Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-22
THE LATEST NEWS
BIZ TELEGRAPH.
FROM THE GRAND ARMY.
Operations about Petersburg.
Brilliant Explicit by Buffers
Forces.
The Rebels Expose Five Of our
Captured General OflcePs
Under our Fire.
General Butler Gains q Decided
Advantage on Saturday.
Late and Interesting News from
Southern Papers
CONGRESSIONAL PROOEEDINGS
General Butler Gains q Decided
Advantage on Saturday.
Late and Interesting News from
Southern Papers
CONGRESSIONAL PROOBEDINGS
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Despatch to the Cleveland Leader
First Dispatch.
WAsHIHoroH, june 2I-9P.r.

rived here to-day from City Point.
learn from passengers that the POSI-
tion in front of Petersburg is about the
same as telegraphed you last night.
A rambling fire was kept up on satur-
day night and Sunday.
1t was reported that tha rebels made an
attack on our lines on Sunday night
General Grant had sent in flag of truce
to ask the surrender of the city, but it
was rejected. Sunday was mostly occcu.
pied by both sides in burying the dead.
The rebel position around Petersburg is
said TO be very strong especially on the
east eide.
Large whsrves are being rapidly built
st City Point.
A steamer was fred into on Friday even
ing, opposite Wilcox's Landing, BY rebel
battery on the north side of the James
River, one shot passing through her, but
doing no serious injury.
Six pieces Of artillery, captured by our
forces before Petersburg, were brought
down last Sunday to City Point. They
were literally covered with blood, shwong
with what desperation they had been de-
Tended. m
The wharf near the mouth Of Acquis
Greek was burnt ty guerrillss yestsrdsy.
The latest Richmond papers claim
rebel victory in the late battles south Of
James river. They Affect contempt for
Grants present movement. and say IL 1T
continues, his army will be buried in Pc
tersburg.
General Gilmore arrived here to-day.
He will await further orders.
President Lincoln is on his way to City
Point to Tsks Grant Wait and make q
reconnaissance.
Provost Marshal General Fry issued the
following circular to day:
To prevent misayprehension, it is an
nounced that the joint resolution Of Con-
gress, approved June Sd, 1854, does not act
to prevent the enlistment Of substitutes in
the Navy or Marine corps, for men, draft.
ed under the enrolment act; neither does
it forbid the crediting Of men enlisted in
the Navy or Marine corps as provided un.
der sections Z, 8 and 9 Of the act, approved
February 24th, 1864, smendstOry Of thu
Enrolment Act. Men enlisling in Nav
or Msrine corps as substitutes for drafted
men must enlist as such for three years
and exemptions will not be granted t.
principals until they bring to the Board o
Enrolment certificates from authorizes
naval or marine recruiting officers Of tn
fact that substitutes have been actual.
scoepted and received into the Navy o
Marine corps for three years.
Circular No. 10, dated May 16, 1884
was issued to accommodate persons actual
, ly absent from their residences, and whC
being themselves liable to military duty
might desire 10 furnish substitutes Withou
being put to the Inconvenience Of return
ing to their States or homes in order to
SO. 1t is not to be construed or used q
sathOriEing recruiting for the army, nav,
, Ormsrins cOrpsin one State for the credit
/ saother, through brokers or otherwise, M
for any other purpose than the one q
: herein placed.
: The Secretary Of War 6 Communicates,
answer to a House resolution, informAtie
relative to the number Of the crew su
armament Of war vessels suitable to |
e employed in carrying mails. They 81
= q in number, carrying an aggregate {
1,400. Speed Of frst is IA miles per hou
e ofsix others 15 miles, and Of the remand
IS Is. The first requires I63 officers 81
: men in war, and 226 in peace; the nel
eight, S22 in war and 1853 in peace, an
J. ssAs remaining, 1920 in war, and ls9
a peaos. L classes, tbs arst has month
pay rolls in war Of 50, 100, in peace 60, Y
consuming o5 tons Of coal daily for MT
% purposes, and carrying 10 guns in v
8. snd in peace; I'd, monthly psy rOl
d S8,414 in war, and S., 1857 in Peac
4 using 80 tons coal, and carrying II gu
rs in war and in peace, and the month
e. pay rolls Of Sc, l56 in war and S4,579
g peace; using 80 tons coal and carrying
; guns in war and in peace.
Mr.. Lane, of Kansas, submitted to {
in Senate, for printing, letter from VI
m NJ Fishback to Lane, defending hims
~ ~ against the charges preferred against b
in loyalty.