Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-06-02


NEW YORK, June /.
An extra Of the Havana Diario Of tbe
18th, received per steamer Sheldrake, re-
ports the arrival at Havana Of the French
Var Steamer Darien, from Vera Cruz. with
important dispatches from General Forey,
| announcing the occupation Of Puebla By
the French forces under his command.
The prisoners include General Ortega,
twenty-three other generals, nine hundred
officers and 1900 men.
Il appears that on the 10th General
Forey opened with heavy FIRE by his artil-
lery on Fort Potempulieton, and on the
18th breach was affected. The French
troops then moved to the assault, and after
desperate resistance entered the Playa,
when General OrtegO surrendered uncen-
ditionslly. On the 2Oth one division Of
the French army started for the City Of
Mexico.
1t was reported that the yellow fever
had broken out among the French troops.
On the 9th ultimo General ComOnfort,
who had received reinforcements, attacked
the French in the rear-General Rains
Division opposed and defeated them, cap
turing seven or eight cannon and the
greater part of his munitions Of war and
equipments. The Mexicans lost 2, 500 men
in killed, wounded and prisoners.
Comonfort attacked the French to favor
the entrance, into Puebla, Of q large amount
Of provision and ammunition.
General Forey had received some heavy
guns with which he succeeded in breach
ing the walls Of Fort Tolimehuaean BY the
17th, and then carried the works by storm
with little opposition Ortegs surrendered
everything without conditions.
A sufficient garrison will be left in the
city to prevent guerrilla attacks, while the
balance Of the army will Immediately
march for the capital. --asT
GENERAL HUNTER TO JEFF. DAVIS
NEW YoRK, June 1.
The following letter from General Hun
ter to JEFF. Davis is printed in the Free
South, dated May 30th er.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF SOUTH, \
HMTOE HEAD,
PoRT ROYAL, April %.
Jefferson Davis, Richmond, Virginia =
The United States flag must protect all Of
its defenders, white, black or yellow Sew
eral negroes in the employ Of the Govern
crnment in the Western Department have
been cruelty murdered by your authorities
and others sold into slavery. Every out
rage Of this kind, against the laws Of hu-
manity, which may take place in this De-
partment, shall be followed Oy the imme-
date execution Of the rebels Of the high
est rank in my possessiOn-man for nan.
These executions will certainly take place
for every murder. On your authority
will rest the responsibility Of this baroa-
rious policy, and YOU will be held respon-
sible in the world to acc ~1Unt Ior al the
blood thus shed.
In the month Of August last yols deelar-
ed all those engaged in arming the ne
groes to fight for this country to be felons,
and directed the immediate execution Of
all such that should be captured. have
given you long enough to reflect on your
folly. I now give you notice that unless
your order be revoked, 1 will at o1ceesuse
the execution Of every rebel slaYeholder in
my possession. The poor negro is ighing
for liberty in its truest sense, and Mr. JEFF
ferson has beautifully said, " In such q
war there is no attribute Of the Almighty,
which will induce him TO fight on the side
Of the appressor."
You say you are fighting for liberty.
Yes, yOu are fighting for liberty-liberty
to keep four millions of your fellow beings
in ignorance and degradatiOn-liberty to
separate parents and children, husbands
and wives, brothers and sisters-liberty to
steal the products Of labor, exalted with
many cruel lash and bitter tear-iberty
to seduce their wives and daughters and
sell your own children and kill your own
children with impunity, when the murder
cannot be proven, by one Of pure white
blood. This is the kind Of hberty-the
liberty to do wrong-which the Satan
chief Of the fallen angel was contending
for when he was cast into hell
have the honor to be,
Your most obt serv't,
D. HUNTER,
Major General Commanding