Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-03

Il HLA1B1AIuEb AE6ll arc 70 b ofnInnk
yesterday morning, and Of great interest.
y fut accounts Of his operations during the
81 tee dsys are not given, but it may
fiekr that he has been steadily
fo<RaEd on the direct rosda ia
Richmond until Lee found the pressure
lntelsFable, and WAS once more 6riVaD n
stefek. Warren, who was advancing On
lne iett, was met by EHelPs corps. W6ish
endesVored to turn his ieft ltbs az.
treme left Of the vhsle -b,. tbs
enemy "Were easily repulsed.R saws Cen.
eFsl Grant. Either Lee is not earnsstlv
trying 70 make stand north Of tbs C6I.t-
ahomng, or he is in poor condition "a
make stand anywhere. An action yVi,bi1
seven miles Of Richmond, an eotion
brought on by Lee yegsn attack Of which
ten. 6rant can say that il was aeasily'
reP1lsed-it begins to look as if the stories
OF Generalization among Lees troops had
real foundation. And in truth the de-
IenslVe Is 50 strange an attitude for tha
rebel army that its vain Efforts TO hold
strong posltions against 8 steadily adysn-
eng enemy, and its Successive rap
la rereats to cover the rebel capital.
cannot but have told heavily on he
merourlal temperament Of these South
ern soldiers. Lee has an army Of
veterans, indeed, ut q soldier does NOT
wholly cease to be man because he ia
veteran, and it is not in mortal hearts
surely not in Southern flesh and blood-
70 resist altogether the discoursRement Of
such campaign as they have been forosd
70 undergo. Il is in no manner ssrprising
that ct last Gen. Grant should Be able 10
say that this attack Of the euemy vas
easily" rePulsed-easiIy, although Lee
knew that his enemy's reinforeements
we're rapidly arriving and that his best
chanee Of assault passed from him BY this
failure. In such circumstances, and with
snch results, the Rebel bulletins will prob
ably ind it convenient to describe the
whole affair IS a reconnaissance.
Moreover, the Rebel effort against our
IsI 1871 ' Was 2e,T met q an oder from Gen. Meade
relieve Warren"-aD order which came too
late to De perfectly executed before dark. @
out which gave Hancock just time to as
sanlt and carry the strongly defended
sklrmish line OF the enemy. That line he
SUI held at o'clock on the morning
OF tuesday. The whole left wing Of ths
army Is south Of Tolopstomy Creek. the
nght connecting with it on the SHADY
droVe church road, and the position is 50
near the Chiokshominy that Lee has no
ground left ID defend, except Immediately
on the north bank Of that stream. or south
OF IL eno there can scarcely be a Doubt
that his army is mainly or wholly with
drawn to the south bank. The mile or two
OF ground on the north is worth pothine
IN comparison with the ADVANTAGE Of de.
lending the bridges and the general linz
on the south. But the true defenoes Of
Richmond begin on the south bank Of the
Chlekshominy, and il Lee is holding the
line only, he is, at this mou ent. besieesd
IN his ospital-hss been driven from the
neld into the esrthWOrks which surround
hlehmondi and his army has no longer
claim to be considered as anything but
the garrison Of belsaguered town.
smith, meanwhile, detached With tie
18th and one division Of the IOsh Corps
from Gen Butler, had reached Newcastle
on the Psuunkey, point from which he
Is IN close communication with the left
reserve under Burnside. So far a. ths
position can be traced on the man. he vna
less than two hours marsh on Tuesday
fIom the point which the enemy had use
lessly attempted the dsy before Near the
same position are two divisions Of sher-.
idsn's esYslry-the third, under Wilson,
0eing sun engaged in destroying the
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Railroads south Of the junction and down
to the point held BY the right wing Of the
army-the Fighting Sixth. That work
remain the DsnVille and Petersburg roads
on the south and, since it seems clear ct
last that Lee is hemmed into Richmond,
trusting wholly to those two avenues Of
escape, we may look to hear before many
days that upon these sIPo the cavalry Of
Sheridan, snd perhaps the forces Of Gen.
Butler and Gen. Hunter, have descended,
and that the railway Communication Of
Richmond is destroyed absolutely. Tbs
check Of sisgel will in that event become
Of no moment, and the delay to which Gen.
Butler has been forced to submit may
prove in the end to have been g snare and
delusion to the Rebel commander, who
counted on his final fsilur', only TO BE-
fatally deceived and hopelessly surround
ed.-[N. 7. Tribune.
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