Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-03

destruction M -N1UlSOn NOutt
Lees Army said TO he $1,000 Strong
and Rapidly Increasing - Bcauregurd
and Longstreet join him.Activity on the
fenseS of FrederickSburg.
wAsHISGToS. May Troops which went TO
Madison Court House, Virginia. Oh Thursday
burned the town 20 ashes. II is not known
whether this WAS done under proper orders or
uo;.
Dcscrters who came in yesterday report Lees
army eighty thousand strong, with twenty-five
thousand effective cavalry, all in good condition
and with ten days supplies; and that the rail
roads are running night and day bringing rein
forcrmcnts.
4 dispatch was received to-day by the Govern
mpnt from Fortress Monroe, Stating that thn rear
of BeurcGard's army had passed through Peters
burg yesterday morning. His force Is estimated
at from eighteen 10 twenty thousand.
NorlIiug new TRANSFERRED to-day. The pickets
Of both armies extend mp and down the Kappa
hammock and Rapidan. and 4 considerable force II
reported ut fredericksburg. throwing up more
r;.r.hwo-ks the nights. TIL" rebels are report
ed to be Withdrawing fr,!:! N,.i'on Court House.
and concentrating in front OF on left and center
The first division OF LomgstrcetS corps. accord.
Ing 70 drsrrtcrs is ut lIannrer junction AS re-
serve On the sans authority Lees strength is
stated 20 be upwards OF 100 CD men.
The Duvnivs Bluff Gucrriiias numerous,
mud they cagr%c GT WsSsI. e?r n.aG
DissatisfacIion in Banks Department
RumOrS thcreabout.
CAIRO. MAY l.-Datcs from DuvalfS Bluff Of
April 2Oth, represent that small bands Of guerrIsllS
are srill infcsIinG the country about that place,
fhrc@:cning 10 interfere with the navigation OF
White river.
The cavalry force on the s2l had fight with Il
band, 30 miles from the Bluffs, in which 80 rebels
were captured. and among them several officers
On ;Lr ::l thu irorctad boat Petrol WAS sur
prised two miles above HaIoo City and captured
pv rebels Several of cur were killed.
Grand Ecure letters say that the feeling among
soldiers and Others is becoming MORE intense every
day. The army has lost confluence in General
Banks. and 10 good results can be hoped for in
the department until 0prw commanding Graerdl
Isappop;ed.
New OrleanS-ShrcYcpOr EcOre-
Part hudson and :MngruGSr's Army IN
Texas stone Relieved The Govern
menf taking Possession of all the Souih-
ern Ruiiroads-Othcr Interesting News.
New Orleans advices state that General Stone
is superseded by Dwight Is Chief Of Banks Staii.
Stone under orders from Washington. is believed
10 be assigned TO the command Of L regiment OF
regulars.
\ refugee from Shreveport says that the rebels
acknowledge, the loss OF only 10 men; but that
they WIRE defeated in the last days battle, aud
suffered 20 greatly that they oil not consider Il
prudeu; 10 renew the attack. II is reported
port with $4,000 men. and that Price, with i,7U0
men, is opposing him. shreveport is protected
by fourteen miles OF Notifications which rebels
consider imprcgnab!c against anything short of
10000 men. Tho guuhoat Ea$tport remained
ashore ten miles below Grand Ecorc. There are
twN guuboLts aground on the Falls above Alex
aa,.r.a
Three thousand rebel cavalry are reported in
the nv!gho1rhnod Of Clinton. Louisiana above
Port Hudson. and their intention is to lay waste
;hc plantations worked by Yankees MaGrudcrs
army is reported TO be 80 ECO strong and is on the
Gus,ia!upr. Colorado and Brazos rivers. with the
exception OF 5,0U0 Il; Galveston.
The Worlds New Orleans letter reports that
the evacuation Of Texas by our troops hal begun.
This letter also says that report hal reached
New Orleans that Polk was NJ Camp Moore, nine
miles from New Orleans. with $4,000 or 10000
men. 10 move 1T once Oh Port Hudson or Baton
Rouge.
The Hcrulds Newborn letter SAYS: We have
received information here that the authorities
have taken possession Of al the railroads in the
-oath for the next sixty days, during which time
no citizen will be allowed TO travel on them. Ii
ha, also been Learned, THAT troops from Charleston,
y c., have been brought to Wilmington and
there relieved troops who have since proceeded
to Richmond.
CHICAGO. May ad.-Specials say that official
dispatches IRON Banks on the 2ist, have been re-
ceived. They Sta;e that the army is in excellent
CONDITION. and shortly will march upon sh?cve'
port. Butler Irleeraphs thatthc rebel forces have
been withdrawn from North Carolina.
WASHISGToS, Nay 2-Stevens Pacific Rail,
road Bill authorizes the Central Pacific Railroad
Company 10 issue the first mortgage bonds not
exceeding the amount Of the Government bonds.
10 which the lien Of United States bonds shall be
subordinate.
Rumors prevail that Banks has been super.
coded by AuGUr.
The stallion Pa,chen died Yesterday OF rupture.