Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-09
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IzRon THIS MORNINGS VIRGINIA rrurE.J
General Banks suspends Operations.

Oack upon THIS place. Inc ADVANCE VI tue
baggage train arrived here last night, and
the whole army will be here in day or two.
The gunboats and transports have nearly all
arrived at a point just above the fall, two
miles from Alexandra. Six or eight Of the
ironclads draw so much water that they can
not get over the shoals.
Probable Evacuation of Alexandria.
It is impossible at the present time to de-
termine whether General Banks will hold
Alexandra or not. 1t is believed that the
low stage Of the water will compel him to fall
back to the Mississippi.
A Rebel Raid.
The rebels in the country below this pre-
cinct came in yesterday within thirteen miles
to Lieut.. Governor Wells.
Scene OF DcPredations.
The scenes that have taken place along
the Mississippi may be re-enacted along the
Red River. The plantations will doubtless
be destroyed Unfortunately.
Banks Position.
Adviees of the oath state that Banks was
then in good position.
An EngaYemcnt-Rebel Loss.
The rebels followed our forces from Grand
Ecore, and when near Cav River an engage
ment took place in which the rebels lost
men and nine pieces Of artillery.
Alexandria Being Fortified.
Alexandria has been fortified, and the
works are being extended.
Quantrel's Gucrrillas.
The puerrillas under Ouantrel are infest-
inc the hanks Of the Red River. and have
already committed many deprcdations. They
have captured and burned the steamer Hast
lngs, and fired into the gunboat Benton, kill,
ing the Captain and two OF the crew. and
"ounoing several others.
Of Banks Retro4rnde
I'VE" oiieaas iete. VI sns I'm M Si s.iINL,
.onL .n ai.S.nSr;e II consonn.nes ~ ,he
o,s ,v1,or IN ~ Bed R;r.r All ths s,,n-
go ND tr,nsnort. srcsnt ,bs E.stno,t
800 down below The Falls
a m.u, or Co,,o, .nd Cor,-,h,,a.
hS ,he EsJcrnIs
or the Al, ounho,,s which wen, nm the
Wb;te River he Monroe has returned with
ON h,Ies ~ cotton and ooo contrabands
BESIDES conyoyins the steamer RUBY down.
with 500 more contrabands.
p...., u,n
Ao"s
Pine Bluffs dates to Tuesday OF last week,
state that the day before train OF two hun
ired and forty empty wagons returning from
camden were attacked ana captured oy
az III un 'sI 4 .p.'
and men, with seven pieces of artillery,
EN- into the enemy's hands. This needs
confirmation.
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III. ,.h.l,, ro f.lI;na ,ro., an The Orch;-
J.. - 5ostro,;na 1850 "a 49,.
inc off eommunicatSon bv water with Gen.
Little Rock dates say fight occurred at
Jacksonville last Tuesday between the Fede-
;als and McCoy's rebels. The latter num-
'ered six hundred: The Federal loss was
:welve killed and the rebels ten.
Probable Rebel Strength about Rich.
mond.
NEW YORK May 4th'-A special dispatch
o the Worfd says: An oneer, formerly OF
he eighteenth New orleans regiment
,to9Snt mere to-day, having oeeh caPtuIee on
ne Iotonac, says tue general oenei IN nIcn-
nona is tnat Les ee Sc entire army AZ present
aooes o9'Voo. Oenelai Lo1gsueet,
N Sno 49, H. s,a,es ,h,t shn,lS R;oh-
nond be besieged it could hold out abou, one
month.
Lee 10 E,capc from the Rapidan,
tn. w.,h;na,on R.nrh,;c,r cav. !, h.,;n,
q he believed in military onarterI that Iee is
,n5o,vor;ro N esc,ne fror, Tho R,n;d,n N
he works in the ueighborhood Of Richmond.
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She CoroDn;gn
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!. 1sintHg: y: tue IN .a,S A we notu HG'
,wn M Virginia uh'tt Tue suinr .m 10 enueu'
ne t.TtSn Po"Gt III 80 "t $500 49,
'neS oe son ". 'V ,s;i, ' ne t nj Su'~ TL.
;IpCs,S5ror he. ~. 49, - 49, b.r ,iane
|, V;r,;n;. n tho means are eronIoved ensr.
etically and consistently, and this is the las,
ear of the war. whichever wins.
IT, or 81 po,.
-,
All was quiet with the army Of the fo'o-
nae yesterday. everything IS In readiness
or movement az the proper time. our
roops are IN excellent sprits ana anxious 10
dTance against the enemy. Inc Comman-
er-in-Chiet mas placed burnside IN iaVor-
ole posiuon'
Rumored Evacuation OF Richmond,
Deserters from the enemy all agree that
lee is making extensive preparations to meet
irant, and these people also profess to be-
leve that Richmond IS being evacuated.
Banks in Official Dispatche. Claims
his Army Victorious in Red River.
R,nk, in his of;ci,l d;sna,cbe. n The w,r
Department relative to the Red River cam
'aign, admitted surprise and reverse on the
I'll April, but claims that the battles OF the
Vtn resulted IN terrible a'saSlet 70 .ne
les to our arms The cos. to the r.b,is in
,iIIed and wounded heinz greater nronort;on.
,ely than tbey ever ,nfFs,ed in snr o,be, b,t.
IL diving the war,
u,.aen'. ~ -. tn o,,
WASHINGTON, may oth.-lhe hepuollcan