Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-24
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frRoN YEsrERpAY;s sAcRAMEYro UNION |
Brilliant Affair of General Butler.

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New YORK, June 2l.-The Times special
dispatch says: We have report of a small
party OF Buffers forces on the Richmond and
Petersburg Road making brilliant fight. A
force, 1000 strong, advanced three or four
miles directly in the teeth of Lees veteran
army, which it cut off by destroying the three
miles Of the railroad over which the troops
were passing as fast as the trains could carry
them. While the men were destroying the
railroad, force of rebels came down and
were held at bay by mere handful OF our
men, as compared with them in number, UNI
til the work was completed, when our men
retired.
nisnntches from, Secretary Stanton
The Movements on } ames River and
Shcrman's characterization ON the
Rebels.
New York, June 2l.-Secretary Stanton,
in dispatch, says: "Up to ten O'Clock on
Sunday night no report OF operations on the
James river had been received. Our losses
on Saturday (lSth) are said to have been very
heavy, though no official return has yet been
received"
Stanton further announces that Sherman
was premature in proclaiming the flight OF
the rebels from their position. The enemy
held the kensaw Mountain as the apex Of
their position, with their tanks behind Mon
day and Moses creeks.
General Foster reports that he has been
informed by rebel prisoner at Charleston
that five of our general officers in the hands
of the enemy are kept under our fire. As a
retaliation, he asked permission to place
like number of rebel officers Of the same rank
under the rebel fire. Stanton has given per-
mission.
u.....t. yUo-o E:0k,
ing and More Captures of Rebel
POsitiOns-FiVe Hundred Prisoners
MISC Captured, and Eight Field
Pieces.
New YoKK, June 2lst.-A special dis
patch to the Times, dated headquarters Army
Of the Potomac, Sunday (l9th), says no posi-
tive advantage has been obtained over the
enemy during the last twenty-four hours.
There has been more or less hghting along
the whole line. Charges and counter charges
have been made. Our right and left have
been swung in for something more than
mile, while the centre has been advanced but
little.
The Tribune's special dispatch, dated Sun
day (l9th), SAYS: The fourth days battle at
Petersburg ended last night. 1t opens again
to-day. II will be siege of Petersburg.
We were checked three times yesterday-at
four ia the morning, at nine and four i'll the
acknowledging swung around, with Skin
mishing in front, about half mile at each
advance, taking one line Of works and press
ing up to another. Hancock and Burnside,
in the centre, found more opposition. The
former has gained a half mile, the latter
more. The loss in the last assault was par
ticularly severe in Barlow's and Gibbons
divisions OF Hancock's corps, and in two of
Burnside's divisions. Two divisions of the
Sixth Corps and Martindale's division of the
Eighteenth Corps went up the river to within
a half mile of the town. We now nearly
circumvallate the city, and push the enemy
10 his last defenses.
The Herald's special dispatch says, at four
o'clock on Sunday morning (l9th) Burnside,s
corps attacked the enemy's works on the left
of our line and carried them, after severe
and protracted struggle, capturing about five
hundred prisoners, six excellent brass field
pieces and two others that were spiked.