Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-05-27
Our Troops within a Mile of the
Court House.
Mortar and Gunboats at Work
CAPTURE OF GUERRILLAS.
FROlI WAsHINGTON.
WAsuIEoTox, MAY 2e

WASHINGTON, May 70.
Heralds special says thatit is believed
that Grant has nothing to fear from the
concentration of any considerable force
in his rear. The only force available for
the purpose are 5000 under Johnston.
A small force was driven away from
PembertoD, under LOriDg, and one or two
brigades from Port Hudson, not more than
$4,000 men at the outside.
A MurfreesbOro' special to the Herald,
dated 25th, says that the rebels assert that
Grant has been beaten, but give no psrtic-
ulars. This is probably a cansrd.
Worlds special:
The Worlds correspondent with Grants
army, arrived to-day from Richmond, after
tour of three weeks in the Southern
States.
Only about $1,000 men are st Vicks-
burg.
When he left Generals Loring and For
ney commanded the forces there.
At Montgomery he met Joe Johnston
with 5000 troops from Savannah, to rein
force Pemberton.
There was a gunbOat at Montgomery
half finished.
The troops in Mississippi and Alabama
were in excellents condition.
At Atlanta they confined the prison in
consequence Of the excessive attention
shown the Union prisoners by the people
two days before.
At Richmond a report was current on
Saturday that Vicksburg had fallen.
The next line Of rebel defence is the
Tombigbee river, thus releasing the whole
State of Mississippi.
There are no forces in the interior Of the
COnfederacy. The railroads were in bad
condition.
The strength of the rebel army may be
put down at30O,0OO, half of whom are in
the middle Of Tennessee and Virginia.
The rebels robbed and maltreated our
wounded in Alabama.
At Atlanta, Augusta, Columbia, Knox
vile and Welden our prisoners we're greet
ed with substantial evidences Of kindly
feelings.
The solid men of the South are anxious
ly asking what terms we can offer, and
what is to be their fate The impression
is gaining ground in the Confederaey that
we can outlast them and Overrun their
country.
In relation 10 the capture of Colonel
StraighGs command the correspondent
says that Straight fought till his ammuni.
tion exhausted and the animals gave out.
Forests loss was 500. Ours was so dis
abled.
Richmond is bare of troops, and one reg.
iment is going South daily.
NEW YoRK, May 20.
Times dispatch:
1t is rumored General Butler is to be as
signed to the command of the Department
of Ohio, Burnside desiring to be relieved
No credit is given by the authorities t,
the rumor that the rebels are preparing
for another invasion Of Kentucky.
The Secretary of War says that withir
six months we shall have 100000 negro
troops in the field.
Herald's dispatch:
There is some trouble over the probable
deelination Of Burnside. He will shortly
arrive here to try and settle the matter
It seems Stanton and Governor johnson
desire him to go to one point, while Hal
Ieck and Roseerans think he should go t
another.
Private letters from substantial citizens
of Louisiana state that she will willingly
re-enter the Union as coon as the armeC
hordes of the Confederacy are driven from
her borders.
Worlds dispatch:
The Richmond Dispatch, Of the 23d, put
no faith in the speakers at the Vsllandig
ham meeting in New York. It says Gov
ernors Seymour and Hunt are no bette,
than Sumner or Chase; may be not 81
good not even as good as Burnside.
The Enquirer has no sympathy will
.Yallandigham, and says he ought to b
sent at once beyond our lines.