Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-22
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Mere Details Of the Great Battle in
Shenandoah Valley-5,OOO Prison
ers.
HARPER's FERRY, September 2l.-Re-
liable news from the front states that oul
army was crossing Cedar creek yesterday,
at o'clock, P. NJ. There was no fight
ing. The following list of the rebel Gen.
erals killed and wounded is correct :
Generals Rhodes, Rainier, Gordon, For
ry, Goodwin, Bradley, Johnson and Fitz-
hugh Lee.
From all that we can learn the number
of prisoners will approximate 5000. In
dications are that the rebels will not make
a stand short of Staunton. They are evil
IDENTIFY too much demoralized to make a
fight. (Signed,)
JOHN D. STEVENSON, Brig. Gen.
WASHINGTON, September 2l.-Inform-
alton received by the Government up to
noon to-day makes it certain that Sheri-
dan secured 5000 prisoners. Every hour
men are being sent to the rear.
New YORK, September 2l.-The Her
aids City Point special dispatch dated
10Th, says: "Cannonading was kept up
till after midnight last night in the direc-
ton of our left. Rumors prevail that the
enemy attempted to turn our left flank.
1t is not unlikely that battle may grow
out of this affair. ...r
Lee's Army Reduced to 10000.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2l.-The CONNER
ciars special dispatch says: A Virginian
reports that he conversed to-day with an
acquaintance from Richmond, who states
that Lee has positively but forty thousand
troops independent of Early's command.
More Troops for the Front.
The Twenty-third Pennsylvania Sharp
shooters, 1000 strong, left Philadelphia
for the front to-day.
Flagship Reported Blown Up!
There is rumor in the city that Admit
raj Farragut's flagship, the Hartford, ha,
been blown up by an accident while OH
her way to this city. The report comes
from the Navy Yard, where it is be-
lieved.
Telegraph Line to Russia.
New YORK, Sept. 2l.-The Intercon-
tinental Telegraph Company, in cOnjunc-
ton with the Russian Government, are
engaged in fitting out an expedition, I'M
der the immediate supervision of Captain
Bulkley, U. S. A., for Oregon, the Coast
of Russian America, and the country be-
yond Behring Straits. The expedition is
to survey the route for telegraph line,
and make other needful arrangements to
put the whole extent of the line under
contract during the ensuing year. The
projectors are sanguine that the line will
be in successful operation between New
York and London, via San Francisco and
St. Petersburg by middle of 1866. Sibley,
President of Company, and p. Med,
Collins, Protector, sail tomorrow for st.
Petersburg, with view to completing ar
rangements already initiated with the
Russian Government.
The Pirates on Like Eric.
New YORK, September 2l.-Comman-
der Carter of the U. S. steamer Michigan,
telegraphs to the Secretary of the Navy,
dated off Johnson's Island to-day, con-
corning the capture, by Pirates, of the
steamer Parsons and Island Queen; that
the Pirates were pursued by him. He
has the principal agent prisoner on board
and many accompices. He adds all is
well and safe at present. Col. Hill has
six of the pirates on Johnson's Island.
Foreign News.
New YORK, September 2l.-The Per-
STA, from Liverpool Sept. 10th, and
Queenstown, Sept. 18th, has arrived. An
agent of Lloyd's gives report that q
large swift steamer arrived at Bremen
haven. and hoisted the Confederate flag.
She carries three hundred men, and is
pierced for forty guns, she is said to be
commanded by Semmes.
The London Gazette announces the
Queens order that no war ships of either
of the North American belligerents will
in future be allowed to enter british
ports, or remain for the purpose of being
dismantled or sold.
The following is Earl Russell's letter to
Edward Bates, concerning the Georgia:
am directed by Earl Russell to inform
you, with reference to your letter of Au-
gust 9th, that Her Majesty's Government
are o. opinion that the case of the Geor-
gia must go before prize court in the
United States, and you must be prepared
to defend your interest therein.
(Signe6 H. HAMMOND.