Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-16

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noon Of the 18th, saying there had been lull
! in the battle for the past half hour, but indi-
cations were that it would soon be resumed.
| Everything is favorable. Our losses are es-
timated at from $4,000 to $4,000, but as the
contest is mostly in woods, thousands may
be lying there Of whom no report can be
made at present.
BERMUDA HUNDRED, May l0.-A dispatch
| from Buffers column says Beauregard with
q, 900 men is in Petersburg. We have all
| the Railroads leading from that City cut,
and force enough to keep him there Four
monitors, and several gunboats are within
miles of Fort Darling ready to cooperate
with the land forces. Our forces occupy
strong positions.
FORTRESS MONROE, May 1.-THE fighting
which was reported yesterday between the
rebels and our forces under Smith, is con-
tirmed. 1t occurred on the turnpike between
Richmond and Petersburg.
New YORK, May l3.-Secretary Stanton
has sent a dispatch to General Dix, confirm
ing the news of Hancock's success on the
18th, and stating that Butler was besieging
Fert Darling. General Kurtz has been sent
to cut the Danville road.
NEW YORK, May 4.-Forty tons of shot
and shell went from here for the Army
VI TUG ulOuldC 1uuIoud1 ulHut.
New YORK, May l4.-The Times cores
pondence from Bermuda Hundred, dated
May 10th, says: " In the course Of the morn
! ing Butler received flag Of truce from the
enemy, signed by Gen. Bushrod johnson,
| containing three opositions-6rst, asking
permission to come into our lines to remove
wounded and bury the dead; second, asking
an exchange of wounded third, asking
| general exchange of prisoners.
To the first Butler replied that the work
was already done. To the second, announced
himself perfectly willing to assent. To the
third he replied that no exchange OF healthy
and well fed prisoners could be effected until
the Confederate authorities acknowledged
colored soldiers prisoners OF war.
WASHINGTON, May lith.-A dispatch was
received at midnight from the Commissary Of
prisoners at Belle Plain, Aqua Creek, an
nouncing the arrival of 1000 prisoners in
Guiding four hundred (40O) officers.
WAsHINGroN, May l4.-Careful investiga-
ton fixes the total losses of the Army of the
Potomac, in killed, wounded and missing,
| up to the commencement Of the battle Of
Thursday, the 18th, at about q, 900.
A dispatch from headquarters, dated the
18th, says that the Army Of the Potomac
had achieved the greatest victory Of the war,
after the seyerest fighting ever recorded In
history.
Yesterdays battle is acknowledged to be
the heaviest of all, lasting from daylight till
dark, and being renewed at 9 p. N. and con-
tinuing till near 3 A. N. Both parties con-
tended during the night for the possession Of
the line of rifle pits, from which our men had
driven the enemy in the morning.
The field presented to-day scene beyond
description. Dead and dying lay everywhere
and great breastworks Of men lying IN some
places piled three and four feet deep; many
wounded in divers parts Of the body. The
enemy removed large numbers of dead and
wounded during Thursday from portions OF
the line, but there are many places they
could not reach, where they lay as thick as
our own.
The number Of guns captured was thirty
nine, and many colors were taken-the cap
tors still retaining them as trophies.
FRANKFORT (Ky.), May l3.-" Kentucky
to the rescue! l want ten thousand six
months men at once. Don't hesitate.
come to lead you. Let US help to finish the
war and save the Government.
TSigned.1 THos. Z. BRAMLETT,
Governor Of Kentucky"
CISc1SSATI, May l4.-Dalton, Ga, was
evacuated by Johnston on Thursday night,
and is now occupied By our forces.
PHILADELPHIA, May IA special dis
patch, dated Cincinnati, the 18th, states that
news has been received there from soldiers
that Schofelds army moved from Bulls Gap
on May ID. After four hours fighting. on
the 4th, the rebels retreated to avoid our
troops, who were pursuing them into North
Carolina.
The news that General Thomas has taken
Dalton is confirmed.
We captured about I'VE thousand prisoners,
and 10 pieces of artillery.
New YORK, May l4.-A special dispatch
dated Headquarters Army of the Potomac at
8 o'clock, on Thursday night, the 18th says
the rebels are in full retreat to North Anna
| river, and fresh troops are in hot pursuit.
Lees retreat is becoming route, thousands
of pisoners are being captured.
Supplies are reaching our army rapidly and
the wounded coming in fast. They are sent
to Washington, many of them without stop
ping at Fredericksburg. The rebels are eyi-
IDENTIFY after our trains but we have as yet lost
nothing in the way of wagons except four am
balances captured on the field.
Our losses in killed, wounded and missing
are estimated at $4,000, many Of whom,
absent without sufficient reasons, cannot be
counted among the losses, Grant will push
Lee before him TO Richmond, if he has to use
transports to do it.