Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-07-30
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no the OnlcagO InDunei
WAsHIxGToE, July %.
It is now believed here that the CONVEX
sion of legal-tenders into fve-twenty
United States bonds will not be stopped on
the 1st Of August. Nothing has been made
public officially, but it is believed that
when the time for such conversion expires,
the Secretary will grant another extern
sion. The country continues to absorb
these bonds with almost as great rapidity
as two months ago.
Lieutenant B. F. Hancock, 17Gh Ohio, is
dismissed the service for conduct unbecom-
ing an officer and gentleman.
Some Eastern and Washington papers
begin to urss that the rebels are certain to
concentrate their whole available force now
in the army under Lee, and that therefore,
for the present. the Army of the Potomac
should stand purely on the defensive.
The Secretary Of War to-day issued an
order that John Morgan and his commits
stoned officers shall be confined to the CO.
lumbus penitentiary till Colonel Straighfs
officers are released or exchanged by the
rebels.
The statement that the rebel General
officers captured at Vicks5urg have been
exchanged, is without foundation. The
rebels have no officers Of equal rank to
offer in exchange.
Governor Solomon, of Wisconsin, in a
letter to the Commissioner Of Indian At
fats, urges the speedy removal Of the wan
dering tribes Of Indians in the northern
and central portion of that State. He
says; al deem it but justice to myself to
say that to the extent which existing cir
cumstancss seemed to require, last year 1
distributed, at convenient points and to
the proper parties, for border defense,
some two thousand stand Of arms which
had the desired effect Of re-assuring the
alarmed settlers, for the lime. The case
seems now to have assumed mere Sc
rious aspect, and earnestly invoke the
immediate attention of the Governmental =
thorities.
Accompanying the Governors letter is
communication signed by Hon. 7. J.
Kingston, former State Senator of WiseOn-
sin, urging Government to take Immediate
steps for the removal of the Winnebagoes,
as it will be impossible much longer to
keep the settlers from making an indiscri-
inmate attack on them.
ITO the Cincinnati ComraeFelal.J
WAsHIEGFoN, July 28
AdViees from the frent to-day state that
the greater portion of the rebel army has
arrived below CUlpepper, on the road lead.
ing from Thornton's and Chester's Gaps,
and is concentrating at that point.
The Rapidan River will probably be the
rebels line of defense, for while at least,
thus protecting the Virginia Central Rail-
road. A retreat may go on even to Cor
louisville Junction of the Richmond and
Alexandra and Virginia Central Rail.
road.
Copies of Southern journals, of the 2Sd,
are at hand, while yesterdays Richmond
papers are here. The former contains ys-
~ gloomy editorials, most of them on the
Southern Consumption Act.
The Columbus (GeOrgis) Times has a
long article showing that but ninety
thousand men remain in the States in full
rebel possession, who can be called upon
under the wholesale conscription just or
dered BY JEFF. Davis. Itpresents detailed
statistics to show this.
The North Carolina papers complain bit
terly Of the quota placed upon that staGe,
as being larger than that of any Othez
State.
The Raleigh Progress is complained Of
by the Petersburg Express for following
the footsteps Of the Raleigh Standard, q
journal very hostile to the Richmond Gov
ernment.
The Progress says Davis must have more
troops or abandon the cause.
The Examiner calls for Court ofInqui-
~ in the case OF General Lee, regarding
the attack on Meade, at Gettysburg, and
also one for PembertOn, on the surrender
Of Vicksburg.
This evenings Republican has long
dOuble-leaded editorial, evidently inspired
from high sources, and arguing the neoes.
sity Of the Army Of the Potomac main
tanning defensive position in front o.
Washington, while our forces elsewherC
resume he offensive. This policy, it thinks
will compel them to come this way and