Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-05-20
FROM WASHINGTON.

WAsHISGTOE, May 10
General Grant May I1th) telegraphs to General
Halleck as follows My forces will be, this eve
ming, as far advanced as Fourteen Mile Greek,
the left on Black River, and extending in a line
nearly eastand west as fairs rs they can get without
bringing on a general engagement.
I shall communicate viii Grand Gulf no more,
except it becomes necessary to send a train with
a heavy escort. You may not hear from me
again for several days.
General Grant also teIegraphed to General
Halleck, from Raymond, Mississippi, the l4th
inst, as follows:
Mcpherson took this place on the 18th inst,
afler a brisk fight Of more than two hours. Our
loss was 81 killed and $50 wounded. The ens-
my's loss was 70 killed and ls6 prisoners, BE-
sides the wounded.
Mcpherson is now at Clinton General Sher-
man is on the direct Jackson road, and General
McClernand is bringing up the rear. vi at
tack the State Capital to-day.
The phowing is a telegraph from General
Hurlbut, dated Memphis, and received here to-
day.
General Grant has taken Jackson. The CAPT
tOl was burnt.
trating near OkalOna. threatening an advance IN
the direction Of the Memphis railroad.
Acitizen Just up from jackson says the enemy
abandoned Nicksburg on Sunday, marching on
the ridge northeast TO Livingston which is 20
miles northwest Of Jackson
Reliable information has been received here
that the steamer Gladiator sailed from Liverpool
for Nassau on the 18th ult but ultimately to run
the blockade if possible. Her cargo consists OF
100 bbls. Of bread and Lob bbls. Of bacon-the
bacon and bread for the rebel aFmy-and this
fact is regarded as an evidence Of the great des-
titutIon Ofthe rebels and Of the straits to which
they are reduced.
Special to the New York Herald Murfrees-
bOro', May 18TH The situation mere Is IN
changed. The extension Of the rebel let to
Wiliamsport has not weakened the heavy in
fantry force in our immediate front
The three corps Of Generals Polk Hardees
and Breckenridge. are at Guys Gap, Wartraee
/ and Hoover Gap respectively.
General Folks corps consists OF 6enerals
Withers and Cheatam's divisions General Har-
dee's Of Generals Claburn and McCowan,s, and
| General Breckinridge's Of his own old DIVISION
! under Hardee Helms, and the reintorcements
/ lately received, forming another diVlslon' sAd 70
| be under the command Of j. Patterson
| tits said that Bragg has received reinforce
ments from other point Of three brigades, but
it is also asserted that the same troops had gone
to the aid of Vicksburg. TIL forces alluded to
are the brigades Of General Churchill, Just ex-
| changed, General Costs from Charleston and
] Walkers from Savannah, Certain It IS that all
| these troops passed west on or about May 18th
General Wheeler's rebel cavalry was at Nc
| Miunville on the 18th inst. Colonel W1iders
scouts captured eight Of his body-guard yester-
day and found documents on them showing
/ Wheefer's force to be at McNinnUlle.
General Morgan has had a quarrel with Wheel
er and was under arrest, but has been taken
/ from under Wheelers command.
Prisoners taken by Colonel Wilder say Nor
gan has moved towards Kentucky, proposing to
| cross the Cumberland above Carthage. There
is a report that he crossed on Friday, but it is
| not credited.
General Wood returns to the command Of his
| old division instead Of retaining the cOmmand OF
Nashville, his old troops protesting against his
| retirement from active service
The Mobile Register Of the 10Th says that Gen,
eral BucBner has been assigned to the Ommand
Of East Tennessee, vice Davis. There IS a story
in circulation that ne has been attempting 70
cross the Cumberland.
It is presumed that forces have been lately
thrown INTO East Tennessee. General Buekners
rank throws him into command Of a division
and presumes the retirement OF DAVIS. Ihere
was only the eth Georgia brigade in the depart
ment.
A dispatch in the Atlanta Intelligencer Of May
18th, says a fight had taken place a. Raymond
Mississippi, ION the l2thO in which the rebels
under General Gregg had been beaten with
heavy loss. Among the killed was Colonel Nc
Gaverck, of the 10th Tennessee.
The newspaper correspondents captured a
Vicksburg on the Sd, were in Richmond on TN
10th inst.