Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-04-23
THE GREAT RIVER FLOOD !
Another GunbOat Preparing !
CAPTURE OF BUSHWHACKERS /
From Pittsburg Landing {!
GEN. HALLECKS ADVANCED
The Strength at COriuth
REQUEST TO POSTMASTERS.
Especial Dispatches to Cleveland Leaderj

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The Spingess arrived from Fort Pillow
early this morning, and .eports cessation
of cannonading on our part Not gun was
fred from our boats or wsr.ars on Saturday
or Sunday. This Is tie result of an impor-
nt.chaDgs of programme, alluded to IN form
dispatches. The gunboats are keeping
watch at the tsnd Of the river, and are
aOundandy prepared, either to resume the
bombardment or resist an attack.
THT RIVERS.
The river is at g stand, but experienced
river men say an overflow is inevitable. At
Pittsburg Landing, hear it rose fifteen feet
Sunday night and the country opposite the
landing is covered with water to the depth
of four OF Eve feet. The rise has not yet
reached Cairo.
Joseph Seek, 1st Lieut.. of Co. & 4lst Illi-
nOis, severely wounded at Pittsburg, died on
his way down the river on the hospital boat
Louisiana.
A HEW dUEBoAF.
The Eastport, captured at Nashville from
the rebels, is being transformed into a frs
class gunbOat and is nearly completed. She
will be the largest boat Of the feet, and
armed with 1O.inch D lhlgreens and all mod
ern appliances of naval wal fare. OAptsin
PritchArd will probably command her.
BUsHWAcksRs Captured.
Five Of the rebels who fired on the steam
er Mennehaha, upon a recent trip on the
Tennessee River, were captured with aquan-
tity Of ammunition and horses beariug the
o. 8. brand. They were handed over to
Gen. Halleek for treatment.
IRON PITTpBURG.
Capt White, of the Minnehaha, has just
arrived from Pitsburg. The weather is
horrible there. It rained ineessantly for
three days, and it was absolutely impossible
to move. Gen. Hallsck says he is pushing
forward as rapidly as circumstances will ad-
nit advancing bis pickets daily, and NOV
ing the army By slow, easy stages.
Our informant says the rebels are iortify-
ing Corinth vigorously. Beauregard has
drawn large reinforcements from New Or
leans, Memphis and the country adjacent,
and when battle occurs he will be ableto
bring into action fully 100, 900 men.
It was nephew, not son, of Pierre sOule,
vhc was wounded at Pittsburg. BE says
the forthcoming battle will be She bloOdiest
affair of the contest and decisive of the
fate of the Mississippi valley. If victorious,
the Confederate will Immediately move on
Nashville.
There is a decided improvement in the
efficiency and appreciation of the army since
Gen. Halleck assumed command.
Maj. BsIknap, of the 18th Iowa, has re-
ceived the Coloneley of Wisconsin Regi-
ment who:e commander was killed at Pitz-
burg.
THE SURPRISE.
Soule says the night before the battle, the
rebel forces were sufficiently near our camp
to understand ordinary conversation, and
remained undisturbed till Gen. Bragg ar
rived with his forces and the attack was
commenced.
am inclined to think that the wounded
hace been under estimated; 27 transports
loaded with wounded have left Pittsburg
and Savannah.
was misinformed when I stated the body
of Gov. Harvey was recovered. The infOr-
nation was derived frsm q source supposed
to be reliable. E. Il. BIOdhesd and DR..
Wolcott of Milwaukee, for the State ofWis-
consin, have srrived, and offered 81, 900 re-
ward for its recovery.
TO PosTKAsTREs.
The Postmaster at Cairo requests all Post
masters, in mailing letters for the army which
should properly be sent to his Office for dis
tribution, to put them pp in separate pack
ages and endorse the package ''SOldiers'
Letters, Cairo D. P. O." The enormous in-
crease of letters received make this an abso-