Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-02-09


blunders or neglect as that at Savannah.
Lincoln being judge, Hardee would have
better to have burned the cotton and lost
half of his army than left it to be seized.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF PoToMAc,
February Go p NJ.
PARTICTLARs OF THE LATE MOVEMENT.
This afternoon the 9TH corps was severe
ly engaged with the enemy on the Dabney
Mill road, west of Hatcher'a Run. Our
forces fell back after inAicting severe loss
the enemy. It seems that about noon the
Sd division, 9th corps, advanced along the
road leading from the Duncan road to the
Boydtown plank road, and reached and
drove the rebels from Dabney's Mills, about
two miles from Hatcher's run, where they
had erected breast works, but we're quickly
driven from them. They, however kept
up --unnins ArO-frona- the woods until
about five o'clock, when they made most
determined stand along the line, evidently
expecting to break through and if possible
cut off the Sd division. The heaviest col
umn came up the Vaughan road at the
same time the attack in front was made,
and part of the division being out of am
munition, they commenced moving away,
and in a short time the whole line
fell back in considerable disorder, until
they reached the breastwors erected
by the Sd Division of the I'd Corps yester-
day. There they were rallied, and the re-
treat checked.
The Sd Division of the 9Th Corps had
crossed the run just previously, and part
of them became somewhat demorslizsd,
but socn rallied, and aided in driving the
enemy back.
Two wagons of ammunition were On
their way when the stampede occurred.
but became fast in the swamp, and the
tongue of one was broken, when the men
fell back with the wagons left outside, and
although the ordnance officer of the divis-
ion did all in his power to save these
wagons, they had to be abandoned, the
men setting fire to the covers before they
left.
Shortly after an attack was made on
the left of the I'd Corps, near Armstrong;
house. on the Dugan road, but the enemy
were repulsed with loss.
The 9TH Corps is believed to have lost
from three to five hundred men during the
day.
The enemy's loss is estimated to be much
heavier than ours, owing to the fact that
they we're the attacking party, but no cor
rect statement can be given even of our
own casualties.
General Meade was present on the field
all day, but was not wounded, as at first
reported. Some of his staff had narrow
escapes.
The lst Brigade of the I'd Division of the
9th Corp isspOken of as having particularly
distinguished itself during the fight. Brevet
Brigadier General Winthrop, its com.
msnder, had his horse shot
Brevet Brigadier General Irwin Gregg,
commanding a brigade of cavalry was
wounded in the ankle while engaging the
enemy.
General Davis was severely wounded in
the shoulder.
Major Tremsine, of Gregg's staff bad
ly wounded in the foot.
Col Bsrkhesd, of General Warren's staff,
wounded in the hand.
Brevet Brigadier General Marrow, COM
manding the Sd Brigade ofthe Sd Division
of the 9TH Corps, wOundedin the shoulder.
Captain COwdrey, Assistant Adjutant
General on Gen. Baxter's staff, mortally
wounded.
About $50 prisoners were taken, among
whom was Colonel Allen, of the 4th N. C,
formerly ofthe I'd Infantry.
CAPTURED.
The correspondent captured on Tuesday
was Mr.. Trelby, of the New York Herald.
He was feeding his horse at the time,
within few rods of General Gwyne's
headquarters, when he was captured by
rebel cavalry prowling in the vicinity.
They came in contact with our men in a
slight akirmish, during which the CORES
pondent escaped.
GONE BACK ON 'EM.
The Tribune has Q special from Colum-
bus, which says: 0ut of detachment of
five hundred rebel prisoners at Camp
Chase ordered to be placed on the ex-
change list, two hundred and sixty voted
to remain in prison. The rest will be sent
forward.
The Ohio Legislature ratified the pro-
posed Constitutional amendment to abol-
ish slavery by vote of twenty-five to four
in the Senate, and ifty-eight to twelve in
the House.
PREACHERS AND PROVOST MARsHALs.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.
The Secretary of War, in answer to 8
resolution of the House, encloses state
ment of the Provost Marshal General, that
he knew of no instances where Boards of
Enrollments have excepted preachers Of
the gospel belonging to churches whose
religious tenets do not bring them within
scope of the act of July last, nor of privil-
eyes given to any preachers of any denOm-
nations of protesting Christians which
were denied to others.
EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS COMPLETED.
General Burnside and Colonel Milford.