Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-07-11
FROM THE RICHMOND PRESS.


The Richmond Dispatch of Wednesday, July |
sth, contains leader on the battle Of Gettys-
i've feel assured that General Lee, after he |
has met the enemy in a pitched battles has IN
ficted a terrible defeat upon them we do that
we are living and breathing"
The Dispatch then alludes to q great battle |
being fought on Sunday last in which the YAM
KEGS were whipped, with aloss Of GO,eoO men and
winds up as follows ...
sWe already begin to see glimpses Of peace, il
this telegram only proves half true. But let Us
have no peace which we do not dictate ourselves"
The Dispatch contains the following;
"Itis evident that Grant fees the pressure OF
the iron hand which Johnston l1as cast around
him."
The following are also from the Dis, ,Hateh:
MARTISsBURG, July Saturday nighss our cen
ter fell back, drawing the enemy from theIr
works. Generals EweH and Longstreet hanked
the enemy and gained the Heights yesterda5, in
which the enemy was routed and Lee captdred
10000 prisoners.
The Richmond ENQUIRER OF the sth saws: Our
loss is estimated at 10000 at the battle Of Gettys
lNurg. Between $500 and 4, 900 OF our wounded
arrived at Winchester July 9th. Generals Arm
este,d Barksdaley kemper and Garnett are kill
ed. Generals Scales, Pender, Jones, Heath, AM
derson, Hampton and Hood are wounded.
The Yam kee army is estimated st 175,OOO. The
6ghting lasted four daVs and is regarded as the
severest ofthe war and the slaughter unprece-
deuted The enemy is said to have fought well.
We captured fort y Thousand prisoners.
GoLDsBoRo', On. ~ July Letters from reli
able sources dated h ingstOn last nsght, report
an engagement progre sing between the retreat
ing enemy and our foress near Free Bridge. 1t
is supposed the enemy is cut OH.
BOLToN STATION, VIA JAG NsoS, MISS July o.
Yesterday, about u o'clock, the Yankee cavalry
crossed the Big Black and advanced INTO the m
terror, bUtwere promptly met by Hmteheid's
bugade and driven across the river.
courier just in from Edwards depot says the
entire command Of General Osterhaus crossed
the Big Black near that place last night II so,
they will have warm work to-day. Grant ls eYl-
IDENTIFY feeling very uneasy in regard to events
transpiring in his rear. There was very httle
| iringat Vicksburg yesterday.
NGTcHEz, July 4, VIA MOBILE, July 5.-A com
/ missary from the ans-Misslssippi department.
says Vieksburg and Port Hudson are well pro-
| vissioned.
General Lamar, Of Texas, says Generals Smith
| and Magruder are fast augmentng their armies.
General Taylor holds all the Southerners as Pris-
| oners who have taken the oath of allegiance TO
/ the Lincoln Government.
1 The Dispatch says of the movements around
/ Richmond; The only information we nave OF
| the enemys movements uOrth Of the city IS that
/ brought by the trains on the Frederick road
| which arrived last night for the hrst time IoE
nearly week past. They report they could
hear nothing OF the Yankees either at Hanover
/ Junction or South Anna bridge, and that the
roads, the Central and Fredericksburg, are now
unobstrueted.
| In the Libby Prison yesterday, BY order OF
| General Winder, the Captains among the Yam
| kee prisoners drew lots for two OF their
I the shooting OF the Confederate Captains VIM.
/ r Corbin and T. J. MoGraw, BY General Burn
/ side, at Candusly, Ohio, on the 18th OF May last;
| The prisoners were assembled IN room at Il
/ O'clock BY Captain Turner, the commander Of
| tha prison, and after being formed into hollow
| square, around a table, were informed by the
General that pieces OF paper, eaeh containing the
name ofOne ofthe e0fhcers vas deposited on the Ia
Taptain Turner then informed the men that
they might select whom they pleased 70 aIaT ,s
the names, and the first two names drawn would
| indicate those 70 be shot. The lots were. drawn
| by the Rev Mr. Brown, amid silence almost
| deathIike The first ballot drawn contained the
| name of CAPTAIN Henry Washington Sawyer Of
| the Ist New Jersey Cavalry, and the second That
of CAPTAIN John Finn Of the 5lst Indiana In
fantry. The day Of their execution has not been
The Despatch, also, has the following
| MARTfysBURG, July 5-Genersl Lee defeated
the enemy in the battle on Friday last, but We
General Bsrksdsle of Mississippi, and General
! Garrett Of Virginia, we're killed, and General
Hood Of Te1laEs was wounded. -.
| On Saturday General Lee mad changed ms
| front and occupied the ground he drove the enc
my from on the tst and End.
His whole ana is in excellent spirits and the
| master Of the situation
Generals Pender and Picket were wounded
Colonel Avery Of North Carolina is killed Cap
taias Barnett and Parker are wounded.
EWell's wagons are re-eaPtured. -.
Reports to-day all concur that thefe 80 !
heavy tight yesterday in which we delsaLed lne
| and drove MIN LllAee AllAAe5-
her on prisoners are reported taken by Genera
Lee The prisoners are on their way 70 6aet-
mend via Of this place. This has been the blood
iestbattle ofthe war.
Our loss is very great. The Yankees injured
the pontoon bridges at Falling Waters, seyera
} miles from this place to-day and captured thre'
RSLEIsH, July 6.-Some excitement vas oeeas
ioued Yesterday on the Wilmington and Wash
, ington railroad at Warsaw. 1t Is rqmoTed ma @
d the enemy have gone back towards NeTbern ou
nothing is certain. % a.
.o,,vf bous se this morning. All the citizens AT
Ssing enrolled for the defence Of the city.