Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-03-28
5 Wagon Loads Dead Rebels
at Strasburg.
Last Nights Report
YROM WARRINGTON.

WAkHtA6IoAt Mhfcn -.
The Senate to-day confirmed the nomina
ton of Lewis Ely, Of Cal, as consul at Aea-
puleo
The bill reported by Senator Pearce to-day
IRAN the COMMITTEES on finance, provides that
the authority given to the Secretary of the
Treasury TO refund and remit the duties and
imports on all arms imported into the United
States, or for the account Of any State, shall
extend only to arms for which orders or con
tracts were made prior to January lst, 1852,
provided the Secretary shall have satisfacto-
ry proof exhibited 10 him that tue arms were
actually purchased in a foreign country for
tne account of State, and the prics paid Tor
the same was only the hrst cost aud the nsu-
al and customary charges attending the
purchase of the same, exclusive of duty.
The attempts that are made to connect the
present supervision Of the telegraph with the
censorship lately reported upon BY q com
miItee OF Congress, render it prorer to ststs
that the censorship Of the telegraph was
abolished by the Secretary OF War on taking
military possession OF the telegraph, and 8
military supervision of the teIegrsphs
throughout the United States substituted
The duty Of the supervisor is TO prevent the
transmission OF information concerning late,
present, or contemplated movements of the
rmies OF the United States, and all other in
formation which is of q military character,
shat ought TO be concealed rom the enemy
In all that relates 10 pOliticel or private al
fairs, the telegraph is as completely unre-
sIricted as it was before the c0mmencement
HOR. Emerson EJhridge has written le--
Ter from Nashville, stating that W q Polk
brother OF the late President Polk, is il
Nashville, and that Hon W. g. Stokes is
shortly expected. Both are strong Union
ists, and will cooperate with Gov. johnson
II putting the State Government in opera
ton. s aF he[ff HGNfs Fl
The following Dispatch was received thfs'
afternoon from Cherry stOnsy Va, via Fort
rsss Nonroa;
There vas feeOaa6iisnes sAls mining
70 Big Bethel, which was occupied BY 500
rebels, who Aod at our approach. We nov
occupy the place. HH8 H
The surgeons Of regiments eagsged q,
Winchester have not reported q list Of killed
As yet viii be forwarded as soo1 as TO-
eeived gE
Eisht wagon loads of the euemy's dead
vas carried into Strasburg Monday. It Il
believed the ensmy's killed and wounded Is
500 or 1000.
Special to Commercial Advertiser:
News has been received at tke Navy De.
pTTment confirming the statement thaI the
AerFimae is again ready for sea r-.....
Lieut.. Jtffries, Of the Monitor, sent word
mp this morning to Capt D4hlgreen that be
0ad no fears of the result Of the next contest
The House of Representatives will strike
# the tax on liquors manufactured previous
70 May lat p
The Committee of Ways and Means agree
to modify the taxes on leaiher made from
hides imported iron east Of the Caps ef Good
Hope, and on all damaged leather 70 half
cent per pound All other. hemlock, slIs
and rough leather, is to pay 3. per pound
a Il leather tanned in part or IN whole with
oak, Is to psy 10. SOFAS H1i-4-
The Republican Of to-day has positive IN
formation that the Democratic caucus night
nefore last agreed to oppose the Presidents
emancipation plan, and favor McClellan's war
policy, which is for war short and despe-
rate, and Tor our glorious Union as a whole
This is emPhaically Mr. Lineoln'B war pol
icy. Et- F nFFr.
As soon ss the bill making appropriations
tor the Navy comes up IN the Senate, amend
aents will be adopted 70 complete the Ste
vens' battery, and for the construction of
number of iron-clad vessels Of war .-.,.-
Secretary Welles is asking Congress for
thirty millions Of dollars 10 make iron -els1
ships, &C. .4H EH
Gen. Abram Duryea has arrived here from
Baltimore, and will act under orders OF the
dilitarv Governor. Gen. Wsds worth.