Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-02-13
General KIIpatfiGk Occupies
BranehViIIes
new SFROM REBEL PAPERS
Great Rebel Meeting In
Richmond.
Reported Evacuation 0
Charleston.
Associated Press Report.
FROM RAsHINGTON.
WAsHINaToN. Feb. l2.

w WASHIhGToH, Fe0. IL.
The Richmond Whig, of the 10th, con
tsins the following:
| CHARLESTON, Feb. S-A dispatch from
General Wheeler, dated Holmes Bridge
Feb. z, $40 P. NJ, says: Ny pickets nesl
BlAckville were this morning charged bJ
three brigades cf cavalry, which drove
them beyond The village. DibbriPs Ten
nessee brigade, being in the vicinity, m et
and charged the enemy driving tn en-
back into the villsgs.
BlRekviIle is on the line o. the South
Carolina Railroad, % miles from Branch.
vile, and Al miles from Augusta. It i
only 49 miles southwest of Columbia.
A dispatch from Branehville this morn
ing (sth) says the enemy have made their
appearance along the South Oarolins Rail-
road, beyond the Edisto river. They burn
ed house about q mile and half from
the railroad bridge. About seven O'Clock
yesterday evening our troops we're with
drawn TO this side of the bridge, and the
bridge was burned. The destruction Of
this bridge sewers al railroad communiea-
ton with Augusta
General Winder died suddenly this
morning of apoplexy.
The Richmond papers of the 9th contain
severe animadversions on the course of Jsff.
Davis in advising his cabinet that they
should not resign in Difference to the ex-
pressed desire Of the rebel congress, as the
cabinet are responsible only to him and not
TO congress or the people. The papers de-
msnd information on the part of the Exec
utive, claiming that although their armies
were numerous and valiant to defy subiu-
cation, and the material resources of the
country ample for the supply of the army
and the people, yet the papers claim that
the first have been scattered and tie latter
squAndered, until the armies in the field
are insufficient TO breast the invasion, and
the supplies are growing more limited
daily. k
The capture of Savannah is claimed as q
disgrace to the confederscy, and there is 8
painful want of confidence In the admins
trstion of affairs in Richmond.
In the rebel congress, Wigfsll and HRyne
made furious onslaught on Davis on the
sth.
CHARLESTON, February IA dispatch
from orangeburg to-day, says that the enc
my are in front of the Edisto line from
near New Bridge to Duncan Bridge. The
enemy show no disposition TO force cross-
ing.
a dispatch from General Wheeler, da-
ted February sth, says: A large column
Of the enemy's infantry have struck the
railroad at Grshsmsville and at Branch
vile. Fitzpatrick is at Brknchville, with
the brigAdes.
PETERSBURG, February s-There was
no fighting today, and quiet was once
more resumed.
The enemy still holds his position on
Hatchsr's Run. bis lines have been e1-
tended, but not advanced.
General Sorrel was wounded in the
lungs, but the wound is not considered
mortal.
Colonel Hoffman, of Virginia, was killed
in the fight on Monday.
Our loss will not exceed 500. The dead
have al been buried, and all the wounded
brought from the field.
The enemy are erecting observstories on
our right.
The heavy cannonsding yesterday sf-
tsrnoon was caused by our artillery she'll
ing the enemy's line. Both sides were en-
gagged to-day an Strengthening their new
Ines.