Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-11-23
Foreign Exchange is in favor and the

go into the National Bank system.
The Stock Exchange will adjourn from
Tomorrow noon until Friday morning. Al
contracts falling due on Thursday must b
settled tomorrow.
MOVEMENT OF GRANTS ARMY.
A City Point letter, 18th, 70 the Com
mereiaI says:
A movement of the army was beguI
yesterday with the Ninth Corps on our ex
trsme left. Orders were issued to prePar'
eight days rstions, with one hundred
rounds of ammunition, and be ready Il
march at any moment. The artillery thai
set out on the march about sunset en-
camped about eight miles nearer City
Point on the line of the railroad. The in
fsntry followed shortly afterwards snd
have reached Hancock station about ten
miles hence.
Similar orders were issned to the %
Corps and part Of the 9th Corps.
It began raining last night and hss con-
tinued ever SINCE converting the country
into continent of mud.
The line Of march yesterday wss To-
ward the Appomatto1, which would proba-
bly, strike two or three miles below Peters-
burg, if the design we're TO cross over 70
Gene 81 Buffers department.
General Grant has been absent for day
or two, but viii doubtless soon return.
Officers and men have been moving in
shoals for some time.
By leaving the forts well garrisoned, the
line is now SO strong that Grant can hurl
the main body against any part of the
rebel lines he may select, while it is impos-
sible to flank him, or cut OF his communi-
cations, with any force short off the whole
rebel army.
The Commercial ssys editoriaily: art is
said that all the mounted cavalry in the
Department of the Gulf commenced con-
centrsting several days since, under Gener-
al Lee, for the purpose, it is generally be-
lis7ed, of cooperating with Sherman.
Should Beauregard attempt to move south
ward by the Mobile & Ohio Road, Less
cavalry may be heard from"
MOVED UP.
A Washington special ssys:
Our feet Of gunboats have moved up to-
ward Dutch Gapinreadiness for any ssasult
the enemy may see ft to mako
COTTON.
1t is reported that the President has de-
termined not to permit any cotton to be
brought out Of seceeded States, except IS
a prize to the Government. There are no
other permits to be granted to trade with
in the rebel ines ana those heretofore
granted will probably be revoked.
SENERAL sIczLEs.
Il is understood that General Sickies IS
to be Immediately sent to an important
command at the front.
CLAIMS ADJUDICATED.
The Fourth Auditor has sdiudicated
during the past week claims of United
States steamers louisville, Petrol, Circin-
nat, Pittsburgh, Mound City, Rome and
Oarrondolet ior cotton captured from reb-
els.
IMPORTANT Law CASE
An important casa is before United
States Circuit, Judge Nelson, involving
the question whether z. s. T-sO treasury
notes issued in 1851, are receivable for do
ties the same as gold. Therears some ten
millions of these notes outstanding. Tie
trial is set for Friday. The general opin-
ion among the legal profession is that the
Court must decide thesse notes equivalent
to gold. Collector Draper bsd refused to
so receive them, hsnce the suit
FROM CHARLESTON.
NEW YosK. Nov. %.
Captain Gribbon, of tho 1875 New
York, and anothar gentleman, escaped
from Charleston, report that the lower part
of that city is untensble in consequence of
our shells.
The Court House, City Eossl Guard
House, St. Philips Episcopal Church and
seversl other buildings have been struck
by our shells, and Numbers of buildings
hove been demolished.
But few fires nave been eccasionsd by
the bombardment
One shell exploded within three doors
of Hampstead Hill, in the extreme north
eastern part of the city.
Great numbers of shells fall and explode
as high up as Chapel aud John streets.
Few casualties have taken plsoe-Only
about twelve deaths in all.
There are 5000 troops in and around
Charleston.
Eight heavy guns are mounted in ihe
channel facing Fort sumter.
There are sx or eight batteries mounted
in the city and on the wharves.
The citizens are much troubled in co1se-
quence of the want of habisations; four
or five families reside in one small house.
II Il expected that there viii be terrible
suffering this winter.
BLOCKADE RUNNING.
Blockade running continues with great
Several vessels make three
trips each month between Nassau and Ber-
muda, bringing clothing, provisions and
various other articles, and taking out cot
ton, principally. Three nights before he
left Charleston, four blockade runners
cleared at one time.
On their downward trips they bring one
third of their csrgoes for the rebel Gov
srnment.
The agricultural country in the vicinity
of Charleston is deemed very fce.