Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-11-14
saturday Afternoons EDITION.
ARMY1 NEWS.

NEW YORK, Nov. r.
The HsraIas Washington special dis
patch says:
Information has been received that the
rebels in the Shenandoah Valley. having
been reinforced, are attempting to flank
the position of Sheridan in. crder to; at
least threaten Pennsylvania and MsIy-
land with another invasion.
T Sheridan, however, is prepared for them,
having on Wednesday last given marching
orders to his army, which is in the finest
and most efficient condition.
Our dispatches from the front reurssent
that the rebels were some days ago IN force
At Stanton and it was their intention TO
move on eur lines at once. d. r
Forty Of Mosby's guerrillas, all dis
guised in the Union uniform, Yesterday
mcrning attacked, near Charleston, a
small train belonging to Sheridan's army.
guarded BY a sergesntsnd ten men, only
three Of whom escaped.
We learn from Little Bock that Captain
White of Steeles army, on the 23rd ult.
after hard fight Of four hours captured
an entire rebel train Of S5 wagons, 200
horses and $l1, 900 in money, and scattered
to the mountains the force accompanying
It. This train had probably been sent
ahead Of the main portion of his retreat
ing army by Price, with the design Of
saving it. ~ r..-,
The Richmond Sentinel, of Wednesday
last says large feet Of Union gunboaIs
and ironclads are in the james River be-
low Dutch Gap. It also says that the IN
ion soldiers are not yet making any prep
srations for winter quarters, and that it is
rumored that Grant contemplates move
ment on Wilmington, by way Of Welden,
and that he Is already sending troops to
the latter place. f 81 r.
The HerGLfs New Orleans eorrespon-
dent says our gunboats are watching ct
the mouth Of Red river for the formidable
rebel rams which were expeetedto come
down as soon as the water should rise suf-
fcisntly. ..-.... ..r.-.. ...-.
JEFF. Davis's currency has been almost
entirely set aside by the rebels Of Texas,
only gold and silver being accepted.
One hundred and fifty car loads Of cot
ton, belonging to private individuals and
destined for Mexico, have been stopped st
Golisd, Texas, BY order Of the rebel Gem
eral Kirby Smith--ouly shipments on rebel
Government account icing permitted
Some Of the people Of New Orleans have
protested to General Hurlbut against their
enrolment for duty as soldiers. or
ToFpedoes have been placed In the MIS-
sissippi river, along the Louisians shore,
by the rebels but they win soon bers-
moved.
From Mobile there Is little news. Our
gunboats make experiments IN shelhng the
city three hours 3 day. --e.
Late Richmond papers contain proceed
ings Of the Rebel Congress.
The Judiciary Committee were directed
TO inquire into the expedienoy of requiring
citizens liable to military duty absent from
the country, not in public, business, 70 re-
turn and sssist in the public defence, on
pain Of eohfseatiOn OF their property, dis.
reimbursement after the war, and other ad-
equAte penalties. - fi..--sva- a.-,-
Mr.. Foote, of Mississippi, introduced
and spoke in support of resolution as
serting it unnecessary and inexpediens at
present to arm the slaves, Hesaid that IN
case the white element should become ez-
hausted, he would then favor the proposi.
tion to make soldiers OF thernegrles. Zfire'
The North carolina papers state that
Washington, n. c., has been evacuated h
the rebel troops.
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