Cleveland Tri-Weekly Leader, 1864-02-06

The HeraU's special, dated in the field, West Virginia, Feb. 4-h, says : uar foroes have overtaken the enemy the ford near Moot field, in Uardy coun The enemy doubtless intends to dis dispute - pute dispute crossing the river. Oar foroes are ia position and the artillery has just opened. limes special : The Secretary cf War has issued a cir cular to the Governors of Loyal States in informing - forming informing them that all men enlisted into regular army since September 8d, 1803, will be credited upon the quota of the State which they were enlisted. A list of all the meu enlisted in the regular army by recruiting officers under their commands, from September 31, 18C2,to January 1864, giving the names of the men and whether they oan do so in distriots in which they were enlisted, has been forwarded lo the several State capitals. Hereafter, tri tri-monthly - monthly tri-monthly reports of men thus enlisted will forwarded to the btate authorities, such reports to commence from January 1st, 180. It is rumored in military circles here when the army of the Potomac is re organised it will be formed into three grand divisions with a seperate oavalry foroe. Herald special: The Legislature of Virginia, in session Alexandria, failed to elect a Senator on Tuesday in oonsequsnce of the absence of members. Yesterday the electiea was indefinitely postponed. Ihe tribune s speciaLsaya: Letters from Europe ehowj a strong tendenoy in Gov Government - ernment Government financial oircles of France and England to adopt a system of currency and national credit which has performed such miracles in sustaining ne vast expendi tures of our war. . Some months ago we stated on the au thority of an officer attached to the U. S. steamjhip Tnscarora, now in European waters, that Mr. Laird was solicited to sell is rams to the British Government. The tory has been repeated since with the as sertion that the proposition was refused. naval othcer has, however, reoeived a letter from a European correspondent, stating that the English Government and Mr. Laird differed only about the prioe of the vessels, and if the Government will give the figures stated by him, they can have the craft, notwithstanding state statements - ments statements to the contrary recently published in the British newspapers. World's special, Washington, 4th: A Committee of five, representing the New York Bank of Commerce, arrived here to obtain the necessary legislation to turn over the stock ef that bank to form a new National Bank, the present bank rep resenting a capital oi $iz,uuu,uui. A regular Democratic caucus, at which Hjn. J. L. Dawson was President, and Hon. N. Perry of New Jersey, was Secre Secretary, - tary, Secretary, was held last night. The only im important - portant important business transacted was the an announcement - nouncement announcement of the following Committee to prepare an address to the country. It is oompoaed of one member from each Con Congressional - gressional Congressional Democratic State Delegation : Maine Hon. Loremo 8weetj New Hampshire, E. D. Marcy ; Connecticut, J. English; New York, F. Kirnan; New Jer Jersey, - sey, Jersey, Woe. Wright ; Pennsylvania, C. R. Buckalew; Maryland, B. Q. Harris ; Ohio, Geo. Bliee; Kentucky, Wm.H. Wadsworth; Indiana, Thos. A. Hendricks ; Illinoi", Jas. C. Allen ; Miesouri, Wm. A. Hull ; Michigan, A. C. Baldwin ; Wisconsin, J. 8. Brown; California, J. A. McDougall; Delaware, Willard Saulsbury. The Washington Republican, In a leader this afternoon headed "Suggestions con concerning - cerning concerning the further prosecution of the war," reviews the results of previous cam campaigns, - paigns, campaigns, and advocates a vigeroos effort to overthrow the rebel army in Virginia as of prime importance, and advocates a campaign up James river would place at our mercy the Petersburg railroad and even the railroad from Richmond to Dan Danville, - ville, Danville, and would cause the evaluation of Riohmond. 1

