Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-01-12

The Richmond Dispatch copies from q
Northern paper the account of the COM
pletiou of Dutch Gap Canal, and saws it
knew nothing of the explosion until the
New York papers arrived.
PRISONERS AT FLORENCE.
A letter from Florence, South Carolina
says that there ara, To- 900 prisoners there st
present. The mortality among them has
been very great. Over 1000 have died
since the prison was established there.
REBEL. ATTACK.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF PoFoMAe, I
January g.
AT the time of the attack on our picksts
this morning it was very dark, and the at
tscking party approached cautiously be-
| hind an old absttis till our men became
aware oftheir coming, who then fired their
pieces ane ran back toward the reserve
| But the rebs were so close to them, and
being dressed in our uniform, they could
not be distinguished from our own mon.
| Consequently they were not fred on as
| they otherwise would have been. Not
more than two shots were heard during
the attack. Tho rebels retreated, taking
nine men with them, and wounding forty
nme. The principal object of the rebels
in making the attack seemed to be to
obtain food and clothing, as they at once
demanded the lcnspsacks and blankets of
cur men, few Of which they got. How
ever our men 90 on picket for tWanty-four
hours, and only carry one days' rations
| with them, taking no knApsscks or blank
els with them.
Not gun has been fred for some days
past.
The weather has again changed from
cold to rain, and the prospect tonight is,
that we shall have mud for s week to
come.
SHOWS HER coLoRs.
The steamer Columbia, from Havana
the 7th, has arrived.
The Confederate steamer Coquette had
left for Nassau, flying the Confederate
flag.
ARRIVED WITH COTTON.
The blockade runners Lena and Maria
had arrived from Galveston with cotton.
CONFIRMED.
The loss of the rebel steamer R. E. Lee,
at the mouth of the Rio Grande, is con-
frmed- Six men were drowned.
CAPTURED. .--
The cutting out of the schooner Belle at
Galveston, by a Federal expedition, is con-
flrmed. Part of the crew have been ar
rested at Galveston, charged with the de-
sign Of surFeBdering the vessel to the
squadron.
REBELS AND THE INDIANS.
Delegates from each of the Indian
tribes friendly with tho rebels, had arrived
at Shreveport, to request the eTnbarka-
tion Of cotton sufficient to provide for the
pressing necessities OF their families, and
TO furnish arms to regiments now in the
OonfederatoseTyiee.
ra a. STOCKS.
NEW YORK, Jan. II.
Stock Market this evening very active.
A strong disposition to sell gold and sales
very active. After call gold stood 2IS;
at board 21sf.
New York Central 1851 Erie.8351 Hud-
son 1881; Reading ll4a Michigan South
ern 723; Illinois Central 1859; Pittsburgh
94l; Cleveland & Toledo 1851; Rock Is
land 1929; North Western 3s, do Pre-
ferred 1T; Fort Wayne 90; Ohio &
Mississippi Certificates 324 Canton 32i
Cumberland 46; Quicksilver 90.
NEWS BY THE NoRAvIAN.
The London Times says If the United
States Government il SO i'll advised SIS tC
send its troops to the Canadian border
very serious misun nderstandidg between
5 the two countries may be the consequence
The London Star condemns the hssLJ
sction of General Dix, and the UncalleC
/ for resolution Of Congress in reference K
: Canada, as tending to eomplicate q posi-
! ton already embarrassing.
: The London Post thinks the prompt
4 tude of the Canadian Government in or
: dering the Te-arrest of the raiders is sub
stantial testimony Of its own good faith
and will hsve a reassuring effect in Wash
Q ington and New York
o The New York correspondent of tbs
: London Times, points out that ths FEEDER
Q 81 Government gave notice in October, o
: the intention to increase the armament OF
!, the Lakes, and will therefore be prepared
! on the. opening of navigation on
3 the st. Lawrence, to have as many
wRr ships cn the Lakes as they can bring
or construct in the meantime. That tht
T British Government will ind itself abou
4 the 18th of April with only one vessel 4
: oppose the Federal fleet.
o FRANCE.
! Bourse firm. Rentes 65f 6oe.
, AUSTRIA.
d The reduction to cur armies are to be Of
fected on grand scale in Austria an,
Italy. 1t is said the Italian reduction vii
= be 5000 men.
= ENGLAND.
: The London Daily Nei0s publishes lei
T ter from Goodwin Smith, asserting his con
o viction that the sinking Of the Floridi
+ wss entirely accidental.
J. He pays high compliment to the 10y
a alty and determination of the American