Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-04
Yesterday Afternoons Report.
FROM NEW YORK.

NEW. YORK, June s.
The Hersld's Fifth corps correspondent
says Of the battle Of Monday.
At 8 P. 4. the enemy assaulted our ne
L was general and sudden attack They
advanced in two lines Of battle and 3
heavy skirmish line. Simultaneous with
their opening Volley Of musketry came
solid shot and she'll from the angry mouths
Of . score or more Of cannon. Firm and
unshsken stood our men. The rebclp
shot too high. Our men coolly waited to
return the fire. II was 8 most murderou5
Volley. The ssssulters were staggered and
fell back. Our artillery, which had been
n position, opened response to the enc
my's cannon. Assault after assault was
made by the desperate foe, but each time
our troops hurled him back.
Upon Gen. Crswford's division the as
ssults were more repeated and fierce. The
enemy sought to turn his left but each
time were handsomely repIlsed, and more
than special glory was won by our men
meeting and repelling those assaults.
The Pennsylvsnis Reserves behaved
msgnifeently in the division, and holdins
the extreme left was Gen. Lockwood and
his troops-most Of them for the first time
under fre-they behaved Ike veterans.
Col. KItehings Brigade Of heavy srtil-
lery-as yet noTices in the 6sld-stooi
their ground with the resoluteness Of vet.
Grams. The brigade alone captured 80
prisoners.
The contest closed with cur having driv
en- the enemy ss stated above, and oconpy-
ing the battle-ground. Our loss was 200
in killed, wounded and missing.
Among the killed was Major Elkerf,
commanding the 64th Michigan regiment
The enemy's losses were much hesvier-
probably 900. We took 200 prisoners,
and among them 10 commissioned officers.
Among their dead is said to have been
found . rebel General and two Colonels.-
Prisoners sll say that the whole Of EWslps
corps was engaged against US. They say,
however. it is commanded by Early, and
Gen. EWell is in command Of the army,
Lee being sick in Richmond.
A rumor has prevailed that Lee was
wounded in the leg ct ottsylVsnia
Court House, but it is not authenticated -
There can be no doubt however, Of the
fact that he does not command the rebsl
army ct present
The Tribune states that q letter from
Pensacola says information Was brought
to the Admiral on the 2Ist ult that the
rebel ram Tennessee was in Mobile Bay,
stssmiEg about ct the rate Of nine N lies
per hour.
The Hersld's Mexican correspondent
says that the JsureI government mas been
perfectly established ct Monterey.
The Liberals have more than 10000
preparing to march on Potosi The French
and Imperislists have been completely
routed. There is great enthusiasm for
the na ionsl banks.
The steam transport City Of Bath, which
sailed from New York on the 1st for Wash
ington, returned last evening with her
bows stove in and her stem carried away,
having oollidsd Of Cape May with the
steam transport POcshontss, Csptsin Bsx-
tor, from New Orleans, bound to New
York. The Pocshontss sunk, csrryip
down 40 of her crew and passengers, in
cluding Captain Baxter. She had Oh
board 1C1 souls, and among them num-
Der Of soldiers returning on furlOughs and
sick.
The Tribune's correspondent with BuE.
Ter says that when orders were received
to send reinforcements to Grant 3 pontooa
had been laid scross the AppOmsttox 81 4
his men were to march that night to a.
tack PetersborO, BIT were ordered to march
In another direction.
Information furnished BY deserters al d
prisoners shows everything that can no
spared has been sent to Lee. There are
about 5000 troops located at Petersburg,
on our front and in the defenoes srouI d
Richmond on the south side.
The paragraph in the Congressional
proceedings yesterday relative to tax a
tobacco was incorrect. Il should read
ton tobacco, osVendish, plug, twist al d
slt other descriptions from which the stem
has been ts en- out in whole or part or
which is sWeetened, including hne cut and
fine cut shorts, 35 cents per pound"