Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-09-09
Losses in the 9Th Ohio Cavalry
The Valley Cleared Of Rebels.
THE WAR IN EAST TENNESSEE.
Supposed Attack on Chattanooga
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
NEW YoRK, Sept.

NEW YORK sept. 8.
The Times Morris Island letter states
that the enemy has been lately reinforced
with 1900 troops from Lees army. They
are encamped on sullivsn's Island.
It is impossible to hold out to the public
at this time any brilliant prospect Of i'm
mediate active operations The season is
getting very inclemenL thus rendering it
s matter Of some doubt if Admiral Dahl
gren can succeed in his devices.
Another important point is to be taken
iuto consideration is the opinion of the
Admiral that Sumter is uot yet sileuced-
In that particular, the belief Of General
Gilmore differs widely from that of the
Admiral, the former claiming 10 have com
pletely silenced the Fort eight days ago,
basing his assumption on statements made
and corrobOTeted by rebel prisoners and
deserters. As Fort Sumter has the most
important connection with the operations
Of the feet, the Admiral does not like to
venture an attack until the fact of Sumter
being rendered useless is established be-
yond doubt. His chief pilot and others
who have been alta favorable distance to
observe, assert that the northwest wall of
Sumter is as sound as ever, and that six
guns are mounted on the parapet, one or
more of which fired several rounds Of shell
last Saturday Now, then, if Sumter is
nat silenced we must wait until it Is
That is the first step Acknowledged by com
petent authority to be taken. We hope for
the best Hs
Thefollowing is a special to the Zines,
dated Headquarters Army of the Potomac,
August 7th Cavalry skirmishes scTOss
the Rappahannock on our extreme right
flank are becoming guile frequent.
On Friday q scouting party Of the 9th
Ohio, while returning TO our lines we're
ambushed, and some thirty killed, wound
ed and eaPtr-oeI.- bIaJUr rryoF, comm6nd-
ing the detachment was slightly wounded,
but escaped capture.
Yesterday, owing to the carelessness of
vidette, who left his position, the enemy
made a rush on our line and wounded and
captured five men, twenty horses and
three mules. er
Lieutenant Lyons Of the lst Pennsylva-
MIA cavalry was killed.
On Friday deserter from battery / Of
the 4th New York artillery audaciously
disguished in Lieutenant COloners uni
form, stole two horses, mounted compan-
ion villain on one as his orderly, and rode
through our infantry picket lines, where
he turned guerrilla and robbed on big
scale. He was captured By Major Jones.
A female Of passable attractions, fluent
speech, bold demeanoT, who has frequent
ly been within our lines, was arrested yes.
| terday with memoranda Of the strength
and position Of our forces in her posses
sion.
The Worlds dispatch dated Washington,
September 7th, says that Burnside's. Off
cial dispatches are Of much length, detail
ing his advance and occupation of Knox
vile, and are so interVoven with informs
ton of his contemplated movements as Il
render them improper for publication,
Eastern Valley is cleared Of rebels dowI
to within short distance Of Chattanooga
1t is expected ere this that our csVslr.
has destroyed the tressle work on the Vir
ginia and East Tennessee Railroad, Yher
it spans the rivers and valleys in tina
mountainous region.
TrIbunes dispatch:
Coptain Sharrar, with q portion Of t.
lst Indiana cavalry, General Howard
body guard, made reconnaissance to Al
die and vicinity, near Cows Spring Gal
He encountered body Of Mosbyis me
and had skirmish, drove them off an
brought four in as prisoners. The guel
rillas had received new uniforms.
These prisoners say this band was mus
tered into the rebel service on the 9Th O
June last. Part of the band is known I
belong 10 different cavalry regiments, bu
the majority are citizens.
These men report Mosby wounded in tn
thigh and hip, but not mOrtally. He Is q
CulpePper and will probably be fit 70
duty in sti,araA =: . .rrrES.