Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-06-04
Reports from Gen, BankS' Army
Repulsed at Harper's Ferry


WASHINGTON, June 3.
MoEE BEIaADrERs.
0. c. Washburne Of Wisconsin, and Capt.
W.T.. Magruder, First Cavalry, were nom
mated Brigadier Generals to-day.
.5. HAYTI AND LIBERIA.
The bill establishing diplomatic relations
with Hayti and Liberia, engaged the at
teution Of the House to-day. Among the
speakers in its favor were Maynard,
Thomas Of Massachusetts, Kelly Of Penn
sylvanis, and Fessenden Of Maine. Crit
tenden and Cox violently opposed it. The
former made an irrelevant speech on the
superiority Of the American to all other
races, consuming eli the time, Of which
part was granted by the courtesy Of Gooeh,
although reminded Of the fact.
THE EYAxCIpAfIox VOTE.
The fate Of the motion to reconsider the
vote on the Emancipation bill in the House
tomorrow, is doubtful. Three members
have been added to the conservative sla-
very party since the last vote
FREMONF's PURSUIT.
Had Gen. Fremont reached strasburg
twelve hours sooner, as he promised to do,
or had he followed his original orders,
stOnewall jackson would probably have
been bagged. ...-..7l-
PoLIdAMY.
Q Senators Latham and BIeDouqal alone
voted agaiast the bill furnishing pOligamy
and annulling the laws and Ordinsnces Of
Utah. on the subject, which passed by 81
yeas .zfa.
ENANcIPATToN IN THE DISTRICT.
Six hundred and twelve petitioners have
fled claims with the Emancipation Com
missiOners for one thousand nine hundred
and seventy-nine slaves.
SPIES.
Rebel spies we're recently in Washington.
Among them is said to be one of the officers
who visited the Notifications.
There was a party given last week by a
wealthy rebel, at which triumphant rebel
song was sung. 1s
MARYLAND USIoEIsll. E- = =
The Baltimore American this morning has
leader showing that great revolution has
taken place in Maryland within year in fa5
Yor of Union.
coNFIsoATIoN IN TEXAS.
Public land in Texas for the eOnfseatiOn
Of which Lane Of Kansas, introduced bill,
is said to amount to one hundred million
acres, about half of whiehis private property
under the old Spanish, Mexican or Texan
Government.
TIE BATTLE OF SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
Several COngressmen just from the White
House; where they went from Fort Monroe on
Sunday after hearing the battle commence,
say two trains brought one thousand wounded
from ChickahOminy, who we're transferred to
q vessel to be distributed to the different hos
Pitsls. Those in ehsrge Of them said there
was as many more to come, besides many who
were too severely wounded to be moved
The wounded said Gen. Casey's division laid
in ambush, the enemy drawing them on by
feigned retreat until the victims were fred
upon from the woods on each side, which no
troops could stand. T1sHs
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The enemy was driven at all points on the
line, which was fifteen miles long, except
Casey's division, which gained nO. ground
At four o'clock, General Mcclellan in
person, went to Casey's troops. and made a
q n #.H i i.
speech, in which he said the enemy were routed
at all points except these. If they did their
dutythey would bag thewhOle army in six
hours. The fighting eohtinued-until Sum
day at nightfail, when it was belived at
the White House that casey's Division
still had failed to reYeOver the lost ground.
On Monday both armies were burying
their dead. Among the wounded are Col.
Briggs, son Of Ex-Governor Briggs Of
Mass, and Gen. Devins.