Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-02-17
Yesterday Evenings Edition.
FROW NEW YORH.

The HerGIds Fort Fisher correspondent
says General Terry and Admiral Porter
have again disturbed the repose of the
rebels defending the city of Wilmington.
| For the purpose of making 8 recOnnois-
sance in force, last Saturday morning the
national troops were formed inl line of battle
above Fort Fisher, stretching across the
peninsula from the Ocean to Cape Fear
River. General Ames' Division of white
soldiers forming the right and General
Paynes' colored division the left. A SIM
ultaneous advance was mRde by the two
wings and the rebels were driven from
their lines and into their main works, and
were forced to yield few miles Of ground
in the direction of Wilmington, which
Terry's men held all night. .r= l-
The rebels lost about one thousand
prisoners.
The total loss on the Union side was
about fifty OF sixty.
Admiral Porter co-operated with his
feet both on the river and the ocean, his
gunbosts moving up Cape Fear River in
advance ofthe troops, subiscting the rebel
Fort Anderson to q most vigorous shelling
which was very teebly responded to.
The Governor of South Carolina has
issued frantic appeal to the people, and
notifies all able to bear arms that they
must at once join the military service or
Isave the State.
The latter alternative he win probably
take good care they shall not have the pril-
ege Of embracing.
Even foreigners are not to be exempted
from this order.
The HeraLfs Savannah correspondent
says Notwithstanding sll rebel denials to
the contrary, the Unionse sentiment through
out Georgia is very strong. Meetings
have been held in st least nineteen eoun-
ties st which resolutions in favor Of closing
the war and returning to the Union, were
adopted and these aIe said to express
the almost unanimous feeling Of the peo-
pie of the northwestern as well as other
parts of the State.
at Augusta and Pulaski peace meetings
were broken up by the military.
The legislature was to meet in extra ses-
sion yesterday, and strong efforts will be
made, with good hope of success, to have
it authorize the calling Of 8 convention for
the purpose of efecting the restoration of
the State to the Union.
Governor Brown is believed to be fully
in accord with the principal movers in
this project.
The smallpox had broken out and was
very bad among the negroes in and about
Savannah.
The HeralGS New Orleans correspon-
dent says The reported order to evacuats
Mobile was received from Richmond on
the 14th of January, and that Maury com
menced at once to remove his stores, &c, to
Selma
1t is sAid that nearly all the rebel troops
have left Arkansas.
In general order issued by the new
rebel commander-in-chief, it is admitted
that the discipline and efficiency Of the
army have been greatly impaired by the
custom of the men of transferring them
selves to different branches of the service,
or in other words, deserting from heavy to
lighter duty. So completely has all trace
of these transferred man been lost thst
Lee is compelled to announce sn amnesty
to al who voluntarily return to duty in
their proper branch of service.
The Worlds Washington special says
A bearer of dispatches who left ShermAn's
army ten miles from BrsnehVille, arrived
here tonight. When he left sherman
was easily overcoming Ell obstacles in his
way. -.-ss ~
On Friday last General SchimmelAnny
with q small force fromF Folly. Island crossed
over to James Island, captured some rife
pits Ind took quite number of prisoners
after q brief skirmish. -.
This information came TO the Arsgo By
Especial despatch boat from Morris Island
as she was passing Charleston hArbor.
At that time q vigorous eannonsding was
going on, but its character not ascertained.
The Augusta Register publishes Lees
General Gilmore succeeds General Fos-
ter, who hiss secured a furlough, owing to
disability fram wounds. :.
The HerGLds Savannah correspondent |
says Wade Hampton has brought his cav |
airy to South Carolina, his men begging TO |
90 there. This accounts for Lee calling |
for cavalry equipments to supply the place |
of Hampton's cavalry.
Lee has also made an appeal to Georsis
planters for food for his army.