Cleveland Tri-Weekly Leader, 1861-08-03

j The War Department has received an offi official - cial official dispatch from Western Virginia of tbe flight ot the rebels under Wise from the Kanawha on tbe 29th ultimo, thus ridding that section of tbe invaders. The retreat was (o rapid before Gen. Cox' advancing forces that one thousand musket and a laigc quantity of powder fell into the bands of tbe Federal troops. Gen. Cox pursued to tke headwaters of the Kanawha, at the juncture of the Gurley and New rivers, where the rebels hadjdestroyed the Ganley bridge,wbich fact alone saved than from destruction. Gen. Wise' unnecessary destruction of prop property - erty property has lost him the support of many of bis former friends, who now espouse the cause of th. Union. Large number of Wise' troops deserted him on the march, and hi army is completely broken np. Over trn thousand horses have been pur chased by Quarter Master General Meiga sipce be assumed the duties of hi position. Of tbe artillery lost in the Bull Run dis aster, six belonged to Arnold's battary, four to Griffin's, five to the Rhode Island, six to Rickett'a (one a 30-pounder), and four to Carlisle's, making a total loss of twenty five gun. A man employed by Gen. Scott ns a coach man has disappeared, having in his possession a horse and pistol belonging to Captain DeKay, and a pistol ef the Lieutenant Gen General. - eral. General. It is surmised that he may have joined ihe rebels for the purpose of conveying to them information of affairs within onr lines. It is thought by many that Gen. McClel McClellan - lan McClellan is preparing for a speedy infliction o somethicg severe upon the -rebels. Large quantities of cannon are being speedily man ufactured for the Government, and are turn turned - ed turned out at the rate of sixty a week, and one foundry bas orders (or three hundred. The utmost confidence is repored in the new leader by the troops and the public He wa called to the command by the President him himself, - self, himself, contrary to the wishes of tbe majority of the Cabinet Their opposition availed noth nothing, - ing, nothing, as the President was determined that a new order of things should be initiated. Tbe many rerorma already introduced show the wisdom of his choice. Among the most important reforms is tbe brigading of regi regiments, - ments, regiments, which is being done as rapidly as possible. Gen. McClellan has recommended the ap appointment - pointment appointment of Lieut Col. Buell, of the Adjo Adjo-twt - twt Adjo-twt General's Office, and Col. Win. F. Sher Sherman - man Sherman and Col. David Hunter as Brigadier Generals in the regular army. It is thought the recommendation will be carried out CoL Miles, under arrest for drunkenness at Centreville, bas come out with a card in re reply - ply reply to the charges made again 3t him by Richardson of Illinois. He does not make a formal denial of the charge, but states that he has called for a Court of Inquiry ; also, that the order which Richardson objected to and chtrged to hun was Gen. McDowell's, and that his plans were interfered with by 1Mb ittirtii i ' 1 ' tii, Thomas A. Scott has received iuo appoint appointment - ment appointment of Assistant Secretary of War, and Capt GnsUrua A. Fox ' Assistant Secretary ot the Navy. William Faxon of Connecti Connecticut - cut Connecticut has been promoted to the Chief Clerkship In the Navy Department, lately htld by Capt Fox. The Second Auditor of the Treasury, Thomas J. D. Fuller, has resigned. ' In order to supply troops with water, wells have been sunk insu'.e of the vari.us fortifi fortifications - cations fortifications across the river, i It is confidently asserted that all tb repre repre-sentat'.es - sentat'.es repre-sentat'.es of foreign Governments now here entertain the most friendly leeiiogs to the United .states and are strongly in favor of the Union. An unexpected and exciting scene occurred in the Senate to-day. Biker of Oregon bad the floor, and delivered a most terrible re buke to Breckinridge, reviewing and answer ing his late traitorous speech. When he had given the traitor a complete castigation, and drawn the attention of all within reach of his voice, be tnddenly turned upon him (Breckinridge) and, in a defiant tone, put to Lim this question : " What would have been said of a Roman Senator wbo, in th. midst of one of the great national crises when the existence of the Republic was im perilled when Hannibal was but a day's march from the gates of the capital, should have uttered such doctrines ?" Instantly Fessenden, in a juppressed but clear voice, exclaimed, "He would have been hurled from the Tarpean rock" when Baker caught ihe words and thundered forth, "Yes, sir, au indignant and an outraged people would have hurled him from the Tarpean ropk." The Kentucky traitor quailed, and did not es- ay to open his lips, or even to meet the gaze which Baker had riveted upon him. ' The Senate referred a long list of appoint ments for the army, which it is expected they will confirm to-morrow. S.

