Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-14

Ons, many horses and several hundred pris-
oners and a great number of our men who
had been captured. The guns and wag.
ons could not be brought for want of horses
Our loss is not heavy. Lieut.. Col. J. s
King was killed; Brig. Gen. Hume, Coils
Rugan and Morrison, and Majors Davis
and others were wounded.
(Signed) R.E.LEE.
It will be observed that the locality Of
the fight Is not named in the dispatch
This is for prudential reasons. Sherman
has no communication with the North,
and it would be imprudent to pu blish
where he was, as it would be giving news
to Grant of his progress. Matters are be-
ginning to look decidedly better for US in
the South. In the last three days we have
had news of two victories in North Caro-
lima and one in South Carolids. lu
We alluded in our last issue to q move
ment that was being made for the purpose
of recspturing our prisoners who were ts-
ken from Early in the recent fight near
Waynesboro, and who were being con-
Quoted under gusrd to Winchester.
The following official dispatch tells OF it.
HEADQUARTERS, March 9.
TO Hon. J. C Breckenridge, Sse'yof War:
General ROsser reports that on the 9Th
with few men he attacked the enemy
near Harrisonburg, who were guarding the
prisoners taken at WsynesbOro, and cap
tured few prisoners. On the morning
of the 7th he again attacked them near
Reid's Hill, having detained them for 8
day and night at the river, and caused
them to retire IL haste, sbandoningthe only
piece of artillery they had.
[signedl R. E. LEE.
GENERAL The Northern papers claim
to have captured about 1000 prisoners in
the fight with Early, and report that most
of this number had reached Winchester.
A messenger from Augusta, Georgia,
brings sdvicss to the Sd inst.
No news of interest had transpired west
of Savannah river.
The Georgia Senate had passed reso-
luton declaring that it does not concur in
the Recommendation of Governor Brown
for Convention, by vote of 20 yeas
against nays.
Several large fires had occurred in Au-
gusts. They are supposed to be the work
of an ineendiary.
-Four hundred Yankee prisoners will
leave Richmond this morning on their re.
turn home, by flag of truce boat; among
them are thirty-three officers including
Generals Kelly and Crook, recently cap
tured.
[Signed, US. GRANT,
Lieutenant General.
TRADE WITH nSsURREcTIoEARY STATES.
WAsHIEaToE, March l3.
1t is shown here that Singleton, of Hi
nois, recently made 8 contract with the
Government to sell certain quantity of
tobacco, but It is not so clear that the To-
bacco recently destroyed at fredericksburg
was part Of his venture. It is mistake as
stated in the rebel papers that tobacco was
to be exchanged for bacon, which is includ-
ed in the term "Contrabsnd of War" as
applied to exchange for the products of
rebel states. Fredericksburg was not
one of the designated places of pur-
chase, and it would therefore have been
violation of the blockade on our part, and
would have furnished reason for foreign
ships to claim the right to trade at the
same points. The Aotills settled the ques-
tion by destroying the tobacco. The e1-
ecutive order, based upon the law Of Con-
gress designates New. Orleans, Memphis,
Nashville, Port Royal, Beaufort, N. G.,
and Fernandins, as places for thepurehase
of the products Of insurrectiOnsry states.
Had the tobacco been taken to Norfolk in
stead of Fredericksburg in accordance with
an executive order under the law of Con-
gress, without loss to the parties interested.
THE q. s. CONSUL IN MEXICO.
The report current for few days past,
that the United States Consul had been
ordered to Mstsmoras, is without founda-
ton, in fact the Consul, Mr.. L. Pierce, re-
signed his Office last year, and, con-
sequently, the closing of the Consulate
was a matter of course, in view of
the complications evident to war in
Mexico, and the blockade of the RIO
Grande. The United States Government
has, since that time preferred to be repre-
sented at Mstamorss by Commercial
agent instead of Consul. Atchison was
appointed such Commercial agent in 1854,
and was recalled for political reasons, and
another appointed in his place.
Dispatches have been received from
Wood within few days showing him to
be at his post, and in uninterrupted dis
charge Of his functions.
The President to-day appointed -Briga-
der General B. NJ. Price, of Ohio, pay
Master General United States Army, to
date from the 2sth of November.
eUERRILLAs NEAR WASHINGTON.
Last night MOseby's guerrillas came
down to Bailey's Gross Roads and Mum
sons Hill, about seven miles from Wash
ington, and within three or four miles Of
our fortiAcatiOns. They stopped at A. B.
Munson's house and took six of his horses.
This is this is the second visit Munson has
had from these despsradoes.
The guerrillss numbered about thirty,
and were fresh from conflict with some
of our cavalry, which they had defeated,
leaving two dead and two wounded on the
field, and taken others with the exception
Of the commanding officer, prisoners.
NO DRAFT IN ALBANY.
ALBANY, March ls.