Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-04-05
NO. 80.

while Sheridan was laundering away with
the cavalry mounted and dismounted, and
deluding the rebels with the idea that he
was the sole attacking party, they lsy
concealed in the woods beyond Gravelly
Run meeting house, but their left was not
hsf a mile distant from the rebel
works. Littleby little, Sheridan, extending
his lines, drove the whole rebel force into
their breastworks. Then he dismounted
the mass of mis- cavalry, and charged the
works straightin 'front.' still laundering on
their flank. At last every rebel was safely
In his intrenchments. Then the signal was
given, and concealed infantry, many thou
sand strong sprang up and advanced by
ech lon to the right. Imsgine a great
barn-door shutting, and you have the move
ment. If you can, also imagine the door
ltself, hinges and all, moving forward. One
man out of every three engaged took
prisoner. We captured four cannon,
an ambulance train, baggage trains, eight
thousand muskets and twenty.eight battle
Gags.
The battle has opened to Us the ensmy's
hank SO that we can sweep down upon the
Appomsttox and inside of his works. en-
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ments one half and putting out of Lees
service $4,000 of his choicest troops, and
all this, General Sheridan tells me- has
cost him personally no more than 800 men
and the service no more than 500.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
WAsHIEGToN, April 4.
Official statements of the public debt,
March 81, shows the amount of outstanding
bearing interest in coin, 81, 100, ,36I, ,24I, 80,
the interest being s64, ,Ol6, ,6Sl, IS; amount
bearing interest in lawful money $75I,-
O55, l28, ,29, the interest being $685. SIS, ,s99 43;
debt on which interest has ceased s345,-
42Oo9i debt bearing United States interest
s5l5,ls9. 283l6 Total amount out-stand
ing So, 366, ,954, 4,077,34; total interest in law
ful money and gold $lO2, ,s36, ,53l, ,I8
The following is the amount of legal ten
der notes in circulation: One and two years
five per cent. notes So, ,522, $50; United
States notes, old issues, 1921 United
States, new issue, s432. .66s, 465; compound
interest notes, act of March 3, 1863, l5,OOO.-
600; compound interest notes, act of June
80, IA, $l4I I47I6oO. Total Of S659, ,I6O,-
569.
The amount of fractional currency is
81, 254, ,o94; unpaid requisitions SI14 256,-
549i amount in treasury $56 ,5sl, 1926.
An order, of which this is a copy, has
been approved of by General Sherman:
NEwBERN, March SO.-An mails for
officers and soldiers in the army now with
General Sherman, will, after this date, be
sent to Fortress Monroe for distribution.
No mail for civilians will be delivered un-
less directed to the care of some officer 70
whom they are personally known.
FOR RICHMOND.
Msjor Tsggsrt of the Bureau of colored
troops, left to-day for Richmond, to estab.
lish branch of his Office in that city, and
facilitate the organization of companies
from among tho o0f0r1d recruits.
The propeller Rebecca Burton, Captain
Skillinger, left this afternoon with 8 cargo
Of stores for the Medical and Surgical
Department in Richmond, being the first
Union vessel that has cleared for that
port since the breaking out of the war.
Immediate measures will be taken to re-
establish the port of Richmond and Peters
burgh.
Several vessels have arrived here to-day,
bringing about one thousand of our wound
cd from the late battles. Others will ar
ri S tomorrow.
HOW DAVIS RECEIVED THE NEWS OF LEES
DEFEAT.
NEW YORK, April 4.
The Worlds special says that when the
messenger brought Davis the despatch
from Lee announcing the turning of his
right flank, he refused to believe it, and
accused the messenger of attempting an
April fool trick. Davis, his family, with
other rebel officers and their families, did
not leave Richmond until Monday morn
ing. Had WeitzsPs troops pushed on to
the depots on entering the city, the whole
party might have been taken. Danville
will be the capital of the fugitive Confed-
erscy.
FROM eoLDsBORO.
The Tri5t7se's Goldsboro special, of the
3Oth, says: the first serious attempt at
raiding or scouting around our lines since
the occupation of GOldsboro, was made to-
day by about 300 of Hampton's cavalry, on
the right and centre of our lines, northwest