Old Point Comfort ia familiar as a house household - hold household word, but we think the name it misno misnomer, - mer, misnomer, fur we never felt the rays of the un more scvorely than here, without a breexe to modify them. Of the shape and position of Fort Motroe, the lithographs give a good idfa Its walls of stoae are 25 fret high, with, in addition, a turf embankment of ten feet, on top of which the gun are mounted, en barbette, to the number of 100. The distance around the ramparts is one mile and a quarter, which may give you a tolerable idea of the area of the Fortress. A moat, or ditch, 50 feet wide and 10 feet In depth, surround the Fort, which is commanded by It gun. Outside of the ditch, near tbe beach, is the water bat teiy ol 40 gun of large calibre. The cele celebrated - brated celebrated Union Gun is to be mounted on the beach within a stone's throw of this battery. The Rip Raps arc about three n. . frem the Fort and four from Sewall's Point The work on tbe Rip Raps was commenced in 1816, and the foundation for the fortifications was formed by transporting su enormous quantity of stone, and creating an artificial island, which is now 900 feet long and 300 feet in width. The original work progressed for twenty-five years, and was then stopped by order of lha Government. Upon exami examination, - nation, examination, some four or five years since, it was found the work had settled five feet, when It was decided io demolish it and commence anew, building tbe new fortification of gran granite, - ite, granite, and on a more scientific and approved plan. The present work is under the super superintendence - intendence superintendence ot Col. De Ruse, of the U. S. To Topographical - pographical Topographical Engineers, and when completed will be one of the strongest fortifications in the world. The walls are eight feet thick, and will be sixty feet in height, and mount 300 guns. A breakwater will be construct constructed - ed constructed connecting with the shore opposite, 21 miles in length, closing navigation on that side. Tbe walls are do ten feet high, and four columbiads are mounted, commanding the channel on the north-east side, and or the pier on the same side is the Sawyer gun. To the courtesy of Capt Leech, of Mas? , who has charge here, we are indebted for infor information - mation information in reference to the works. - There are fifteen Secession prisons 8 con confined - fined confined here, and they invariably bear testimo testimony - ny testimony to tbe kind treatment received since their arrival. None of these are from the rebel army. Tbe rebel batteries on Sewell' Point are not visible, being concealed in the bushes or masked. Newport News, ten miles from Fort Mon Monroe, - roe, Monroe, is situated at the month of James River, which leads to Richmond. Between three and four hundred Federal troops are en entrenched - trenched entrenched there, under command of Colonel Phelps. Tbe 7th New York, CoL Bendix. Col. Allen' Regiment from Troy and Alba Albany, - ny, Albany, and a Zouave Regiment, comprise the force within the entrenchments. Two men of-war blockade tbe river at Newport New, ar.d five or six at Fort Monroe. Tbe Floyd gun was dismounted last week to make w7 for tbe Union gun, which wUI be mounted in its place the last of this or first of next week-1 To give yon an Idea of the immense porportions of the moos' Union enn, I give you its dimensions: It is ftwelv. teet, or Uurty ico ii uiuict- ence; ana two leei in aiameur at tue muz muzzle, - zle, muzzle, or six feet in circumference. The bore of tbe gun is one foot in diameter, and has twenty-one grooves. Its weight is 52,000 lbs , and it is calculated to carry a ball or shell seven miles. . Tbe FIoy is IS feet in length, and weighs 48,000 lbs. Both ot them are constructed after the ' Dahlgreen pattern. The Floyd is the larger bore of the two, and is not rifled. . "J The blockading forces are on tbe loo!: out for a couple of steel clad steamers from Rich mond, who are hourly Expected with the intention of running tbe blockade. A warm reception awaits them if they attempt it. The Federal troops are in good spirits and ready for the rebels, and anxious to treat

