Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-05-11
FROn RICHMOND PAPERS.
No. w. NJ 4

Richmond papers of the 9th contain dis
patches from Lee and others relative {
Grants advance and the battles.
An Orange Court House dispatch Of III
9Th states that rebels repulsed Unial
troops on the plsnkroad near Parker
store, spottsylvsnia county. The engage
ment lasted from noon till night the reb
els claiming TO have captured l 900 Of on,
troops
or Fridays battle, a dispatch statet
that the Union troops were repulsed il
every attack, aud Longstreet finally
forced them to give way. Longstreet wa
severely wounded in the shoulder. Gen
Jennings was mOrlally wounded. TIE
Union troops pushed back to Chancellor.
vile. Everything looks we'll.
The Richmond Whig of the 7th saws mr.
to late hour or the 9th no fighting had
taken place on the Peninsula.
The movement of Buffers transports m
james river was known in Petersburg AT
II A NJ. on Tbursdy, when Gen. Pickett
ordered out the militia, and great excite.
meDt ensued. All the fore. at Petersburv
was moved out, but nothing is said Of
meeting the enemy.
VIZ eAeAop pOLb61 anu QhQ1E8 COM
ing, three iron-olsds and four gun-bosts
we're counted.
Ten or fifteen thousand men have land
ed ct Bermuda Landing.
The Wbig, Of the 7th, sta es that Rich.
mond is IL no worse peril than when
threatened by Mcclellan, and argues that
there is no need of panic, and holds out
the encouragement that ample reinforce
ments are at hand. 1t says there will be
trouble and suffering from insufisiency Of
food.
A dispatch Of the 9TH from Demopolis
states that The rebel cavalry, 500 strong,
engaged 5000 Yankees near Olive Branch
Creek, under General Andrews, repulsine
the latter with heavy loss, the Yankees re-
treating towards Baton Rouge.
A Demopolis dispatch of the 9th states
that General Emery, with 10000 infantry.
two batteries, and $50 cavalry, was ad-
vsncing ioEsrd YszOo City.
A Charleston dispatch states that 395
MOI tar shells were thrown at Fort Sumter
between Friday morning and Saturday
night, and twelve shells we're thrown into
Charleston on Saturday and ten on Sunday.
Several heavily laden vessels passed Char
lesion bar on Saturday, going southEsrd.
The rebel Senate vote of thanks to For
rest is under consideration.
Commanders Pegrsm, Root and Spauld-
ing have been assigned to the rebel iron
olads in James River.
A Hatterss, North Carolina, dispatch Of
the 7th, says:
The Schooner Eliza Sheldon, bound for
New York, has just arrived here from
Newbern, and reports that the enemy
made demonstration on Newbern 9th,
cutting off the railroad communication
between that place and Beaufort, and ms-
king his appearances on the south side Of
the Neuse River, two miles below the city,
with .cavslry force, accompanied by
battery Of four guns, which commanded
the water approaches to NeWbern for
brief period.
The gunboats Commodore Barney and
Louisiana suddenly made their appearance
st the point threatened, and forced the en-
emy back from the river.
Nothing was allowed to pass over the
railroad yesterday from Beaufort to New
bern, as this demonstrstion was expected,
loaded train Of cafs.- - '"iiHd to sNOnrs a
Captain Wheld thinks this movement Of
the enemy was only a cavalry dash, and
not intended as a general attack on New
bern.