Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-06-15
rFron Our Own Correspondent.
EROW- WASHINGTON.
wAsHlss7oS, June p, fsC

rFron Our Own Correspondentl
FROM WASHINGTON.
wAsHrsssoS, June Y, 1851.
Ebs LsADrn Since my lat to YOU
events tending toward a battle have oesa !
multiplyink with npidity, but being unable
40 obtain correct information, have delayed
writing until something turned up in a tan
glide shape. The battle Of Great Betbel,4 y
which the lncompetency Of Cen Pierce was
so fully displayed, you haze no d0nst been
ally informed Of by telegraph, or will be ere
thus reaches you. Many cotettaietory ac-
counts have been going the rounds but the
.3gE3,nts brouehtby the bearer Of dispatches
tnfs m,rning to the War Department istltat
there were but l. killed and % w%Ounded,T
He says th riaed balls Of tie rebels went
over themLthat is the mass Of them! The
bearer of .hcsosiispatehes was in the battle,
aud was sent hereby Geu Butler.
Washington is one Of The most miserable
~paots 10 dei news that I have ever en- opn-
tered in my travels, one eu scarcely get any
thing from the city papers. Aud as 10 OBJ
tanning any reliable intelligence from the
Mar Dspariment II seems utterly out OF the
question. Ohio papers are scarce c mmodi-
tbs here.
The I'd Ohio Regiment commanded by Col
Lewis Wilson we're reviewed at the White
House sesterday BY the President, and were
highly complimented by the President and
secretary Seward as being enc of the best
r REGIMENTS that have made their appearance
lin Washington. They have attained great
proficiency in the manual of arms and 63eprl
lion drill, since their departure from heme.
e The compliment was w0rthjly bestowed.
In company with a couple Of Ohio gentle
men we visited the arsenal yesterdayto wit
ness some experiments with a newriied ball
torep,ed by Mr.. Huginiu, of Cleveland, civil
,,Leer o( the Cleveland and Toledo Rail
J, road. The experiment was not as s~atisiae-
G tory as MI. II. desired from he small supply
3 NJ halls With butin conversation witt
the officer this morning, Iwas informed thai
l. the experiment as far as tried was favorable
e TO the invention. The experiment was mRd'
= with one Of Duncan's battery of 6-pounders
'e tbhEbad seen service in Mexico and had beef
Of in the battles OF Palo Alto, Main0 del Rqy
Q, 4Cburesko, Resrco de la Palma Monterey an(
+ Mexico. '''
% h. LIS mot believed here that the COnfeder
j, ates have over GO, coo men in Virginia, 'hougl
re some reports have swelled it up 10 10000
BE- TIE idea of starving them out IS booted a
ed here Ias NONSENSE. There is no disguisinI
n the fact thersisto be hardfghtipg done, an.
"a the Federal fofces are not going 10 have an.
81 chid's play in this contest Ne haze got I
HrssE hem SO lhlt they Ssit stay Hrasksd.-
Ter scouting parties OF cavalry leave die cit
every night aud one pr two evenings since.
gh gentlemen boarding in the same house wit
~ las, informed US The 9ext morning that he ha
ra been the gand ROUNDS The night before,
la tae pickets, and it had occupied the who.
te4 might. a dangerous and risky business, f
nd even the bravest to undertake.
ali We learn since writing the above that Il
OK War Department have intelligence of Il
lsh capture Of tue Rebel battery at Great Beth
tic. bv Gen. Butler and 1000 prisoners capture
int also that Brigadier General Pierce was amor
, is the killed. This report in relation to Pier
viii lacks confirmation. After the killed al
The woundedin the first attack were taken ca
as Of Gen. Butler is reported to haFe, saidth
the he would not eat until the battery was ca
i've tured, which wasaeLieved before lie sat doY
to breakfast. s @
VIM Gov. Hicks, of Maryland, is reported
bud have been missing Tor two orthres days p
and tits. feared has fallen into the hands
ON the SecessiQnists.
e a THERE'S a in the city this event
ifi- Of the capture of Harper's Ferry win q I
and Of fity killed, said to come from a msss'
orc yer direct from there. l give it to you
nds. what it is worth, as I am unable to asc
art tam from the War Department It's reliabili
, OF 3 But few congressman from any sect
hem have arrived as yet-and comparatively
yak dearth Of Strangers except such rs are lml
Z 4aiaieiy connected with the military. !
gses HaIlssof both euzes are being put in rea
K OF ness for the approaching session. No per'
and is allowed in the Capitol yard or build
soil (which is constantly guarded by sentri
free without n pass from Col, Tate who is qu
Of tered near the building. There is scare
loE ay passes but that some regiment may
now seen mirching on Pennsylvania Avenue
Of the streets are alive with soldiers on foot
] horseback; and army wagons transport
hear torres to and fro. OF the truth of tue
aud mfors id relation to the battles reported
5 in day, the telegraph will give full reports
day or two at flrthest. JUNIus
10 -F4WT EFEEH ILL}
A~PPREHENsIoN OF A SOUTHERNER.-