Editor Leadib : We are out of Virginia, and once more within the border of tbe Old Buckeye State. We left Washington, last Friday morning at eight o'clock.' Nothing worthy ef note transpired until we reached Baltimore. There we found the streets lined on either side by the citizens, who received ua with cheers, waving of hankerchiefs and flags yes, and the glorious old Stars and Stripes. At one window I saw a lady hold holding - ing holding a little child, whom the was teaching to wave the flag that has floated over us so long in triumph. If mothers everywhere had taught their children to reverence that ban banner, - ner, banner, we should not have had to leave our nomes to defend and uphold it within our own borders aye, on our own hearth stone?, as it were. As we advanced, . the throng became more intense, cheering ns onward, nor did we receive a single insult while in the city of PlugUgliea. v ' ' AU through Maryland met with a tiwvty ww'eonie tnl no inanlt. PlaRS were WTiagatiii8tljfriitnry poraa, and fair women welcomed us, not.only by the waving of hankercbiet and smiles, but by kindly greetings where we stopped. If we were to judge of the Union sentiment in tbe portion through which we passed, by what we saw, we should say they wers all for tbe Union, but appearances are sometimes very deceiving. When we got to Harrisburgh we had to wait a longtime before we could get cirsto bring us to Pittsburgh, owing to there being so many regiments ahead of r.s. At H irris irris-burgh - burgh irris-burgh we lay in an open field, beneath a scorching sun, with nothing to eat except what little we cnld by of two or three cake peddlers that come along, which amounted to about as much, as the story has it, as his Satanic majesty-' s shaving the bog, a great cry and little wool, for there was a great deal of hard talking and very little eating done that day. ; We left Harrisburgh about 9p.nL, stowed away as before in a lot of freight cars, but not quite as many in a car as before, yet we managed to get a pretty good night's rest, in fact, the first we had bad for a number of nights. ; In the morning we bad a splendid break breakfast - fast breakfast on what some of the boy call "Gov "Government - ernment "Government pies," and cold water for coffee. These Government pies are very hard, round crackers. How eld tbey are I can't tell; tbey are so old they can't teil their own age. , Arrived at AJtoona about noon ; got a pretty good meal; found ladies very kind gave us bread, meat, cheese and coffee, now quite a VAriety after fasting so long, i Six o'clock found us in the city of Pitts Pittsburgh. - burgh. Pittsburgh. It commenced raining just before we got there; const qnently we had to stick Close to the cars, so that we did not have an opportunity to go after much to eat. Not Not-, - , Not-, withstanding the raining, quite a number of ladies managed to get provision to us, which were very acceptable, -and for which w-j all felt duly thankJul. Had. it not rained as it did, we should have expected to rxeive something from the hands ot the ever hospi table citisens ef Pittsburgh, but as it was we expected little or nothing, and therefore were very agreeably disappointed. - j But the Steubenville ladle, capped the cli climax. - max. climax. On our arrival there we were aroused from oar drowsy slumber by tbe cry V Steobenville," " masked batteries," " the Udiea," Ac There we received compliments I a more substantial nature than mere, wa-: Ting of hankerchiefft, or smiling faces, pleasant words, to wel-xnne hungry soldiers to their home. We bad fresh warm bis biscuits - cuits biscuits and batter, coffee with milk and sngar, and other (to as) rarities. Tbe hospitality f that nlirht will not b forgotten soon, assure vou. We jrave three cheers with tiger for the Swilbenvllle ladies, and then the iron horsa moved forward. Morning found us still on tbe road. ! We arrived in this city between two and three o'clock, and found a dinner awaiting S3, after which we marched up to the Capi Capitol, - tol, Capitol, and hen were quartered for the night.

