Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-01-23

staff, has been made Major and Assistant
Adiutsnt- General.
Captain 7. ]. Brsyler, Ordnance Officer,
has been promoted to Brevet Lieutenant
Colonel.
Captain o. NJ. Poe, Chief Engineer on
General Shermsn's staff, is now Brevet
Colonel of Engineers.
Captains J. @. Andenade and George
Nichols, Aids to General Sherman, have
been breveted Major and Aide-deaGsmp.
CANADIAN DIFFICULTIES.
The ATny and Macy Gazette says The
Canadian difficulty will, in sll probability,
lapse, but not harmlessly, to display of
attachment to Great Britain and of pstri-
otic sealships. Recent events called forth
will add TO the many sources of irritation,
which, confined in America, has opened
and will transfer to the Canadians full
share of overfewing snimosity with which
Great Britain is recorded by mass of the
Northern people, but the Canadians have
certainly established fresh claims to its
Imperial sympathy.
Captain CoFbett, ex-commander of the
steamer Sea King, now the Shenandoah,
was brought before q magistrate, on the
9TH, charged with having enlisted or at
tempted to enlist British subjects for the
Confederate service. The solicitor who
appeared on behal of the Government,
that the prisoner had taken his vessel tu
Madeira and there announced to the crew
that she was intended for a cruiser and
nrged them to enlist Evidence was given
in support of this. The case was then
remsnded, the prisoner being admitted to
bail in ne sum Of five hundred pounds
and two sureties of two hundred pounds
esch.
The Richmond correspondent Of the
Londcn Times, writing November 27th
and December 9th, asserts that never since
the commencement of the war was moro
serene confidence entertained about the
safety of Richmond and Petersburg, be
Grants force what it may. He also affirms
that never was greater confidence and
more hope entertained in reference to the
present and future of Secessia.
1t likewise publishes a letter from
Spence, its secession correspondent at
Liverpool, bolsteiing up the rebel cause,
and attempting to show that the North
had gained nothing of importance during
the past year. He believes the South will
call out negroes, and points to General Lee
as the probable successor of JEFF. Davis.
Another evidence of Queen Victoria's
resumption of her public functions is the
fact that she has commanded all ships Of
war to recommence firing sslutes when
passing Osborn during her stay there.
1t is announced that Sir w. Mansfield is
now Commsnder.in-C Chief in India, in the
place of Sir Hugh Ross, who will probably
get command of the forces in Ireland.
FRANCE
The weekly returns of the Bank of
France show decrease Of cash on hand of
nearly 3,0OO,0OOE
1t was reported thst the Prince Napo-
leon will visit Turin, returning to Paris IN
February, in company with the King of
Italy.
The Bourse on the 9Th was unsettled,
but closed firmer OF 66f 95c.
1t is reported that SPAN ia about to
recognize the Kingdom of Italy.
The committee Of inquiry into the dis
turbances of last September at Turin have
presented their report to the Chamber of
Deputies, Its purport is not stated.
The new Italian loan of six millions
sterling has been contracted on security OF
the State domain,
Itis stated that the Pope intends sending
a hat and sword, as was the custom before,
as a yearly gift to the Emperor of Mexico
LATEST.
LIVERPOOL, s, P. M.-The political items
of to-day are unimportant.
The news of the fall of Savannah was
received this afternoon and caused con-
siderable excitement but was too late in
the day to develope any effect
PORTUGAL.
1t was stated that the Portuguese Minis
ter at London was expected to amicsbly
arrange the difficulty between England
and Brazil