Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-08-22
Saturday Nights Report,
PROM WASHINGTON.
WAR DEPARTMENT,

T
Inc operations of General Gram
-essFes =. received -f6aIllspwipg official dis is
CITY Po1xr, August 18th, 8 P. NJ +
General Warren moved with his corps
this A. NJ. to, and across the Weldon road.
About mile south of the head works. He
met nothing but the enemies piekets
From here he advanced towards Peters
burg, NEE ing the enemy. He bad eonsid-
erable fighting during the day, suffering
some loss and inhicting considerable loss
upon the enemy.
I have no report showing the extent Of
our loss, but Judge them to be light, from
the dispatches.
Some of the enemies wounded fell into
our hands, and some prisoners We're taken
Z CITY PoINT August 18th, 30 PM.
Our troopa are tirmly fixed across the
| Weldon road There has been little or no
fighting to-day, either in front Of Peters
| burg or north the james River.
General Warren reports that the enc
mics dead in considerable numbers, were
found in his front unburied.
| General Birney telegraphs General
Butter as follows:
| HEADQUARTERS 10TH ARMY CoRPsi I
August 19.
/ The enemy attacked me here in heavy
force last night, and were repulsed with
heavy loss. In front of our colored regi-
ments, 80 bodies of dead rebels were count
ed. The colored troops behaved hand
somely, and are in fine spirits.
The assault was in column, DIVISION
strong and would have carried the works
if they had not been so well defended.
The enemies loss was at least one thous-
= lsiqned1 D. B. BIRHEY.
We have a great deal of rain about Pc
tersburg this week, and a very grateful
a change in the temperature.
CRY PoINT, Aug. le-9 P. NJ.
The enemy came out this evening oil
Warren's right, driving in the pickets con
! Meeting between him and the left OF on
Z old line. on the Jerusalem plank roac
. forcing back to two divisions oil warren
corps. ,U, -,
ceeded in establishing our lines ana 100
number of prisoners.
The prisoners were from Heath > Ma
IS hons and Monks divisions
IS We also lost considerable in prisoners
: TThe foregoing dispatch was receive t
Is, this p. NJ. and is the latest received by u
OF War Department.
nd It's estimated that the loss of the eneH
OF during the week of killed, woanded Al
n prisoners cannot fall much short OF 4,OI
If it does not exceed that number.
b. The department has satisfactory lntei
gence from Sherman up to $50 P. n. Ii
Reports up to five o'clock tbs morni
from Sheridan's front represent all quiet
:. that time, and that Gilmore, with from
N III 600 TO $4,000, entered Martinsburg
lel- night.
nd HEADQUARTERS ARMY Or POTOM
are AuO. ls.-This morning at o'clock
9TH Corps started on an expedition to
the Weldon Railroad at Reem's Stat
Al. tolyinr four days rations. This Corps
}. withdrawn from the left front some d
nm apa and being in the advance, had s
mish with a force of the enemy. L
were stationed there to protect the roa'
They fell back rapidly, however, witt
loss on either side, and placing themse
in line to meet any attack which NIGH
made, -
commenced and prosecuted with Vlgoi
several hours, but about noon they
interrupted in their labor by the apr
snae of the enemy, who were advan
- - the railroad from Petersburg IN
aef, aey along nam. co-,,. :.
'eeh They pro, n reserve for the past
u9h bod been living 4. at doUble-quicI
lazy I-,-s and ADVANCE re ofour inten
Inc SNJs1 nv hecarne ava I Ayers
soon @,a as "a SRey Division, Genera. te rail
the The "a LoiS DiS't the advance on T. - =
+ in mandTng' het% et5 Divisions supporting ~
the "a ,..bSie ai1I tbe LIST Division was PlaS
the rlgn. tba left and prevent any SUI
otes' from that direction. Di,-;s;on
owers Ahe sJ determined, but our men
heaVy a. driving the rebels psek
galla1n%y,a 1:,a styIe With heavy loss
II. hsndsoLue 9csted attempts to force epl
arket A.eP eLaIs ts finally, after two hours 5,
,nsuis the feos's &c mn the idea and fell
me distance, keeping up a Hi'
large 80 S,+arroou from their batteries, ;r,o,
been The 5ts New York HeaIy ita,Si IN n the el
week tieularly distine eulsnea itIeij =. comm
I, DtN ment. Colonel Wers'i
J orr was severely wounded. "a a,
al de- The movement was compile" >
close ,, the enemy, the rebel pickets stats
Tho vicinity being so astonished tins
take had he'd barely time to escape. Some o.
q past hau lnIa, were wounded.
The track is torn up for more
~ Wv mile. ..u Ia .toi. Dosi
Il but u, Gui ~ H
Tonight and tomorrow they WI VI
sd Tor nletely destroy the ties and n, rams ~
Failrosd. if the rebels do not visit IL
Sales in too strong force,
-1 Onr loss is about 5000.