An exchange furniahei the following sketch of General MoClellan, upon whom all eyes are now turned ae the military chieftain who is to lead the Grand Army to victory : General George B. McClellan is the son of Dr. George MoClellan, late of Philadel Philadelphia, - phia, Philadelphia, who was a man of rare talents in hi profession one of the boldest and most ucoeesful eurgicsl operators of hi day. The present General George B. McClel McClellan, - lan, McClellan, was bis second son, bora in Philadel Philadelphia, - phia, Philadelphia, in December, 18:'6, and is now less lhan;thirty-nve years of age. Atjibe pres present - ent present time, his elder brother is a phyaioian, in large practice, in Philadelphia Dr. H. B. MoClellan. George tu educated at the University of Pennsylvania, and, having a taste for military mutters, was, at an early age, piaeed at Went noint School, and, hav having - ing having made great proficiency, was, on the breaking out of the war with Mexico, ap appointed - pointed appointed a Lieutenant in the army, at twen twenty - ty twenty tw years of age, and was attached to the corps of Sappers and Miner, on their inarch from Vera Crux to the City ef Mex Mexico, - ico, Mexico, and shared in all the battles of the veteran Lieutenant General Scott. During the Crimean war, he wa dispatched by the Government, as cue of its most trasty and talented officers, to visit Peb&stopol, and learn more of tae tactics of European war; and his report to the Government i a mas masterpiece - terpiece masterpiece a his lata official war despatches are of how much information can be con conveyed - veyed conveyed in a fiw words. General V oClellau is a man of great scientific military attainments, and was in the Engineer Corps of the army. He wa selected by the Government to accompany Governor Stevens on his Survey of the Northern Pacifio Railroad route asross the Rocky Mountains, some three years ago. He is indeed the young flower of the American army quick in perception, of indomitable perseverance and energy, possessed nf a veteran's judgment in war tr-tters, and as brave as Canar, and exe executes - cutes executes his plan;, when formed, with the rapidity of lightning as witnessed in Western Virginia, where he has swept the armed rebels oat of existence, with the swiftness of a Bedouin of the desert Be has many of the wr qualities which characterized the young Napoleon, who, at twenty-six years of age in 17 at the head cf seventy thousand men, ascended and descended the Alps, and, on the plains of Lombard y, defeated the veterans of Aus Austria, - tria, Austria, at a single blow. When tbe rebel war broke out, George B. MoClellan (having resigned from the army) was the Vice fresident of the Illi Illinois - nois Illinois Central Railroad, and its Superinten Superintendent - dent Superintendent of passenger and transportation called to this important station on account of his admirable administrative qualities. In person he is robust and healthy about 5 feet 9 iu height- and ever restless " w m9 something. His habits are goo J; he nemwr in im H ij M - tobacoo. Mr. McClellau' fam'ly are of Scotch ancestry, of martial spirit, with great ha hatred - tred hatred of oppression. One of Gen. McClel McClel-lan's - lan's McClel-lan's ancestors was in the battle of Cullo Cullo-den, - den, Cullo-den, and his great-grandfather was Gen. Samuel McClellan, of the American Revo Revolution, - lution, Revolution, j : . i " . J ' ' J: i1 Tbe promise of young McClellan' youth has teen more than confirmed in tbe suc successful - cessful successful career of his yet early manhood, and if he is placed at the head of the Grand Army by Gen. Scott, he will either .carry his legion to victory or himself to Abe grave. - ' When McClellan is ready, then the coun country - try country may look forward with entire confidence that he and bis gallant men will sweep the rebels out of the whole of Virginia, as be has already effectually done from a prt of it, in a brief campaign of about two weeks from the day he put lost on the " sacred Oil" . . . : I

