Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-03-04

The Army of the Potomac-Rapid
Movements to Capture the City OF
Richmond.

NEW YORK, March "a special dispatch TO
the Tribune dated Washington, March lSt, says ::
From information from headquarters of the Army
of the Potomac under io-day's date, 1t would
seem that General Sedgwick was sent to the ex'
IRENE left of the enemy TO engage his attention
and divert his vigilance from the RaPdan tords,
Fitzpatrick seeing the advantage OF this, crossed
the river and proceeded 10 make rapid detour
TO the southwest Of the enemy's main position
around Orange Court House and Gordonsville,
and thence to the extreme right OF SedgewicS,
via Madison Cour; House and stanardsriile. Our
latest Information from Fitzpatrick is 10 eight
o'clock Yesterday morning February 29th, wheu
he was reported. CT Spotisylvania Court House
and on the tro:. We have positive Information
that Custar's cavalry passed rapidly through
Madison Court House before daylight yesterday
morning. II Is reasonably supposed by the 1Ts'
bXne'S special correspondent, who left the Court
House at noon that Gustav engaged the enemy at
one o'clock for heavy cannOnading was heard At
that hour in the direction of Orange Court House
and it continued till dark
Advices from Madison Court House. dated
Monday noon, February 10Th, state that Sedg-
wick's corps marched ut sunrise on Saturday
(27th) with four days rations, bivouacked at
night seven miles beyond Culpcpper, and reach
ed Russelrs ford, on the Robertson river, on
Sunday forenoon (2sth). where most Of the corps
biyouacked, and Sedgwick established his head
quarters Talbot's brigade pushed on TO Madi-
son Court House, with cavalry under Captain
| Clafin. The first division of the Third Corps
came up TO the support of the Sixth on sunday
| night At o'clock on Monday morning (29th),
Custar's cavalry and horse artillery marched out
| of the town 10 the Rapidan, which was crossed
near Barnett's ford. The latest information from
the front indicates that battle took place this
morning at Stanardsville between Custar's caval.
| ry and the rebel infantry.
! Rumors persis;ently place Fitzpatrick at about
twenty-five miles from Richmond, and give US
| Spottsylvania Court House and Madison Court
| House.
4 special dispatch TO the Times, dated March
| LIST, saws: The latest information received from
| the Army of THE Potomac is mp to nine o'clock
| this morning. Heavy musketry firing was heard
early this morning on the extreme right, in the
direction of Stanardsville where il was supposed
Custar's cavalry were engaging the rebels. Mad
| ison Court House and Spottsylvania Court House,
are in our possession. There IL an evident dispo-
| sition on the part Of Lee TO avoid battle, by
keeping behind his intrenchments. Fitzpatrick
has been heard from, and the report is favorable
| Lees communications no longer remain unbrokcu
II was reported to-day, at Culpepper, that Hamp-
| tons legion was badly whipped by Fitzpatrick.
with the loss of several hundred prisoners Hamp-
| ton 'mself being among the number.
A special dispatch to the Uorld dated Wash.
| ington March LIST, says: Fitzpatrick. with large
| force of cavalry and mounted infantry, started
| three DAYS since for Richmond with the hope OF
capturing that city by a coup de main, or COMPEL
ing the enemy to leave his Entertainments al Mine
| Run and march to its defense. The rapid retreat
| Of Longstreet on Richmond is explained by this
| movement. II is reported that Fitzpatrick will
have the cooperation of n large force which is nd
vancing up the Peninsula