Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-07-29
SPECIAL DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.
Personal and Matrimonial--The
District Northumberland
Acknowledgement Of
Lse's Army'-The Nor
gan Prisoners.
Lees Rereat an accomplished fact
Meade cannot prevent his
Going to Richmond.
ITO the Chicago Tribune.I
WAsH1EdroN, July 2

Secretary Chase left the oity this morn
ing at II o'clock in special car for Phila-
delphia, New York and Newport. This
evenings Republican reports that while
absent, he is to give away his eldest daugh-
ter in marriage to United States Senator
and Ex-Governor sprsgue OfRhode Island.
Major-GeneraI Franklin has been or
dered to New Orleans to report to General
Banks.
The returns of the enrolment under the
CONSUMPTION law for this city and George
town show about 10000 names, in the first
class of whom nearly one fourth are ne
groes. It need scarcely be added that
there is not as much objection here to ne
gro soldiers as there used TO be.
General Hooker has returned. 1t turns
out that his visit West only extended as
far as the country residence of a friend
near Harrisburg. The rumOr of his being
sent to the Department Of Missouri, proves,
las we originally infimated was probable
to be groundless.
The dispatch to the Associated Press in
the morning papers, that nine hundred Of
Colonel Morgan's command who were
lodged in Camp Chase prison yesterday
the 26th, will be kept there in eou6ne-
ment until the officers of Colonel Straights
brigade are released, is officially denied.
No such orders have been given. The en-
listed men will be kept at Camp Chase
until arrangements for their exchange
have been completed.
The following dispatches from E. A.
Paul, Times correspondent with the Army
of the Potomac, have just been received
here:
HEADQUARTERS Army OF PoToMAo,
25th July-6P. N.
The positions Of the rebel army are as
follows:
On Friday morning at six o clock the sd-
vance of Hills and LOngstreeFs corps
reached Culpepper. The columns were
well closed up, and their entire corps must
have been concentrated there before the
time. OF the retrogsde movements there
can be no question. For two days 1 had a
favorable opportunity to take birds eye
view Of both Hills and Longstreefs COM
mands, and on one occasion was quite as
near them as was prudent for non. com
batant. Ewelrs corps, it is understood
here, still occupies the Shenandoah Val
ley, where it is guarding the fOrds on The
Shenandoah and the rear Of the rebel army
The fact is supposed to explain the recent
alarm about alleged movements, indica-
ting that Lee was not retrealing, and was
indeed preparing to return to Maryland.
The excelsior brigade had fight yester-
day, at Ashby's Gap, with the enemy,
uharA thu laiEar- had both infantry and
cavalry. After brief but severe contest
the enemy were repulsed, and a large
number of prisoners captured. Among
the wounded is Brigadier General B. F.
spinOla.
ITO the Cincinnati Commercially
WASHINGTON, July 27.
The rotaeat of Lee to Culpepper is be-
lieved to-day to be an accomplished fact.
Therebels hold Chester Gap in lerge force,
thereby enabling most of their army to
pass down on the road leading direct to
the old base of The enemy, while at the
same time, ThOrntOn's Gap, which is the
lower one, enables the remainder of the
army to secure perfect line Of retreat.
The Republican sums up the situation
thus :-"NoW Lee has the right of way to
Fredericksburg, Gordonsville or Richmond,
whichever he pleases, and it is not in
Meade's power to stop him. This is plain
to sveay one, and it is deeply to be regret
ted that it is So" f..
Returned prisoners from Richmond, say
thst JEFF. Davis wholesale CONSUMPTION
Act is being vigorously enforced, soldiers
taking men without q moments notice,
wherever they can find them.
General Franklin has not gone to New
Orleans to supersede Banks, as reported,
but proceeds thither to take command ur.-
der him.