Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-05-08
SLOVENIAN CLOSE UPON THAT
CITY.
Five Hundred Prisoners Taken.
FRoM GIN. HOOKER's ARMY.

,.inmnS one IfSHfse TMAss d1Eiyided into three
CoI. Davis and another Gen. Averill. Ave
riIps division met the rebel cavalry at
CuIpepper. drove them across Cedar Meun-
tain to Rapidan station, where the rebels
burnt tho railroad bridge, after a smart
fight, the rebels losing Col. ROsser n a
number killed, besides 81 prisoners. At
Culpepper, Averiu destroyed a lot Of rebel
government -four. After proceeding 10
Orange court house, Averill returned to
charlottesville on Sunday.
Gen. Buford's column, the Star says, cut
the railroad between G~ordonsville n
RiohmUnd also between G~OrdonsVllle n
Charlottesville.
After the rebels occupied Fredericks-
burg Hooker, with his left wing, carried
the rebel batteries on the left, said to con-
| tain 26 guns. The guns and most Of the
~cannoniers were captured
A dispatch from headquarters says the
rebel General Stuart with his whole cavalry
/ forcei is concentrated on our right Lee
design evidently being to turn that Hank
of our army.
1t is also reported that General Stone
man has opened communication with Cen
eral Reyes, or spoke to a gunboat on the
Pamunky river.
front Of our army, with Stuarts cavalry
on u right.
It is also believed that the rebels are
bringing up reinfOrcements overland, and
that he keeps up a splendid front, and Is
we'll supplied with food and ammunition
urIith corps retrieved its reputation
on Monday and Tuesday, twice repulslng
heavy attacks
General Whipple died Tuesday evening
A list Of casualties show the following
footings: 10Th Massachusetts, 8 wound
ed: 18th Massachusetts, l wounded z
Rhode Island, 2 wounded 9Th Maine, i
wounded; these are additional to yester
DAVIS report. In Meads corps, 2 ot1cer
and q men killed, Z officers and l82 mel
wounded. In Sykes division, 80 othcer
and 20 men killed, 6 officers and ia mel
wounded.
Berry's division, y officers, 153 mel
killed. and IS officers and 81 men wound
ed. Third division, Sickles' corps, 2 stat
: 7 line officers and 20 p~rivates killed, an
9 10 staff, 46 line officers and 523 me
wounded. In the LIST and Sd corps 10 o
feers, "a men killed, Ga officers and u
men wounded. .
The following are the casualties in di
ferent regiments The 6lst ONO, 70 on
GERS and men wounded l57th New 1orl
. 7 killed and 9 wounded; 68th New 4orl
l killed and Is wounded both Ohio,
le killed and 81 wounded; 10th Ohio: Co
IT Ruby and l private killed and 81 WOUND
ed: 18th Connecticut . killed and
, wounded 74th Pennsylvania, . killed an
he rs wounded; 10th New York, s kilt
and 26 wounded 10Th Pennsylvania
killed and 6 wounded; 25th Ohie, 3 XII
:, ed and IO4 wounded; 26th Wisconsin,
killed and 50 wounded 5Sth New for
1 killed and C. wounded; SD Ohio, l i
IS ed and 81 wounded; 4lst New York
g. killed and SO wounded 54th New 1oI
killed, 81 wounded; $3.50 Pennsylvan
3 killed and SO wounded; ll7th Ohio
killed and p wounded SD Illinois,
killed and 81 wounded Goth New York
killed 8 wounded and 63 taken prisoner
n. SD New York, 3 killed and p Woundt
57th New York, 2 killed and 20 wound
The Times extra states that the re
troops which reinforced Lee came fr
L~yuchburg via Gordonsyille- The III
leo saws that had we been content with nc
get ing the heights Of Fredericksburg al
the capturing them, all would have been "
as we then had the enemy in q tight pli
General Hancock and his aids had Il
my horses shot under them. General 20
to was slightly. wounded, his horse shot
his clothes twice struck. q.
Richmond papers Of the 9TH have b
received in Washington. They state
ige. General Peeks forces were pressing
- after the rebel forces which had abando
the siege of Suffolk, and that Keyes &C
- was also moving.
The Commercial prints the follow
A messenger from Washington to Iii
! banking house in this city brings MI
important intelligence, in which they ]
ali faith. that no battle has been fol
since Monday. The movement Of HoI
across the river was one dictated by
dence in consequence Of the rise IN
rivers endangering his lines Of comm
cation. He retired to the north ban
the Rappahannock to get 10000 men "
had not been engaged, and will now b
inforced by 10000 under Hentzelman
force ofthe enemy drove am IN his re
ment.
The messenger is in possession
Richmond paper Of Tuesday which
fesses that the Communication Of the
army with tbot city has been severed
that the line Of supplies to GeneralL
entirely cut off.
81 Tho Washington Star says Gen. ao'
yG it is understood, estimates his loos Il
late battles at 10000 all told, k
y woundedan d missing. Also thathe bro
~ all his material awaysafely from his
position and that while We were 5
fortunate as to loose some artillery We
taken as many pieces as We have lost
Gen. Stoughton, released from BiehT
arrived at Washington to-day.
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