Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-05-10
FROM CHICAGO.

OHIoAaoI nay ,.
The steamer Brown from Che fotlIla arrived hsrs
this morning at daybreak. Yesterday four rebel
gunboats were seen rounding the Point making way
n the direction Of the morars evidently intending
10 capture them. Our gunboats formed IN line Of
battle and decks cleared ior scton. Some dfty shots
were fired, when the rebel boats retired. The dis
tance was 30 great that Il was impossible 70 say
whether any Of the shots took effect from the firing
Of the mortarss which had been Suspended two dayS
The firing was being renewed with Vizor when the
steamer left. To guard against any surprise mortar
boats are toWed up the river and remain behind the
feet during nights.
Special 70 Tribune;
Mayor Sharpe Of Columbus was carried away
BY the rebels at the time of the evacuation Of
that place. Persons who escaped tell pififuI sto
ries Of affairs at Memphis. They pointed out
places where the rebels had buried thirty pieces
Of cannon, at Columbus, all Of which had been
eXhumed and are now In Federal possession. A
boat from Pittsburg arrived last night reports our
army within two miles of COrinth.
Heavy firing was going on at our extreme ad-
vance but 1t Is thonght no general engagement
was progressing.
The Avalanche Of the 5th inst. says the battle 90
long anticipated at Corinth Is postponed for
the present
From Fort Wrightour advices are up to satur-
day. The COnfederatea continue their harmless
pastime much to the amusement Of our gallant
boys. We believe there is every prospect that
our authorities will under no circumstances sur
render this strong hold
From Vicksburg We learn the authorities are
rapidly hurrymg forward guns and completing
tortihcations, which are represented to be Of
such formidable character as to preclude the
possibility Of the passage Of the enemy's feet up
the river.
The Avalanche acknowledges loss of % killed
and 100 wounded at Pennington on Saturday
last II depreeates the adoption of the policy for
persecution Of Union men, and says that such
course Of action by Government Is suicidal and
calculated to lead TO disastrous results. The
government Is becoming unpopular and the Ava
lanche does not hesitate to attack It vigorously.
A gentleman who left New Orleans on the 1st
inst, says the Federal war vessels, after they
passed the forts, bribed the Irish women who in
huenced their husbands in the forts to give up
and the result was $50 men spiked the guns and
delivered themselves up TO the enemy.
Gen. Butler Is in the City having come up In
the first transport from below.
RIoHNoSD, May s.
Authentic reports from New Orlians say the
troops at Fort Jackson mutinied and spiked
some guns when General Duncan surrendered
The gunboat Louisiana was at Fort St. Phillip
and unmanagable. She received broadside ct
a distance Of thirty feet without injury and was
then blown up BY her commander.
The French Commander Of the frigate Mill
taire, before the surrender gave notice that it re-
quired sixty days notice before b0mbardment of
the city in order to remove French citizens.
All the cotton on shipboard and in the city and
at Baton Rouge was burned, 5000 bales being
thus destroyed.
JET. Davis issued proclamation, appointing
the 10th Of the present month for the people to
unite in their several places Of worship, in hum
Bile duplication to Almighty God, that he will
yOuchsaie His blessing on the Confederate arms
that He will strengthen and protect their armies,
and that he will watch over and protect His peo
pie from the evil Vaccinations Of the enemy, and
in bis own good time restore peace.
RIcHM0HD, May 3.-GOV Letcher has Issued
pTuUfamatlOn annOruei7irr Ai.s aarz zuauHE1lleAlt
20 the STATE Cons tifltion EaR raiantad hT ma
JOrlty Of SIX hundred and seventy y-eight.
AUGUSTA, May S.-PrisoneFs escaped from Key
West report that there are 5000 Federal troops
on the Island, and that five hundred were in the
hospital with the smallpox.
A local item in the Memphis Avalanche says
that some mechanics in that city had refused to
take Confederate money, even at heavy dis
count