Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-02-27
EASTERN TELEGRAPH
ESPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE GOLD HILL DAILY Nrws.l
CAPTURE OF WILMINGTON.
Formidable Movement" by sher.
man,

and also on Virginia and Tennessee h. w.
The Dispatch thinks Sherman's main BODY
will keep on north to Charlotte, N. C.'
and send cavalry to break the road TO
Florence, S. c. His policy it says has
been to keep his force well together, and
thus force the rebels back.
The new French Minister.
The 7riJune's correspondent says MIR.
Chateau Renaud, the new French Minis
ter, will soon leave Paris for Washington.
He fully sympathizes with the North in
this struggle.
Rebellion in Mortal Agony and
Terror.
The Enquirer has frantic article on the
financial condition of rebeldom, in which
it proposes to take one-fifth of the cotton
and tobacco crops to carry on the war.
1t says the situation of the country is too
serious, and the calamities which threaten
our course, are too great to waste time in
windy denunciation.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 23.-The Evening
Telegraph has the following:
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Richmond pa
pers of Tuesday 2lst, say Sherman is push
ing rapidly north for Charlotte, Salisbury
Greensboro and Danville; thence to join
Grant in an attack on Richmond, they
say unless Sherman is soon checked he
cannot be stopped at all.
Our Armies Moving ON the Enemy
i'm Every Direction.
A telegram from Goldsboro, N. G., Feb.
10th, says the Union force has set out
from Newbern for Tarboro, to cut the
railroad from Wilmington to Richmond.
Another force was moving upon the south
side of Neuse river to cut the same road.
A Yankee force was also reported moving
east from Tennessee to join Sherman in
his march north.
Another "Niggcr-Arming" screech.
The whole tone of rebel papers is de-
spending. In the rebel House on Monday,
bill was passed to arm two hundred
thousand negroes. The same bill would
pass the Senate in Secret session on Tues
day the 2lst.
Gov. Vance, Of North Carolina, in n
had Way" BennrcHard Shermnn's
Mnster."(e)
New YORK, Feb. Ex-Governor Vance,
of North Carolina, says that the struggle
for freedom shall never be given up. He
prayerfully entreats the people to rise, and
says all disasters the South is suffering
are caused by soldiers being absent with
out leave.
The Richmond Wing of the 2lst says it
don't know where or when Beauregard
will give Sherman battle, but if the latter
continues to march toward Richmond, he
marches to his doom. Beauregard is
Sherman's master(:) in all arts of strategy
and tactics. He will retreat when proper,
and fight when proper.
Governor MOrgan's Acceptance.
New YORK, Feb. 22.-The Worlds
special dispatch says Governor Morgan, in
reply to solicitations from influential
friends to accept the position of Secretary
of the Treasury, yesterday peremptorily
declined it.
Another Coppcrhead "Peace Mis-
Eion.o
New YORK, Fed. 23.-The HeralGs
Washington special dispatch says General
Singleton, of Illinois, Peace Democrat
left Washington again on second excur-
sion to Richmond, accompanied by Judge
Hughes, late of Court of Claims. 1t is
supposed he is on peace mission.
Official Dispatch from General schO-
field.
Fort ANDERSON, Feb. 10.
To General Grant
have the honor to report the success
of our operations against Fort Anderson
and adjacent works, on both sides of Cape
Fear River. Yesterday, while the gun
boats maintained heavy fire upon Fort
Anderson, 1 pressed the enemy on both
sides of the river, and sent force under
Gen. Cox, about sixteen miles around a
swamp to turn the enemy's right. This
force made its way along narrow detile,
between two swamps, and completely
turned the enemy's position. AS soon as
this movement became known to the
enemy, he abandoned the works andre
treated toward Wilmington. We cap
tured two guns and considerable guam
tity of ammunition. We have about fifty
prisoners. The loss in killed and wound
ed is small on either side. Our troops
are pursuing the enemy and the gunboats
are moving up the river. Fort Anderson
and its collateral works are very strong,
and rendered almost inaccesibly by
swamps. A small force could have held
them till supplies were exhausted. My
information is that the rebels have line
of defense behind Tom Creek, where they
nropose TO make stand. If so, it can
probably only be short one.
(Signed) scHoFlE1D.
The Tri5p,e's special dispatch says: 1t
is estimated that the capture of Charles
ton and Fort Anderson, together with the
certain capture of Mobile, will liberate
twenty-five thousand men from the Navy,
who can be organized into corps for Often
sive operations on land. a........
The Heralds Fort Anderson correspon-
dent says that the Fort was destitute Of
provisions. "A considerable quantity of
ammunition was found in the magazine.
Many instruments for the explosion Of
torpedpes were found, with lines of wires