Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-31

NEW oRK5 marcn ~.
The HerdLds Washington special says
the President held council Of wsr at City
Point, attended by Grant, herman, Meade,
Ord, Sheridan and others, and that i'm
mediately afterwards general movement
of the army was begun.
The Herald also has report from Wash
ington that Lee, since Saturdays fight, has
renewed his request for a military commits
sion, to agree upon terms for cessstion of
hostilities.
It is understood that Shermsn's plans
for cutting off General Johnston's srmy
from all available sources of supply are
complete, and that Grant will compel Lee
either to stsrve his troops in Richmond, or
come out aud risk an engagement. In
view of these matters, well informet people
in Washington believe that peace will be
agreed upon between Grant and Lee.
The HeraLds correspondence says that
the rebel loss in front of the 9th corps, alone,
on Saturday, was 5000.
Sheridan and his boys are off sgsin and
will soon be heard from.
The Times special says: Information
from the army Of the Potomac tonight,
says: The whole army was in motion on
Tuesday morning, and General Grant and
staff were to move in the Afternoon.
A Goldsbo-o correspondent, under date
of the 25th, says: The rebels have about
$4,000 cavalry, under Wheeler and HsmP-
ton, in our front Yesterday they hanged
three of our forsgers within two miles of
our oubposts. Fitzpatrick engaged part OF
this force yesterday. Results not known.
The ReraLds correspondent gives sddi-
tionsl details of the battle at BentonVille.
Oar line at P. NJ, when all the troops
were in position, was abJuttwo miles long.
During the day the enemy made five grand
attempts to pierce this line st different
points. The first was made upon the point
held by Coggswelps brigade and Morgan
second brigade. Hardee and Hoke led the
charge. The reoels moved forward gal
lantly, firing but little, as if determined to
crush in our line by mere weight They
were received with furious fire, but they
bowed their heads and come on, penetrated
between Coggswell and Mitchell, and got
to the rear Of Mitchelrs brigade, but neither
gave way. The fighting was terrific.
Mitchell put his brigade in the form of q
psrallelogram, fighting on all sides. Coggs-
wells men lay In the water firing on the
rebels. The enemy passed around Mitch
ell and struck Vandeveer's and Fearing s
brigades in the rear, pressing them so
hard that they had to jump their breast
works 10 repel their assaults.
A man was captured who gave his nsme
as General Hoke and was sent to the rear
There was so much confusion that it is nc
wonder this man Hoke did not afterwards
report himself
In like manner charges were made on
other points, but our line never wayere6
anywhere Finally the rebels massed iol
a last effort. This time they came ~
without their old familiar yell and marched
steadily on Robinson and the five batteries
They we're met with the most terrific fir,
ever witnessed, at which many of thr
grey mass raised their hands deprecstingly
Their officers by great exertions and per
sonal bravery, brought them on in som
! order until they reached point Wher
Hawley's brigade brought to bear upoi
7 them flank fire. This added to their mis-
! cry, yet they stood it brsvely and came OF
! The five batteries then opened at q dir
I tsncs of less than seven hundred yard
I throwing canister and spherical csse int
! the wsvering mass Of rebels, the discharge
I being ss rapid for time as the ticks of
? lever watch. The flashes of the guI
j seemed 8 steady blsze.
9 The enemy ct last broke and fed in coz
g fusion from the fad. An hour later not
) shot was heard along the lae.
!, The Commercials special says Ia f
d cial circles the immediate downfall OF Il
:. rebellion is considered certain.