Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-01-13
LATE NEWS FROlI CHARLESTON,
NEw YoRK, January u.


The Tribune's Morris Island correspond
ent says:
The rebels have in Charleston harbor
twsirOnclad steamers, close limitations of
the new lronsides and Dunderberg.
Charleston takes fire and burns Apaee
from the effect of the bombardment. The
fires always spread and burn hours at G
time. Last Sunday they burned eight
hours.
In one mass OF obstructions hsuIed
away from the beach Of Morris Island are
sixteen bars of iron rails. The obstruc,
tions having heen remnrAd hE natural
causes, nothing now prevents tho taking
OF Charleston when the Admiral wills il.
In postscript, the correspondent adds;
The rebels have three iTonelsds building at
Charleston, two Of them on the DIndeT-
berg plan.
On January 1st, the U. 8. steamer Neip-
sic destroyed a schooner laden with tur-
peRtine at Murrill's Inlet sixty miles
north Of Charleston.
The Tribune's Washington dispatch saye:
Tie House Military Committee will within
day or two report Washburn's bill au-
thorizing the President 70 appoint Lieu
tenant General.
A destructive ERE occurred last night on
Beekmsn street. Nimbers 55, occupied By
Buckley, Brothers 6 Co, paper warehouse,
and 81, occupied by LansOn & Goodsnough,
msDufscturers of cutlery, were totally de-
st.oyed. Number 81, occupied by J. & H.
W. King, was badly dsmsged. Number
81, occupied by Bss5stG & Mace, was al
most entirely destroyed The total loss is
st least 5000, 1000. Tbs buildings destroy
ed were fve-story marble fronts, extend
ing 175 feet 10 Ann street. TIE building
or the opposite side Of Ann street was
somewhat damaged, and the tenants com
PEELED to flee for their lives. The WhiDpie
File Manufacturing Company occupied >
portion Of number 53.
The Prizs fight between Ksaling and
Hollywood cana off yesterday at Sleeps
Head Bay, Long Island Forty-seYsn
rounds were fought, lasting over an hour,
when the Police appeared, arresting Holly
wood and two others. Both men were con-
siderably battered. The referee will de
eide in favor of Kesting, in consequence
Of his antagonist biting him on the arm
shoulder.
The Worlds Washington dispatch says
The Republican Senatorial caucus
agreed TO revive the old Committee on the
Conduct of the War, who will be snpow-
cred also to inquire into the expenditures
Of the war They agreed to raise Com
mittee on Emancipation to whom all pa
papers On the subject are to be refored.
Il Is well understood that Senator Nc
Douglas resolutions declaring war with
France, in certGin contingencies, viii
sleep their last sleep in the Senate Foreign
Relation Committee.
It is said Secretary Chase eontenplstes
the issuing Of ten-foTty bonds when tie
/ present Issue Of the hve-twenties is ex-
hausted, and in order TO meet the demands
upon him for the payment Of veteran
| bounties. He Will resort TO loan and con-
dnus the issue Of i've per cent intere st
bearing notes.
! A Times Washington correspondent says
at least Eve Msj jor Generals and over TWEEN
| ty Brigsdisrs will be restored to civil life
by consent of the Senate.
General Meade, though absent, is in COZ
slant Communication with the Army Of
the Potomsc, and commands it by tele-
graph.
The Herald's Folly Island correspondent
says that Colonel Bells experiments to
obviaLe the explosion of Greek fire shells
ill tbs proper moment has succeeded.
It's not improbable thst persistent
! 6ombardnent Of Charleston will soon be
opened. No one doubts our ability to de-
stroy the city whenever we desire.
The gunbost HuTsu has captured sn An
glo rebel schooner from Nassau with salt
IN D boy Sound, Georgia.
A feet Of small draft gunboRts for Ad-
mirsl Fsrragut, carrying two and three
riAsd guns each, will sail j n few days.
The Herald contains an intercepted
rebel letter, of December Slst, which says;
Longstreets forces are with Lee, and the
latter has matured- and about to consumate
series Of manueVres, and 'slbeit bloody
battles too. The writer says, the day can.
not be far of when we shall embrace each
other in Maryland, in our old homestead
in Baltimore, beneath the victorious erosE
Of the free aud recognized South.
The Hsrald's Army of the Potomac dis
patch says: Commissaries are issuing IN
diminished ratiOns, which proves tht
army has not been depleted by furloughs.
About 500 new soldiers arrived to-day.
The Tribune's Washington dispatch says
No orders have yet been issued for the re