The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-05-27
boFefs; the COZ. consequence is the blacks

dent speaking of the review, says:
y Atursllg, 3 comparison. was made be
tween 4 Eastern and Western troops. Th
WesterpT men had fewer boys an,
scs5eely 20 foreigners among them Thei
7 marching Y step Was several inches longer
and yellow and red boards and light hsi
Predofm1insted-; The, oficsrs ol the Army
ofthe PotoRsc conceded that they march
cd better They moved with an elastic
sPEinHgy swinging step that does not belong
TO- the i Eastern, boys Their faces Wer,
moFei intelligent, selErelisnt and deter
mined, One could not distinguish
officers fEOm men except by the uniforms
BfiEAtea ando officers seemed equsl in
intelligence and manly bearing. On the
o:her hand theesstern troops showed more
arm discipline and more drill, which msrk.
ed the distinction between officers and men
inpoint of culture. l.l g.
.s-.- o..s ROANOKE ExPEDIoE., -...-
Acting Rear Admiral Bradford, com
msnding the North Atlantic Blocksding
Squadron, has forwarded to the Navy De.
psrtmsnt scopy Of letter from Command
er Mscomb, giving the details of the sue
cessful expedition up Roanoke river, by the
Sascsi Valley City, and picket boat No. 5
under comnsnd of Lieutenant Comman-
der Thornton Of the first named vessel.
The expedition proceeded as far up the
Roanoke River as the rebel naval station
Halifax, and succeeded in capturing the
steamers Cotton Plant, Fisher and Dolly
and the engines of Cushings torpedo boat,
and another craft of the same kind, built
by the rebels. The vessels were loaded
with stores of corn thirty bales of cotton
three cases of goods and six barrels of
brandy. Ths expedition also found twen-
ty five bales of cotton on the banks of the
river, which were taken possession of and
brought of. .-.. ....T.
The communication of Commodore
Fhornton discloses the fact shat the Rol-
noke hiss been cleared of distractions and
3 number Of the guns sunk by the rebels
raised. a large qqsntity of Confederate
cotton is stored away on the banks of the
river, and will be captured. 7t
% The rebel nsvsI station, Halifax, has
been taken possession of by our forces aud
will be held until further orders.
o. DAVIS AND BEEcKEERIDeE INDICTED.
The Grand Jury Of this District to day
found bills Of Indictment against jefferson
Davis and John C. Breckenridge for high
tsesson.z - os don sa E. -91.t
ziDayIs and Breckinridge srs Indicted sep
aratsiy. Tha overt act was the raid in
July last within the District of Columbis,
the killing of citizens and destroying of
property, Bfeckinridgs being present in
person and Davis jconstructively- Dis
trict Attorney Harrington announced She
fact in Court and asked, for the bench war
rsnt;in the case of BrecliBridgs, who is
still at large. He also asked that such
steps may be taken as win bring Davis be-
a aN =
re Court for trial. II r5a5.s .ry.gs
6BB2a Al ii oEi oiafgsE gFGgEEEgI
of at public sale in this city BY the United
States, Qgsrtetmaster's Department. Sales
viii continue until the number of snimsls
is reduced inpropottion TO the reductiono
the armies now going on rapidly. There
sEe IN the armies Of The Potomsc, Tennes-
sse and Georgia, probably four thousand
ofIfne six mule teams. Many of them
were bought in the beginning of the war
IS young mules. The whole South is strip
ped of farming stock, and the North also
su fered from the drain of animals taken
to supply the armies. Animals are sold at
public auction but do not bring anything
likstheIr true value. t
'ii % '1aqaE o. NEW YoRK, May 26.
Z aEoAeIA ITEMS. - .
! Tie steamer Chase from Savannah, 29d,
has arrived. df kr- =-.E al .
Il The Custom House there has been re-
,,,I,,,,odg la s9IIg5 39T BID Heb i,..f
" k9tfS-' e~yr eli La4GIa-. t.. - :. ,
The steamer JEFF. Davis had arrived
from Augusta with 2so bales Of cotton the
fist shipment received there Il or
9 Rebel General Bruce had delivered ar
sddreasto the Kentucky troops, advising
them TO return to their homes, IS there wal
no hope Left s . q.
There are $50, 900 bales of cotton a
Macon. r -.f fgl d- 2. .
The telegraph is about to resume work
ing to Savannah. ..-,s-
Thd Sixth Regulars had arrived from
New York. .1s'o y'fr5z li.1 & L1aT
Four hundred IparOlsd prisoners of Lee
and JohnsOnls armies, including Gen. X
81. fAncers6h, had arrived at Savannsl
ftcm Augusta. ~ a.
l,-ra .-s4y sLlGHr sKIRMIsH. 4
"A spscisp TO- the Herald from Cairo
dated the 2sth INST, has sdyicss from Brs
z5s, Texas, which state small engagemen
took place about the 18th, of this mORtt
on the prSirie, in which General Tsylc
fought. tAab battle took place at Paloslt
/ between a portion of Kirby Smiths CON
I nand and 8 detachment of United Stas'
troops under Col. Barrett. aaour side vi
victorious, although the enemy's strengi
was superior i The eneshysused artillery
4 Al steamer from BsgdAd vis MataHhOra
1 has arrived. Just as the artillery cor
i menrioCsd firing . boat stopped and hoist'
4 the French fsg, which might not ha'
been observed blythe rebels, for they fir'
4 she'll and round shot, one passing throul
/ her cabin. The last seen Of The boat q
Was floating down the stream, ssq a,l.r
Our troops were ared upon, on their
treat, By some parties across the I
8rsnde. Some skirmishers crept up to t
4. liver bank and shot two ofthem dead.
Three Swiss soldiers Of MsIimi.iAl
army crossed the river on their way
BrazJ, being deserters.
FIRE.
-sIY-d s4f ID CARLISLE, May &c
a ERE occurred last night about +
: miles. west of Carlisle. Seven childr
Il the Oldest Is years, and the youngest
i l. H. a.lz-. .- -. 49,. ~ - Hath Ne q