A correspondent of tbe Albany States Statesman - man Statesman thus beautifully alludes to the -death of the wife of Henry W. Longfellow. . How touchingly he intertwines with th. melan choly event the sad. story .of ths. .two. most perfect characters of the groat poet's crea- ftion. Mary Atherton ana m xienung; . ior ghouia ffovTviuly portray the sadness . m Mmself ;B after Mrs. How terribly sad was the death of Mrs. Henry W. Longfellow.. A letter now be before - fore before me, from one who knew her well, says : " Was ever death so tragic and dreadful as Mrs. Longfellow . ,1 cannot make it real that her calm, majesti life ha ended in suffering and horror. - Through a dreadful passage her lofty and tranquil spirit en tered into lire." Mrs. Longfellow was the Mary Atherton of her husband's "Hyperion," first pub lished some 22 years ago. , Well may he now say, as he doe in the opening pages of that book of beautiful thoughts, when he wrote of hi first wife : " The brightness of our life is gone.. Shadows of evening fall around us, and the world seems bat a dim reflection, itself a broader shadow m . m "His household gods wer broken. He had no home. His sympathies cried aloud for his desolate soul, and there came no answer from the busy, turbulent world around him. "He went abroad that the sea might be between him and the grave. : Alas I be tween him and his sorrow there could be no sea but that of time." . Then Longfellow was in early manhood ; now, in his great sorrow, he is in " life's evening." We have read him so much have passed so many pleasant hours over hi pages, that we can but feel a personal interest in him, and for him, now in his lone affliction. In his Hyperion, he thus de scribe Mrs. Longfellow, who was then in her twentieth year : . "Th. lady' figure wa striking. .Every step, every attitude, wa graceful, and yet lofty, a if inspired by the soul within. Angel in the old poetlo philosophy have toch form; it was the soul itself imprint imprinted - ed imprinted om the aii - There wa not one discordant thing in her but a perfect harmony of figure and 'ace. and soul in a word, ol the wnoie De- in&.'' ; - . . , Alas, l'aul ( leminr can never again react Uhland'. poems to Mary Atherton. Never again talk with her of Art or Nature of Mountains and or Herman song. Ana sne, the lovely, gifted woman the fond wife tbe devoted mother the valued friend, will weep no more as when he read to her "The Song of th. Silent Land," for sh. ha passed into that "8ilent Land." and "her form, alone, will hereafter rise, like a tremulous evening star, in the firmament of hlssouL"

as an of re4 to 70 du, In this citv there is a terrible substratum of crime and vice, violence, misery and mur der, over which the wheels of the Cotton King l chariot rumble gratingly, ana on which rest iu dangerous security the feet ot histhron.." - " "At the house of a planter the other day bne of the slaves asked my friend, 'Will we be made to work, massa, when ole English come ?' An old domestic in the house of a irentleman in this citv said, 1 There are few r . . - . . . . . . white in this place wno ougm not to ue killed for their cruelty to us.' another said, Oh,' just wait till they attact ttcKens These little hints are significant enough, coupled with the notices of runaways and toe- oapments in me puuuc jaus, buuw that all is not auiet below the surface." "There is one stereotyped phrase wnicn i am tired oUii.Our negroes, Sir, are tbe hap piest, the most contented, and the best off c . any people in the world.' The violence an I reiterancy ol mis lormuia came one u eo auire whether anything whioh de-nands sue insiitince U really ju the condition predica predicated: - ted: predicated: and for myaelf I always say. - It may be so, but as yet I do not eee the proof of it The negroes do not look to be what you say thevare."' ' ' . i " There is an excellent gentlemen over there.' said a friend t e, 'who gives his overseers a premium of $10 at the birth of every child on bis plantation. wny sor Oh, in order that the overseers may not work the women in the family way too much.' There is little use in this part of the world, in making use of , inferences ; bat where overseers do not get the premium, it may be supposed they do work the pregnant women too much. . . w . "It is resorted that the patrols are trenzthened. and I could not help hearing charming young lady say to another the other evenine that sbe would not ba afraid to go ba.k to the plantation, though. Mrs. Brown Jones said she was afraid her negroes were after miflchietV . . ..,-! " " It struck me more and more, as I exam' ined the faces of the slaves all over the South, that deep dejection is! the prevailing, if not the universal characteristic of the race. " "I perceived that there are regular patrols and watchmen at nights who look after levees and the negroes;-a number of dog are also loosed, and I am assured by a gen gentleman - tleman gentleman who has written me a long letter on the subject from Montgomery, that these dogs do not tear the negroes; they are taught merely to catch and mumble them, to treat them as a retriever, weil broken, use a wild duck." r ,

