Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-20
Later Dispatches.
SPECIAL TO THE GOLD HILL DAILY NEWS.
A Great Battle Fought in Arkansas.

\ letter dated Grand Ecore, Red River. April
10Th. SAYS orr cavalry lad been driving the enc
my for Two days, bu: the sth :Hcy sent back
word for infantry support.
ten. Ransom. in command OF tGlrd ana lourth
Divisions OF Third Corps WIS ordered to SD u
brigade and did so. At noon he was ordered 10
send up all the Fourth Division, and went up
with them. After advancing about hve mics
from where the Third Division OF tue Nineteenth
Corps was encamped. the Teb.ls made a stand and
our line consisting Of only 2,iO0 men, was formed
in . belt a. wo.lS with IN open field in front and
the enemy in the woods On the opposite side.
Gen S;one, OF Balls Bluff fame, chief Of BaEa'
staff. took the direction OF movements.
Gen. Ransom WAS in favor of advancing only
in force but lis wishes were disregarded After
keeping up SkirlniSa firing this open field
for about an hour the enemy advanced III over
whe.ming numbers, estimated az lO,oO0 strong
Al! our available troops were sent 20 the front
and opened on them The enemy lost heavily,
but advanced steadily and soon made our cavalry
give WA. The infantry fell back in Il few mo.
Inents and the enemy pressed Us so closely. and
the panic OF cavalry was so demoralizing thar the
retreat became !: route. While endeavortng TO
save his artillery, Gen. Ransom was wounded
severely in the leg and his adutant, Capt Dckey
killed The Chicago Mercantile battery was lost.
The Captain was taken prisoner and Lieuts.
were killed While the fourth division was fall
lug back in disorder, third division, numbering
only lsO0 mea came up and WAS Immediately
came up and formed line, which checked the
ene.ny and held them until we got all orr trains
off except that of cavalry. The whole army is
now falling back here, where we must wait and
re-organize before proceeding further towards
Shreveport Our loss Is said TO be 1000 but this
nav De exaggerated.
Mcclellan in the Army of the Po-
tomac.
NEW YORK. April l9.-The Herald's Alexan.
dria and Washington dispatches state that Grant
will appoint Mcclellan TO Il command in the aruy
of the Potomac.
The Fort Pillow Massacre.
Secretary Chase arrived in Washington on sion.
day night.
Aessrs Wade and Grooch, of the Committee on
| the Conduct of the War, left for Cairo 10 take
evidence in relation 70 the massacre at Fort Pill
low.
Gilmore Reported Relieved.
The Times Washington special dispatch says
II Is reported that Gilmore has been relieved from
| command ut Chal leston and ordered to service
| elsewhere Il is not unlikely, Notwithstanding
this change, that our ironcads will be alongside
| of Charleston wharf before the end OF the sum-
mer.
Up. Hatch has been mentioned as the successor
of Gilmore.
Congressional Matters.
The Worlds special dispatch saws the Blair in.
vestigating committee will report the famous
LIQUOR order 10 nave Deen n forgery.
WASHINGTON, April l9.-In the Senate to-day
the bill to repeal the fugitive slave law passed to
a second reading.
NEW YORK, April I9-The Posts special dis.
patch says the proposition by Morrill, to add 25
per cent to customs duties until the Tariff bill is
passed " i'll probably be agreed to Rates of taxa
ton under the new bill will be largely increased
If Congress should decide 10 adjust taxation in
such manner as to afford immediate relief 1t
is said the President will send in special message
! on the subject.
An Expedition in Quest of the Tor
pedO Boat.
NEW YORK, April ia Portsmouth (Va.)
correspondent reports recent expedition for the
purpose of capturing the rebel torpedo boat.
which attempted TO destroy the Minnesota. 1t
was not found but several sharp skirmishes oc-
Cured with rebels. Fifty contrabands and large
number Of horses were brought in
Mutiny in a Rebel Camp.
NEw YORK, April l9th.-Richmond papers re-
port a mutiny in Gen. Warheld's brigade at Bris-
tol, Tenn, recently. Some two hundred rebels