Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-02-08
NO. 30.
sOurHRRN News.
FoRrREss MONROE, Feb. Z.
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FORTRESS MONROE, Feb. z.
The Richmond Examiner Of February
Sd, has the following news:
CHARLEsroE, Feb. 2.-The steamer Pres.
to from Nassau, Jan. 29th, in attempting
to run In about two o'clock this morning.
got shore off Sullivan's Island and re-
mains immovsble. Most Of her cargo
which is on Government account, will be
saved in good condition. The enemy open
ed heavy FIRE on the steamer at daylight
and continued it all day. 1t is believed
that the vessel will be total wreck.
The enemy have discontinued firing on
Sumter. One hundred and thirty-siK shots
have been fred on the city from o'clock
yesterday to P N, this evening.
ORANGE c. H., Feb. 2.-RepoIts received
here this evening from several sources,
state that Early hrs captured force of
Yankees at Petersburg, Hardy County,
Virginia, estimated at 800
MoRzIsTowE, EAST TEN. Feb 2-There is
a perfect deth Of news here. The situation
is unchanged, and the arrival Of prisoners
taken in the recent affair at Smithfeld, is
announced. Il is claimed that 100 Of our
men were osptured.
The rebel account Of the engagement
does not differ materially faom that given
by as.
CHARLESTON, February 5.-The enemy
keep up an occasional fire on Sumter. Six
shots were fred yesterday morning and
three last night. Eighty shsts were fred
at the city today. The euemy's batteries
and mortsrs keep up Glow fire on the
wreck Of the Presto.
MoRRIsTOWE, February 5.-The trains
are now running to RogersVille Junction.
There is nothing Of interest from the front.
The same paper says there is great prob
ability that all the newspapers in the Con-
federacy with the exception Of few
which do government printing, will be sus-
pended.
Richmond papers contain the following
dispatches:
MOBILE, February 4-Our forces occupy
Corinth and Jackson. Nothing had been
destroyed there, but everything was car
ried off. The Yankee cavalry in strong
force, crossed the Big Black River yes'er-
day and were met by the Jackson cavalry.
A very lively fight took place.
A large force Of Yankees, supposed to
number about 8, 600 have crossed the Ten
nessee river nerr GermanYille, the object
Of the raid being, no doubt, the dssirdc-
tion Of the iron works in Cherokee county.
The Sentinel says our piekets retired
towards Kinston, North Carolina, after
the fight at Bachelors Creek.
PoWELL's RIVER BRIDGE, VA, Feb. s.
On Friday OF last week three brigades
Of q cavalry corps, about 1000 strong,
400 Of whom were mounted, with no artil-
lery, under command Of Col. Love Of the
llth Kentucky regiment, skirmished with
the rebels under Gen. Jones, on the Yir-
ginis road, Is miles from Cumberland
Gap. The skirmishing lasted three hours.
We held our position until dark, although
we were attacked by a superior force,
when we withdrew to our camp, three
miles in the rear.
At daylight en- Saturday morning Col
Loves pickets were attacked by the reb-
els, when Col. Love moved TO the front to
meet them. The rebels were seen ad7sne-
ing in line with 400 infantry, cavalry and
artillery. Col. Love fell back three miles.
The enemy ceased following and Col. Love
encamped three miles from the Gap.