Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-12-02


con or Augusta, and that not one Of these
cities have even been threatened by his
forces.
WAsHNGToN, Dec. l.
DECLINED.
Yesterday when the resignation of At
torney- General Bates took effect, the posi-
tion was rendered to Hon. Joseph Holt, of
Kentucky but that gentleman, while
thanking the President for his kindness
and confidence declined the appointment.
REPORTS.
The report of the Postmaster General
is the only one yet completely in type.
It is expected that the reports of other
heads OF departments will be printed by
Sunday.
THE MESSAGE.
- = From present appearances no advance
copies of the Presidents Message, and
therefore no documents communicated to
the country, as last year, will be sent by
telegraph.
THE INCENDIARY CONSPIRACY.
BALTIMORE, Dec l.
A letter Just received from Annapolis at
the office of the Baltimore American, from
a paroled prisoner from Georgia, contains
a statament which appears to be impor=
tant in connection with the recent attempt
to burn the city of New York. Isend you
the substance of the letter. 1t is signed
by John H. Ripple, Both Illinois Yolun-
teers. It says when he passed through
Savannah, on the 18th, he was informed
by professed Union citizens that he would
hear of the greatest city-burning on record
if rebels succeeded in the North, and that
it was tocome off in few days The party
states that one Captain Montgomery, for
merly Of Baltimore, was the agent charged
with the duty of firing NortheO cities.
Montgomery, he says, intended to burn
New York, Washington, Baltimore and
Philadelphia. 1t is further said that the
rebels in Savannah were high in expectation
of soon hearing of Montgomery success,
and that he was to leceive a large sum of
money if successful. The writer says he
thought little of the statement until after
his arrival here, he saw the accounts in the
papers, whereupon he deemed it his duty
to make this statement for publication,
deefning it proper that this information
should be communicated to the Govern
ment
take the liberty of sending you this
dispatch. Respectfully,
ALEX. FULTON.
A QUEER CASE.
The Military Commission recently tried
a citizen who was enrolled at Washington
nearly two years ago, thereby becoming
liable to draft, and who went to Richmond
and enlisted in Mosby's band, and was
subsequently, captured. He was found
guilty and senteaoed 20 be shot, but HE
sentence has been commuted to imprisOn-
ment for ten years, at hard labor, in Gin
ton Prison. ...-
SPIES ARRESTED.
Two of Mosby's spies were arrested at
Georgetown, last night.
GENERAL EAeAN.
General Eagan is still in the city. Since
the fever of his wound left him, he has
been in a condition of great nervous pros
trstion.
GENERAL FEssENDEEs CONDITION.
General Fessenden is quits i'll in conse-
quenee of the hemorrhage of his wound,
caused by the amputatiOn of his leg.
ERRONEOUS STATEMENT.
The statement which appeared in
Monday mornings papers concerning the
admission of Roger A. Pryor, in relation
to General Sherman's movements, shortly
after he was taken prisoner, was based on
narration of several gentlemen, who
conversed with him, and this fact was dis
tinctly mentioned in the telegraph. The
denial of Pryor simply raises question of
verscity between the parties.
SOUTHERN NEWS.
NEW YORK, Dec. l.
The World has the following extracts
from Richmond paper of the 29th, tele-
graphed from Washington;
The Sentinel says, we again repeat that
the enemy has no means of cOmmunics-
tion with Sherman.
1t is deemed best for the public inter
ests not to publish the intelligence of the
military movements in Georgia.
The Dispatch says: Georgia exchanges
furnish US very little intelligence.
ANOTHER PROCLAMATION.
Governor Brown has issued a procla-
nation for the leviyng mass of the whole
free male population, between sixteen and
hfty-fve, to turn out for forty days SER
vice.
sKEDADDLING.
The fight from Milledgeville, when the
enemy approached, was very great Some
members of the Legislature paid as high
as one thousand dollars to be carried out
of town.
YANKEES ADVANCING.
A letter was read in Columbus, on Sat
urday, from Palmetto Point, on the West
Point & LaGrange railroad, stating that
Fitzpatrick, with 5000 Yankees, was sd-
vancing down the country on the Alabs-
ma side of Chattahoochie, burning and
destroying everything.
HOOD AND SHERMAN.
The movement of Hood, has the exac t
effect which DavIsdesigned it to have.
If Sherman reaches the OCEAN, he will
burn the whole country behind him from
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