Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-10-06
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NEW York, October 4.-The Herd'd s lily
Point correspondent, October "a, says: l
learn few particulars Of the attack IN force
by the enemy upon our left yesterday ai,er-
noon, Under cover of ram storm they
massed two divisions Of cavalry ana seVeral
regiments of infantry and attacked wilson S
cavalry on the left of Warren's new positlon.
A desperate fight ensued. We lost over one
hundred killed and wounded, but maintained
our ground. Towards night the enemy gave
up the attack and retired. This Is the only
important operation of the day.
The HeraLTS correspondent with the cav
airy, writing on the LIST, says; IL mas oeeh
fuliy ascertained that the rebel Generals
HAMPTON, w. H. Lee and Young were OPP
posed to us during the engagement yesterday
and the day before. They have been so RE-
ouently punished by our cavalry that they
onlv fisbt under the most advantageous cir
cumstances.
The Forward March TO Richmond =
Gen. Birney Reaches the Outskirh
of the City-A ReconnOlssance IN
Force towards the Rebel CAPITAL
The Worlds correspondent with the Tenth
Corps. writing under date OF October LIST,
saws: The operations during the day have
been n reconnaissance in force up to the
inner line of the rebel works. Gen. Birney
again pushed fearlessly up to the very out
skirts of the city, and only. refralned from
entering and taking possession because ms
orders would not permit him to do SO. Inns
morning division of General Terry, with
General Kautz's cavalry, started on an I'M.
portant mission of feeling the enemy and
ascertaining his strength in the immediate
vicinity of Richmond. For this delcate
movement the dispositions were made as fol-
lows: Two brigades of Terry's infantry
moved out BY the right flank to the central
road, and covered by cavalry advanced up
that road towards the city. Col. Spears
brigade of Kautz's cavalry, with one section
of horse artillery, were thrown out on the
Charles CITY road, with skirmishers deployed
on the left to the Central road, to cover the
movement in that direction. The rest Of the
cavalry deployed as skirmishers in front.
The infantry extended their line on the left
down to the left of our main line. Six pieces
Of horse artillery accompanied the move
ment on the Central road. When the line
had advanced to the Powell House, point
on the Central road about three miles from
Richmond, they met line of rebel Skin
mishers.
At this point cavalry skirmishers were
withdrawn and the Seventh and Tenth Regi-
ments of Connecticut Infantry deployed as
skirmishers in their stead. These regiments
advanced handsomely, driving the rebels be-
fore them with ease. The rest of the COL
umn advanced steadily in line OF battle IN
the rear. The skirmishers, Of the enemy
opened on them with heavy artillery when
the line reached Howe's house. Our Skin
mishers proceeded on and drove the rebels
into their line OF works at Sharp's house,
two miles from the city. The cavalry on
the right simultaneously came upon the line
Of works. These works were ascertained
10 be Of very formidable character. SINH
lar in nature and in continuance OF those IN
our front ut Laurel Hill, they mount heavy
guns, but are manned by force of militia
men, pressed into service in the emergency,
from shops, stores, factories and the streets
Of Richmond.
The expedition having accomplished all
that was designed, fell back at nightfall to
the old position. Our losses in the movement
we're 800 killed and wounded. While this
reconnaissance was going on the rebels were
observed massing for an attack on the LETT
of the Tenth, and right OF the Eighteenth
which caused the rebels to abandon their de-
sign, whatever it was.
Strength of Lees Army mt Petersburg
20, OOO-NOrth Of James. river, 49,
OOO-Reinforcemeni sent TO Early.
Prisoners give the following information as
to the strength of Lees army: At Peters
burg, e, 900 in all north of James river, 49,
900 in all-the militia being scattered in diff
A AM rod
to-day asserts that on Monday last he saw
5000 troops moving from Lynchburg to Cor
louisville to support Early, and that two
brigades of Kershaw's command had previ-
ously been sent forward for the same purpose.
State of the Rebel Army-Capture of
Raw Recruits.
The Worlds Tenth Corps correspondent
says that most of the prisoners captured are
the rawest kind of soldiers-men who have
Just been thrust into the ranks. They tell us
that when the advance was made, every man
capable of bearing arms was sent into the
field and business suspended. In the rebel
assault on the Both Ct September about 500
prisoners were captured.
From sheridan's Commnnd-Early
DinpirIted and Drunk-DestitutiOn
of Fugitive Rebel SOld1ers-All goes
well in the Shenandoah Valley.
The Herald's Shenandoah correspondent,
opposite Browns Gap, writing September
10Th, says: Since the fight on Fishers Hill
there has been no general engagement. The
enemy left the valley through Browns Gap.
Early was much dispirited and drank deeply.
Over two thousand rebels are scattered
through the mountains, are without arms and
approaching starvation. The enemy had gone
towards Charlottesville. On the 9th our
cavalry was attacked by infantry and cavalry,
but held their own.
October l.-Everything favorable up to this
time. All the objects Of the campaign have
been reached.