Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-01-16
FROM WAsHIGGTON.

PROM WASHIHGTOR.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IA.
It appears from conversation with
Mrs. Foote, that she hsd passport tolesve
the Oonfederscy, snd started from Rich
mond three weeks ago. Senator Foote
accompanied her, but without such suthori-
ty, for the purpose of seeing her safe over
the Potomac. In the meantime an order
was Issued to the rebel Provost Marshal
at Fredericksburg by Secretary of War,
Seddon, for his arrest. BE was according
| " tracked to Dumfries, there captured
and taken back TO Richmond.
The Richmond Enquirer of Friday the
18th, contains the following from the Mo-
bile Advertiser: The Yankees, about 1000
strong, are at Franklin Mills, on the Deg
River, without any means of Transports
ton. Their supplies are received by way
of log River. Owing to the formation
of the country their position is unasssil-
able. Our troops are in the proper posi-
tion to thWsrt any movement they make.
In skirmish the other day, two or
three Yankees were killed and five cap
tured.
On Friday last, says the Charleston
Mercury, the Yankees, in unknown force,
are reported TO have crossed the New
River, on the road to Grshamsville. Their
main body, however, is still in the neigh
borhood Of Hsrdeeville, South Carolina.
As yet their object is not developed, but
Wheeler is closely watching their move
ments.
The Richmond Dispatch has the follow
ing: The freshet in the James river COM
menced falling about four o'clock yester-
day afternoon, and in less than two hours
had subsided upwards Of fifteen inches.
Further than a small break in the canal
and the filing up of the first and second
stories of several buildings in the lower
part of the city, We have not heard Of any
serious damages accruing therefrom in the
neighborhood.
The hydrants throughout Richmond
yesterday stopped running, but will doubt
less flow to-day and tonight.
It is reported that the enemy, during
the storm of last Tuesday, advanced their
picket lines on the extreme right, south
of Petersburg. We have positive infor-
nation on the subject, but the news Is
not very important if true.
There is a report that the explosion
heard ON Monday, was another attempt of
the enemy to blow out the western end Of
the Dutch Gap canal The freshet in the
river has, we hope, by this time, filed up
the bitches, and oblitersted all traces Of
the canal.
Francis P. Blair, ST., the Yankee Peace
Commissioner, arrived in this city late on
Wednesday night, attended by servant.
MIR. Blair came into our Ines at point in
front of Fort Harrison, held by the City
Bottalion. He was delayed several hours
on our lines waiting for q permit to come
to the city, which wss not procured till
late hour of the night. Since his arrival
he has been kept, or keeps himself, from
the public eye, and his moE ements ard
whereabouts are shrouded in mystery. He
is believed to be lodged at the Spottswood
Hotel. We think there is little doubt that
he is though his name does not appear On
the register.
He mas been met accidentally by several
of his old acquaintances and their meet
ings were characterized by the utmost cor
dislity on both sides. he is said to have
hsd interviews with the chief executive
officers of the Government. What passed
at these interviews We need not expect to
know until Mr.. Blairs return to the United
States, when everything will be published
in the New York papers.
Blsir's ostensible business in Richmond,
or rather his presumed business here, for
there Is nothing ostenable about him, or
his business or movements,-is to ascertain
| whether any thing can be done to bring
about cessation Of hostilities and sn end
to the war. We think his real business IS
to placs Lincoln in a good position
before the Northern people, who are just
called upon to fill another draft. Lincoln
knows that the propositions he will make
are such that they will be spurned by our
government, but our rejection Of them
will enable him to 60 before his people,
and with BIsir's aid, to prove thst the
rebels will accept no terms of peace, and
that nothing is left him but a vigorous
prosecution of the war.
Mr.. Blair viii return to Grants lines Oh
Saturday, if the freshet subsidies sufh.
GENTLY TO enable 8 flag of truce to &c
down the river.
We have no news from the South OIL
Southwest.
The Richmond Examiner of the 18th
has the following:
continues, and may do more for Buffers
canal thsn sll his explosions. It may
wash it out clesr, or it msy fill it up with
mud and sand. Until the water subsidies
nothing can be known, even by those OF
the spot. The freshet is not so high Rs
that Of last yesr, by several feet.
The chief news on tie lines is the con.
tinusl activity of Grants army railroad
1t runs day and night, ana is said 70 be
transporting vast stores to the extreme
left Of his line, where, without doubt, hi
next effort will be made perhsps-tht
commencement of a long march
Several bombproofs on our lines csvet
in under the late rains, and some cssuAltie:
are said to have taken place.
The enemy keeps up his artillery prac
: tice in Chesterfield, without the slightes
effect Of any sort.
e Francis P. Blair is reported to have en-
s tered our lines st Elliott's Hill, cominI
: from Fort Harrison, and is said t
: b,-a boau can't on fO Richmond hU Cans