Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-19
Latest Dispatches.
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The Eastern line commenced working last night
Advices to the 18th confirm the statements re.
garding the late battles in Virginia
BERMUDA HUNDRED May l6-A rebel iron
clad came down last night and opened fire on the
feet. The Monitors drove her back.
The Richmond Dispatch Of May 18th says the
funeral Of Gen. J. L b. Stuart occurred on the
18th.
The same paper says the enemy have taken
possession of the road leading to Louisa Court
House.
The telegraph wires to Lees army are cut down
and intelligence is received by other means
PHILADELPHIA, May ia special dispatch
says: The surgeon Of the Sixteenth New York
Regiment, captured in the third days fight, and
subsequently, paroled, has arrived at Washington.
He reports Longstreet's wound not mortal, but
80 serious as TO unfit him for active duty for some
time. There are no indications Of the rebels CIV
ing up yet. The report that Lee was wounded
is contradicted by our informant who says that
the privations of the rebels only seem TO exaspe-
rate them, and they are kept up by hope of ex.
hausiing US and compelling us to abandon the
contest.
CHICAGO, May l5-A dispatch from General
Sherman, dated May l4th, says that by flank
movement of our forces, johnson was forced to
| evucuate Dalton. Our forces are in his rear and
flank.
day, May 14th, says we are still before the base
of the enemy's works ut Fort Darling.
General Gilmore made a flank movement at
O'Clock on Saturday. He assaulted and carried
the enemies first line the right. The enemy
had retired into three square redoubt on which
the time the dispatch was written our artillery
had opened with effect.
on FIELD, May 10, 6 p M.-Lee is now on the
right bank of the river, in front Of Spottsylvania.
Grants strategy has thus tar bewildered Lee.
Grant has steadily moved his entire army, by
corps, by the flank, from the wilderness to this
| point, and acted on the offensive for the whole
| time.
NEW YORK, May l6-The Heralds special
dispatch says, the Second Corps lost !, 500 killed,
Corps 200 killed, 800 wounded, aud 200 miss.
ing the Sixth Corps 900 killed, 5000 wounded,
| and LOO missing.
| Burnsides loss was in about the same proper
| ton.
NEW YORK. May I7-One million dollars was
handed over to the Sanitary Commission yester'
day by the Chairman of the Metropolitan Fair
| Committee as the first installment
WASHINGTON, May l6.-The value of property
destroyed by sheridan, is estimated at $1,000
| 600.
| CHARL9STowS, Va. May l6-A deserter from
Lewisburg Va reports that place occupied by
our forces. The rebel troops in the vicinity have
| been withdrawn. Gen. Sigel was heard from
last night at Cedar Greek.
For distance of eight or ten miles southeast
of this point the country is susceptible of defense
| Lee erected substantial earthworks last year.
| These now seem to mount heavy guns, and are
| between the Pc and North Anna, about mile
south of Spottsylyanis.
| WASHINGTON, May l5.-The public debt Of
! the United States on May 4th, amounted to
| 81. 73S. 769, 2OS 80 Tho anonnt in treasury is
$780,, gas, 0g3. ....
NEW YORK, May IA special diepatch to the
Times, dated Headquarters, May Is, 2. NJ, says
| The enemy continues 10 strengthen his works. II
| is expected however, that n vigorous thanking
| movement will compel the evacuation OF the pre-
sent line Yesterday, the rebels on our left
coming through the woods. gobbled up several o.
our pickets. and drove back the reserve.
Generals Meade and Wright, with their stats
were out beyond the front Of the line, and had
an extremely narrow escape from capture. I'm
mediately afterwards Gen. Wright threw out 1
force under cover of artilley, and retook the pc
| sition, which was an important one.
| WASHINGTON, May l6.-Intelligence from Re
SAGA, Ga, TO IL o'clock last night 18th, has beer
received. Two lines of the enemys works hat
been stormed Sherman is reported TO have de
stroyed wagon train, captured two guns ant
thrashed Early (Signed) STANTON.