Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-07-04


New YoRK, July 8.
A letter from Bermuda Hundred, date.
July lst, says General Wilson's ant
Kautz's cavalry returned from their Fsoen
raid.
The steamer Fulton from Port Royal. lh,
18th, arrived Everything quiet al Hilton
Head. ll4 as.T l
The Palmetto Herald states that seoes.
sionville near Charleston was Vigort usly
shelled by our forces last week.
II is reported that another rebel ram was
launched at Charleston.
Five rebel Generals and As rebel fed
officers arrived on the 29fh, and were in
medistely sent to the front under the IRE
Of the rebel batteries in retaliation Of
Union officers, similsrly placed at Charles
ton.
1t is reported ct Hilton Head, the 29th,
that Admiral Dahlgren received informs
alton that the pirate Alabams with 80
other pirates we're soon expected of that
coast.
The monitor Wabash, and the gunboats
Flambeau, Winona, PaWnee, sonons and
Saratoga, joined the ieet of Charleston.
Our batteries continued shelliHg
Charleston.
Four rebel rams are now in Charleston
harboF, and two more nearly completed.
A special dispatch to the Tribune dated
ChaFlestOWn, West Virginia, July /, says ::
General Hunter with the whole Of his
command has arrived safely at this point
without loss to the army OF 3 single pound
OF Government property, during q long
and srduous march Of Eve hundred miles
al s,1n,kl- J..
and with scarcely any feed for his com
msnd.
He succeeded in defeating the enemy in
different engagements, destroying govern.
ment property valued at $4,000, 900 dol
lars. in our -nensY including all the fac
tories, tan yards, mills, boundaries and
furnaces in the Shenandoah Valley, as far
ss LynohbuFg The most important es-
tablishments destroyed was branch Of
Of the Tredegsr Iron Works ct Buchanan,
working 500 hands, and the Military In
stitute at Lexington, with its espscious
buildings and magazines, containing q
large supply Of ammunition, arms, So
All the railroads and canals were destroy
ed. Our loss in the expedition will not
exceed two thousand, while that Of the
enemy, which includes prisoners, is at
least FIVE thousand.
The army is in excellent spirits, and az
ter being supplied with much needed
stores, will again soon be heard from in
locality where least expected.
Acting Treasurer Harrington gives
notice Of the withdrawal Of 38, ,O00, 900 dol
lars loan from the market
On the morning Of the Sd, at one o'clock,
hnNuTa Rarna1nNa ~ nHnn1v. s,hN
the steamship Locust Point for New Or
leans, oOllided with the steamer MstLanzas
from New Orleans, causing the Locust
Point to sink in seven minutes In IA
fsthoms Of water. The boats from the
MsttanEss saved % Of the crew and pas
sengeTs. The Locust Point had on board
% Grew and l8 passengers. The balance,
l8 in number, must have been lost. The
cargo is 3 total loss. The passengers were
all asleep at the time. The Mattanzas had
lac souls aboard, and received no injuries
whatever from the collision.
The HsFald's Washington special says
the President will call for half q million
OF men after the adjournment Of Con-
gress.
re6ords f6s FsiaFI AZ is ssiFttfl & ksAah SRes
inc lObo OF man y hou ana AQIso5I tNblfo
guns and wagon train, bat the ezpedi-
ton was most successful in the destrus-
ton Of the DanyIlle & Weldon Railroad,
mills, and an immense amount Of rebel
property. On returning they were over
whelming attacked by FitEhugh Lees and
HsmptOn's cavalry and infsntry. Ksutz
Tepulsed them several times, but was
finally surrounded. he ordered retreat,
which was sFeeted through dense woods
and marsh. He left the artillery spiked
and wagons burned.
"~S---r--As5 The sixth Corps had
vigorously attacked the rebels ana ru-
taken some guns. Eight guns were re-
taken by the Sixth Corps, and division,
Ocoasionsi by the movement Of the Sixth
and Second Corps, enabled Wilson to de
feat the rebel cavalry and reach our lines
with considerable loss.
The Herald gives details Of what was
intended ss g surprise to the rebels by
G neral Badly Smith, which, however,
owing to disobediencs to orders by Bar.
tons brigade, resulted in nothing but
d,swing heavy artillery and musketry
dre from the rebels.