Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-11-25
SPECIAL 0ISPATCHES.
FROM WAsHlNaTOR.
Belief OF General Burnside.
SITUATION AT KNOXVILLE.
GRANT AFTFR LONGSTREET.
THE ARMY OF The POTOMAC.
THE EXCHANGE QUESTION.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
FROM WAsHINaT0R.
GRANT AFTFR LONGSTREET.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
ITO the Chicago Trbune.J
WAsHINarOH, November %

W HASAlhdIOA1 November 20
The announcement made this morning
that General Burnside had been relieved,
coming at the very time when that officer
is engaged with superior numbers Of the
enemy, is liable, at first sight, to an iDju-
rious misoonception. II is proper, there
fore; TO state that General Burnside is re
lieVed at his own request profered, for the
third time, but a week ago, snd proffsred
because Of his real desire, for purely pri-
Vste and personal reasons, to get out of the
service.
1t may, perhaps, be properly added that
news has been received here, through eff .
cial sources, from General Burnside, down
to as late an hour as IL O'clock yesterday
forenoon. At that time the rebel attack on
his Notifications at Knoxville was still
going on, and General Bnrnside had conf.
dence that he would be able TO hold his po-
sit'On without serious difficulty till relief
should come. From the knowledge here of
the disposition made for his relief, much
less anxious solicitude Is now felt than has
been entertained for the last day or two.
A current report here that Gen. Grants
army has moved from Chattanooga does
not receive credit in the best informed
circles, but enough movement in that re-
gion has been made to remove the main sp-
prehension for Burnside, and to render
Longstreet's position exceedingly preca-
rious.
The following announcement, which ap
pears here in the morning papers, is known
to be correct: All the sick and disabled Of
Meade's army have been sent to the rear,
| Il - Ln- al IN
the city last evening. 1t is rumored thai
tbs main force of Lees army is at Hanover
Junction which is about midway between
Fredericksburg and Richmond.
John A. Bingham, of Ohio, is here. Con.
gressmen begin to make their appearance
in small numbers.
Enough is already known here to war
rpnt the assertion that over three-fourthl
| Of the Administration members are pledg-
ed to ColRax for Speaker.
Itseems to be pretty well established
that exchanges are completely BLOCKED
through the personal quarrel between Gen
eral Meredith and Commissioner Ould
Each has insulted the other in his oficia
letters, and till new men are put in thei
places it seems impossible to disentangl
1
up The statement that the question of ne
gro officers is caasing the interruption o
exchanges is unfounded. A new commits
sioner could in all probability get tn
prisoners in their hands released, and tn
question Of disputed paroles could be sub
sequently arranged.
Colonel Hood, former editor Of the Chat
tsnoogs Gazette, is re-appointed postmast
er at Chattanooga
The Cincinnati Enquirer's story sbou
Chsse's resignation to take Chief Justic
Tsney's place, produces not little smuse
ment here.
The Internal Revenue from the begin
ming to June Goth, 1868, is nearly S37, 900,
900; to October Both, 1868, $50, 900 600 an
add estimates to June 80 b, 1864, $50, 900,
900. An increase will be recommended
ITO the Cincinnati Commercial.l
WAsHINGToS, November %.
The sdvices received by the GoTernmen
are of q corresponding tenor to those fur
nished by the newspapers, though littl
more confident in Burnside's being able
hold out.
The Washington Chronicle and RepubG
can to-day assert that Meade advanced thi
morning, but the Star deRiea it, deolsrin.
that official circles know nothing Of il
The latter is correct in point Of time only
for Meade has made no advance yet. Tn
cavalry, however, is just now very active
and stirring news may be anticipated a
least from that branch Of the army.
1t is published here that Thomas arm
is on the move, and Longstreet may fin
troops in his rear before he can successful
ly besiege Burnside, which will cOmpG
him to retreat, or run the risk Of being Gu
of.
The statement that the President has nc
commenced to write his annual Messsg
because of the non-receipt Of departments
reports, is untrue, as it is well known tha
be has completed that portion rela
ting to the policy Of the Administrs
ton in its bearing on the war, an
especially that portion referring
the status of the States in rebellion an
the institution Of slavery therein.
A late train from the army brings inte
tigence that every thing has been quit
there to-day No movement Of our own {
the rebel forces has occurred. The quie
ness is not permanent.
Senator Sherman arrived tonight.