Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-04-24
Booth Supposed to be Sill in
Washington.
Rebel-Oanadian Pirate Scheme
Crushed.
FROM RICHMOND !
JEFF. Davis Gone to Texas /!
LATEST FROM MOBILE !
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.
WAsHINGroN, January y.

W Abh4NGlON1 OhAAuAAg
Yesterday evening bearer of dispstchs:
arrived from General Sherman with ar
agreement for a suspension Of hostilitieE
and memorandum of Whist is called bs,
sis of peace which had been entered into
on the 18th inst, by General Sherman with
the srebsl General Johnron. The rebel
General Breckinridge was present at the
conference.
A Cabinet meeting was held at 8 o'clock
in the evening,in which the action Of Cen
eral Sherman wss disspproved by the
President, by the Secretary of War, by
General Grant, aud by every member OF
the Cabinet General Sherman was order
ed to resumeS Shostilities Immediately, and,
was directed that the instructions given by
the late President in the following tale-
gram, which was penned by Mr.. Lincoln
himself at the Capitol on the night of the
Sd of March, were approved by the Presi
dent and Mr.. johnson, and we're reiterated
to govern the action of Military Oommsn-
ders on the night of the 3rd of March,
while President Lincoln Gnd his Cabinet
were at the Capitol.
A telegram from General Grant was
brought to the Secretary of War, inform
ing him that General Lee had requested
an interview or conference TO make an ar
rangement for terms of peace. The letter
of General Lee was published in letter
to Davis and the rebel Congress-. General
Grants telegram was submitted to Mr..
Lincoln, who after pondering few min
utes took up his pen and wrote with his
own hand the following reply, which he
submitted to the Secretary of State and
Secretary of War. It was then addressed,
datsd and signed by the Secretsryo of War,
and telegrsphed to General Grant
WAsHISeToN, April 3, 1862 Pm.
Lieutenant General Grant:
The President directs me TO say 90 You
that he wishes you to have no confer
ence with General Lee, unless it be for the
capitulstion of General Lees army, or on
some minor and purely military matter.
He instructs me to say that you are not TO
decide, discuss or confer upon any political
question. Such questions the President
holds in his own hands, and will submit
them to no military conferences or conVen-
tions. In the meantime you are to press
TO the utmost your military advantage.
TSigned1 Z. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
The order of General Sherman to Con-
eral StonemaD, to withdraw from Sails
bury and join him, will probably open the
way for Davis to escape to Mexico or to
Europe with his plumber, which is reported
to be very large, including not only the
plunder of the Richmond banks, but previ-
Gus accumulations.
A dispatch received by this department
from Richmond says 1t is stated hare by
respectable parties that the amount Of
specie taken South by JEFF. Davis and his
parties is very large, including not only the
plunder of Richmond banks, but previous
accommodations. They hope, it is said, to
make terms with General Sherman, or some
other Southern commander, by which they
will be permitted, with their effects, includ-
ing gold and plunder, to go to Mexico or
Europe. Johnson's negotiations were TO
this end.
After the Cabinet meeting last night,
General Grant started for North Carolina
to direct operations against Johnston's
army. EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.