Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-12-30
FRurl WASHINGTON.
WAsK1EaTOE, December 29.

WARRINGTON, December 29.
Special to the Post:
Mr.. Chase will soon commence to issue
Eve per cent, legal tender Treasury Notes.
The banks will first be supplied and after
wards the public.
There is is not much news from the
Army Of the Potomac. The roads are i'm
passsble.
The 93d New York, 1st Delaware and
9th Michigan, left today fer home, to re-
cruit under the recent general orders
The 7th Wisconsin left yesterday for the
same purpose. These are ell volunteer
regiments.
The report of the removal Of General
Ingalls, is totally discredited.
The President and Secretary Of War re-
turned tonight frnm short visit to the
encampment of rebel prisoners at Point
Lookout. 1t is understood that they sat
isfed themselves that no less than one
thousand, or about q tenth of the whole
number, are ready to enlist in the Federal
service.
The President Of the Western Sanitary
Committee, Mr.. Yestman, has been here
for the purpose Of representing to the au-
thorities the needy and suffering condition
Of the Freedmen on the Mississippi and
urging the immediate adoption Of meas
ures for their relief 1t is understood that
he has been directed, in conjunction with
the Special Agent Of the Treasury Depart
| ment, Mr.. Miller, to make q thorough in
| spection Of the abandoned plantations un-
der lease and report to Washington. He
left here yesterday.
Adjutant General Thomas reports Colo
mel Hawkins brigade Of 5000 colored SOL
diers at Milliken's Bend, is in excellent
health and condition, and its commander
AYERS that 1t can whip any 5000 rebels
now in arms.
General Thomas thinks that by spring
there will not only be negroes enough in
the field to guard the banks of toe Missis .
sippi throughout its whole length but also
to give q large surplus for duty at other
points or in the field.
The Herald's special says the subject of
the exchange and treatment of prisoners,
hitherto left exclusively to the manage
ment of the War Department. is under
stood to be made the topic Of 8 Cabinet con-
sultation.
A contract has been awarded by the
Surgeon General of the Army, to J. ".
Parrish, William l. House, and George C.
Hsdley, Of St. Louis, for furnishing all the
ice required for the use of sll the United
States Government hospitals at the West,
and those Of the Division Of the Mississip-
pi and Department Of the Gulf, for 1864.
A destructive FIRE broke out in Alexan-
dria on Christmas, destroying $4,000
worth Of Government hsy, and q large
amount of other valuable property.
An expedition to cooperate with Gen.
ersl ATerill, consisting of two regiments
Of infantry, four Numbered cavalry and
a battery Of six guns, and number
ed in all, one thousand four hundred men,
( under the command Of Colonel George D.
Wells, Of the 4th Massachusetts infantry,
returned to Hsrpers Ferry without the
loss of man. They penetrated to Harri-
sonburg where Averill had finished his
work. Here he found himself confronted
by q large force Of the enemy and part
of Stuart's cavalry in his rear at Front
Royal.
By clever strategy and forced marches
he escaped the former and avoided the lat
ter forces, and reached his post with his
men and munitions unhsrmed. 30 despe-
rate at one time seemed the chances Of the
expedition that the rebels in Winchester
offered bets that not man would return.
One hundred rebel prisoners were safely
brought OF.