Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-10-01
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[rRox THIS MORNINGS VIRGINIA uSIoN.l
(;ood New. from the Front.


New YORK, Sept. 30.-The HerdLds Clty
Point correspondent (2Sth) says: II the ten Ul
| of the news from the army expresses any ~,
usual feeling Of enthusiasm, it's oecSus $50
feeling is merely the reflection OF the ouG!
ancy Of every soldier here. The reeent =
! tories in Shenandoah valley, the stI1i's VI
! the enemy Immediately before us, anu 'ne
Te;nforced and inviSorated army now assem- assem-
| bled here, are all matters for cong 49,,
and facts which tend to renael oui s
exceedingly hopeful as to the HiSi i''"'' "
/ the present campaign. Lo,,, ,h,,
From deserters and refugees We KNOW tus'
| the uttermost consternation pretens a. nIcH-
mond, and that citizens are packing up N'e''
NC TSe nay9aster and clerk who recently alb
onS.5 with funds Of the rebel treasury,
SSh;ch thew took good care to convert into
rrresnhacks and gold, were among the first to
Sssert the sinking ship; and now we learn that
left Davis himself has left Richmond for the
purpose of visiting Hoods army.
From Sheridan.
A Harper's Ferry correspondent (29th)
saws: We have nothing further from Sheri-
dan later than Sunday evening at Newman
ket. His advance was near Staunton, occa-
sionally getting within sight Of some Of Ear
ly's men, and picking them up. They no
longer show fight, but seem wholly dispirited.
They seem to consider the Confederacy used
up. Some Of them say that when Gen. Crook
charged upon them at Fishers Hill, they all
supposed that Early was captured; but he
escaped very narrowly. He was trying to
rally his men, and stood to the last. Gen.
ThOs. c. Devlin pursued Early's flying col
umn with three little regiments that night
-.
stantly. Sheridan supposed Averill was with
Averill had gone into camp for the night.
This is said to have been the cause of the re-
lief of the latter from duty
Firing In Front-Gen. Banks and
STAFF.
FORTRESS MONROE, Sept. GA hospital
steamer arrived this afternoon, and reports
that when she left, heavy firing was heard at
the front of our left, from seven o'clock last
evening till one o'clock this morning.
New YORK, Sept. 30.-Gen. Banks and
staff arrived from New Orleans this morning.
News from Southern Papers.
Late Southern papers contain the follow
ing: The Macon Confederate, commenting
on the propositions for peace rendered by
Sherman, says, Governor Brown replied that
their negotiations could lead to no practical
bic result, as Sherman was only General Of
one Of the Federal armies, and he was Gov
ernor of only one Of the Confederate States.
A correspondent says: Hood is IN cheerful
spirits, and before many months the Fede-
rails will hear Of him through quite novel
and unexpected channel.
gruder has gone into Arkansas with heavy
force. JEFF. Davis, on his way to Georgia,
made speech at Salisbury, North Caro-
lima, and said, though reyerses had befallen
them, the spirit Of the Confederacy was IN
broken and would yet bring peace and indie
pendence from the hated foe; called on all
to enter the army, and urged the women to
marry no man who shirked his duties as a
soldier.
The Charleston Courier of the 23d inst,
on the authority of a correspondent, says:
An agreement has been effected between
the rebel Government and a commissioner
representing a certain European population
by which some $4,000 soldiers Of approved
valor will be added to our armies. They
are to receive grants Of land belonging to the
Confederacy; but where, it is not stated. 1t
is intimated that these allies are 10 come
from Poland.
The Macon Telegraph says: Refugees re-
port Sherman's army going North by thou
sands. His force is now very small. Whe-
Their these men are going out Of service, or
reinforcing Grant, they are unable to say.
Rebels Repulsed.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-Passengers from
City Point, yesterday, say that on Wednes-
day night the rebels attacked our advanced
entertainments IN front OF Fort Sedgwick,
near the Jerusalem road, but were easily re-
pulsed.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 30.-Captain Hall has
lust arrived and gives detailed account Of
the defense Of Pilot Knob, but it does not
differ materially from the report already tele-
graphed. Once, the rebels were so near the
fort that they got on the drawbridge, which
was down, the ropes having broken but they
were driven back with great slaughter, and
forced to retreat. Our men fred 300 rounds
each. The garrison was not pursued after
leaving the fort.
A train of sixty-four wagons has been de-
stroyed By the rebels between Irondale and
Mineral Point, and the men mastered with
out demanding their surrender.
A brigade Of Smiths forces is stationed at
Merrimac Bridge, few miles below Jeffer-
son Barracks. The remainder Of the COM
mand is at the latter place.
Nothing whatever is known this morning
of the whereabouts or movements Of the
enemy.
The towns Of Irondale, Acadia, Mineral
Point and Potosi have suffered great injury.
The crops in that country have been entire
" destroyed and many citizens have been
utterly ruined.
A party of rebels were reported to be NOV
ing yesterday morning, via Redwood in
Washington county, towards the South
Branch Railroad; but no tidings have yet
been received of the damage done by them.