Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-05-09

l. happsha1nooK Station thence to be for
9 wsrded to Washington. A portion O
d them have arrived at the Rsppahsnnock
9 The Chief Quartermaster he's made a re
9 QUESTION for grain for the animals. Thi.
l imports an advance by Gen. Grant.
: General Ingolls says: We have Tough
: two days, the enemy are said to be retir
! ing. There seems to be no doubt that, al
though nothing decisive has yet occurred
/. the enemy has been foiIed in his confident
expectation Of driving General Gran
back, before his operations could be fully
developed, and that Lee has been compel
led to give way. The tactics of the enemy
have uniformly been to strike his heaviest
blow at the outset, and to this their success
has always Teen owing this has now
failed. The casualties reported are Gen
ersl Hays killed, and Generals Getty and
Gregg, and Colonel Hays and General
Ovens wounded. General Hancock is re
ported to have received 8 slight wound,
while rallging his men to resist A. P.
Hills onset. Two Of General Buraside's
staff are reported killed, while carrying
dispatches.
In noticing several statements in an af-
ternoon cotemporsry, it remarks: We
should be very glad to be able to confirm
the news, but have to say after diligent
enquiry, we are satisfied that the Govern
ment has received no such information, or
any information of more decisive results
than furnished by the Tribune's dispatch.
The facts that General Meade was able to
stand the brunt Of the Confederate onset
with a portion Of his command, is cousid.
cred g hopeful indication, and we hope
| In hn ah 10 AZ -,
tory. The above contradiction Of the Star
is believed to be based on reliable inform
alton.
The statements which were received
here to-day, and which are entitled tn be-
lief, are that General Lee made tremen-
dous and violent attempt to pierce our CEN
tire hoping thereby to divide our forces and
to achieve victory, but Gen. Hitchcock's
corps came to the relief, and aimed a mur-
derous fire, formed in line Of battle, and
thwar ed the designs Of the rebels. The
loss was heavy on both sides. Gen. Sheri-
dan was prohtsbly engaged in another
part Of the field, and sent the chief in
command message that he had routed
StusrPs cavalry. The attack of Lee was
on our advancing columns, who doubtless
anticipated victory by this onslaught be-
fore the main body could advance to the
field Of battle. The appearances on
Thursday we're that hostilities would be
renewed on Friday.
There was large attendance of ladies
and gentlemen at Speaker Colfax's resi-
dence tonight. II hAins -ths-eoessiou Of |
the presentation to him by his Indiana
friends Of costly service Of silver.
The Senate confirmed Delsno I. Smith |
and E. P. Flury to be Tax Commissioners !
for the State Of Tennessee, Charles K. |
Wells to be Postmaster at Milwaukee, Me- !
dorian Crawford to be Collector Of Intern |
al Revenue for the District Of Oregon, and |
Abraham Bennett Of Kansas to be agent |
for Indian Kickapoo agency.
tAvsEIgGTOE, May Midnight.
f.-lhor particulars of the great fight be-
tween the armies Of Grant and Lee, is Of |
the most int9nse description. All sorts of |
rumors prevail. Up to this hour it is |
stated that the Government has received |
no official information in regard to the |
great battle. General Grant has cut off |
Communication between his lines and !
Washington. No one can pass his picksts
except his own special couriers. Our loss |
in killed and wounded is said to be about |
1000, including many officers of distinc-
tion. It is said tonight that General
Hayes was killed in the fight on Thursday
and several other Generals wounded.
The Times special from James river,
the 9th, says;
To Major General B. F. Butler, 1 am
told, is due whatever credit shall result
from the inception and execution Of the
plan. when some four weeks eince Lieu.
Monroe, it was for the purpose Of sscer-
tsining the views Of General Butler re-
specting an advance upon the rebels by
way Of the Peninsula, to be carried out in
co operation with the Grand Army Of the
Potomsc. General Grant had considered
the various plans proposed, with their OBJ
ject in view, but had committed himself to
none, and was inclined, therefore, to listen
attentively to what General Butler might
suggest. The sequel proves that
the proposition Of General Butler fully
commended itself to the judgment and &C.
quiescence Of the Commanding General and
that measures we're at once taken TO put
it in execution. Briefly the project was
to advance upon Richmond by the James
River and get foothold as near the city
as possible on the south bank Of the stream
AMI seriously interrupt the communica-
tion Of the Rebel capital southwsrd and
eventually compel the evacuation of Lees
army Of their strongly fortified position
on the Rspidsn, thus forcing the rebels to
give q grand battle or press rapidly
resrward to the walls Of their capital
The first step towards organization was
made some weeks BY the concentration
at Yorktown from the various parts Of
the departments Of North Carolina, Vir-
ginia, and the great bulk Of the 18th
rnay snrna To the command of these
troops was assigned Major General W. F.
Smith. In addition to these War-Worn he.
roes from the coast Of North Carolina and
the posts in Virginis, nearly all the
brave fellows Of the 10th Army
corps under Msjer General Gill
more, were sent to General Butler
to participate in the movement, forming
their encsmpment at Glouoeste: Point, op-
posite Yorktown. That Yorktown and
Gloucester Point, both al the mouth Of the
York River, should have been selected for
the rendezvous of these troops naturally
led to the supposition that the advance
was intended to be made up the Peninsu
I Ia. That the assurance of their deoep-
tion might be made doubly sure brigade
of troops was difpstched by General But
Ter, even as late as yesterday, to White
House Landing, where at sunset we last
heard from them they were tediously en-
gagged telling timber, and constructing E
wharf, ss if preparing to facilitate the
landing Of a large army to aid in this mys-
tifcstion.
All the light draft steamers were kept
until the last moment, at Fortress Monroe,
whence early yesterday morning they
were dispatched to the York river, and the
work of embsrking the troops, whose ar
\ rsngements for this purpose had been al
ready made, was promptly begun.
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