Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-10-26
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from the Union and Enterprise of this Morning

partieulars Of Sheridan's Cru.hinR
Yictory in Ihe Shenandoah ta!ieyC
Rebel Lose from 10000 TO l9,OOO
More thnn ST pieces OF Artiiier!
Captured.
New YORK, Oct 24.-The HeratdS Mar
tinsburg correspondent of the 22d has lntor.
nation from the front which indicates tha'
our losses in the battle of the 18th will reach
five thousand killed, wounded and missing
We also lost, early in the morning, "a guns
We captured, including the wounded VINO are
in our hands, about seven thousand men ano
fiftv guns. The total loss of the enemy can;
not, therefore, be much short Of ten thousand
men. Gustav alone has receipts for forty-n
guns and five battle-fags, besides large
number Of ambulances, horses, harness,
mules, etc. This makes tfty-one pieces OF
artillery his division has captured during the
past two weeks. 1t is now pretty certainly
determined that Longstreet was not IN the
valley, but that Early determined to strike
desperate blow for the recovery Of his dis
trict and his lost reputation in the absence.
as he supposed, Of the commanding General
and the Sixth Corps. In this effort he was
SECONDED by Kershaw, who, in consequence
of his infantry having been several times
| defeated by our cavalry, felt that his reputa-
ton needed some Frightening. Many OF the
other officers, however, high IN command,
deemed the effort rash, and hesitated not to
express the opinion that should he fail 1t
would end the rule Of the Confederacy in that
section of Virginia. Kershaw executed the
first portion OF the programme well, and the
whole rebel army fought with greater obsti-
nacy than ever before, as their losses attest,
but nothing could withstand the impetuosity
OF our men. .,.., ....,
The HeraMs correspondent has the fol-
lowing concerning our captures at Cedar
Creek and the pursuit Of the enemy: Devln,
with his little brigade, kept sweeping down
upon their rear, goobling up their officers and
men by scores. He pressed them so hard
that it was impossible to get the artillery out
| of his way, or their wagons or ambuanceS.
The drivers and cannoniers diSmounted and
ran off into the woods on either side OF the
road, and the rear guard Of the demoralized
rebel army, if it had one, followed suit, lcav-
inc the whole train in our hands. Limbers,
| caissons, wagons and ambulanccs, were all
buddled together in thfgreatest disorder.
We followed the enemy up to the base OF
| Fishers Hill, when Colonel Nichols, with the
gallant Ninth New York, charged them again
and drove them back, leaving considerable
| portion Of their wagon train in his hands,
| which he secured. We didn't follow up the
chase beyond Fishers Hill. The infantry
commands moved up to Cedar Creek and
went into their old camp, while the cavalry
biyouacked for the night little beyond Stras'
burg. at auckland. The slaughter Of the
enemy was immense. The whole country
between Middletown and Strasburg was lit
orally strewn with rebel corpses. The next
morning the pursuit was continued BY Pow.
ellis cavalry. He'captured fourteen pieces oil
cannon which the enemy had driven into the
mountains. At Woodstock the column halted
and rested short time, when 1t retired to-
wards Strasburg, picking up many prisoner:
BY the way.
Grant has Richmond in his Clutches
New YORK, October 24.-The Herah't
Washington special says the opinion is
openly avowcd BY the highest military au'
thorities here that Grant can, at any time he
pleases, with few hours fighting, occupy
Richmond, and force Lee either to capitulatt
or hastily evacuate the rebel capital. The
only reason assigned for delayis the desire o.
the Lieutenant General to obtain the same
result without serious sacrifice Of life that
would attend the capture of this stronghold
BY direct assault at this time.
Generations on the James-Richmond
Papers Acknowledge Defent ia
the Shenandoah and a Loss of 1O,'
900 in Killed and Wounded Alone
WASHINGTON, October 24.-An arriva
from the Army Of the Potomac reports &
heavy firing heard nearly all Saturday nigh
towards the James river, apparently from our
gunboats. the enemy shelled a working
party at Dutch Gap Canal most Of the day
with no effect.
Richmond papers of the 22d acknowledge
defeat in the Shenandoah Valley, and say
thew lost % guns besides those captured a
first, and about 10000 killed and wounded
with a few prisoners.
Roanoke Pirates-Another Blockade
Runner.
HALIFAX, October 24.-The gunboat Jason
from Bermuda of the 18th, has arrived. Sht
represents that the pirate Baine and his asSo
ciates, who captured and burned the Roam
oke, were on trial. The Court refused to bal
them.
The steelclad blockade-runner Colone
Lamb sailed on Monday.
The ST. Adams Robbery Afair-StRn
ton for Chief Justice - Cameron
Banks and Butler Mentioned fol-
the War Observation-Disclosures
Valley not yet Devastated.
New York, October 24.-The Herald
special says that General Dix's course in or
dering the pursuit Of the St. Adams bandits
across the Canadian border will be sustained
1t is alleged that Stanton will be Offered
the Chief Justiceship.
Cameron, Banks and Butler are mentione
for the War Department.
Refugees from the Shenandoah Valley re
port that Notwithstanding the devastation b!
Sheridan, there is still an immense quantit.
of grain outside of the track taken by ou
army.