Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-10-10
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DATES TO YESTERDAY.


Exchan0e If General StOneman-
steamer Roanoke supposed Lost
Another Battle on the NOrth sidc OF
James RiVer-The Rebels E0uRht
SaVaKely and Gained few folnts
Gen. Burbridge makes Point
in West Virginia. ~ .ra
New Work, October 9th.-The HeratGS
Army of the Potomac correspondent I'M
der date of October It'll says, refugees and
deserters are continually coming in. The
Tenth Corps correspondent says that the
movement of the Rebels against our right
flank was known at Headquarters as
soon as they left the streets of Richmond.
Late rebel papers say the Union lines
now inclose many residences never before
within hostile lines. All the details for
civil and other service have been revoked.
Every man, old and young, capable of
bearing arms is being dragged into the
ranks.
The Examiner of Oct. 9Th says: The
enemy's position below Richmond is about
liz miles from the Corporation limits,
and one and half miles from our lines.
The Richmond Enquirer of Oct. 9Th,
says that Early's advance is beyond
Mount Crawford, , The enemy is retiring
to Harrisonburg. The Yankees are in
strong cavalry force at Rappahannock
Station, east of the Blue Ridge, rebuild
ing the Railroad.
The same paper intimates that General
Sheridan intends taking Gordonsville by
suddenly Withdrawing from Early's front.
The rebuilding of the Rappahannock
bridge is to furnish communication with
the depot of supplies at Alexandria or
Manassas.
The Richmond Enquirer favors making
soldiers of negroes, and giving such ne
groes their freedom. 1t urges Congress to
purchase quarter of million negroes,
present them with their freedom, and then
arm, equip, drill and fight them. "Neither
negroes or slavery" the Enquirer says,
sought to stand in the way Of the success
of our cause. Virginia, after exhausting
her whites, will fight her blacks through
to the last man."
Gen. Stonenan passed through Angus
ia, Ca, to be exchan ged.
NEw YORK, Oct. 9.-Nothing has yet
been heard of the steamer Roanoke, now
greatly overdue from Havana.
A dispatch, dated, in the field, neal
Aiken's Landing, James River, Oct. eth,
says: Quite a severe engagement took
place this morning between force of the
enemy and our troops, on the north side
of the James River, in which we suffered
considerable loss in men and material, in
Guiding two batteries of four guns each, a
brigade being driven back from the ad-
vanced position gained ten days ago. 1,
will be remembered that our troops
crossed the James River Mt that time and
succeeded in driving the enemy from the
lower part of Capin's Bluff, taking sew
eral guns.
Attempts were afterwards made by the
rebels to re-capture the lost ground, but
they were repulsed. Our army has since
that time intrenched itself, and con-
sidered its position properly secured.
A force of cavalry under Kautz coop
Grated in all the movements, and was re-
ported at one time as being within mile
or two of the city of Richmond, but had
fallen back. Since then it has been pro-
tecting the right flank of our army. The
men were so strung out that they pre-
sented rather weak line to the enemy.
About six o'clock this morning sudden
attack was made on this cavalry force
from nearly every direction, and although
they were completely taken by surprise,
they made every effort to hold their
ground, but were finally forced to retreat,
leaving two batteries without support, the
entire guns of which fell into the enemy's
hands. They were the Fourth Wisconsin
and First United States Regulars. The
latter are said to have fred all their am
munidon, and then, finding they could
not get their guns off, spiked them.
The engagement commenced on the
Darleytown Road, and was continued on
the New Market road, near which the right
of the tenth Corps rested. The assault on
this part of the line was so desperate that
it was forced back for some distance, but
the ground was afterwards recovered with
heavy loss to the enemy. This ended the
fight, although picket skirmishing contin-
ued all day. Our loss was considerable,
as some of our cavalry were completely
surrounded. The enemy's loss also, was
severe. We took about seven hundred
prisoners, mostly belonging to Longstreets
command. Some of them present the ap-
pearance of lately being called into service
CINCINNATI, October 9.-General Bur-
bridge, with force of twenty-five hun
bred mounted infantry, attacked Saltyine,
in southwest Virginia, where an extensive
saltworks is located, few days since, and
carried two redoubts, capturing one hun
dred and fifty prisoners and large num-
Der of horses and cattle. Our loss was
small. Finding the place strongly fortified
and defended by superior force under
Breckenridge and Echols, our forces with
drew during the night, leaving Their
wounded at farm house in the vicinity
The rebels pursued about eight miles.
CALIFORNIA DISPATCH.
Another Fire in Stockton.