Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-04-10
Associated Press Report.
FROAl NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, April Q.
The steamship Matanzas arrived this
morning from City Point, with 900 rebel
prisoners, part of those captured at Ben
tonville, Goldsboro and Columbia. Among
the prisoners is Colonel Rhett of Fort Sum
ter notoriety.
The Times Petersburg correspondent con-
tradicts the statement that the railroad to
Richmond was nearly repaired not a
workman has been put upon it.
The Soulhside Railroad is to have its
guage changed, 80 as to take upon it our
rolling stock.
Petersburg was in the command of GEN
eral Warren until the 5tb, when General
Hnrtsuff was assigned to the command as
Military Governor.
The HeralZ's Richmond correspond ent
says Mr.. Lincoln was on the 4th informed
by Generals Weitzel and Shepley that prom
inent rebels desired an interview with him.
He replied that he was willing to grant the
interview, but in the presence of friend.
After the reception of officers of the army
and navy, it was snnouqeed to the Presi-
dent that Judge Campbell, rebel Assistant
Secretary of War, and Mr.. Myers, mem
Der of the late rebel Congress, were await
ing an interview with him in another room.
The President, accompanied by General
Weitzel, immediately retired to the room,
and held a conference which lasted but a
short time and which was adjourned to the
flagship Malvern. The result of these
conferences cannot be made known, but
auspicious results are known to be about to
accrue from them.
The Herald has Mobile Bay correspon-
dence up to the 31st ult.: It appears that
General Granger Smiths corps marched
C-o,,, n iATi1Ia m the 0Bkb fop pIa La1v
meeting with slight opposition only on the
first day. On the 26th the 18th corps NOV
ed toward Spanish Fort, strong earthWork
commanding Minette Bay, encountering
and driving in the rebel cavalry of that
Fort. The 18th corps continued on towards
Blakely, encsmping st Sibley's Mills, five
miles from that town, on the Goth. On
the morning of the 9th our forces advsn-
ced on Spanish Fort, drivinglin the rebels,
capturing the rifle pits and establishing
our batteries within 400 yards of the Fort.
On the 29th our forces were entrenched
within 20 yards Of the fort. Several lives
had been lost by torpedoes which are thick
" strewn around. Our loss averages $50
per day. Three hundred of the enemy had
been cut off by q portion of our forces, but
not yet captured, owing to their taking
refuge in q swamp.
Early on the morning of the SOth, the
rebels essayed an attack but were hand
somely repulsed with heavy loss.
The rebel feet of gunboats are on the ex-
treme right but within musket range of our
troops and earthworks is being completed
TO mount seige guns.
Our loss up to the 31st were about 300.
Five of our Monitors and the gunboat Octe-
room have crossed Blakely bar, and others
were arriving.
On the 31st, siege guns and mortrrs hav-
ing been placed in position, heavy can
nonading was opened on Spanish fort and
continued all day, but the result is not
known.
steele's column left Pensacola on the 19Eh.
he captured two trains of cars at Green
wood. At Pollard, Alabama, two brigades
of rebel cavalry were routed and Brigadier
General Clanson, % officers, 400 men and
45O horses were captured. On the 9th,
Col. Spalding, with detachmen Of the 2 /
Maine and 1st Florida, cut the Mobile and
Montgomery railroad, and captured two
wagon trains and 1000 prisoners. General
steele's force has arrived at Blakely, six
miles from Spanish Fort, and would soon
unite with Candy.
A naval letter to the RsrGlG states that
the monitor Milwaukee was blown up by q