The Djmocats opened proceedings in the House to-day by renewing their filll busterisg to prevent a vote on confiscation, and to compel permission for Frank Blair to speak. After the debate had closed the previous question was ordered and every step taken to save the actual calling of the roll on the passage of the resolu resolution. - tion. resolution. One or two efforts at compromise were made, but Thad. Stevens insisted on his old proposition, that it would be a fair compromise to deoide that the majority should rule, and the Democrats continued their filiibusUring ; finally, fearing that otherwise the filibustering would con continue - tinue continue all night, and finding that by con senting to a compromise they would pre's the bill to a vote to-day, the Administration men agreed, and an arrangement was made by which Frans Blair was allowed to speak, Clay Smith to reply to Blair, and Fruyn of New Tork to close the debate in a half hour speech ; the democrats agreeing that a vote on the main question should then be put without further dilatory motions. The arrange arrangement - ment arrangement was worked out and a vote was reached in time to adjourn over till Mon Monday. - day. Monday. Frank Blair, on gelling the floor, opposed the joint resolution present- by the Judiciary Committee, and gave as his reason that it would make an issue between the President and those who had heretofore supported him. Green Clay Smith fallowed in a vigor ous, aid, sometimes, even eloquent defense fabeolute confiscation. Hs was heartily applauded from floor and galleries till the Speaker was compelled to announce that the galleries would have to keep order or he must direot the Doorkeeper to clear them. Pruyn's closing speech was rather du'l The resolution then passed by a majority of 8, a few not voting, and Frank Blair, of Missouri, all the West Virginia mem members, - bers, members, Harris and Webster of Maryland and Clay and Randall of Kentucky, voting with the Democrats. The resolution thus passed repeals the explanatory resolution last session permitting confiscation merely to the life estate, and In its stetd imply recites the language of the Consti tution as to duration of the confiscation and leaves the proper interpretation cf that language to the decision of the Conr. As the President insisted on the passe ge of this joint resolution last sesssion, its re repeal - peal repeal now is ofoourse in conflict with his position. It remains to be seen whether he has changed that position, or whether he is now under the altered circumstances, willing to place himself in opposition to the majority of the House. The Treasury Department has now ia its vaults over $20,000,000 in gold. Per sons having interest due them in gold need not, it may be inferred, have any ap prehensions on that soore." General Spinner, Treasurer of the United States, will begin, next Monday, the pay ment of certain publie dues, one half in certificates and one half in the fi per oent. interest-bearing treasury notes, legal ten tender - der tender on their face. The President reoeived dispatches this afternoon that all danger at Newborn was passsd. The enemy had been repulsed. It is known here that Commistioner Quid returned to Richmond from City Point, and express his belief that our Government intends to sustain General Butler. OfSoial information received by the Government here, states that Ould is in favor of conducting the exchange through General Butler, or any agent the Government may select, and is opposed to the position assumed by the rebel Cabinet an J Senate in regard to Butler. of the ti no

Inquirer says: The newehur:h, j oet completed, of the first Unitarian S.ciety of 8an Francisco, was dedicated on the 14th of January, it is a very beautiful building, and eoet $90, $90,-000, - 000, $90,-000, entirely paid for by subscriptions. At a subsequent sale of pews by auction, very pew was taken though it is the largest chnroh in the city thus assuring the congregation an income of $25,000 for this year. It contains a fine organ, which cost $4,500, the gift of the pastor, being the proceeds of some lectures lately deliv delivered - ered delivered by him. Rev. Thomas Starr King is the able and popular minister of this nourishing church, who has done probably more, by bis magnetic eloquence and ster sterling - ling sterling patriotism, to keep California a loyal State than any other man. He is a young tan, and before he left here was reckoned one of the first scholars of Mew England. He is what is called a "self-made" man, for he had no college education. This church also own thtlr old edifice, one of the best in that eity, which is free of all debt, and which they intend for the use of second Unitarian church, soon to be or organised. - ganised. organised. A Wars ca Re-EnlUilna Veteran. We understand that seme dissatisfac dissatisfaction - tion dissatisfaction has arisen among the veteran regi regiments - ments regiments propos'ng to re enlist, on account of the determination of the Government to credit all such re-enlistments against the number to be drafted. It is even said that several ef the veteran regiments of Grant's army have renounced their inten intention - tion intention to re enlist on that account. We give credit to these soldiers for a truly patiiotio impulse in this matter; they wish the draft to be effteiuii, and do not fanoy the notion of their re-eahsting being the means of keeping forty or fifty thousand ehlrkers at home. We believe, however, that the action of the President in in increasing - creasing increasing the call to 600,000 men will en entirely - tirely entirely obviate any objections of this kind. The 200,000 added to the number original originally - ly originally called, for, will oover four times ever the the total number ef veterans available for re enlistment. Let them take note of this. nines.

