Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-02-22
Special Report.
FINANCIAL.

which though irregular preYades the whole
speculative list.
The New York Central and Hudson
river are strongest.
Governments strong, with moderate
business.
The miscellaneous list showed no change
from yesterday.
Tbs fan of Charleston caused q fall IN
gold, but not as heavy as was anticipated
Soma sales were made at 95. The demand
for msney limited and far below the sup.
ply.
Foreign exchange dull at los.
PETROLEUM.
Petroleum Stocks increase rapidly. Sales
at both Boards were very large to-day.
KnickerboOker sold at "a; Buchanan
FArm,1 Empire City, =; Excelsior, -;
Rynd Farm, 4s5; Tack, $50; United
States, 2550; President, 475; Germanis,
So; Oceanic, 45O; Highgate, 80; Web
ster, 1sO; Cherry Run, $50; Dinsmore.
625.
The Petroleum market is dull. and prices
nominal. Quotations weak at 44to 4s on
spot, and As to 46 buyers option. Trans
actions in refined are mostly limited to
home consumption, 66@67; the receipts Of
which continue limited; free is quiet at 81
@sS.
Tomorrow will be observed as a close
holiday. Tha Stock Exchange, Open
Board, Gold Room, Petroleum Board, and
Produce Exchange, will all be closed.
NEW YORK, Feb. q.
The HeraLGs Army of the Potomac
special says: The exchange of prisoners
under the new arrangement is progressing
rapidly. Three steamers are busily en-
ployed carrying the released Union pris-
oners to Annapolis.
Our men, both in words and appearance,
add mountains of evidence to confirm all
that has been previously told of the bar
barity practised by the rebels.
By recent agreement made, an Union
prisoners now held in the Trans-missis-
sippi department are to be exchanged.
BLOCKADE RUNNING.
The Times New Orleans correspondent
says the rebel steamer Granite City has es
capped to sea from Coliaean Bay with acsrgo
OF cotton.
Blockade running on the coast of Texas
is rapidly increasing.
REBEL sPEoULATIoNs.
The Richmond Eransiner, of the 18th,
says; If smere overrunning of the country
were Of consequese, the enemy might begin
to boast of the subjugation of South Caro-
lima, for they have advanced and penetra-
ted nearly to the heart of the State without
serious opposition, but the only value of
the advance for the general purposes of the
campain consists in its being step toward
with Grant in the investment
Of Richmond. Thus, Sherman's enterprises
are only beginning. The future plans Of
Beauregsrd are not known here, but his
army is safe, and may yet lead Sherman
10 such dance as Green led CORVALLIS.
oveI these same rivers aud swsmps.
Ifthe federal army cannot reach the Dan
vile railroad, then it had better have staid
On the Atlantic all this while.
There is reason to believe that Besure-
gard is carrying out deliberate design,
and Sherman is near the end of his tri-
umphs.
We may regard the sudaciOus march of
the enemy through the heart of South
Carolina as one of the consequences of re-
moving johnson from the commrnd of the
army of tho Tennessee.
The Richmond Whig in an editorial on
the peace movement says: We imagine
that Mr.. Seward was rather glad than 9TH
erwise that the Confederate gentlemen re-
fused to be duped by him, since their re-
fusal gave him a coveted opportunity for
the use Of his accustomed weapon. No
doubt ne was more an1iaus for this chance,
as General Grant had anticipa-
led him by telling one of the most stupen-
dous falsehoods on reeord-that Hunter
and Stephens had expressed themselves in
\ manner indicating desire to return to
The Yankee Union.
The Whig then SAYS Mr.. Seward wrote
10 Mr.. Adams, intimsting that the causes
meant alliance with England and France,
thus hoping to excite Foreign nations
against the rebels.
RXPoRT OF REBEL GENERAL JOE JoHNsToN's
RETREAT FROM DALTON TO ATLANTA.
The report of the rebel General Joe
Johnston of the operations of the army un-
der his command in the retreat from Dal-
ton to Atlanta was published by order of
the rebel Congress, in direct opposition, as
stated in the Richmond Ezaminsr, to the
wishes of JEFF. Davis, who desires to sup
press it. The following is q summary of
some of the most important points;
On the last day of 1868 the effective
force of his army was at Dalton, 86,s25 in
fAntry and artillery and 5sl3 cavalry. A
portion of this force was sent in January,
to oppose Sherman in the Mississippi In
Feb, 1854, Bragg, as commander-in-ehief,
at Richmond ,sketehed the offensive
campaign for Johnston, but it was found
impossible to give him the number of
men necessary for the movement When
the campaign was opened, May 1st 1864,
by Shermrn, Jehnston's effective force
numbered 40, 900 infantry and artillery and
900 cavalry. he was subsequently REIN
forced by Loring's and French's divisions
Of Polks corps, making his total force
during the campaign, subsequently to
the battle of Resscs about $4,000 men.