Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-01-11
Rebels Concentrating 10000 men
for the Purpose of Attacking
General Banks.
LOngstFeet Reported Advancing
with 10000 Troops to take
Knoxville at all Hazards.
RumOr that General Meade has
Resigned.
General Hancock Appointed
his Successor.
Failure Ofthe Attempt TO Make
Raid on Cumberland,
LONGsTREET ADYANCING.

NEW 0Rk, January lU-
Letters from East Tennessee, of the 18th
instant, TO the Herald, state that our forces
been driven back from Bean Station by
Longstgeet Our losses in the four days
skirmishing reach about two hundred, be-
sides 8 few wagons. Rebel prisoners
state that Longstreet has been reinforced
by Ewell, and that he had been ordered to
take Knoxville at all hazards. Longstreet
has about forty thousand men under his
command.
General Foster is at ROCKVILLE, and Gen
eral Psrke commands in the field.
A special from Cumberland, Maryland,
under date of January 9th states that an
official rebel document, containing plans Of
3 proposed raid by Early, has been cap
tured, from which 1t appears that it was
their intention to cut the railroad at Mar
tinsburg, and capture our troops between
there and New Greek; but Early, finding
that Averill wss at Martinsburg, gave that
expedition up and sent force against
Petersburg, which also proved failure.
A force was also sent to capture Cum
berlsnd, but that also failed.
Very important informrtion has been
obtained in relation to the rebel commands
and the avOWed intentions OF high rebel
officers.
The weather is very severe at Cumber-
land.
Rebel deserters continue daily TO come
in, bringing important information.
The Amnesty Proclamation is very ia
vOrably received among the rebel soldiers
An Army Of the Potomac dispatch of
the 9lh, to the Herald, states that General
Meade had gone to Washington.
1t is rumored that General Hancock has
been relieved from the command of the 81
corps, and that General Warren takes his
place. ... .s .. -
Also, that General Meade has resigned
and that General Hancock has been ap-
pointed commander of this Army.
The weather continues cold.
The Herslds Washington dispatch says
Generals Meade, Hancock and Ingalls, ar
rived there last evening.
Extraordinary developments concern
ing the management of affairs at the Cav
airy camp at Gsinesboro, implioate parties
in whom the utmost confidence has been
heretofore placed 1t is alleged that the
recent immense stampede of horses was
connived at by officials.
The late inspection Of hospitals In the
Atlantic States developes the fact that all
are bounteously provided with neeessaries
and luxuTies and the Inspectors recon-
mend the benevolent attentions of the Sau-
itsry Commission to those at the West
The statement that s. NJ. Clark, the
Chief of the Note Bureau in the Treasury
Department, has been suspended from
duty is totally without foundation and
there is authority for this denial There
will probably be vigorous examination
as to the motives Of the author of this re-
port.
The Navy Department has been advised
Of the capture of the rebel schooner
Marshall ]. Smith by the gunboat Kenebec.
She was discovered about Is miles east of
Mobile Point at night. She was from No
bile bound to Havana with cargo Of 260
bsles Of cotton and some turpentine. Her
manifest and other papers were thrown
overheard.