II ii useless to eonoeal tlie faot Uat ike . grsatett military setivity it acpareBt, in - Ike Department of General Sntrnian. bnsf statement of tin present pcsiUon will b aeoeptable. All oar cavalry in ': ths region of Corinik dm beea collected at ' Holly Bprisjs. Corinth aad all the region outside of Memphis ii abandoned. This . MTelry foros U to move Soatn along the . line f tnt MiaUeippl Csntrei Biilroad. A eolamm oompoeed of too 16th and 17th Army Corps, txerpt what are need. ed for the defense of Tiokebarg, has al ready set eat toward Jaoksoa. ' A column of infutry will more simultaneously eastward from Ketches. These three will probably unite at Meridian, under Sher- . "smb. This plase if 140 miles from the . : river ea the Mobile and Ohio Kaiiroad. ' Ii li Hi miles from Mobile. Thirty miles rut of Meridian is the Tombigbee, and fifty farther, Sslma. . The ooaoentratioB of these troops at Meridian, would of necessity invoire the occupation of the Tombigbee, the Alabama, . Bad the oity of Selma. We would there therefore - fore therefore hare these avenue of approach (o Mobile the two rirers and thoMobileand ' Ohio Railroad. Selma is a thriving town ia Dallas oonnty, Alabama, about seventy miles west of Montgomery, and the South ern terminus of the Alabama and Tennes Tennes-sea - sea Tennes-sea Hirer Railroad. Before the rebellion, It boasted a population of hree thousand souls, bat sinoe the removal of the Confed Confederate - erate Confederate founderies and arsenal from Meri Meridian, - dian, Meridian, the number has doubtless largely in increased. - creased. increased. It is surrounded by a rich and populous district, and has always been the enter of active business. A railroad extinds westward towards Meridian, but on 11 the outbreak of the rebellion there Was a gap of thirty or forty miles unfin unfinished, - ished, unfinished, which the rebel authorities have sinoe constructed. This will enable Sherman to make either Mobile or Montgomery the objective point. The left flank of Johnston would be turn turn-od - od turn-od by the occupation of Montgomery, Mo Mobile - bile Mobile would fail from sheer neoeaeity, and the rebel forces be driven into iaslorn Georgia and South Carolina.

tered in Illinois regiments. There are one thousand six hundred and fifty-six citiiens of Missouri enlisted. The balance in favor of Illinois Is four thousand three hundred and seventy-three. After the ad. justment of the credit of one hundred and twenty-five thousand three hundred and twenty-one, a more careful examination of the rolls and returns gave Illinois an ad ditional credit of ten thousand nine hun dred and forty-seven, which inoreased our number to one hundred and thirty-six thousand two hundred and sixty-eight, leaving a balance due the General Govern Government, - ment, Government, on the last call, of only fonr thou sand four hundred and thirty-nine, and tbe State claims an adjusted balance of three thousand one hundred and sixty sixty-four, - four, sixty-four, for volunteers furnished prior to Oo Ootober - tober Ootober 18th, 18GI, which the Governor thinks will be credited by the War De partment, independent of the last men tioned figures and exolusive of old regi ments re-enlisting as veterans. The quota of Illinois on the first day of January, was more than filled ; in other words, the State of Illinois nnder every oall, has exceeded her quota, and, therefore, never been liable to draft. The neces necessity, - sity, necessity, whioh has existed as to credits, has prevented this information from being given to the public Thus, Illinois alone, all the loyal Slates of the Union furnishes the proud record of not only having es caped the draft, but starting under the new call with her quota much diminished the credit which she is entitled to by the thousands of veterans who have re-en listed. The total number of regiments of vet erans already re-enlisted are, infantry, 88, oavalry, 6 ; total 44. The Governor thinks about every regi ment will re-enlist. is

The Richmond Sentinel of Monday says Commissioner Ould has lately visited City Point, bnt found ne one authoriied to make any arrangement with him as to prisoners. Two steamers, the Pet and Hercules, have run through the blockade into Wil Wilmington. - mington. Wilmington. Mobile, January 80. A special dispatoh from Okoluna, says the 12th Mississippi regiment entered Corinth this morning and captured a quantity of arms, &J. The Yankees left as they entered. Chaxlistoh, January 80. The bom bardment of Sumter ceased at dark last night. One hundred and fifty shells wen thrown of which one hundred and twenty twenty-nine - nine twenty-nine struck. It was renewed this morn ing with an 80, 103 and 200-pounder Par- rott and a 10-inch Columbiad. The flag staff was shot down yesterday, but was soon replaced by the garrison, nnder a rapid and accurate ire. The men repeat edly waved the flag in the face of the ene my and waved their hats in triumph after hoisting the flag. The bombardment con tinued all day. The fire was mostly di directed - rected directed against the western walL Three persons, only, have been wounded sinoe the bombardment commenced. Chablistos, Jan. 81. The enemy keeps up the bombardment of Sumter by day, but oloses at night No damage of any con consequence - sequence consequence has been done to the fort. The fire on the city was resumed at 8 o'clock on Saturday night. The shots average one every ten minuter, and Sum Sumter - ter Sumter every five minutes. MoxaisTows, Feb. 80. General Martin attacked the enemy on the 28th, and after a stubborn fight, drove them from the field. They retreated in the direction of Severville. The enemy's cavalry have undoubtedly been reinforced.