Th. 19th Ohio left Beverly, Vs., hut Tuos Tuos-day - day Tuos-day morning, July ftcf, at four 'clocl 'clocl-After - After 'clocl-After a forced march of twenty-six xnil ws encamped for til. night. Being much fit fit-tigued - tigued fit-tigued w retired early, so a to bo ready to proceed early in th. morning. Eer.ffl. wis beat at four o'clock, A. M-, toots struck, Ac, snd w marched ont of camp at six o'clock. W. reached Laurel HOI at eight There were no troops there. Th. entrenchment of the enemy wer all filled np. We rested here for twenty minutes, during which time Msj.-Gen. McClellan and body guard pissed us. The former was oa his way to Washing Washington. - ton. Washington. We arrived at Webstsr at three o'clock in the afternoon and piaeed our trap aboard the ears, and started for Farkenburg at nine P. M , where w. arrived the next morning at ten o'clock. Having takes rote to ascertain bow many would Toiostoe to go np th. Kanawha on thirty-d cruise, th. result was " No Go." We we: then transferred over the river to the Ob bores on flat boats, spread onr bl inkets o the land and laid down to rest intil U train should eome. Tr ears irriv d at fotr o'clock in the morning, bat we d.4 not got awuy till aoven. On reaching Atbin we found that the patriotic citixes bad pre prepared - pared prepared a lunch for ns, consisting of bread add butter, crackers, cheese and Ice water. It being the first bread we had eaten for soma time, it iu a great luxury, and was highly appreciated. After giving them a hearty "three cheers," and many a "God bless ynu," the train moved on. At Chilicoth. there was a tremendous crowd at the depot and plenty to eat We reached Loreland at eleven o'clock, where we chsngeS car, which caused delay of three hours. W reached Columbus at 7 A. M., stacked arms and took breakfast at the Depot. VI arched out to Camp Chase, a distance of four miles, where we have been pro' ;.'! with comfort able quarters. Btetaon and myself are busy making ont the pay roll, and present appearance indi cate that w will leave for horn about Thurs Thursday. - day. Thursday. Capt Konkle, Co. E, left at 11:15 Satur day for Cleveland, and will rejoin us to tomorrow. - morrow. tomorrow. Jack Leiand is preparing a new and ap propriate piece of music, which th. band will perform when we enter Cleveland. The 19th will go home via Cleveland, and about two-thirds of th. men will re-anlist

This is a question which, amid the con conflicting - flicting conflicting itatements of newspaper and letter write., it ha been didioult to an an-wer - wer an-wer satisfactorily. Some have asserted that th. President dictated to General Soott, others that the Cabinet influenced the President, and still another olaas that the military authorities were alone respon responsible. - sible. responsible. This latter view has seemed to us tho most plausible one, so far as direct in terfereuee wa concerned, but we have been, and are still, disposed to hold certain influential journals and an impatient pub public - lic public accountable for whatever wa done that was premature. W. have never been wil willing - ling willing to believe that the Administration had interfered with the Lieutenant General in any manner, exoept so far as to perform a duty whioh legitimately devolved upon it, vii : th. general direction a to what was to be accomplished, leav'ng th. military department to perform its part in its own manner and at its own time. This view we find .u.talned by th. Washington Re Republican, - publican, Republican, a paper whioh sustain mere Inti Intimate - mate Intimate relations with th. Administration than any other in the nation. Upon thi subject, that paper makes tbe following statement: .. : "The confusion of statements on this point, has resulted from confounding two thing entirely distinot, vix. : the advanoe npon Richmond, and the fighting of this particular battle of July 21st. General Soott wa notoriously opposed to ths advanoe upon Richmond, and in that particular be had been overruled by the President. Butthe advanoe being ordered, itt conduct too minuted to thi management of General Scott, and ht vat not ret trained by tujterior authority, either at to attacking Bull Run at mil, or at to the time of attacking it. - " It is thus by separating things improp improperly - erly improperly confounded, that the country will ar arrive - rive arrive at a correct idea of the history of events, and of the proper responsibility of offioial person. "That for the intended advance npon Richmond, rests npon the President and the politioal Administration. "That for tbe battle of July 21st, rests upnu the military authorities, who took their own time and manner, and were not interfered with, in any way or degree what whatever, - ever, whatever, either by restraint, or precipitation."