Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-22
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rrRoM THIS MORNINGS VIRGINIA UNION.


LOUISVILLE, June l4.-Officers from the
Calhoun, on the railroad, between Chatta.
nOoga and the army. On Friday last he had
captured six cars loaded with grain, and cut
the telegraph. A train from Resaca to Chat
tanooga had been itercepted, and in retreat
ing, torpedo, which had been placed under
the train, exploded, hurting the locomotive
six feet from the track; four of the cars were
demolished; nobody seriously injured. On
the same night Wheeler appeared again on
the road below Calhoun, and tore up con-
siderable portion Of the track, which mas
since been repaired.
General Lemar, from the front, on the 9th'
reports that our cavalry on reconnaissance
TO the front found only small body OF rebel
cavalry. After severe skirmish, the enemy
fell back across the Chattahoochle. frlSon-
ers report that the whole rebel army is on the
south side of that river, and are determined
TO oppose the passage OF our army. Inc river
is much swollen BY heavy rains, and no Sc
rious engagement can occur till the RIVER
falls.
A telegram to General Darlington reports
George Jessie, with two hundred rebels, at
Newcastle, last evening. His force is made
up Of desperate characters, collected through,
out the country. The men are on foot, and
are out stealing all the horses in the neigh
borhood. The authorities expect to bag the
whole gang.
Frankfort and Lexington trains will resume
their trips tomorrow. Nashville trains have
not been interrupted.
Crossing the .James-Grcnt Battle in
Kentucky-FrnnkfO Eiercciy Al
tackled by the Rcbels-ThCy Several
Times Demand n Surrendcr-1sOT.
Bramlctlc "NeVer STANDARDIZATION
Fighting all Day, the Rebels move
OH-Particuiurs of SturRis' Defeat
His Forces were Utterly Routed,
with n Loss Of Two Thousand.
FORTRESS MONROE, June ia steamer
from Bermuda Hundred reports that two
army corps crossed to the south side Of the
James river last night. Other portions of the
army were crossing at various points. There
was fighting this morning in the direction oil
Petersburg. The result is unknown. Grant
and Butler were in consultation yesterday.
CHICAGO, June l5.-From Louisville pa
pcrs we gather the following particulars in
gard to the rebel attack on Frankfort:
On Friday the stockade 4 short distance
from town was occupied by the rebels and Il
portion Of our men were sent to dislodgC
them. After dreadful struggle they were
driven off. The rebel cavalry pursued ours
to near CollierSvillc. Our loss in killed
wounded and captured will probably exceed
1000; the loss Of the enemy is not known,
but is supposed to be considerable. OuI
cavalry also suffered severely in the engage
mcnt, and on the retreat, leaving some Of
their wounded in our hands. Saturday morn.
ing at 6 o'clock, Col. Giltner attacked the
Fort, at the same time force under Maj
Price attacked South Frankfort. The fight
ragged with great fury until o'clock when
the rebels sent verbal demand to surrender
which was refused. The fight was then re-
newed until S, when q written demand tc
surrender was made, to which Gov. Bramlette
replied that he would not surrender the place
so long as there was = man in it. The fight
was again renewed. The rebels, after making
several attacks on the fort, succeeded i'll cap
turing u small cannon which had been sta
toned outside to guard the rihe-pits. The
gun was subsequently, re-captured by gal
lant charge, made by about fifty citizens
The fight lasted until half-past three, when
they retired on the DanYille turnpike.
Memphis papers of the 18th have the fol
lowing additional particulars of Sturgis' de-
feat: 1t appears that on the 10Th the expcdi
ton, which had been out nine days, met the
enemy short distance north of Guntown,
Our cavalry, which we're five miles in adj
vance, first engaged the enemy, but were
oyerpowered and compelled to fall back
three miles, to Oldtown Creek, where they
were joined by the infantry with artillery
AS this point sharp engagement, lasting
two hours, took place between the forces
and ours were finally compelled to fall back
which they did in' the direction of Ripley
closely followed by the enemy. Continued
skirmishing was kept up for eight miles,
when our forces reached swamps on Fulton
and Ripley road, where another engagement
was had. The road at this point is narrow
and the mud deep, so that it became utterly
impossible to move off the wagon train or
artillery. At this point the enemy pressed
our troops on all sides with superior num-
bers. The cavalry, after desperate fighting,
was compelled to fall back; the infantry
were thrown into confusion and surrounded
by the enemy, and a greater portion sur
rendered. or eighteen pieces of artillery
only four were brought off. The greater
portion Of our wounded fell into the enemy
hands.
Richm tOnd-The Federal Prisoners
Depo Morgan Flying before the
UniOnists in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Draft Expcctrd-" Conservative
Convention The Three Hundred
ExemptiOn-Grand Movement OF
Grants Army-Grant iu ConsuIta-
ton with Butlcr-Thc Whole Army
across the Jumcs-Smith and kautz
Sent Against Petersburg.
New YoRK, June ia call has been
issued for Union Conservative" National
Convention at Chicago, on 18th July, signed
P. J. Stevens, Secretary.
The Richmond Examiner Of the Sth says
that more than 1000 prisoners are at An
jacksonville, Georgia, and that upwards OF
5000 died there. The average mortality is
thirty-fve daily, with prospect Of increase e.
On the Sth over 900 more were tol be sent
there from Richmond. 1t is being made a
general depot. Union forces are quartered
at Macon, Georgia.
The Worlds Washington special dispatch
says an informal meeting of the Republican
members considered the $500 exemption
clause. Many deemed it injudicious; the
impression is that it will not pass the House.
Within few days a draft for two hundred
thousand men is exected to be ordered. Bids
for the seventy-ive million loan to-day ranged
from par to eight per cent. premium. The
average was from four and a half to five per
cent. premium.
A Flemingsburg correspondent of the 18th
says that the remnant Of Morgan's command,
seven hundred, passed here this morning en-
route probably for Pound Gap, Ky. They
admit loss Of nearly one thousand at Gym
thiana. A Federal force still pursues him.
1t arrived at Flemingsburg six hours after
Morgan's departure.
Vallandigham is still at Dayton. All quiet
there.
New YORK, June 1.-THE Times Wash
ington special dispatch of the 10th says One
of Grants couriers arrived this morning from
Bermuda Hundred with dispatches for Gov
eminent. He says that when he left on the
morning Of the 18th, fighting was going on in
the vicinity Of Petersburg. Cannonading
and musketry could be heard at the landing.
1t began at early dawn and was very heavy
and momentarily increasing in severity.
Grants whole army was across James river,
its rear being several miles west Of Bermuda
Hundred the whole of the corps had arrived.
Several thousand fresh troops reached Ber-
muda, and more are coming up. Nothing
definite from Sheridan.
The Times special dispatch from Bermuda
Hundred, on the 10th, says the Eighteenth
Army Corps, Gen. Smith, was detached from
the Army OF the Potomac on Monday, and
rejoined Butler command last evening, land
ing at Point of Rocks, AppommatoX river.
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