7,ronosad =
me staie o. illinois oeFs this canal and IT, rev.
elue 20 % me United States on condition that Con-
sress will provide the means of erisr0srsnt -
e 70 pass Eunooats from the lakes 70 the MIs-
sissippi This VIII place rs on An eoualIfv 1-ifb
I 1leat ~ B,it4ln, tnat Government being able By
nef canals 70 pass war vessels from tIle ocean "a
the Lakes, The report 10 view Of the fsef fb.t
~ treaty the United States q prohibited froI
pudding or maintaing armed vessels on Ire
axes urges the necessity and importance Of the
immediate enlargement Of this canal by which
tne gqnboat heet on the Mississippi could Be
passed through TO the ist-- Had this medium
oI communication been W a ~ the beRinng OF
the rebellion the 100 vessels and rs Oo0 soiIop.
now shut on the lakes would bave A. fbe jisno.
"a o. tne Government The saving 70 the treas.
ury during the past year would have bsan vsuflv
7lole l' man the cost OF the contemplated work =
Inc COMMITTEES believe it8 income vii more than
pay the interest on IT, cost and ultinsfoI, ~
the entire investment ~
The Senate in executive aeaalon IN Hav 49,
nrIned large number Of military nomination.
inciudin9 the iOlloTing named 70 be BrigRdieF
Col Max Weber. OF n. z: Col I. P. Crittsn.
den. Of Ill; Col. Wm. P Benton. Jeremiah q.
Sullivan, Jas G. Geaton, and Pleasant A. Hack
leman, ofInd.
The bill reported by Mr. Colfax. from the Pot
once COMMITTEES. provides that all raIl-oads car.
rying United States mails. shall enter fntn con
tract with the Postofice Department. and Iffhev
disagree a. 70 price It shall be rsierred to the
Court of Claims
b. the steamer Connections the NqVV Dspart-
ment received dispatches from Commodore Far.
ragut and Capt Porter to April 18th.
The steamers Pensacola and lIississipul were
over the bar, and the hOtiIla were moving to take
their positions
Two Confederate schooners loaded with cotton
were captured while trying to run the blockade
They were bound for HaTana.
Prisoners report that there were several gun-
boats building at New Orleans and Ave were al
ready on Lake PonchaFtrain Several lately
went up the river with the steam ram and 10 900
men.
The schooner Columbia, Of Galveston, with
cotton bound 70 Jamaica. has been captured by
party from the steamer MontgOmeroY. Not be
ing able TO bring her out she was detroyed
On April 9Th an expedition en- route for Pass
Christian, consisting Of the steamers New Lon
don, Jackson and Lewis, with frOops were at.
tackled BY the rebel steamers Oregon, Pamlieo
and CarondOletr After FIGHT OF thirty mfnutesd
the Lewis was withdrawn, owing to the crowded
state of her decks. The others Continued the
dght one hour and forty minutes, when the enemy
withdrew much injured
The expedition then landed at Pass Christian The
rebel merchant Eteamei Wallace, loaded with turpsn
line, ro5in and line, was chased and captured.