Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-04-20
FROM NFR YORK.

NEW YORK. April ~
letter to the Herald from Morehead City, an
nOunees that General Foster succeeded in pass
ing the Rebel blockade on the steamer Escort
with the loss OF the pilot killed and several
wounded The Escort was riddled by at least
forty shots. General Foster arrived st Newburn
on tho NIGHT Of the 10Th, and was jOyfuiy re-
celNed.
General Naglee is in New bern.
A Washiogton dispatch to the Herald, says
official Information is received OF the rabture, on
Friday, Of the Chief Of the Rebel General
French, 5 staff, on the Nansemond River, by Lieu
Commanding Cushing Of the steamer
Commodore Barney.
The Hilton Head letter contains the following
items:
A detachment oftrOops were let on Folly Is
land to Cooperate with the feet in Stone inlet
and prevent the construction of new rebel bat
teries, and similar force was left in E1isto inlet
for that purpose
Captain Worden is obliged to return North on
account ofin healLh, snd Commander Fairfax
now commands the Montauk.
The turrsts and hulls Of the Monitors are IN
scathedY IN no Instance Is the armOr perforated.
Tne sum total Of the INJURIES is the simple rid
ding Of the smoke stacks. The feet with this
exception Is ready for active service.
peserters from Savannah state that Fort Sum-
ter was preached IN several places and many
rebel gunners put horse du combat. At one time
General Ripley telegraphed that there was pos
sibllity Of our feet forcing the distractions.
This created panic in Charleston and many
citizens and soldiers ran away from the city be-
yOnd the range of the Yankee shells. During
the engagement the rebel force under arms were
anXiOusly watching the points from which they
expected the Union troops to emerge.
There are said 10 have been 25,OO0 rebels on
James Island alone, and p earth fortifeations
on James, John, and Morris Islands.
Fredericksburg letter Of the l4th, TO the
Richmond Wing, reports fight at Lilly's Ford,
25 miles above Fredericksburg, on that day
Cannonading was heard distinctly, at intervals.
COO cavalry, Of StOneman's corps, made an effort
to cross. They were supported by considers
bic body OF cavalry but they had not succeed
ed up to tonight.
report saws that the Federals have been
masslng troops in the vicinity OF the United
States Ford for several days.
Yesterday and to-day considerable bodies of
cavalry and immense wagon trains have been
A dispatch to the Herald, dated the 18TH from
the army Of the Potomac, says that large force
Of the enemy has collected in the vicinity Of the
fOrds Of the RappahannOck, although no attempt
has been made to cross.
Suffolk letters report our forces hold the Nan
semOnd River for sixteen miles, and have de-
feated every attempt Of the Rebels to get in our
rear.
The Rebels expect to bring against US -includ-
ing reinforcements from General Hi, some
60,O0O men.
The delay of the enemy in making the attack
is as good as a reinforcement Of 10000 men.
Lcngstreet has expressed the opinion that
Suffolk is too well fortified for him, with his pres
ent force, to risk a direct attack.
Norfolk letter expresses the opinion that
there Will be nc great battle at Suffolk. We out
number the enemy there and have the advantage
Of strong entertainments and unless General
Peek takes the initiative and advances On the
enemy, I am confident there will be no battle
The bark J. W. Andrews, arrived here, reports
that on April 9Th, in Bahama Channel, she was
boarded by the British gUnbost Cygnet who re-
ported that on the 4th inst she was fred into by
the Z. s. gunboat Connecticut who took the Cyg-
net to be the Alabama.
The Captain oS.the Cygnet went aboard the
Connecticut when the ettair was smieably ad-
justed.