Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-05-13
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relations.
Proprietor of a Plantation Killed.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Dispatch to the Cleveland Leader.l
First Dispatch.
WAsHnorON, May l2-eF.M.

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WAsHmGToE, May 1875 Pm.
no GENERAL ENGAGEMENT YEsTERDAY
Advioes have been received from Gen.
Grants army up to dark last Monday
night. There was no general engagement
yesterday, anu NJ attack Uy any Oo-ei5s--
able portion Of the forces on either side.
at night-fsll our army remained in the
position occupied by several corps at the
close of Tuesday, battle, Burnside retain
ing the ground he had won from the enc
my. There was skirmishiDg and some ar
tillery firing at intervals. Correspondents
speak Of General Warren as being in
command Of his brigade gives assurance
that the rumOr Of his death spfang from
that of Colonel Warren, commanding q
regiment in General Wsrren's corps.
The report that General Lee sent flag
of truce to General Grant, asking permis-
sion to bury his dead, is FuncOnfrmed
and is doubtless unfounded. Impressions
previously mentioned in these dispatches
that Surgeon General Hammond has been
convicted, is gaining slightly.
3 SSThe House passed bill giving home
steads to soldiers on cenfscated rebel
lands, by II majority.
The Senate Military Committee recon
sidsred General scho6elds nomination
in view of the fact that he is
in face OF the the enemy, and recommended
confirmation.
General Sheridan has been heard from.
he has advised General Grant that he hiss
destroyed several miles Of railroad be-
tween Lees army and Richmond, disabled
two locomotives, burned number of the
enemy's trains, and reosptured 500 Of our
prisoners. 1t was believed at Fredericks-
burg this morning that Lee was retreat
ing soTOss the Po river.
WAsHIEaToE, May 1l.-6P.N.
[The following special dispatch from
our Washington correspondents should
have been received in time for yesterday
mornings LEADER.
The body of General Sedgwick left here
this morning for his late home in COnneC-
ticut That of General Hays will start for
Pittsburg day.
General Wright has assumed command Of
SedgWiok's corps. General regret is felt
throughout the army at Sedgwick's death.
Efforts were made to conceal it at first, but
they were in vain.
The road along which the enemy's line
has been placed runs from Orange Court
House to Fredericksburg, distance Of AZ
miles. Parker's store is twenty miles
from Orange Court House; six miles fur.
ther is the Wilderness; and four miles
further is Charlottesville, ten miles out
from Fredericksburg. Our communication
with the latter place, snd thence to Aqua
Creek on the Potomac to Washington, is
now easy.
CASUALTIES IN WESTERN REGIMENTS.
Wounded-G. W. Little, IOIst Ohio;
Thomas Vans, IO1st Ohio; Cornelius
Brick, lllth Ohio; John Whitman, 10th
Ohio E. A. Reid, 2Otb Indiana Euoeh
Adams, 10Th Indiana Elias Madlin, 10Th
Indiana A. Hitler, 18th Indisna; S. HenO,
18th Indians C. Murphy, 18th Indiana;
q. Ralph, 18Th Indiana I. Parker, 122d
Ohio; A. J. KirkwoOd, 116th Ohio NJ.
strow, 18th Indiana; ". K Weaver,
10th Ohio; W. Crew, 126th Ohio.
IMPORTANT oAPUEB OF REBEL DISPATCHES.
messenger was captured with he fol-
lowing dispatch frem General Pegram to
Stuart
GENERAL learn from General Lee,
that the enemy attacked Bwell early this
morning, and we're repulsed as usual.
There was same confusion in Ewell' corps,
but as soon Ss LOngstrsst came up, he com.