Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-11-01
Associated Press Report.
FROM NEW YORK.

NEW IOkkj Oc6. IL
The Herald has dispatch dated HA-
gerstOEn, I0o'clock last night, stating that
firing in the direction of Sheridan's front
was heard Saturday afternoon. Whether
fight was in progress is not known.
The disposition being made by Sheridan
Of the different commands and detsch-
ments of his army, shows his vigilance and
his preparation to meet assaults in every
direction.
General Neal, we are informed, has been
ordered to West Virginia On important
service, which is most likely to check any
design Breckinridge may have of moving
through from East Tennessee.
Over two thousand refugees have come
into General Sheridsn's lines since 18th of
September. Many Of them brought such
Of their property as they could carry.
1t is again said that Early has been su-
perceded in command of the rebels in
the Shenandoah Valley by Longstreet, and
that reinforeements have reached them
fpm Breckinridge in West Virginia and
East Tennessee. s.. 5t... ~
The ITibu'1e's dispatch from the army of
the James, of the 2sth, says:
General Terry moved the 10th corps cut
in advance Of our extreme right, and be-
gan crossing the country along the scene
Of the fight Of the 14th inst, and from that
point on the Darbytown road, northwest
erly to the Charles City road.
Considerable desultory firing occurred
here during the day, but without anv fur
Ener eHecJ EnAn 70 snow the Strength 6I Ths
enemy. r.....-.-l- .-s-.t - .---
The 18th corps meanwhile, accompanied
by Kautzs cavalry, moved out towards
the Williamsburg road, and there engaged
the enemy late in the afternoon, with vary
ing success. ........ ........ -.
Holman's brigade Of colored troops sue
ceeded in carrying one of the enemy's re-
doubts and capturing theg guns, while Fair
child's and Halls brigades were roughly
handled in endeavoring to take strong
position held by the enemy, directly on the
Williamsburg road, in the neighborhood of
the Seven Pines.
Darkness came on too soon to permit US
to avail ourselves of the advantage gained
by the capture of the redoubts on the en-
eny's left, and our troops were ordered to
retire, which they did at daylight.
The result on the other side ofthe James,
however, led Grant to direct the with
drawal of our forces to their original posi-
ton.
Matters have resumed their original
quiet here.
The losses. of the 10th Corps will
amount to about 300 men, or thereaDouts; !;
that of the 18th Corps to probably double
that, about half of them, however, were
captured by the enemy.
Among the latest rebel newspaper ex-
tracts is proclamation of JEFF. Davis,
naming the 9Th day of November as = Na-
tional Thanksgiving day in his dominions.
In this document, JEFF, while claiming
that thanks are due for the many signal
victories with which our arms have been
crowned, for the .fruitfulness with which
our land has been blessed, and tor the un-
impaired energy with which the hearts of
the rebels have been inspired, at the same
time Acknowledges that our lives have
merited and received severe chastisement,
for which the soldiers of the Union can
vouch, and that largo districts Of the coun-
try have been swept over and held by the
army of the United States.
That the colored troops are a thorn in
Jef's side is shown by his statement, that
with fendish malignity the passion of a
setvile race hss been excited by our foes
The Charleston Me7eil1y reviews at
length the so called peace theories of A.
Stephens and the rebel Congressman
BOyce. .. ..-..
In the course Of its criticism it very
frankly admits that the people Of rebellion
live under despotism that the rebel con-
stitution hsd been violated by the rebel
Congress, in the levying of direct taxes,
and that the public faith has been forfeited
by compelling holders of rebel currency to
sacrifice one-third of it.
Our late military disasters, it says, have
encouraged the reconstructionists to raise
their heads.
The rebel accounts of Grants last move
ment are summed up in terrible Union
loss in killed and wounded, while the rebel
loss Is put at 25 men.
The death Of the rebel General Dearing
is announced