Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-08-11
Yesterday Afternoons Report.
FROM NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, Aug, 10.
The Tribunes special from Harpers Ferry :
gives tho particulars Of Ayerills victory.
Averill attacked the combined forces Of
McCausland, johnson, Gilmore and Nc
Ned, on the morning Of the 7th and after
spirited fight completely routed their entirs
command capturing, Srfi of s.Stillaryr
pieces, vast Quantities of small arms. 400
horses and equipments and 420 prisonerS
including 6 held and 30 company officers.
McCausland, with his demoralized command
fed to the mountains. Our loss Is conpar-
atively small killed and q wounded--
Among our killed was Major Coogress and
lst Lieutenant Clark Sd Virginia Cavalry.
They were struck down while gallantlY
leading charge. Captain Kerr was seYe-
rely wounded while penetrating the ensmys
line. ao.
The Tribunes Washington special says:
Chief Engineer Latiner arrived this
morning from the 1eet OF Mobile. He re-
ports when he left, active preparations be-
/ ing made for immediate action by Farragut.
he describes Fort Morgan as brick stauc-
tiOn on the Sumter plan and banked up as
/ additional precautiOn with sand, so that the
front was considered impregnable, but be-
inc once passed can readily be reduced by
an attack from the rear Farragut having
succeeded in passing the ForE, we shah
doubtless hear of It's capitulation or evacu-
alton in day or two. Official dispatches
from Farragut expecte1 tomorrow. 1t was
no part Of MS plan 10 attempt the capture
Of thai city, but only to relieve portion Of
the large 1eet which had been stationed
there for the past six months. -..rr
MaHys statement that the "Tecumseh'
was sunk by Fort Morgan, is totally disbe-
believed at the Navy Department. The
vessel was not likely to engage the Fort
and no chance could have sunk her.
The same correspondent says;
1t is generally believed in the army Of
the Potomac, that Lee has sent Long
street s. corps, to Hood assistance.
The Times, Washington special Of the
9Th says;
/ A Cabinet meeting was held to-day, at
2 which state questions Of more than ordl-
inary Importance were discussed.
G II Is confidently stnted by those who are
I on intimate personal and social relations
I with the different members of the Cabinet,
that Stanton has resigned, and that the
I President has accepted his resignation
9 It is not however positively known as
b fact.
: The Times Washington special says:
Meade and Burnside each cast blame for
: the Petersburg 'JfGseo' on the othe , 1t
j appears that 6y modification Of the order
the night previous, a misunderstanding as
t 10 who should superintend the attack oc-
0 Cured, and neither was present to take
d command.
e The Heralds correspondent near Atlanta
:, says:
Operations have settled down to a regu-
), lar siege. Weare pounding away on ev-
o ery side, and it is doomed to be soon re
Il duced. -.--- .-...-.-..
:. The rebels have garrisoned the forts aud
n entrances with militia and use Aeterans 70
d operate when required, their lines runPlns
e 50 they can be massed with great raPLity.
1t Yesterday demonstration was made
along our lines, resulting in driving the
1t rebels back to their entrenchments gain
q ing rife pits and capturing picket reserve
Of l25 men.
J. The rebels cannot continue long n Allan
II N If they continue butting against our
works they will soon wear themselves Out
Y without doing us much harm aud run risk
of losing their communications upon Wnlcn
we are constantly operatngi the Macon
line the only one half left them. It = sad
. we have destroyed that, if 80, we've goi
mem. if they can't succeed in bursting
l. through our lines somewhere. We are $
nowerfllly entrenehed that a single Line i
D. sbie 10 hold our works against sny assault
n The cleanliness and comfort Of the inmstei
n our hospitals reflect great credit on th'
medical gentlemen in attendance,