Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-02-16

NAsHTTLIEs TEEH, Feb. 10, 1865.
EDTrCRs LEADH-Sincs the discom-
ature Of Hood, last Dscem5er, NassVHle
has ben almost barren Of news items. In
deed, We have hsd 70 depend on Northern
papers to learn what was going On ct tbe
mont. Your correspondent has thsrafFa
remained silent for the very good reason
that he has had EoIhing worth writing
aSoutS But, thinking that It WAS about
time, that our good friends up in aGof'G
country would be, or At least ought 70 be.
wishing to hear frOm thsir representatives,
down IN the land where the natfYss AK
about 1--WE unS' and iyOus una and livs
on corn cakes and bacon, I strollsd dOwn
strset yesterday to tzy TO ind some item
of news to serVs Is an excuse for writing
yon s letter. As COED luck wonld have
it I met 'trelisbls gentleman Just from
Eastport, on the Tennessee, and learned
from him that our army at that place haG
been living Of late On short rationA Such
WAS the scarcity, that my iafoEmARt
chaplain ofsome Western regiment, sid
that all were living on parchAd corn, AID
that he bad actually found It impossiblsto
get even Hhard tack" for the aick men of
his regiment. He had come to Nashville
to obtain supplies of hospital stores from
the Sanitary and Christian Commissions,
which he succeeded IN doing. The caxa
OF theseareity Of COmmisaAry and Of SAM
itAry stores Is that the boats, laden with
supplies, are ice bound on the Ohio river.
1 leaned also from good authority, that
General A ]. Smiths CORDS, which cana
up the river about the first Of December,
and took q very active part IN driving
the rebel army from Tennessee, Is return.
ing to its old place on the Mississippi.
What this movement means I viii leave
for you to surmise.
Nashville Is garFisoned now chiefly BY
Artillery, 4 large number Of batteries
having been dlsmounted and armed with
muskets for that purpose, while Infantry
regiments have nearly all been sent te the
field. There Is far greater amount OF
Light Artillery in our western army than
the service requires, and am told that no
more recruits are accepted for this branch
Of the service.
We have been enjoying some very pleas-
ant winter Westher, though rather colder
than we could wish for, considsring our
scanty supply Of wood and the very frea
ventilation OF our eight by twelve palaces.
Carpenters are at work building barracks
for garrison troops, and suppose We shall
soon have to give up the quiet Of our preE-
EN-. quarters for the noise and confusion Of
3 crowded room.
Amusements are plenty IN this city, that
Is, for those who have the requisite amount
Of "greenbackS," but, slasI most Of rs are
absolutely peuniless; though our venerable
Uncleis owing more than i've months pay.
If my ship arrive in time shall certainly
visit the Old Theatre where Miss Maggie
Mitchell is said to enchant her audiences
nightly. As it Il, We must content our
selves with what pleasures can be derived
from reading, chess playing, and the anti
cipation Of those home delights which
await Us. Hoping that some months from
now, the reality viii not belle our present
glowing conceptions Of an Ohio sleighrida
remain,
Very truly yours, &C,
W. o. P.