Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-22

night with large force of cavalry, in the d.
rection of Petersburg.
A Fortress Monroe correspondent says the
capture of Petersburg will place us in pos
session of the kew to all railroads connecting
Richmond with the South, and preventing
supplies from reaching Richmond. The only
other railroad, to Lynchburg and Dnnville, Is
being attended to by Hunter.
A Fortress Monroe dispatch, dated yester-
day morning, the 10th, says the army corps
under Smith left City Point and marched IN
the direction of Petersburg. kautz's cavalry
attacked the entertainments of the rebels
outside Of Petersburg, and at ii o'clock sue
| ceedcd III carrying them, and entered the city:
They were supported by the advance guard
| of Smiths corps. The remainder Of the
| troops, at last accounts, were marched IN the
direction of Petersburg as fast as landed
| An endless stream of transports and barges
are making their way up the James river to
the new bare of supplies.
4 dispatch from the headquarters Of the
Army OF the Potomac, dated June 10th, says
| our troops and trains were engaged in cross
| ing the James River all day. Hancock s
corps has advanced toward Petersburg, which
he was expectedto reach last night, but moth
ing official has been heard from him. Can
nonading has been going on in that direction.
| 1t is supposed that either he or Butler has
engaged the enemy.
The following is the latest dispatch from
James River at City Point on the 18th ::
Smith, with | 800 men, attacked Petersburg
this morning. Butler reports there has been
sharp fighting, and that the troops and trains
Of the enemy were moving from the city
| across the Appomattox, as If retreating.
Hancock is not near enough to render Gen.
Smith aid.
CITY PuINT, June $3.50 p. M.-Latest
report from Smith this afternoon, is that he
had carried the line of entertainments at
Beatty's House, the colored troops aSsaulting
and carrying the rife-pits with great gallan-
| try. We have not yet carried the main line.
| Hancock is within three miles of Smith.
CITY POINT, June 10 A. N.-At 7:20
Yesterday afternoon, Smith assaulted and car
| ried the principal line of the enemy before
Petersburg. Gen. Hancock arrived and took
| position on Gen. Smiths left at 8 p. NJ. to-
day. Butler reports from Bermuda Hundred
that the enemy have abandoned their works
in front of that place. His troops are now
engaged in tearing up the railroad between
Petersburg and Richmond.
| WASHINGTON, June l7.-Late papers re-
ceived at Buffers headquarters have nothing
to indicate suspicion of our having crossed
James river. They still expect they will be
| attacked from the direction of Malvern Hill.
Smith assaulted and carried the principal
line of the enemy's works before Petersburg
on the evening OF the 18th, taking thirteen
cannon and several stand of colorS and be-
tween 300 and 400 prisoners. This line is
two miles from Petersburg. The following
has been received from Butler: Donthord
| n I ,..,,kn thn
| quered lines with Grant and engineer Off
GERS this morning. The works are of the
very strongest kind, and were more difficult
to take than Missionary Ridge at Chntta-
nooga. The hardest fighting was done by
the black troops; they captured of l6 can
non. The prisonersltaken were from Beau
regards command. Some OF them said they
had crossed the James river above Drury' S
| Bluff do not think any of Lees army has
reached Petersburg. Smith stormed the
| place. They seem to be making arrange
ments to hold the west side of AppOmattoS.
| The town they cannot hold, as it lies exact
| " under our guns.
The latest dispatch from Bermuda Hum
bred confirms the report that the enemy are
abandoning the works in front of that place,
and our troops are tearing up the railroad
between Petersburg and Richmond.
A later dispatch, from a courier, says
when he left the point above Fort Powhattan,
it was reported to him that Petersburg was
in our possession.
Nothing has recently been reccircdl from
Sheridan, but the Richmond Wing, of the
18th, contains dispatches from Lee stating
that Sheridan has been routed i'll an engage
ment with Fitzhugh Lee and Hamilton, los.
ing 500 prisoners, and leaving his dead and
wounded on the field.
The Worlds Mexican correspondence re-
lates from personal observation the most hOr-
rible outrages by French troops on the march,
and in several places captured by them, by
order of General Douay. Puebla was burned,
and all the inhabitants butchered. All wo-
men and girls were raped in open day; the
place was given up to bcastly soldiery for
three days. The same outrages were repeat
ed at Guadalajara. Tobasco was taken after
forty-seven days siege by the Liberals, with
the French garrison and all the artillery
Bozarris has ordered his army from the City
| of Mexico to retake Tobasco.