Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-21
All Ohio Regiments Ordered to the
Army Of the Potomac.
0hiO's Quota Twenty-Eigh Thou
sand.
Escape of Federal Prisonerr
Plan to Kidnap the President.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial to the Cleveland LEADER.l
WASHINGTON. March 90
OUR MILITARY FORCE.

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oUR MILITARY FORCE.
The effective military forces Of the Uni
ted States are shown by data at the War
Department to be to-day 100000 mere
than they were this day one year ago.
THE RELEASED PIRATES.
Facts concerning the relesse Of pirates
in California, on taking the Presidents
oath under the Amnesty Proclamation, q
brief reference to which was recently
made, have arrived by late steamers, and
been laid before the Supreme Court. 1t
appears that q plot was laid to capture
one or more Of the armed California treas-
ure ships, take them to the Indian Ocean,
and convert them into rebel privateers.
The man who originated the plot went 10
Richmond and secured actual letters Of
msrque from the rebel government, and
with these returned to San Francisco, and
was about ready to complete his scheme
when it was discovered. He was arrested.
The proof was conclusive, and he would
have been hung, when he demanded the
right to avail himself Of the Presidents
amnesty, took the oath, and was necessa-
rily dismissed scot free. The danger Of
similar cases in large numbers is
admitted here, and efforts will be
made to have the President in some way
remedy this defect,
Last Friday night and Saturday morn
ing, some rebel cavalry attempted to cross
the Rappshanock at three different points
They were discovered in time to prevent
their passage at Beverly Ford. A sharI
little fight occurred before they were re
pulsed, in which we took some thirty pris
Oners, including two or three officers.
1t is supposedly some that this was thu
beginning of the rebel raid, concerning
which we have been having vague rumOrl
for some time, and by others that it wa
preliminary to an attempt of the rebel ar
my to turn Meade's flank.
It is understood that for the presen
General Grant will command the move
! msnts of the Potomac Army in person.
General Meade stated yesterday that h
!, expected General Grant back there b
: next Friday.
|. The War Department officials speak @
|. his return to Washington as likely to b
/ within three or four days. he will prot
;. ably spend day or two here before gOin
I, to the army. Iii understood that his fri
/ work will be to make thorough reorgsn
8 izstiOn Of the army, which, of course, wi
t consume some time before an activ
+ movement can be undertaken.
The Senator who objected to the COZ
: frmation Of General Bsldy Smith, wa
b Mr.. Fessenden, who it will be remembers
: the Senate once rejected his nomination 6
! Major General Of Volunteers, is now {
i Grants request nominated to the MsjC
l. Generslship in the regular army which
= made vacant by Grants position to Il
Z Lieutenant Generslship.
d Two hundred and forty thousand dOlls,
l. are to be expended, if the bill from Il
q Committee on Territories passes, to bui
|. capitals and penitsntiaries for COlOrsd
% Nevada, DacOts, Idaho, ArizOnis and Mo
II tons,-forty thoussnd to each, and sevt
70 thousand Eve hundred to each for buyi1
: q Law library.
N It is proposed to proceed, in socOrdsn
to law, to the taking Of the census Of Ida
this year.
IN The National Speech Making sOcie
q which meets in the Hall Of the House ev
ry Saturday to read speeches ia emp
L.p benches, came to fitting end last sstu