Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-11-21

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Gates 1.
Erie bonds very dull but steady.
Miscellaneous list with little activity,
but was stronger after the Board.
The market was depressed but subse-
quently rallied, closing irregular.
The money market exhibits continued
ease. The anticipation of an early loan
produces a somewhat conservative feeling
among lenders, but the supply is neverthe-
less abundant and rates continue at per
cent. on call.
Parties usually well informed as to Treas
ury movements, say positively, that there
is TO be no loan until after the meeting of
Congress. 1t is not, however, very clear
how Mr.. Fessenden can provide for his ex-
penditures uLtil that time.
Additional borrowing discounts un-
changed. Very little paper offering. No
transactions of moment in Foreign Tx
change.
Gold excited. Dealers have taken the
bull track. Prices were forced up during the
morning from 2I61z to 2242<. The news of
the defeat of General GilIem by Breck-
| inri6ge helped this movement after fall
to 2l69S The market rallied quite strongly
toward the close of the day to 225, and
finally fell of TO 2201<. There has been
heavy short interest made by the recent
fall, which crestes an active demand for
cash.
The Government is paying out 7-30 notes
to contractors, on condition that they do
not press them on the market.
Total imports at New York for the week,
lsS,79lj imports of dry goods for 1854 to
date, 69, ,537, including 369,476 for the
week.
EsCAPED PRISONERS.
The Hsrald's Hilton Head letter gives
list OF Union officers escaped from the reb-
el prison at Columbia, and after twelve
days hardships, reached our fleet. They
| are, Captain j L Pastor, 18th Tennessee
/ Cavalry; Captain Alfred A Dickerson, 26th
Connecticut; Captain T A Rathbone, I53d
Ohio; Captain Thomas T Burke, 63d Con-
/ necticut; Captain J II Smith, 18th Iowa
Captain W Rannels, 9th Ohio Infantry
| Captain B Robinson, 18th Connecticut;
i Second Lieutenant John L Elder, IIth
Ohio. They state that the private soldiers
at Columbia are infinitely worse off than
the officers. They have nothing to cover
their nakedness but grain sacks with holes
cut in them for their naked arms.
The men crawl out of their dens, and are
shot at by the guards. Many are killed in
this manner.
Those who escape to the woods are hunt
ed by dogs, and torn and mangled.
Captain Parker, who escaped on the 5th
of October, was hunted by bloodhounds,
who tore him so horribly that he died in a
few days.
There are about two thousand prisoners
in this pen, and hundreds Of them are
without pantaloons or shoes.
For days together all rations are withheld
| from the prisoners; then rebel officers
come in and offer food to those who will
take the oath of allegiance and Join the
| Confederate army.
In this way, under the pangs of hunger,
many have taken the oath of allegiance to
the COnfederscy, but of course, feel the
oath, under such circumstances, as not
binding upon their conscience.
FROM THE VALLEY.
The HeralPs Shenandoah Valley dispatch
says:
All is quiet since Early's baek-Out from
Fishers Hill
Deserters say that Early has but Ii, 5,OeO
men under his command, and that all the
reinforeements he has received since the
battle of Cedar Creek consist Of returned
eonvalescents and small squads who were
away on detached service.
When Early crossed his army over Cedar
Creek, Friday night last, and after his cav
| airy had been whipped by Generals Custsr
and Merritt, the infantry refused to stop
any longer, and Early was obliged to take
them back to his works at Fishers Hill.
The HeraLd's dispatch of the 18th says:
Everything is perfectly quiet.
| A cavalry reconnoisance as far as Mount
Jackson failed to discover any presence of
the rebel army, save here and there few
foot worn stragglers, making their way up
the valley.
The residents of the country say they
were told by rebel o.fcers that their army
would go into winter quarters at Staunton,
and no further attempt will be made to re-
cover repossessiOn of the valley this winter.
| The rebel rank and file are said to be
wretchedly provided with provisions and
clothing.
REBEL sPEoULATIoSs.
The Richmond Enquirer Of the 18th, has
no doubs that Sherman planned a move
ment from Atlanta towards Noble. for we
learn that feet of transports, laden with
supplies, arrived in Pensacola. 1t claims
that Hood defeated the plan, and that
Sherman is at Bridgeport. But
it says the plan is not so improbable
that attention should not be given to it,
whether there is or is not force to meet
Sherman, he will ascertain when he makes
the attempts. He might reach the Gulf,
overpOwer all opposing force, and fix his
new base upon the waters of the Gulf.
But what then The march would be all.
The damages repaired, and he would have
accomplished nothing to impair our means
Of defence, and would find himself opposed
in the spring By another army.
FIRING on CHARLESTON.
The Sentinel of the 10Th, says of Charles
ton:
Sixteen shots were fred at the city Wed.
nesdsy night, and eighteen on Thursday
The Yankees are mounting O new gun,
of the Ames' seven-miie pattern, at Bate
" Wagner. They also continue busily
hauling ammunition to Batteries Gregg
and Wagner.
No change in the feet is reported.
SIZZLING oqT,
The State military works at Greenville
S. c., are to be sold at auction on the 18th
inst, by order OF Governor BOnham.
REBEL CONGRESS.
In the Rebel House last week the Hon
II. c. Chambers, Of Mississippi, made
/ speech on the question Of arming the slaves
He said
"The question is not whether they have
not en- known to fight, but whether
they can be relied on to fight successfully
for now, in the present death grapple Will
2 | our enemies. on what motive is the negri
l to fight our battles he is, after all, hu
D man being and acts upon the same motives
0 Will you offer him his freedom? Tn
J. enemy will offer him his freedom and also
I as deserter, immunity from military ser
vice, VIII you offer him the privilege 0
T returning home to his fnmily a free man
after the war That you dare not do, re
membering that it was the free negroes o
!, St. Domingo who had been trained to arm
that excited the insurrectOn of tn