Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-03
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When the war commenced there was q
link wanted to complete the railroad system
Of the South. That link was stretch Of
about forty miles, between Danyille and
Greensboro, North Carolina. The difficulties
Of the route were such that private enterprise
wouldn't touch 1t. In his first message to the
Confederate Junta, JEFF. Davis recommended
that steps should at once be taken to COM
plete that line of Communication but whether
his suggestion was carried out or not has
not transpired.
Three years ago we had report that the
link in question had been supplied. Six
months afterwards the Richmond correspond
ent of the London Times stated that, instead
Of being completed, the enterprise had been
abandoned as impraeticable. A later report
than either of these set forth that rails had
been laid down on portion Of the way, and
that by teaming on the balance, connection
between Greensboro and Danyille had been
established. 1t is probable that the latter is
the correct statement, for we find that the
moment he gained possession OF the Weldon
road, Grant dispatched a cavalry expedition
to destroy the Danville line Of communities
ton.
II that expedition should be successful,
Lee will be cut off from all communication
BY railroad with all the States south of Rich
mond. And what is OF greater importance,
he will be deprived Of those immense sup
plies of Observation-Disclosures, clothing, ord
nance and medicine, which he has been re:
ceiving for the last three years from England
by way Of Wilmington. None Of the articles
landed there can, by any possibility, reach
him, il Grant should continue to hold the
Weldon road and should succeed in destroy
~ th hy NAV IF nanySlla
Our troops already hold all the other rail-
roads running out of Richmond. There is
one from Petersburg to Suffolk, on the Nam
semond. That has been in Grants posses
sion for months past. There is another from
the road between Petersburg and Richmond
to Port Walthall, on the Appomattox. That
is also ours. A third runs eastwardly from
Richmond, through the Chickahominy
swamps, to White House, on the Pamunkey.
We hold the eastern half Of that road also.
Two roads run in q northerly direction from
Richmond. They meet at Sections juno
ton, about twenty miles north Of the city.
One of them then stretches northeasterly
to AQUA Creek. We, of course, hold that.
The other branches off to the west to Cor
louisville. From Gordonsville is laid down
the Orange and Alexandria road. These
roads are all under our control. There Is
another road from Richmond, in south
westerly direction, to Lynchburg. From
Lynchburg there is a continuous line to the
southwest, through Eastern Tennessee, but
it is Of no advantage to the rebels, as we hold
Knoxville and Chattanooga.
II Grant should do no more but keep pos
session Of the Weldon road, and prevent re-
pairs from being made to the Danville road,
Lee would never be able to hold out during
the winter in Richmond. He would have
only the valley, and Southeastern Virginia, to
draw upon for supplies. 1t is not propable
that these regions, no matter how prolific
they may be, would be able, in the circum-
stances in which they are now placed, to feed,
for several months, not only Lees army, but
the people of Richmond. Unless, therefore,
Lee has an immense stock Of provisions on
hand-which is not very probable-his troops,
if Grant maintains his position, must, before
long, be reduced to great straits.-Aka.