Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-10
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Army of the RECOMMENDATION
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Army OF the reconnaissance
Deserters ind Refugees.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF PoToNAc,
Jan. Nothing to report on lines il
front of Petersburg. Some Smelling took
place near Appomattox yesterday morn
ing without any result. Four deserters
were executed yesterday-one hung and
three shot. Some fifteen deserters from
the enemy came in this morning-four
being cavalrymen, with horses and equip
ments. A party of poor whites, number
ing about twenty-five, from the poor
house of Prince George county, came into
our lines yesterday, and were sent North
to-day. They were forced to leave on &C.
count OF scarcity of food.
From Louisiana-Expedit South
ward.
New YORK, Jan. o. Advices from
Morganzia, La, state that all was quiet.
An expedition, consisting of portion of
Minis battery and infantry and cavalry
force, had been sent by General Ullman
beyond Atchofalaza. They met a few
rebels, who fed at their approach.
Matters at Washington.
, New YORK, Jan. 9.-The Commercials
Washington special dispatch says Horace
Greeley is here, urgent and persistent in
his demands for peace, and predicting a
speedy termination of the war.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-The Senate, in
executive session, confirmed the nomina-
ton of Alex. S. Johnson, of New York,
as Commissioner for the settlement of the
claims of the Hudson Bay and Puget
Sound Agricultural Company, vice Daniel
S. Dickinson declined.
The President has sent message to
Congress, asking an appropriation for a
portion of the money to be paid by the
United States, under the treaty with
Belgium, for the capitalization of the
Scheldt dues.
shipwreck-TheC Canadian Confeder-
alton.
WASHINGTON, Jan. o. The steamer
Knickerbocker, from New York, was lost
on Chesapeake Bay on Friday last, and it
Is supposed her crew persisted.
New YORK, Jan. 9.-Considerable op-
position is manifested in some of the Brit
ish. American Provinces to the proposed
confederation. In Prince Edwards Island
it has caused q ministerial resignation,
and it is claimed that nine-tenths of the
inhabitants are opposed to the scheme.
In Nova Scotia, numerously attended and
enthusiastic meetings Of influential citi-
zens have been held to protest against it.
Rebel Movements in Europe Another
Pirate.
The 7ribmes London letter says the
proceeds of the Liverpool Fair will be
given to the rebels abroad, who are greatly
in need of it. The same letter says rebel
agents recently bought the steamship Rat.
tlesnake, sister to the Tallahassee, and are
evidently designing to fit her out for pi-
rate.
The Roanoke ExpeditiOn-BlOcka
Running-Reb Reports about Sher-
man.
The ReralTs Newbern letter gives addi-
tional particulars of the Roanoke river ex
petition. The gunboats Otsego and Biz
ley were sunk by torpedoes. The river
was found to be tull of than. Seventy
five were taken up in distance of 20
miles. Sometimes eight or nine were
found stretched across the river in sin
gle line.
The feet proceeded to Poplar Point,
and found batteries too strong to be taken
without cooperating land force. On
their return the boats were somewhat an
noyed by sharp-shooters.
A Union officers writing from the rebel
prison at Columbia, S. C., says many off,
GERS are escaping-ffteen getting away in
one day.
The Reralds Savannah letter says that
on the night of December 18th, four hours
after Col. Mulford's flag Of truce left Fort
Sumter, the blockade runner Fox ran
through the feet and reached Nassau. 1t
is rumored that rebel rams are preparing
to come down to attack the feet.
Communication with Newbern by canal
has been resumed.
The Richmond Sentinel, of January 9Th,
says Sherman is doubtless moving on
Branchville, S. C. ....
The Richmond Examiner says dispatches
from Hardee report the enemy before Har-
deeville. S. c., but there were no indica-
tons of an immediate attack.