Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-09-29

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The Examiner makes the following an
nouncement, which is important, as it 90
fully confirms the statement made in a
dispatch from Louisville. The Examiner
says;
aThere was rumor afoat yesterday,
said to have been. promulgated by those in
authority" that Gov. Brown and other
prominent men IN Georgia, had deter
mined to hold peace conference with
Sherman, and were going to Atlanta for
that purpose. We mention this rumor as
one Of the on dts of the day. The same
story was sent here by telegraph several
days ago.
COMMENTS UPON THE DISASTER
From the Richmond Examiner, sept. q. -
A battle has been lost in the valley by
the army under the command of General
Early. The accounts which reach US are
in some respects most unpleasant They
are to the effect that Early was attacked at
daybresk by an army three or four times
the number Of our own, which, with the
advantage Of numbers, had the still great
er advantage of surprising our unready
troops The battle was lost before they
could be concentrated or gathered into or
der. Yet great exeItiOns were made by
Rhodes and others to retrieve the day.
That brave and able officer lost his life in
the attempt, which was eventually unsvail-
ing. Early retreated in the night, leaving
his wounded and three pieces Of cannon in
the enemy's hands. We are sorry that
Gen. Earlys list of lost opportunities
should conclude with such positive de-
feat.
There is no ground for believing that
any immediate disaster will occur in the
valley. The position at Strasburg Is one
of great strength. Early reports that his
trains have come off safe. BE will easily
rally his troops, and may give the enemy a
check, even if unaided.
The late visit of the Federal General-in-
Chief to that scene of operations is signif-
cant. The capture of Lynehbmg and the
Danville Road by the operations of an
army approaching from the valley has al
ways been marked feature in his plan for
the siege Of Richmond, and he now en-
deavors to do what his lieutenants have
failed to do. But he would not again at
tempt it with the forces found unRyailing.
We give full credence to the statements
which represent the Federal Army of the
Valley as having been reinforced by 20,-
600 disciplined infantry, besides large
body of excellent cavalry.
Whence did they GOMEZ Not from the
North. Not from the James. These
troops could only come from the West
They were probably in part those troops
which have lately been Withdrawn from
the lower Mississippi. But If none Of
them came from Sherman, we may rea-
sonably expect soon to hear that large de-
tachments of the army which captured
Atlanta have appeared in Virginia, either
on the James, or on the Potomac, or IN the
Valley.
Only for some such end did Sherman
bamboozle Hood in the ten-days' truce =
Only with such view has he put forth all
the resources of his army to foTtify Allan
ta and provision it with supplies which
would last large army many months,
even with severed communications He
can now safely send Grant twenty or thir-
ty thousand men. BE may be besieged IN
Atlanta, but may risk the siege under the
supposition that he viii be relieved by the
army which has taken Richmond before
bis provisions are consumed.
HAMPToNs CAPTURE.
From thu Richmond Sentinel, Sept. 49,
The Federal Commissaries buy beeve:
Of the largest size for the use of their arm
les in Virginia, The expense and ts0u5ffS
of TRANSPORTATION, which are in proportion
to numbers, make this way very expedient
The beeves taken in Hampton's late expe-
dition are judged by Loudoun grazier tC
weigh 500 pounds net. Twanty-four hun
dred and eighty-six beeves at 500 pounds
would make an sggrt gate of 1883
pounds, or within fraction of tDo nliLiiO'
of pounds. This, distribut d IN daily IA
tions of a pound each, would feed on
thousand men for nearly two Thousand
days, ten thousand men for two hundret
DAYS, or fifty thousand for forty days, &c
1t is a very nice addition to our commi
sarist, for which we are very much oblige'
TO Mr.. Grant, and particularly to Genera
Hampton and his braves.
MOBILE.
From the Richmond Enquirer, Sept q.
The feet in front of Mobile has been
little increased A correspondent write
from Mobile:
aThe Notifications around this city ar
very strong, and well provided with bomt
proofs.
Notwithstanding the many orders i;
sued from this department for women, chi
dren and nOn-combattants TO leave, th
city is crowded with them. Not hous
is to be had here, and supplies and me-
chandise of all kinds are higher than
any other city in the Confederacy.
1.-The balance of Forests men arrive
Yesterday morning. They are will
'deyil-may- care sort of soldiers-.just
soon kin Yankee as to take a drink
old rye Ipresume they will be ordert
to Hoods army.
"Mobile, 1t seems to me, though l wrii
it sorrowfully, is one vast bed of CORFU
tion-akin to Gomerah of old. think
surpasses Richmond in the vastness of
pollution, number Of thells and abOdes
'asshy vice.
MOBILE, Sept, %.
Arrangements have been completed
the exchange of all the prisoners captur'
/ in Mobile Bay. ssazfs adi Z
GEN. BEAUKEeARD. 1, I
From the Charleston Mercury, Sept. 2l.l .
We beg leave to eOngratulate our rea
ers upon the information we have receive
from source we deem unquestionab
that the President of the Confedera
States has rendered to General Beaurega
the command of the army of Georgia.
course he must accept it. This result, '
learn, has been brought about by {
earnest Intervention and counsel Of Ge
eral Lee. We regret that the counsel
any one was necessary TO occasion an q
pointment 20 g fit to be made" But it
well that it is made; and must aHay
disgust which the supercession Of Genel
, / johnson, and the appointment Of Genel
Hood to the command of tho army .pl
duced. Let the President now supp'
General Beaurega-d in all the measul
practicable to give him success Let h
allow General Beauregsrd freely to eho'
: his own staff, and carry out his reco