Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-05
yesterday Afternoons Dispatches
FROM NEW YORK.

NEw YORK. March g.
The New Orleans Era contains the follow
ing items from Galveston:
The Houston News contains the rebel Govern
ment advertisement announcing that the gun
boats Harriet Lane and Clifton and bark CaVallo
will be cold at auction on the 10th Of February.
Dates from Sabine Pass state that the rebel
Colonel Orion, with 800 men, holds that place,
but the men are unpaid, discontented and de-
A special to the Herald, Washington Sd says :
note from the Army Of the Potomac, dated
$50 this morning, says messengers have come
| through from fitzpatrick whom they LEFT some
| 10 miles South Of Hanover Junction, Wednesday
morning. The command had most thoroughly
and effsctually destroyed the Virginia Central
| Railroad from Beaver Dam to Hanover Junction
and the Richmond and Fredericksburg Railroad
| from Mattspony Bridge to Pamunky RiVer-the
| entire distance destroyed being over 40 miles.
There had been some skirmlsning during the
advance, but it was confined mostly to the right
| flank of Kilpatrick's command, as Wade Hamp-
| toms rebel cavalry are known to be re-occupy-
ing the country to the west Of the line Of march
taken by our cavalry: Il Is probable that his is
| the only rebel force that has been engaged.
II the spolahon upon the lines Of the two
roads is as complete as represented, Lee will
| be compelled to move his army from its present
position to subsist 1t, for unless the rebels have
| structing railroads, It Will take them at least
| four weeks to repair the damage. All reports
concur in estimating that at no time has General
Lees army had larger supply than nom SIX to
| ten days rations on hand.
ItS reported that General Fitzpatrick found
! the country through Whiph he passed almost
| desolate Of food for man or beast, and a. his
troops are in light marching order, he has been
| compelled to prick forward with al possible
i speed. The rain storm Of Monday night snd
| Tuesday had been great draw back 70 his move
ment, but as it has been elss.- and cool for the
past two days; Il Is hoped that ere this the COM
mand has arrived at point where It can at
i least obtain supplies.
Another special 70 the Tribune reports that the
4 fnA er wofTI
Il fords near Stevensboro, and discr0dits the Fu-
NOR of his being at the White House,
Still another dispatch reports the arrival OF
/ one Of Kiipatriok's scouts, who left our forces
within IA miles Of Richmond, and states that a
i junction has been formed with Buffers force.
| They had destroyed the pike and railroad in
| their rear, and encountered no serious oPposl-
ton. Deserters confirm the destruction Of the
bridge over the PAmunkey river and telegraph
General Lee sent formidable force OF cavalry
i and artillery to see what was the matter. They
also state that when General Custsr was aseer-
tanned to be in the rear charlottesville, EwelP 8
whole corps was sent there to resist an advance.
Special to the Times:
The War Department has information that
/ Longstreet's force Is in Richmond. They also
report Kilpatric's force at 900, and that he has
twenty-f -four 70 thirty-six hours the start Of the
rebel cavalry.
Special 70 the World:
There is probably no truth in Hilpatricks re-
| ported junction with General Buffers forces at
white House, IS the latter telegraphs he has
heard nothing Of the expedition.
AWorld e telegram has Fumor that gen
eral understanding, il not an organization, pre-
| walls among the negro population Of Richmond
and enVirons, for the present aid and comfort o
Union refugees and prisoners, and for the puT.
pose Of helping on any attenPtto capture thai
oity,
fhe Worlds Key West letter Of the 9Th re-
ports Farrsgut a. having opened FIRE on For
Morgan. It also gives rumor that Beauregard
Is not in command Of Mobile Ths obstructioni
in the harbor Of Mobile are similar to those o.
Charleston. twas beloved that Fort MoFgAF
would ultimately be destroyed or captured.
The Herald's letter from on Mobile reneSs the
report that Sherman Is moving on Mobile, ane
| of the capture Of Selma and Montgomery. Al
the non com batants have left Mobile.
The Committee on the Conduct ofthe War ha:
been for several days past investigating the con
duct Of General Meade st the battle Of 6ettys
burg. Generals Siekles and Double sday have tesh
fed that after the first days fighting Genera
Meade wrote an order to fall back II miles, anC
but for chance = rstreat would have been or
dered,