Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-30
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New YORK. June 24.-The Commercial
says: "The high prices have brought out a
good deal of gold which was bought in small
lots at about 30 and sold at 2l3@2l5. No
large amounts were sold at that figure.
Parties at Washington say the gold law will
be modified in favor of the use Of gold
checks.
Inter from the Army Of the Potomac
Particulars of the Heavy Fight
ing on the 22d and 23d-Our Forces
in Possession of the Railroad.
ARMY OF THE PoToMAC, June 23.-The
attack upon the Second Corps on Wednes-
day 22d, near the Weldon Railroad did not
result so disastrously as was at first suppos-
ed. The line was formed by Barlow's Divi-
sion on the left, Birney's and Motifs in the
center, and Gibbons on the right.
1t was expected the Sixth Corps would have
continued on the left with Barlow, but it
seems that quite gap was left, into which
A. P. Hills rebel Corps entered and before
our men were aware of it they received a vol
ley from the rear which created panic in
our ranks and caused a rapid retreat to the
woods in the rear Of the third division. Our
loss in prisoners is reported at 1000, while
some estimate it higher. The loss of the
enemy in killed and wounded is about 1000.
A number of our officers have just Joined
their commands after being exchanged.
Some of them when ordered to surrender re-
piled, death before Libby Prison." and
fought their way out, many Of them succeed
ing in getting back to our lines. This left
the flank of the third division unprotected
and the enemy taking advantage of it charged
through and fairly into our, pits ordering the
men to surrender. The troops however left
the trenches and fell back rapidly, but many
of them were captured and quite number
killed and wounded.
At eight in the evening charge was made
BY the Second Corps and the line of works
from which they had been driven in the after
noon, was retaken. Our loss in this attack
was very slight. The rebels fired too high.
A number Of prisoners were taken; Skin
mishing kept up all night; the pickets at
some points being only 50 yards apart. AT
daylight this morning an advance Of the
the rebels had taken a new position some
distance further back, where they had thrown
up intrenchments during the night, which
they still hold.
Another dispatch says the Sixth Corps
moved toward the railroad this morning, dri-
wing the enemy before them, and during the
afternoon it was reported We are in possession
of the road. Arrangements were immedl-
ately made to DESTROY it.
A dispatch dated the morning Of the oath
June says nothing but picket firing occurred
last night, and there is little firing this morn
ing.
Grant,s Position He Occupies MI
the Lnte Rebel Works South OF
Perersburg-Has Cut off all Rnil-
road Communication with Rlch-
mond - He Holds the Enemy by
the Throat"
NEW YORK, June 25.-The Washington
Star of last evening says: Grants army &C.
cupied position in the pine woods on the
outskirts of Petersburg, lately occupied by
the rebels, including all their works on the
south side Of the Appomattox, thus COM
handing Petersburg and the Railroad
through Petersburg, the only one between
Richmond and Weldon. For all practical
purposes, our guns stop all continuous com;
munication by railroad between Richmond
and other parts of the South. So long as
Grant chooses he can thus hold the enemy
by the throat at Petersburg. From his
present position he can move south with say
twenty days rations, and compel Lee to fol-
low him and risk heavy engagement on
unfortifed ground.
Assistant Secretary Dana, who has arrived
from headquarters, says our entire loss since
crossing the James is not over 10000, while
the rebel loss is proportionately great.
The Tribune's correspondent, writing from
Gen. Buffers headquarters, June 2lst, says
Gen. Foster with his troops moved north OF
James, to position within nine miles OF
Richmond, and intrenched himself. This
movement puzzles the rebels greatly.
Firing heard ut City Point md
Fort Darling ON Saturday-The
8IeepIes of Petersburg shot away
New YORK, June 25.-The Worlds
special says heavy firing was heard at City
Point, Thursday, upto noon, in the direc-
ton Of Petersburg and also towards Fort
Darling. He reported our army gradually
moving toward the left. Passengers report
that the steeples and towers of Petersburg
have been shot away.