Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-02-05
SPECIAL DISPATCHES
10 THE
CLEVELAND LEADER.
SOUTHERN NEWS FROM THE
RICHMOND PRESS.
1T REPORTS A FEDERAL
MOVEMENT IN THE
LOWER MISSIS-
SIPPI.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE OHIO
LEGISLATURE.
THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE
MICHIGAN LEGISLA-
TURE.
THE STATE PLEDGED TO THE
SUPPORT OF THE GOV
ERNMENT.

BAIrMOEE, February 4.

lowing:
JACKSON, Miss January 28.-Fifteen
transports with troops arrived at Vioks-
burg on the 9th. The enemy are in force
along the Big Black Sherman and staff
with three or four regiments are reported
to have passed up the YazOO river to Me-
ohaniesburg where they met the 2l Texas
regiment, which fell back Heavy demon
stratiOns are being made towards Pencha-
tOula. The enemy to the number of TO-
900 are advancing from the coast below.
MoRRIsrOwN, January 29.-MsjOr Gen
eral BIokner has arrived here. Long
streets headquarters have been moved to
this place. The enemy attacked General
Martin with q superior force, beyond
French BrOsd, on Wednesday. and after
severe fight compelled him to retire with
the loss of two pieces of artillery and zoo
men killed, wounded and missing.
CHARLESTON, January 29.-The enemy,
at o'clock last night opened fire on Sum
ter with three ten-inch cOlumbiads and one
3O-pound Parrott. The fire was directed
at the south end of the fort. During the
night I23 shells were thrown, SO of which
burst over tho fort Two Parrot shells
also struck The fort. The firing on Sumter
continued sll day, and is still going on
this evening. No casualties, and no dam
age to the fort.
HoUsTOE, Tex ls, January II, (via Jack
son, Mississippi, January 29).-We have
accounts of another serious Indian raid in
Cock County, in which twelve or fifteen
people were killed. The Indisns are
equipped and led by Yankees.
Fifteen millions in Confederate money
thst had run the blockade from some east
ern port to Havana, and had safely reach
ed Monterey, Mexico, en route to the
Trans Mississippi Department, has been
attached by the English house of Milmo
& Co., at MatsmOrss, for the alleged fail
ure Of Major Hart, Quartermaster and
agent of the Confederate Government, in
meeting his contracts. The same house
attached q largo amount of cotton in tran
stu in Mexico, belonging to the Govern
ment
Tie same account says General A. J.
Hamilton, the Abolition appointee for ihe
Military GOvernOrship of Texas, has had
public reception at Matamoras. The
Governor in his speech at the banquet,
announced that in case the French ad
vaneed on MatamOras, the Yankees would
help the Mexicans whip them out.
The Yankees, 500 strong, have advanced
from Brownsville, on King Ranch. They
met with no opposition.
Colonel Benardes and Colonel John S
Ford, the old ranger. are raising q force in
the west to suppress Mexican bandits, now
depredating on our soil.
The Yankee force at Sslari9 and DsKeW's
Point is about 200 strong, occupying In
dianola with a small garrison, and have
visited SAvaOea. No damage was done
there, save the saoking of few houses
The railrosd from SavaOoa to Victoria is
thoroughly destroyed.
They also landed force of few hun
dred in upper Port Matagorda, on the Pc
ninsula, for the purpose of cutting off ff-
teen of our pickets below them. The
pickeis escaped in oyster boats.
A company Of men, under Captain
Rudgely, attempted last week to cross
from The main land to the Peninsula
They were caught in storm, tho boats
swamped and they were obliged to swim
out. Fourteen of the men persisted. Their
dead bodies were subsequently washed
ashore by the waves.
Since the first instant we have expe.
rieneed the eoldest weather known fol-
many years. 1t is believed nearly ell the
stubble Of the sugar cane is frozen out.
The proclamation of Lincoln excitel
hardly thought.
The health and spirits Of our troops art
good, and the organization Of the army
is thorough. Many regiments arc from
nine hundred to one thousand strong.
Texas is all right. The enemy has il
two months taken no point regarded a
f defensible and intended to be defended
They will not attempt with less than tw
to one.