Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-02-11
Stock Sales To-day.
From the Sacramento Union Of yesterday
The Expedition to RichmOnd-.ln-
tense Excitement and Panic in
that City..Further from Newbern.

FORTRESS MONROE, February 9-The cxpe-
dtion having returned, we are permitted 10 state
the following facts: On Saturday morning. 6tu
General Buffers forces, under command OF Brig
adler General Wistar, marched from York
town via New Kent Court House. The cavalry
arrived at 81 o'clock yesterday morning II Bot
tnm's Bridge on the Chicknhominy, ten miles
from Richmond, for the purpose OF making raid
into Richmond unti endcayoriug by surprise to
liberate our prisoners.
,rhe cavalry reached the bridge at the time ap-
pointed, marching forty-scven miles in sixteen
and u half hours. a force of Infantry followed Tor
the purpose Of supporting them. II was expect
ed t. surprise the enemy at Bottoms Bridge VINO
had for some time only small picket there. The
surprise failed, because, Us the Richmond Exaln-
ncr Of to-day says, Yankee descrter gave iDfor
nation in Richmond of the intended movement.
The enemy had fclled lurgc amount Of timber,
70 as to block up the roads and make II impassa
bic for our cavalry.
After having remained at the bridge ten hours,
General Wistcr Joined them with infantry, and
the whole plan Of the surprise having been de-
feated, General wistar returned to Williamsburg.
On the march back to New Kent Cont House,
his rear was attacked by the enemy, but they
were repulsed without loss to US. The march
by our infantry, three regiments of colored men,
distance of more than eighty miles, was made
in fifty-six hours The cavalry marched over
hundred miles in fry hours. This shows that it
il possible to make u campaign into Virginia In
winter.
A dispatch boat is just in from Newbern N. c.
General Palmer reports everything going on well.
The losses by us in the way Of public property
are too trifling to mention. We couldn't desire a
more favorable result The losses In killed,
wounded and missing are but few.
BALTIMORE, Feb g-Oflicers from City Point
report the arrival there Of two released prisoners
who state that there was intense excitement there
from midnight on the 9th to noon on the 18th, at
thaxyI aff
At midnight, Saturday, 9th, the bells rung and
men went through the streets crying ITO arms
to arms the Yankees are comingr During the
remainder Of the night intense commotlon was
everywhere visible. The Home Guard was called
out The tramp Of armed men was heard IN all
directions Cannon was hauled through the streets,
women and children hurried to and fro, and there
were all the evidences Of such panic as was sell
dom before seen in Richmond
On sunday morning (6th) there was no abate.
ment of the excitement. The guard were all
marched out of the city TO the dcfenses- Armed
citizens were placed on guard over the prisoners.
The anxiety among the prisoners to know the
cause of the commotion was very great. 1t was
soon learned that q large cavalry, infantry and
artillery force had made its appearance on the PEN
insula, at Bottoms Bridge, ten miles from Rich.
mond, and that Richmond was actually threatened
by the Yankees.
The same evidences of CONSERVATION existed
throughout the city all the forenoon as during the
night and rs the released prisoners were about
leaving In the flag of truce boat the nlarm bells
were again rang with great fury. RumorS pre-
vailed TINT were conflicting. 1t was the impress.
sion that from eight to ten thousand cavalry would
have little difficulty in entering the CITY, rescuing
the prisoners destroying the forts and public prop
erty md retiring by the Peninsula before any su-
peror force 10 resist them could be brought to the
aid Of the small garrison there.
Several days previous to this alarm, troops, num-
Rx,n xgprp
Lees army An impression prevailed that move
ment was contemplated by Meade, lnteliiGence
of a reconnaissance by the Army of the Potomac
reached Richmond on Sunday morning (7th), and
added fuel to the fame
On Monday, February 9Th, a courier arrived at
City Point, with copies Of the morning papers
with intelligence that the excitement had a6ated'
and that the Yankees were falling beck Rom the
Chickahominy-hnying abandoned the attack
An Expedition in General GRANTS
Department Successful
WASHINGTON February a. General Grant
telegraphs TINT an expedition sent against Thomas
and his band Of whites and Indians, at Quailo.
town, was completely successful. Tney surprised
the town, killed and wounded two hundred ana
fifteen, captured fifty prisoners, and drove the re-
maindcr Of the gang to the mountains
From New Orleans = The Coming
Election-The Free State NOmina.
glHK SOutcuSIOa-CuAA Aoos'
NEW YORK. February s.-The Cromwell, from
New Orleans February I'd, has arrived. Banks,
In letter to the State Convention, says he viii
allow all persons to vote at the ensuing election
who have been registered as voters under the
Presidents proclamation of the 25th of July, 1862,
aud his subsequent orders on the subject. He
will be glad to appoint Commissioners OF Eiec-
tons who will be authorized to administer the
oath Of allegiance to oil persons otherwise quail
fed TO vote by the Stnte laws All persons
taking the oath on the day Of election viii be
authorized TO vote.
The Free State Nominating Convention met on
the night of February 1st After an exciting time
the Flanders men bolted. The majority then
nominated Michael Hahn for Governor, with o
fulI ticket who are oil men Of high standing.
The boilers held separate Convention and nom
mated D. F. Flanders, with full ticket portion
of whom are on the regular ticket. The number
of voters exceed all expectation.
An active campaign was looked for as soon as
FarIagut's feet arrived
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