Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-12-21

AEW 1oALf Dec
The steamship Morning Star, from New Or.
leans, Dee. 18Th, via Havana, December 18th, has
arrived. She brings SloO, 900 in specie, aud ilo0
bales or cotton
were slowly advancing towards the Interior.
Communications from Vera Cruz we're very
precanous. Conveys both ways are being at
tackled and sometimes cut Up by gusrrillas.
General Desz had made grest raid through
Queretaro, Mexico, Oaxcaea, and other Stase5--
He captured go prisoners.
ReinfoTcements Of troops are still being sent
to Sc. Domingo.
The United States guubost KanaSha has AZ
rived here With the prize schooner WinonG, cap
tured while bound for Havana from Mobile. Her
cargo consisted Of 42s bales Of cOtton, 50 barrels
Of rosin. "a barrels Of turpentne, valued ct
5000. Until within short time this Schooner
has been used ar rebel gunboat at Mobile.
The late black frost will considerably shorten
the sugar crop in Louisiana.
The receipts Of cotton a. New Orleans since
September !, have been over 43, 900 bales.
mitted suicide, and that Longstreet IS trapped.
The re capture Of Puebla BY the Mexioaas is
again affirmed
General Banks has recovered from his Ill
ness
NEW OELEASs, December IL
Three or four thousand troops, uuder Writ,
Adams, Crosby and Logan appeared in the VI
elnity Of Natchez, early this week, and attacked
our forces under General Gresham. but were re-
pulsed and pursued. 1t is said said We took 500
prisoners.
The steamer Won Phsel which lefs hsrefor st.
Louis on Monday, was badly damaged By rebel
battery just asoVe Bayou Sara shell exploded
il the pilot house, killing the Captain and Mr..
Curry, the bartender Nine boat hands Eoe8
Wou1ded. thVes fatally. The boat vas saved
from utter destruction.
Lieutenant Cove, Of Boston, and seven otheCI
Of the Third Massachusetts cavalry, WeFg cap
tured four days ago. near Port Hudson by par-
ty Of Logan's men. Lieutenant Cove was badly
wouaded and four Of his men were seriously IN
jured.
Brigsdier General Weiszel, commanding the
lst Division, 10Th Corps, goes North to-msrToE
by the Morning Star. 1t Is expected he will b
transferred 10 General Buffers Department., in
compliance with the wish Of the latter General.
Others think he will return to the Departments
with two stars.
A destructive fire occurred here this morning
The loss is estimated at $3.50, 900. The buildings
consumed were on TchoupitoulaJ street, BE-
tween Grover street and NateheE alley They
consisted OF the large hardware store Of 6ruL
Buyers & Co., the store OF Smith ZieElsr Bro,
and two stores stocked with liquor belonging to
James BeaNes. Several other bulldogs On
NatcheZ Sfg were injured by falling walls.
Oae frS tltFas killed and several wounded
Nav ORLEANs, Dec, II
The excitement oocssioned by the Teport Of
the mutiny at Fort Jackson has barely s1tsidsd
"a. The most wild and and improbable rumors
prevailed that every white man in the Fort had
been mass gcred that the negToeSsTsre about 70
kill every white man in the vieiniK, &c. But the
truth was known at head1uarterS early on ths
morning Of the 10th, The facts are es iolloWsE
The neg soes had taken offense at one ofthe ON.
GERS in command, and sWOrs vengeance AEsinst
him. In trying to get possession Of his person
they encountered more opposition than thsy
anticipated and fred some shots at random md
into the air but they never intended 70 eFeats
mutiny or shed blood. Not person was Injured
The whole affair did not last half and hour. The
officers easily quieied the men and they have
not since made any demonstration
There is no news from Texas except the cap
ture Of Post EsPeraneE on MstagorgG bay.