Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-17
Yesterday Afternoons Report.
FROM NEW YORK.


New YosK, June Is.
Special to Herald from Beverly Court
House, Va, 10Th.
One Of our surgeons left by General
Crook at Cloyd's Mountain in charge Of
the wounded has arrived. he left ten
days ago, and reports the rebels repairing
tine New river bridge, which he presume5
is completed by this time.
This is important in the matter Of feed
ing Lees army forces.
Colonel Harris, commanding the post
is active in pursuing small bands Of Euer-
rillss. Hunter is ell right
Ike World says:
ApsssengsF who arrived by the Bsli-
more train last night reports that runner
was current in that city, when he left,
that Grant, by grand assault, had carried
Fort Darling and captured the entire gar
rison, suffering comparatively slight loss.
1t is also rumored that eur gunboRts had.
by means Of fdeVils" with which the
Monitors are provided, removed the torpe.
does in the river, and were ascending the
stream to engage the rebel iron clads.
A World Washington special ssys:
We have just learned that large num-
Der OF our wounded wero Jet in the Will
derness suffering terribly. A few days
since few hObbled IN on rude crutches
sixty miles and reported the case.
A force with embulsnoes was sent, but
found that the rebels had been there and
taken of about two hundred, leaving the
worst cases. Some of these died on their
way in.
Another Worlds Washington special
says:
TIE best military critics here say Lee
will be compelled to fight 9 battle ct once
or retreat from Richmond. Itis believed
here that the defcnes5 on the south side
can be carried by coup de msin,p
therefore Lee must either fall on Grant
with bis whole Ioroe DeTeFs ne mas en-
trenched or evsouste Richmond, or man
ming the defsnces fall back to Lynohburg
TO keep open the communications and
hang on ths tanks of Grants army.
1t is rumOTe1 here that Lee would at
tempt to crush Hunter and menace wash
ington but thers is no fear that he will
expose himselfto Grant in the rear.
There is hopeful feeling in all circles
here. II is thought Achilles heel had been
reached at last that the rebel cspital and
main army Is In q worse fix than ever
sincs the withdrawal Of Mcclellan from
Harrison's Landing.
Another dispatch to the World says:
For nights past the enemy has made at
tsoks 10 learn our movements, in which
their losses have been severe.
Desertsrs give dolefal accounts Of az
fairs in Richmond. --
The Tribune Washington special SAYS It
Is understood there that Sheridan's first
work will be to destroy as much ss poss-
ible the road between Richmond and Fred
ericksburg, then dash on Charlottesville
and destroy the diverging roads. Il was
supposed that Sheridan would join AVerill.
Lees cavalry disappeared on Friday, pro-
badly in pursuit of Sheridan.
General SteePs army is at Little Rock,
Pine Bluff, Fort Smith nd DuvalPs Bluff.
Little Rock and Pine Bluff are strongly
defended.
The rebel army in Arkansas are much
scattered.
The Herald's Key West correspondent
says q detachment Of Union troops march
ed from Fort Mayors to Fort Meade, ninety
miles, meeting guerillss on the route, but
who fed on sight. They captured p
horses, her1ed over 1000 head Of cattle,
and dreve them sllinto our lines. Much
provisions and forage are alao secured.
II Union prisoners were released ana 20
women and children, nearly starved, res
cuei. The expedition was absent IA days
and marched over 200 miles Three small
vessels and various eargOes also were cap
tured.
The Heralds correspondent with A. J.
Smiths Corps, gives the details Of battle
at Bayou Fish, resulting from the pursuit
Of Msrmsduke, with tae object Of driving
him from the banks Of the Mississippi
The SIGHT was on the 9Th and lasted two
hours. Msrmsduke's forces numbered
5000 mounted infantry and esVslry be-
sides three batteries. The rebels were
completely routed, thus opening the Mis-
sissippi to navigation for q time. Our
forces being in antry could not pursue,
and re.embarked on the 7th for Memphia.
The HersId's Nassau correspondent says:
Immense quantities Of arms, ammunition,
clothiEg, beef pork and breadstufFs con.
tinue 10 be received there from New York,
Philadelphia and Portland, and sent sue
cessfully to the rebels, who laugh st our
blockade. Sixty thousand dollars were re-
oeived thsre from Frazer & Co., Charles
ton, which was given to the British official
who seized the pirate Florida and went
through o mock trial when she was reoeiV-
ing her armament.
The American Consul has been compel
led to close the consulate, ss seeesh sym
PsthiEers refuse to let him Office room.