Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-02-01
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RECEIVED AT $3.50 THIS MORNING.
Another Draft for 100000 Men
Ordered.
twill Take Place the Tenth Of
EaFeh next.
FepeFal Supply Train Captured
In Virginia.
Military Movements In Western
Virginia.
Important Reconnaissance to
ROmney.
GuerrIllas at Work On the Mis-
sissippi.
DINNER TO GENERAL GRANT IN
ST. LOUIS.
Important Reconnaissance to
ROmney.
GuerrIllas at Work On the Mis-
sissippi.
DINNER TO GENERAL GRANT IN
ST. LOUIS.
FROM WASHINGTON.
WAsHINaToN, JanuarY 3

WASHINGTON, January 81.
It is ordered that draft for five hun
dred thousand men TO serve for three
years or during the war, be made on the
10Th day Of March next, for the military
service Of the United States, creditiug and
deducting therefrom as many ss may have
enlisted or been drafted into the service
prior to the let day Of March, and not
heretofore credited. A. LINCOLN.
Some surprise is manifested here at the
course Of the British journals, in denounc-
ing the comfy shown by the United States
to the French Government, in regard to
the expectation Of tobacco. The concession
was made at the request Of the French
Government, supported by the express re-
Suest Of the British Government.
Hon. VIM. Whiting, Solicitor Of the War
Department, has decided that aliens who
are subjects Of q foreign Government,
having Voluntarily enlisted in the service
of the United States IS substitutes for
drafted men, are not entitled to be dis
charged from such servies by reason Of
sliensge, but may under the law Of ma
tions be held to perform their engage
ments, without giving the Government to
which their allegiance is due just cause Of
complaint.
Secretary Stanton, before the Hale in
Vestigstion committee, yesterday, said
among other things that Senator Hale ask
ed nothing Of him, in relation to the re-
lease Of Hunt from the old capitol, which
a counsellor at law might not, with perfect
propriety, have asked Of a judge, and that
he yielded nothing to the application Of
Mr.. Hale that he would not have yielded
to any respectable counsellor, and that he
considered himself as acting judioislly in
the matter.
The United States Runboat Entsw with
out her armament averaged eighteen and
three fourths miles an hour yesterday.
From information recently received by
the Navy Department, it appears that very
few Of the distractions at Charleston have
been washed away. Three hundred feet Of
the obstructions hoated down at one time,
and all that drifted toward the feet were
RATS built by the rebels for the purpose Of
erippling our vessels.
There was no change in the feet on the
26th inst. On the oath several shots were
| fred at the city and three monitors we're
anchored inside between the Cummings
Point battery and Sumter. There was
considerable activity among the feet on
| the oath. One shot per hour was fred on the
city and seven on Sunday. One hundred
and three fuse shells were fred on the
city on the 21st.
The Hsrald's special letter from New
Orleans, the 2Sd, says:
Previous to Admiral Fsrsgut's arrival
in this city it was reported that he had ar
rived off Mobile with the intention Of
commencing an attack there, and thst the
garrison Of the forts at the entrance of
Mobile harbor had mutinied, and that o
force was sent by the authorities to quiet
the disturbance, and that the mutineers
opened upon them with the guns of the
fort, diving them back with great sl8ugh-
ter. This rumOr probably arose from the
fact that there is considerable dissstisfac-
ton among the troops in fort Morgan,
aud that many Of the soldiers had deserted
and Joined our feet off the entrance Of the
hsrbor. These deserters also reported that
a regiment Of cavalry, GOO strong, station
ed q certain distance in the rear Of Mobile,
absolutely refused to serve any longer. 1
also learn that many Of the citizens Of
Louisiana, who are at Pensacola, on the
Peninsula, are enlisting In the Union ar
my, AMI sre already forming Of white ref
ugees, q considerable force under one COM
msnder, and have been sent across Lake
POnehatrsin for purposes not yet made
public.
All remains quiet on the Teche and Mis-
siesippi.
A cartel, for the exchange Of prisoners
captured by the command Of General Dick
Taylor, has been agreed upon. Another
for the exchange Of those in Texas is nnder
favorable consideration.
On Tuesday night last the track on the
0palousss and New Orleans Railroad was
torn up by rebels near Bayou Bouef. A
train which came down the road q short
time after was thrown from the track,
No one was injured.
Scouts were dispatched in search Of the
parties and succeeded in capturing three
men, one wearing the dress Of rebel
soldier. He confessed having assisted
nine others in tearing up the track This
man also states that band Of the enemy
had come down the bayou and that four
regiments were concealed in the woods
They at first intended to attack Tgerville
where body of our troops was known
to be, and then move on to the main
body ct Bayou Bouef.
The night following three soldiers were
returning to their quarters when they
we're probably surprised and taken pris
oners by the enemy, as they have not beer
heard from since.
Dispatches received at the War Depart
ment from General Kelly's command
states on Saturday afternoon 8 supply
train on the way to Petersburg, wss at
tackled by 8 rebel force, and after severe
resistance on the part Of the escort was
captured by the rebels. General Kelly
dispatched a force is pursuit of the enemy
No further intelligence has been received
from General Kelly to-day.
1t will be recollected that in October Q
call for 300 1000 men was made, and thii
number has been about half filed by vol
unteers and re-enlistments.
The call now made for,,500, 900 men is in.
terpreted by gentlemen acquainted with
military affairs to include the above 300,
900, being in eject, an sdditionalcall fol
100000 The volunteering is supposed X
furnish at present an average Of 2, 900 pei
day. The order Of the President makes
credit or reduction Of as many as MAY
have enlisted or been drafted prior to the
Ist Of March, at which time the S400 pre-
MUM expires. When these arrangement
are completed the total in the army will b,
half a million men.
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