Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-07-07
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About the Gold BilI-NnVnl Fight
between the Alabama and kear-
aaue-The Pirate sunk.


About the Gold BilI-NnVnI Fight
between the Alabama and Kear-
sage-The Pirate sunk. ga
A private dispatch was received yesterday
stating that the gold bill has been repealed.
New YORK, July 5.-The following has
been received by the City of Baltimore -
The pirate Alabama left Cherbourg 10Th OF
June to engage the Kearsage, and attacked
her ten miles from shore. The engagement
lasted one hour and forty minutes. Both
vessels made seven complete circles in ma
at distance of a quarter to half
mile. The fight resulted in the Alabama be-
ing sunk. Semmes and part of his crew were
saved by the English Yacht Deer Hound
Before leaving Cherbourg, he (Semmes) left
sixty chronometers, all his specie, and ran
som bonds there. No one killed and only
three wounded on the Kearsage. Semmes
was reported slightly wounded. Three of the
Alabama's officers and six of her crew were
landed at Cherbourg from a French pilot
boat; also several from the British ship Ac-
ton.
Later-It is stated that the Kearsage cap
tured sixty-eight of the officers and crew Of
the Alabama. Semmes publishes state
ment that he had nine killed and twenty
wounded. He charges that the Kearsage
continued firing after the Alabama struck
her flag.
Resignation of Secretary Cause.-The
Amended Conscript Act.
From Washington, July Sd, the Herald's
special says Chase says his resignation is
the consummation Of purpose long enter
tanned but delayed only by accident that
he had prepared his resignation at the time
Frank Blair made violent assault upon the
Treasury Department and caused the ap-
pointment of an Investigating Committee /;
that he could not honorably retire while this
investigation was pending; but since the
committee reported, generating him from
all shadow of censure, he awaited himself of
the first moment when it could be done with
honor to peremptorily resign. He on We'd
nesday evening, submitted to the Financial
Committee of the Senate and the Ways and
Means Committee of the House bill levy
ing additional taxes upon certain articles Of
luxury, such as whisky and tobacco, and
accompanied it by a statement that it was
absolutely necessary to provide for eighty
five millions more revenue from this source,
to enable the Government to go on with
safety, received GOODNESS with which his
proposition was met BY both committees,
strengthened the determination to abandon
the Office.
Fessenden has not yet accepted the posi-
ton, but it is considered certain that he will.
Both Houses passed the amendment to
the CONSUMPTION Act. 1t only requires the
signature of the President.
The three hundred dollar communication
clause is repealed. Volunteers are allowed
bounty OF three hundred dollars. Fifty
days notice is required before any draft can
be enforced. Substitutes are allowed to be
procured by drafted persons, neither Of whom
are entitled to receive bounty.
The Senate to-day concurred in the House
amendment to the Inter-Continental Tele-
graph Bill. 1t will not be lawful to contract
with any newspaper or associations for the
transmission of news on any terms different
from those open to all newspapers.
The Battle Of Lone Mountain, Ga
Fall of General Hooker.
A Nashville letter of June 30th, giving the
details of the Lone Mountain battle, says the
list OF casualties when in muskct range was
fearful, including many valuable officers,
among whom was Hooker, who, with his
usual courage, was leading his troops to 4
charge. He was, in the evening, still alive.
Hopes are entertained that he may recover.
1t was impossible to take the position. The
men could not endure the murderous fire,
and retreat was ordered, our men carrying
off their dead and wounded, amounting in
Hooker's corps, alone, to over one thousand.
Schofeld's advance was attended with par
tial success, which might have been COM
plete if Hooker had carried the works in
front Of him. He captured about eight hun
bred prisoners, but was compelled to retire
with the loss of eight hundred. The Fourth
tails Of its operations.
Hunters Expedition-Whnt He Has
Accomplished.
New YORK, July 3d.-DiSpatches to the
Tribune from Charleston, West Virginia,
July LIST, state that Hunter, with his whole
command, had arrived safely, without loss to
his army Of single pound Of Government
property. During long and arduous march
Of 500 miles, over almost impossible noun
tain roads, and with scarcely any food for his
command, he succeeded in defeating the
enemy in FIVE different engagements, destroy
ing property valued at FIVE millions of dollars
in our money, including all the factories,
large mills, furnaces and foundrieS, in the
Shenandoah Valley, as far as Lynchburg.
The most important establishments were 4
branch of the Tradegar Iron Works, at Blu
chanan, working five hundred hands, and a
Military Institute at Lexington, with its ca
pacious building and magazines, containing 6
large supply of ammunition, arms, etc. All
the railroads and canals on the route were
totally destroyed. Our total loss in the eX-
petition will not exceed 1000, while that of
the enemy, including prisoners, must be at
least 5000. The army is in excellent spirits,
and after being supplied with much needed
stores, will again soon be heard from, IN To-
cality where least expected.
Return of Kautz's Expedition-Ac-
counts Of His Disaster.
Headquarters special of the n. Y. Times
records the return of Kautz, with a loss OF
many men, horses, twelve guns and wagon
train, but the expedition was successful in the
destruction of the Danville and Weldon rail
road, mills, and an immense amount of other
property. On returning, they were over.
whelmingly attacked by Fitz Hugh Lees and
Hampton's cavalry and infantry. kautz re-
pulsed them several times, but was almost
entirely surrounded, and his retreat was
made through an almost impossible swamp
The loss of his wagon train and artillery was
unavoidable. The guns were spiked and the
wagons burned. 1t is stated that the Sixth
Corps afterwards attacked the rebels and re-
captured eight of the guns.
From Sherman's Army-ProHress OF
His Operations - Wilson's Raid
Successful Results.
WASHINGTON, July Sd, Or. A.-The fol
lowing telegram, dated to-day, at Marietta
(Ga., was received this evening from Gen
Sherman, giving the result Of the thanking
operations in progress some days back. The
movement on our right caused the enemy tc
evacuate. We occupied kensaw at daylight
and Marietta at $3.50 A. N. Thomas is NOV
ing down the main road towards Chattahoo'
chez, and McPhersoa towards the mouth o.
Nackajack, on the Sandtown road. Oul
cavalry are on the extreme flank.
Whether the enemy will halt this side o.
Chattahoochee or not will soon be known
Marietta was almost entirely abandoned by
its inhabitants. More than that, the railroad
iron has been removed between the town anc
the front Of Kensaw.
A dispatch from Grants headquarters
daied nine o'clock this morning, gives the