Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-02-18
FROM WILMINGTON.

NEW YoRK, Feb. II.
Additional details Of the movement tow
ard Wilmington last Saturday, show that
the troops engaged were exclusively those
Of General TeTry's command, but the oper-
aticns were conducted in person by his su-
perior officer, General Schofeld.
The movement was most successful, and
what at first appeared to be only 8 recon-
nent advance, the Union lines being moved
forward two miles, after considerable severe
diminishing.
The new ground was held, and imme-
diately works were thrown up on il, almost
IS strong as those to be charged in front.
The rebels fell back.
The Union casualties during the day
were only about ten killed and fifty
wounded.
The HsraLGs Washington special says
our Consul at London has informed the
Government of the sailing from Kingston,
ireland, of the steamer Ajax, which is no
doubs intended for a rebel pirate. Her
armament had gone or would go out in q
sailing vessel.
Notwithstanding the fact that she Is
email it is believed that she will be able to
do much damage to American shipping, if
she gets started in her mad career. It is
thought she would 60 to Nassau before Ia
king on board her guns.
The closing Of the port Of Wilmington
has been sad blow to Nassau. All is
stsgnstion there.
According to the HeraLfs correspond
emit of the Sd there were over thirty steam
!. 1-oI ean l.,
in the eontrabsnd trade; warehouses filed
with goods. The pirate Tallahassee, now
called the Chameleon, was there on the
lst of the month, and the attention of
the Governor was call I'd to the fsct by our
Consul.
Our gunbost, Honduras arrived on the
3lst, and asSed permission to anchor IN
the harbor, but was refused.
Late rebel papers present some very
curious and interesting disclosures regard
ing the financial and military matters in
jeff Davis dominions.
The new currency is now considered Of
less value than the old. There is no money
even Of this worthless character-in the
treasury, TO settle the immense outstanding
accounts, and the taxation is declared to be
as heavy ss the people can stand.
The proposal to conscript lhegroes by
wholesale having received an adverse de-
cision in the rebel congress, scheme call
ing on them to volunteer is now being
warmly discussed.
General Hsrdee telegrsphs from Charles
ton on the 11th that the rebel pickets we're
driven in on James Island on the night Of
the 10th.
The Yankees are still in strong force on
the Island, with an increase of eighteen
steamers of the bar.
The Richmond Dispatch reports the
landing of 10000 men at Newbern, and
believes their object to be an immediate
advance OF Raleigh.
The same paper Of the 14th says that all
communication with Charleston and Au-
gusta is cut of, and nothing ia known Of
the situation of those places.
The Enquirer of the l4th says: Grant
appears to be preparing TO push forward
his lines still further, having by his recent
movement advanced them three miles
westward of Petersburg.
The Richmond Examiner Of the 14th.
says: If Sherman takes Branohville he
cuts our great railroad artery and General
Lee will have to gather his supplies from
other quarters than the rich storehouses Of
Southwestern Georgia.