Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-04-20
FEDERAL CAMP BROEEE UP.
MONITORS AT PORT ROYAL.
ROW WASHINGTON.
spesisl to The Tribune

DNEel1l u AA-H AAaDlAN
Our forces comprising cavalry, infantry
snd artillery, under General StOneman,
after making feint at Kellys Ford
crossed the Rappahan1ock higher up and
pushed on Culpepper and GordensVille.
They now occupy the latter place, having
driven the enemy therefrom- This breaks
the line Of the Virginia Central Railroad
and turns the flank Of The rebels al Fred =
eIicksburg.
Those who are in possession of all that is
known on the subject OF our relations with
Great Britain feel that they have reason
to be more hopeful Of pacific solution Of
pending questions than they were few
days ago. They think England is begin
ming to see the error Of her ways snd that
she will either through the agency OF
Courts or by some other means stop The
feet now being fitted out in her ports from
going to sea.
Monitors hereafter to be built and so far
as practicable those now building viii be
required to be constructed in accordance
with terms Of an additional Specialization
drawn for the purpose Of obyiating GER
tain defects Of g comparatively important
character brought to light during the re-
cent contest in Charleston.
The President, Secretary Of War and
4EEQNN1L l4lLs4uA Ab4EEdl uIN AEaln IL
consultation to-day over appointments IN
der the enrolment act. It is now believ-
ed although there is no cffcial intimatiOn
on the subject tnat those for New York
and Pennsylvania at least will be an
nounced next week.
General Ab5rcrombie is to assume COM
msnd Of the concentrated forces for the
defense Of Washington, south Of the Poto-
mac.
General Casey retains his position as
commander and organizer OF Provisional
Brigsdes, with headquarters at Washing
ington. Both under General Heinizelman.
Herald's dispatch:
A report is prevalent to-day that rebel
cavalry force which has been lowering
around Bull Run Mountains and Culpep-
per, have been surrounded by an e1pedi-
tioD sent out by General Stahl, and that
their capture is almost certain. This re-
port is generally credited.
The Charleston Mercury of April
1lth, says:
The question is reduced to relative pow
ers 0f destruction Of the fort and assailing
feet; it is a question Of pluck and suryiv-
orship in a square stand up fight for vic
tory. Iron-clad fleets can be destroyed as
well as forts. Fort Sumter, although
semeWhat pitted, to-day is, we believe, as
it was when the fight began. We deem
that if the attack it renewed again as be-
fore, and there's good reason to believe it
will be, the six Monitors and Ironsides
will come cut the defeated party, with
worse results than those attained in the
first attempt.
The enemy fired about eighty shots,
mostly Is inch and steel-pointed shells, at
Sumter. This estimate was made from
SuIlivan's Island. Forty shots struck the
works. One tsn-inch gun was temperate
ly disabled by shot, one COlumbiad, old
pattern, burst, one seven-inch rifed gun
Was dismOunted by recoil, and one gun
disabled by fracture Of elevating screw
through reeoil.
Not person was killed in Sumter from
any cause
Sergeant Faulkney and three priyates
we're injured by a shower of bricks thrown
from the ramparts by large shot of the
enemy.
A drummer boy was struck on the head
BY the explosion Of a shell while on pa
rade. A negro laborer was also wounded
All are doing veil