Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-08-09
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still Goes On.
cHcAoo, August GA letter from City
Point, of the ID, says: Before this reaches
Won about one-third Of this army will be en-
route fer Washington and thence to Har-
ner's Ferry, to oppose the rebel invading
force. The remainder Of the army viii re-
main in front of Petersburg. This is the re-
snlt If the interview between Lincoln and
Grant. Grant has obtained reliable informa-
tion that from one-third to one-half of the
rebel army is now north Of the Potomac, or
marching in that direction, while the balance
Of the rebel army are holding the entreneh-
ments Of Petersburg and Richmond. Grant
Is still confident of success. An. officer from
the front arrived in this city to-day, who con-
firms the statements in this letter, and says
the force sent from the Army Of the Potomac
consists Of two corps and divisions number
ing about 80, 600 men.
New YoRK, August THE Herald's
special reports that the rebels exploded 4
mine under one of our works on Friday. No
particulars are known, except that little dam
age was done. It is generally believed that
Sherman lHookerl has been assigned to duty
on the Upper Potomac.
The Herald's Fifth Army Corps correspon.
dent says both armies are entirely employed
in strengthening their works.
Petersburg papers say the rebels brought
into action ony two brigades in repulsing our
forces before Petersburg. One, brigade re-
pulsed US with charge, and drove our men
who could not get away over the breastworks,
and made prisoners of all left behind.
New YORK, Aug. s. The Eighteenth
Corps correspondent says Of the mine sprung
BY the rebels, that our forces were aware OF
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of the fourth, and was Immediately succeeded
BY rapid and successive volleys OF musketry.
The smoke from the explosion had hardly
cleared away when our men answered the
rebel fire and drowned the rebel yell with
wild cheers of derision at the failure Of their
mining operations. The enemy in all proba-
bility intended to have blown us up If we had
run out towards their line, and charged
through the opening. They had, however,
sadly miscalculated the distance, and the ex-
plosion took place five rods in advance of the
head of our sappers. Not a particle of debris
was thrown into any portion O our lines, and
our sharpshooters did not even think it nee
essary to abandon it.
WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-The National In
telligcncer, in an extended criticism, pro-
nounces Grants campaign most unsuccessful
thus far.
EfFectual measures have been taken by
Grant to drive the rebel forces from the Cum
berland Valley. /.
The Rebel Invasion.
New YORK, Aug. The Baltimore
American Of yesterday says of the invasion,
that the best we can hope is that the rebels
will attempt to make serious invasion Of
MARYLAND or Pennsylvania. Wehaye COM
petant force to oppose them on this side Of
the Potomac, in fair fight. All that is
needed is competent generalship to make our
forces available.
) HARRISBURG, August 5.-Rumors are in
circulation concerning the rebel invasion,
but nothing that can be traced to reliable
source We still have communication with
Greencastle. Dispatches from there indicate
no excitement, and refer to no force of rebels
in such close proximity as rumors place them.
Certain it is, however, that they hold Hagers-
town. They advanced small force to Mid
dleburg yesterday, between which place and
Hagerstown their foraging parties are re-
ported to have conducted themselves with
great brutality. From rumors this morning
It is believed this force has been withdrawn,
and is once more posted at Hagerstown,
where the rebels evidently pause for reinforce
ments. The fact that they were signaling by
rockets last night is indicative that there is
either a force in close proximity, or that
those in possession of the town desire to adj
wise approaching parties oftheir whereabouts.
Refugees from Frederick report the town as
not permanently held by either side, but both
Federal and rebel scouts made their appear
ance occasionally, and recently the rebel
conscripting force was impressing all men
capable of bearing arms. Small detachments
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