Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-08-18
SECOND DISPATCH.
Especial to Cleveland Leader.I

WASHINGTON, Aug. II. /
Mr. G. II. Page, correspondent of the
New York Tribune, with the Army of the
Potomac, sends the following to that Jour-
nal, under date General Buffers Head
quarters, August 17th-7 A. NJ:
The operations of to-day on the north
bank of the James require but few para
graphs. During the night Birney's 10th
Corps left their line of the day before, and
assumed Hancock's, which he advanced n
mile, early in the moruingsswithout oppo-
sition. Hancock taking the reserve and
left flank of Fosters old position at Deep
Bottom, was left with a few negro troops,
and nearly all day was occupied in skir-
mislIing and learning the ground. - .
Greggs cavalry, on the extreme right,
rested its right on the Charles City road,
seven miles from Richmond. One brigade
of the I'd Corps connected it with General
VIM. Birney's provisional division of the
10th Corps. consisting of the COlOred Bri-
gade, lately from Florida, and two brigades
of Turner's Division, 10th Corps.
General Turner was left in command of
Buffers line, from the App0mattox to the
James -. -.-.- -.-... ..-. O.
Terry's Division was next TO the left, and
Barlow's I'd Corps on the refused flank
This line extended from the Charles City
road to the New Market road, the Central
road being midway, at (which point we are
but six miles from Richmond. The line
nearly faced the river than it did Rich
mond, extending atan obtuseangle from the
righi of the day before. The country is
very thicklv wooded-all woods, save mar
row cleared patches. The day was, by the
Thermometer, the warmest known this
summer, and no air was stirring,
hence little could be done
in the middle of the day. About
noon the rebels attacked Greggs cavalry
and drove it back, whereupon, Birney
sent brigade square out to his right in
charge of Captain Broscoe of his staff
which struck the rebel force on its right
flank and forced it to slide out from be-
tween his brigade and Gregg's, this
however measured by the losses was little
more than skirmishihg.1 1lt
At 5 O'Clock, General VIM. Birney, and
part of General Terry's division, advanced
the line, in order to prepare for the final
charge They pushed through tie dense
growth but slowly, and it, was after six be-
fore it became, actively engaged. Ea
The negro troops, 9Th, sth, and 9th, New
York, and 29th Connecticut Heroes, went
in nagniiicently, with the heartiest cheer
I have heard since the commencement OF
the campaign. By dark considerable ad-
vance had been gained, and work ceased
for the day. 7 iI5E %
The losses are very small, between one
and two hundred, and perhaps as many
more sick from the excessive heat AT
one time of the day, General Birneys
headquarters were. under bitter fire Of
caseshot and musketFy. I al
The chair upon which the General was
sitting was struck.
There was just little sprinkle of rain
near night, at headquarters and at City
Point, while in the trenches in front of Pc
tersburg, tremendous fires het in one hall
! hour, from one great cloud, the rayine in
the 18th corps, rose SO rapidly that i
washed away hundreds of tents and q
soldiers who were asleep, are known tC
have been drowned The water in valley
was ten or more feet deep, and ragged like
ocean surf One man, noted as wet, wal
rescued when nearly drowned. At last
hearing a groan, he opened his eyes, anC
gasped out, a word at time, 81 am Cap
tain Semmes; where is the Greyhound"