Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-09-03
The Loss Of the Potomac Gun
boats.
IGsfsTIGATIOE TO Be HAD.
Rebel Cavalry Re.Organlzing.
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.

Special to Times:
The best attainable information locates
General Lee in Richmond, aud that his ar
my Is scattered from the line Of Blue
Ridge on the west to Port Royal and Rap.
pahannock river, and on the east and
south as far as the line of the Virgins
Central Railroad.
General Lee s troops art widely scatter
ed to facilitate subsistence.
General Ewell has the left and A. P.
Hill the center, lying on the railroad from
Culpepper to Orange Court House, while
LOngstreet holds the extreme right, oecu-
pying the line of Richmond ana Freder-
icksburg railroad.
Cooks brigade of North Carolina troops
occupies fredericksburg.
Jones brigade of cavalry is said to have
gone back to the Shenandoah Valley,
and Robinson to Richmond.
Stuart is still in command, but is grow
ing more and more unpopular. It is ex-
pected that he will be relieved by Wade
Hampton.
The rebel guerrillas still continue in our
rear.
One Of Kilpatrick's body guard having
been killed, permission was granted to the
guard to hunt the guerrillss. They have
been at it three days with great success. (
Rebel deserters continue to come in
squads, and are ready TO take the oath of
allegiance. But of those who have doReso,
and have been sent as substitutes to our
army, nine, after stealing horses and com
hitting other depredations, managed to
rejoin their old rebel comrades few days
ago.
A large number Of cOntrabands escaped
yesterday from Charles county, Maryland.
They report that rebel agents are picking
up every negro they can find.
1t is scarcely necessary to state the dis
patch published in New York, purporting
to give sentiments of the Presidents letter
to the Springfield meeting is entirely de-
void of foundation.
Special to Tribune:
Lieutenant Burgess with thirty OF Co.
lionel Bakers mounted rangers, went on a
reconnaissance yesterday, in search of the
camp Of Whites guerrillas, which they
found just beyond Leesburg, and enesmp-
ed near there last night This morning
the party were attacked by about two
hundred rebel cavalry, and were forced to
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Burgess horse was shot, but the Lteuten-
ant succeeded in hiding, and saw the reb-
els ride by in pursuit of his men. He then
made his way to the Potomac and crossed
at the Point Of Rocks. There he learned
that large number of Imboden's cavalry
had gone down the river. The whole force
of Imbodon and White amounted to about
one thousand men, They were prevented
from crossing at Edwards ferry by the
infsntry stationed there.
At the Point of Rocks it was rumored
that force of 5000 or 5000 we're at
tempting to cross below, and several
pieces Of artillery were sent down to pre-,
vent any such attempt from being success
ful.
Tonight there are rumors that a large
force Of rebel cavalry were at Great Fails.
eleven miles from Washington. 1t is
probably the same body our cavalry were
sent in pursuit Of, and can hardly fail to
meet them.
The report that General Lee had crossed
the RappahannOck at Port Conway with
$4,000 men is discredited here. No guch
intelligence having reached the War De-
psrtment.
1t is conceded here that Lee must com
mence offensive operations this month or
disbsnd his army. It is believed that to
this end he is concentrating another large
army for an invasion, which is his only
hope, and is to be attempted as q last re
sort.
To meet these expected movements of
Lee, the Army Of the Potomac will be on
the alert
General Msigs, Qusrtermaster General,
has been ordered to the Army Of the Po-
tomac. A rumor is that both he and the
Surgeon General are in disfaVor, and that
neither Of them will return to their pnsts,
We learn that the President has receiv-
ed letter from General Grant in which
he not only pledges himself to aid Adiu-
tant General Thomas in his Iabors, but
also heartily endorses the Emancipation
Proclamation and the raising of cOloFed
troops, and earnestly expresses the opin-
ion that with the latter great results can
be attained.
The Herald's dispatch relative to the re-
port Of rebels crossing at Pert Conway,
says that parties who have arrived from
/, the front today knew nothing of any
such q movement Of the enemy having
taken place. It's improbability is shown
by the crossing having been located at q
point accessible to our gunboats, which
would have seriously interfered with any
such movement
A special dispatch to the Herald from
Washington says the Departments are
withouf any later or additional informa-
tion, either official or otherwise, than has
already been published in regard to opera
tioDs at Charleston. General Gilmore and
Admiral Dahlgren report everything as
progressing fsvOrably. Regulations for
men and materials are promptly filed and
the conduct Of the siege is left entirely to
their discretion, with every confidence that
they will finally meet with complete sue
cess. t--1 aV -sssef- & ---sr
Yesterday six trains went out to the
front heavily laden with conscripts. The
army has no little difficulty with some sub.
stitutes, who require almost an equal num-
Der Of men to guard them, but stringent
orders, together with the recent executions,
seem to have had a beneficial effect and
causes for complaint are now less fire.
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C.e5 FROM SYRACUSE.
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