Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-03-03
Advance of the Potomac Army.

Advance of the Potomac Army.
A special dispatch to the Tribune from Wash.
ington. March LIST, says From information from
Headquarters of the Army of the Potomac to-day,
il would seem that Sedgwick was sent 10 the ex'
treme left of the enemy TO engage his attention
and TO divert his vigilance from the Rapidan fords
Fitzpatrick, seizing the advantage, crossed the
river and proceeded to make rapid detOur 10 the
southwest of the enemy's positions around Orange
Court House and GordOnsyilie. The extreme
right of Sedgwick marched via Madison Court
House and Stanardsvile. Our latest information
from Fitzpatrick is to o'clock yesterday morning,
when he was reported at spottsylvauia and on
the trot. We have positive knowledge that Cos
tar's cavalry dashed rapidly through Madison
Court House before daylight yesterday morning.
1t Is reasonably supposed by the Tribune's spe'
cial correspondent, who left the Court House al
noon, that Costar had engaged the enemy at one
o'clock, for heavy eannonading was heard at that
hour in the direction of Orange Court House and
continued up to dark.
News from Madison Court House, dated Mon.
day noon, states that Sedgwick's Corps marched
at sunrise on saturday, with four days rations,
and bivouacked at night seven miles beyond Gull
pepper They reached RusselPs Ford on Robin
son river on Sunday forenoon, where most of the
corps biyouacked and SedgSick established his
headquarters. Talber's Brigade rushed on to
Madison Court House, with cavalry under Capt
Claftin. The First Division Of the Third Corps
came up to the support of the Sixth on Sunday
night At one o'clock on Monday morning. Cos.
tar's cavalry and horse artillery marched out Of
town to the Rapidan, which was crossed at Ba
nett's.
Later news from the front indicates battle
this morning at Stewardsville between Costar's
cavalry and the rebel infantry. Rumors per
s'stently place Fitzpatrick at about twenty-five
miles from Richmond. Government dispatches
from Spottsylvania Court House and Madison
Court House, give as drawback swell i'll the
waters of the Rapidan of six feet over the level Of
yesterday. A special to the Times OF the Isl
saws the latest information received from the
Army of the Potomac was up to 9 O'Clock this
morning; it refers to the extreme right as in the
direction of Stanardvie, where II was supposed
Costar's cavalry was engaging the rebels. Madi
son Court House, US well Us Spottsylvania Courl
House, are in our possession. There is evidently
disposition on the part of Lee to avoid battle
by keeping behind his entertainments.
Fitzpatrick has been heard from The report Is
favorable. Lees communications no longer re
main unbroken. 1t was reported to-day at Cul
pepper that Hampton's Legion was badly whip
ped by Fitzpatrick, with the loss Of several hun
bred prisoners, Hampton himself among the nun
Der. A special TO the World, from Washington
saws Fitzpatrick, with large force of cavalry and
mounted infantry, started three days since fol
Richmond with the hope of capturing that city
| by a coup de naiR or compelling Lee to leave
| his entertainments at Mine Run and march to IT.
defense The rapid retreat of Longstreet OF
Richmondis explained by this movement 1t il
| rumored that Fitzpatrick will have the co-oPera
| ton of large force now advancing up the Pen
nsula-
Threatened Capture of the Mai
Steamer.
Butler, from Fortress Monroe, says: have In
| formation that q party of rebels have already
left Nassau to attempt the capture of the Aspin
| ,raIi Staau,ar traasnre