Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-26
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New = ork Sanitary Fair-'rhe Favor
if,. GrNPrui,

New Ork SANITARY fair-Ihe faEor-
lie General.
New YORK, April 2ith.-The receipts Of
the Fair Oh closing last might were eleven
thousand dollars. The vote on presentation
OF Il sword to the fayorite General, was
Grant, 3O,299; Mcclellan, l4,509.
Surrender of Plymonth, n. {.
FORTRESS MONROE, April 24:-An officer,
who Just arrived from Roanoke Island, makes
the following report: Gen. Vessels surren-
dercd Plymouth April 20, after four days
fighting. Our loss is lj0 killed and $500
prisoners. The rebel loss was fifteen hun
dreh killed.
New York, April 25. - The Richmond
Sentinel OF the 22d says the following dis
patch has been received By General Bragg:
Plymouth, y. c., April 2l.-G have stormcd
and carried this place, capturing one brigade
of 500 men, with stores and fifteen pieces
artillery" / telegram received by President
Davis. from Colonel Wood, dated Rock
Mound, April q, giving further particulars
al the capture OF Plymouth, BY Gen. Ho&c,
Nltl NlNs. CO-CpCltA4Oll, -ADuul -,''VS
prisoners were taken, 800 or 400 Of them
being negroes; thirty pieces artillery, ten
thousand pounds meat, one thousand barrels
OF -four, and full garrison outfit. Our loss
WAS about 800 i'll all. Col. Rice was killed.
Two gunbOatS were sunk, and another dis
ahled, and small steamer captured.
Burnside Moving OH the Rappahan-
mock.
NEW YORK, April 25.-A special to Even
irg Post says, heavy rains last night will re-
lard military operations. The Navy Depart
nncut are trying to regain the ground lost at
Plymouth, and our wounded there TO be at
tended TO.
HEArQUARTERs ARMY OF TIE PoToMAC:
Anril 2i.-Tkr Richmond Sentinel Of the
22d reports 4 Federal advance up the Rap
71hannuck. "Wednesday 2D.h, ~ ar as Bout
wares, of ten gunboats ana transports landed
$40 men n boatwGrcs wharf, 10 miles below
Rannahannock. This is supposed to be an
advance OF Burnside, expedition fleet. Six
y vessels, -uuboatS and transports were at
the mouth nj the RappahanrOcG. 1t is also
rumored. tina, the enemy are landing pom
tnon bridges at Acqu;& creek.
Later from Red River--The Battle
of Grand Observation-Disclosures
with Banks.
ST. LOUIS, April 24.-Republican'S Red
River correspondence, April Is says, Gen.
Smith, command was crossing the river op-
pos;.c Grand Ecorc that day, for an over
land nip to Nicksburg, it ,sias understood
that Grant has sent IRIS to Smith 20 re-
tuyn 10 shat place. Ret, -isoncrs say they
had $4,000 men in the recent battles. They
lost 5000 in Saturdays fight, and left their
killed and wounded on the Iicid. Oar loss
on Saturday was about 1000. Great diSSa-
, tisfactiun is expressed AZ Banks gcncralship
The battle Of the Sth was fought contrary to
Franklin'S plan. Both Franklin amd Ran
som protested against throwing cavalry 50
FAR in advance. Smith protested against the
retreat from Pleasant Hill, after the victory
OF Saturday, rs he wished to pursue flying
rebels. Banks ordered the return OF the
cntilc army to Grand Ecore.
The Cotton Burnins-Si;irmiShi
Capture OF Struggled Goods.
New YORK, April 2j.-DcSpa,chcs from
New Orleans state that the destruction OF
cotton on Red river b. the rebels does not
amount to over fifteen thousand bales.
\ fight between fifty ULion soldiers and
seven;y-five rebels took place on the p.aata~
ton Of Ex-Governor Johnson. The rebels
were repulsed. and twenty taken prisoners.
One hundred thousand dollars worth OF
struggled goods were captured.
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