Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-11-12
The Famine at RithmOnd.
Official from General Burnside.
To the Chicago Tritune.J

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Two regiments Of Colonel Krizauom-
skey 8 brigade, Eleventh Corps, captured a
locomotive and train at GOodwins coal
mine, south Of the Tennessee river, build.
ing bridge one hundred and twenty-three
feet long to get them away.
! Earnest efforts have been making for some
days past by leading politicians to induce
Hon. Samuel L. Casey, late Congressman
from the Padue4h (Ky) District. to eonseu.
to become a candidate for Clerk of the
House, but Mr.. Casey has today positively
declined, stating that he has large bust
nesss interests in the South which REQUIRE
his personal attention this winter, and il
will be impossible for him to come to
Washington. Much regret at the decis
isiOn is expressed. 1t involves new com
binations for all offices below Speaker.
Issues OF the new fractional currency
are to continue. TIE designs are not to
be changed but another quality Of paper
will be used.
Government does not refuse applications
! for discharge Of prisoners Of war, bat no
decisions are given at present.
The Richmond papers contain several
advertisements Of reading rooms where the
regularly received and fled.
The Second negro reg meat Of this dis
trict is full, and will be sent in few daJs
to South Carolina.
In Maryland negro recruiting is going
on with great rapidity, aud the Stale will
soon have few able bodied slaves, who are
not serving their country in the field.
The Government has received statements
through spies, in whom some reliance is
placed, to the effect that Lee has gone to
Chattanooga TO assume command, though
his absence from the army Of Northern
Virginia is carefully concealed, aud orders
are still issued in his name. Information
from the same source says the question Of
evacusting Richmond had been for some
time under discussion among the military
men and leaders there, aud no decision has
yet been reached but some Of the best it,
formed thought it would be decided affirm
Rtiyely.
ITO the Cincinnati Commercial
WAsHEGroS, November 10.
Our army occupied Culpepper TO- day,
the rebel fsrces falling blck towards The
Bapiian, without showing any indication
Of accepting battle Most Of the iutelII-
geuce is Of contraband nature relative
to military sffiirs, though every thing is
progressing we'll There is no iruthin the
report that we have occupied Predericks-
burg.
The tenor of information brought in by
deserttrs and refugees as to the alarm in
the South, and especially in Richmond, in
consequence Of the food famine, is Infinite
ly beyond what the Riohm iud papers ven
ture to divulge. People tn re ask if this
is the condition Of things Immediately at
the end OF harvest, What will il be through
the winter and up 10 the distant period
when another crop can be raised. They
say now that if they have to succuub 10
the North, it will be from famine and not
by force of arms Most of the officers cap
ture3 on Saturday, and who are in the old
Capitol, deolaTs their willing gness to take
the oath Of allegiance, and also confirm
the ve'y worst stories Of he ap reaching
famine in the South. A letter da.ed No.
vember 4th, received here on Saturday,
from an otieer of the United States Army,
prisoner in the Libby Prison, in Rich
mond, says there is no prospect nov ofEny
exchange, although we number some thir-
teen thousand, ten thousand of which
number, are commissioned officers
Full adviees have been received from
General Grant of the capture of several
hundred prisoners from General Burr side,
in Northeastern Tennessee; but as coutin-
gent movements arc dependent on the pre-.
sent location of Burnside, it ia not deemed
prudent to furnish for publication the de-
tails referred TO.