Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-07-04
Saturday Afternoons Report
PROM NEW YORK.

NEW YoRK, July 2.
The steamer Heola arrived from Liver
pool this morning.
Colonel VIM. Wilson, late Of Wilson's
Zouaves, Was soeidsntly thIown from 3
carriage yesterday, on Long Island, aad
The Hsrsld's 10Th corps correspondent
says
The rebels are closely watching Fosters
movements, aud the indications are that
conflict may be brought on at any time.
A battery fred on our guAboats on the
2gtb, but was speedily sileneed by 9 re-
sponse from our vessels.
The Hersld's Bermuda Hundred corres-
pOndent says:
Tba srmies are taking their last Fepose
before giTding up for battle. Artillery,
within the last few honrs, has been placed
to lombard Petersburg.
The Tribune's Headquarters eorrsspon-
isker OF Gen Wilson's sIaff, WITH foFty
men, ieft Wilson's column at Refine Sta.
tion 10 intern General Meade Of his siiua-
lion. He sucnsedod in lighting Ais Wsy
through ths rebels, losing 25 men. cut Of
40. Up to the time Of his reaching the
Danville and Richmond road, Wilson met
no opposition. He at once set It work de-
sirOying the roads running in four dirsa-
tiOns and bridges forty miles apart. Thir-
~ miles Of tAe Petersburg and Lynchbufg
was also destroyed. As he turned 10 20
haok he met force that had been dealing
with Sheridan, and was successfully beat
Jag them of and getting away. He would
a-s-A Aa-sa- safely reached our lines had he
not been intercepted by the infantry
throH h which Captain Whitaker cut his
way,
General Meade Instantly dispatched Ehs
hftn corps with part Of Sheridan's cav
airy, 70 Wilson's relief, but up to the time
or tbe dispatch nothing was heard. The
work he has accomplished Is Of incslsuls.
bic value 10 Grant
Smith has for the last three days drop
ped she'll into Petersburg every fifteen
minutes, and the Register has lugubrlous
/ accounts Of annoyance caused
The World's speoisl, Headquarters the
29ih, says:
series Of light showers has improved
| the atmosphere
Smith mas advanced his line thirty
yards, and occupied the works vacated By
the rebels BY ouF movements.
The Worlds Washington special says;
II fessenden accepts, the policy viii be
list, the repeal Of the Gold Bill and al
restrictions upon commercial transactions,
/ n, the issue OF additional currency, mere
/ iY to make the money market easier; Sd,
the establishment OF a system OF opsn
loans, 10 supply the necessities Of the
Government aud reduce excessive curren.
ey In the sioppsge Of a war on the State
bauEHi 5th, make the tariff more one Of
revenue than Of politicsl basis; 9th, &c
heavy 8 rate Of taxation ss Congress can
be iaduead TO impose; 7th, the issue Of six
per cent. interest bearing notes instead Of
currency 9Th, system ofcollecting taxes
80 as not to Withdraw the currency sud-
denly and ambaTFass trade.
The TribHnss special from The head
quarters Of toe Army Of the Potomso,
says;
Wilson's commend consists Of his own
and Kantz's divisions. Not stopping ex-
osPt to break TO Weldon road, which be did
at Relm's Sistion, be moVed rapidly to
BuTksvilie, theinterseotion Of the DanVille
: s. Richmond and Petersburg & LynehburE
Railroads, thirty miles from Richmond.
He then went to work with ali the might
Of thousands Of active men. Up to this
time he met but little opposition,
With headquarters At Burksville, BE dis
pstched eo1amsnds in each Of the four
objections, where lay raiIroed. j
b On the Danville road he burned bridges
ior forty miles, thOroug aiy destroying ties,
twisting every rail sOr twenty miles. On
The Petersburg B Lynehburg rosd he ut
iorly destroyed thirty miles, and burned
! bridges beyond that