Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-05-09
Gen. Sherman Attacks Gen.
Johnston at Tunnel Hill.
He Defeats and ErIVes Him
Away.
Rebel Dead and Wounded left
on his Hands.
Gen. Sherman Occupies Tunnel
Hill % miles from Ohatta.
nOOga.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial to the Cleveland Lesder.l
First Dispatch,
WASHINGTON, May 81 Z. M

Thus far we have gained an indecisive
victory.
On Thursday we successfully resisted
fierce attack by Lee.
On Friday we renewed the psuIe anu
drove him some distance.
On Saturday there was no fighting, but
Mead's army was well up and Lee was still
falling back.
Such is the substance Of all that is
known here, officially and unoficislly up
to this writing, seven in the evening.
For the future all is now confidence and
hopes run high.
There are no details of Fridays fighting
and but mssgre accounts of Thursdays.
But q single correspondent of an
Eastern journal has as yet come
through and everything beyond such an
account as he brought is drawn from i'm
sginstiOn.
Messengers are now on their way snd
have been heard from at Culpepper, whs
are bring ging the details of Fridays battle.
1t is hoped that they will get in in time to
have the accounts forwarded at the late
hour Of night
The railroad is again in operation as
far as the Rsppshsnnock.
From the Peninsula all the accounts are
encouraging, but the details are not proper
for transmission.
A large number of the wounded are on
their way up from the battle fields. All
the estimates of the loss on either side,
thus far, are purely COnjectured. The best
guessers places the number of the wound
ed in our hands, including the rebels,
wounded Of rebels whom they could not
carry of, at from 5000 to 1900. Nothing
has yet been heard directly from General
Grant.
| GUERRILLAs AT WORK.
The Eastern bound train on the Bslti-
more & Ohio Railroad was detained st
Cumberland last night by guerrillas.-
There WAS no demonstration made this
morning. The train came through in
safety. The guerrillss had gone and the
road was uniDjursd.
| FROM GENERAL SHERMAN.
We have reliable information from Gen
ersl Sherman up to midnight last night.
He had driven Johnston nine miles
toward Dalton, and expected to force bat
tie soon.
Later sdviees, believed to be reliable
say that Sherman is fighting his way
through Tunnel Hill, pressing the enemy
toward Dalton. Johnston is falling back
leaving his dead and wounded in our
hands.
TREASURY INVESTIGATION.
The Treasury investigation is believed
by members Of the Committee to have re
suited in the triumphant vindicstion Of
Clarke, the Superintendent Of the Print
ing Bureau, against whom envenOmeC
charges Of fraud had been preferred; evel
the charges of immoraIities begin to lOOl
as if they could not be proved.
GENERAL oARBY.
General Candy is back at Baltimore; h
seems to be undecided whether he is to re
lieve Banks or to exercise some undehne
supervision of affairs in the Department
without actually superceding him.
PRESENTATION.
An elegant set Of silver-plate was pre-
scented to speaker COlfax, by some Of hi
Indiana friends. Judge Mccullough, su
perintendent Of the Bank bureau, made th
r presentation speech, and Mr.. COlfax
Q very happy response.
WOUNDED TO ARRIVE.
3 A large number Of wounded will arriV
here tonight.