Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-11-02
The steamer and cargo were burned.
OFFICERS CAPTURED.
FoRT Monroe, Oct. 81

OEEINAAAo NAA ANAAEOs
Fort MONROE, Oct. 81.
The Richmond Enquirer, of Saturday,
publishes list Of Union officers captured
on Thursday, among which are Captain
H. Wentworth, Captain NJ. Sheriff, and
Lieutenant A. Gladly, of the lotn Wis
coEsin.
ALL QUIET.
H. J. Strowbridge, Medical Director of
the 18th Army Corps, arrived at Old Point
from the James this evening. He repre-
sents everything quiet in front.
THE ALBESlARLE DESTROYED. H
WAsHINGToE, Nov. l.
The Navy Department has received the
following dispatch:
FORT Monroe, Nov. /.
To Hon. Gideon WslLes, Secretary of the
Navy:
Isent Lieutenant W. B. Cushing, on the
18th of October, with the picket launch
No, 2, to blow up the ram Albemarle. He
returns to-day.
He reports to me that ne blew up the
ram on the morning of the 18th. The de-
struction was complete.
The launch was sunk by the enemys
shot and all the crew captured except
Lieutenant Cushing and one man, who
escaped.
Commander Macomb writes:
From circumstances which have occur
red am able to inform you that the Ram
is sunk
[signed.l D. D. PORTER,
Commanding.
Congress at its last session placed con-
siderable sum of money at the disposition
of the Secretary of the Treasury to be en-
ployed in the prosecution of measures for
the prosecution of persons counterfeiting
national currency and other securities.
ooUNTERFEITERs TO BE LOOKED AFTER
Liberal rewards have already been paid
to several parties who have aided in the
apprehension of counterfeiters.
The administration and conduct of the
necessary measures to this end, by order
of the Secretary, is paced under the i'm
mediate charge Of Edward Jordan, So
licitor of the Treasury, to whom all per-
sons having knowledge of facts important
to be known by the Department, concern
ing such offences, should make their COM
municstions.
RAsCALs JUGGED.
Three persons, found guilty, by Mill
tary Commission, of aiding soldiers to de-
sert, have been sent from Washington to
the Albany Penitentiary.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The official statement of the public debt
for the month of October shows the amount
outstanding to be s2,O17, ,O9s, SIS rs, or
an increase of over SCI, ,OOO, 900. The
debt bearing interest, in coin, is about
1851, 900, 900; debt bearing interest, lawful
money, 1854, 100000; debt on which in
terest has closed, sa5TOOO; debt bear
ing no interest, $47I, ,532 900. Interest
has increased to $36, SAC, 900; in coin to $2,-
$4,000 in lawful money, $25, 100000 of
former, and $l50OOO of the latter. The
amount OF interest bearing is So, ,531, 1858; !;
unpaid acquisitions are S3,755, 900, and
the amount in the Treasury is nearly $21,-
100000; the amount of the six per cent.
bonds exchanged for 7-8O under the Act
of July and August, 1862, is nearly, $l26,
100000, an increase since the former
monthly statement of 100000 the
amount Of $40 six per ceut. bonds, under
the Act of June 1861 is 877s1 900; 7-3O
three years notes, authorized by the Act Of
July 18th, 1864, have been reduced from
$2O,OOOOOO to $l4OO0OOO; amount of Ger
tifcates of Indebtedness has been increased
Sc, ,Ss3,0 900; twoyesr FIVE per cent notes have
been reduced S4,676,OOO since the Septem.
Der statement and three year Treasury
notes under act of June goth, '64, have in.
CT eased towards $21, 100000. Fractional
currency has been reduced from S24, ,5O0,.
900 To 500 726,OOO.
FROM CARLO.
CARLO, Nov.
Forty-four rebel prisoners, including {
number of officers, arrived from Baltimore
to-day, and were sent to Chicago.
The steamer captured and burned by
| rebels at Fort Hermon on the Tennesse,
river, on Saturday, was the Mazzeps, {
new steamer, on her first triI
with barge owned by, and valued
at $4,000 The cargo consisted of Gov
ernment stores valued at 100000, ant
considerable other freight mostly of cloth
ing and blankets taken to Fort Harmon
The fire from the gunboat
prevented the rebels from removing al
their storage and forage from the rive
bank. The fort was shelled by the gun
boats for two hours, eliciting no reply
When the ammunition became exhausted
the gun boats withdrew, and sent a party
ashore, who burned the forage left by tn,
rebels on the river bank The rebel torct
of BuIord's command, 400, who haC
taken possession of Fort Herman the nigh
previous. Their battery of three gum
Qs-pounders,) was masked on the bank
completely commanding the river escl
way.
The officers and crew of the Mazeppl
escaped to Pine Bluff.
The steamer Anne, coming down thu
river four hours after the capture of tn,
Mszoppa, was fred on by the masked bat
terry, three miles above Fort Herman, bu
passed with slight damage. On pass
ing the fort she was again free
upon with both shot and shell