Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-10-10
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n Montreal and ports along the nOrther
coast.
,. Several Canadian Jews are engaged i
blockade running.
l" Twelve vessels have sailed and about
0 dozen more are making ready.
The steamer Hope, capable of carryin
1000 bales of cooton and other cargo, is ex
pected leave for Wilmington immediately
The vessel and cargo are worth more thai
two millions.
NEW STEAMERS FOR THE REBELS.
1t is said that thirty other steamers ar,
expected shortly from England A new
one arrived on the 18th inst.
BLooKADE-RUNNERs LOST.
The Agnes Louisa lies ashore outside the
harbor. 1t was her first trip, and she viii
probably be total loss.
The Prince was lost two weeks ago in
entering the harbor
A Charleston steamer, which sailed for
Savannah recently, had put back, owing
to her boilers giving out.
GOODS FOR THE REBELS FROM NEW YORK.
Last week some boxes came from New
York On the steamer Corsica, addressed to
John B. Lsftte, Confederate Agent. They
were taken to the steamer Whiting, a
blockade-runner, and shipped to Column
bia, S. G. The Whiting left on the 18th,
intending to lay off the Bahamas until
night, at the same time taking in goods
from those islands.
The schooner John G. Whipple, Just
arrived from New York, brought beef,
pork, butter, lard, crackers, whisky, and
general merchandise.
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. s.
In consequence of the bogus reports
about the disaster to Grants army, pub |
Ished to-day, q dispatch was sent to the |
President which brought the following |
reply;
WASHINGTON, Oct. $50 Pm.
To Gen. Simon Cameron, PHILADELPHIA:
There is absolutely no news from the
army that was not published in Stantons
bulletin of yesterday. But mere business
dispatches are passing over the line. I
have no alarm about the bogus dispatch.
[Signed,l a. LINCOLN.
Information was received in Washing
ton tonight that Sheridan is regularly re-
ceiving supplies.
MISSOURI AFFAIRS.
ST.. Louis. Oct. 9.
Official disoatches from jefferson City
state that the advance of Price from Usage
River to Moreau Creek, ten miles from JEFF
ferson City, on the 7th, was splendidly con-
tested by our cavalry.
A considerable number of the enemy
were killed and wounded.
Our loss was killed and 49 wounded.
On the sth, the rebels drew up in line of
battle before our works, but auer being weII
by our batteries, moved towards
the west, and were followed by our forces
sig miles, receiving sharp punishment
from the detachment of the- 9Th Missouri
Militia, under Major Montgomery.
We attacked the camp of the rebels un-
der Hildebrand, at TyleF's Mills, st. Fran
els county, and killed 81 of them.
ATTACK Oh HoPKINssILLE.
CLARKsvItLE, Oct. 9.
General Lyon, with force estimated at
400 to 500, attacked Hopkinsville at nine
o'clock this morning, and demanded an un-
conditional surrender, which was refused
by Colonel johnson.
The fight lasted four hours, when the
rebels retreated.
=, Rebel loss killed, and Is to 20 wounded. |
BALTIMoRE, Oct 9.
ARRIVAL OF PRISONERS.
A Dispatch from Annapolis says:
The flag of truce steamer George Leary |
has arrived with 55 paroled officers aad |
500 men.
There were number Of deaths on the
passage.
The general condition of the men is most
wretched, most of them being either sick
or starving.
The New York is expected tomorrow
with 500 more.
CAIRO, Oct. 6.
The steamer Bella from St. Louis via
Memphis on the 9Th, brings seventy-fve
bales of cotton for St. Louis.
About one hundred bales passed up for
some destination during the week, and one
hundred and fifty for CINCINNATI