Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-06
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/ From the Union and Enterprise Of this Morning
The R-cucb-Enxlish Alliance.

From the Union and Enterprise OF this MorhlHe !
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I The Rrcneh-Euzlish Alliance.
NEW YoRx, Jan. 4.-The Richmond
Examiner Of the I'd, in reply to the Senh-
nell opposes the appeal for the protectlol.l
of France and England in the Presen.
weakness of the South. 1t intimates .nas
the article in the Sentinel recommending
such policy emanated from JEFF. DAVIS Is
and from panic mind. 1t says II tne
alternative was presented to them' OF oe-
ing subjects of these foreign powers OF re- re-
turning to the United States, they "ouiu
choose the former.
The Dutch Gap Canal.
New YoRx, Jan. 5.-The Herald gives
a complete history Of the Dutch zap "a.
nal, commenced IN August last, up to tGe
day of the explosion of the bulkheaa'
The channel is five hundred and twenty,
two feet long, and the greatest width OIL
the excavation is one hundred ana twenty
two feet, and the depth forty five feet
The width of the canal proper IS sixty-s.A
feet at the top and forty-tive feet at the
bottom, at high water. There VIII oe q
deposit of sixteen feet. From these facts
some idea may be formed of the immensely
of the work. 1t is supposed that the ca
nal, in consequence of the heavy batteries
bearing on It, cannot be completed at
present. The work, as far as 1t mas been
carried on, is so much gained IN an enter
prise which, when it shall be completed,
will always be of incalculable Importance
TO the commercial interests of Richmond.
TTbis sentence is rather cloudy. We give
il as we received it-Eds. Alta. The ex,
plosion of the bulkhead of the canal on
the LIST inst. was witnessed by a large
number of officers and a strong body OF
troops under arms, to be ready for emer-
gencies, The Tribuue's Army OF the
James special says the Dutch Gap Canal
is regarded as complete success-the re-
suit of the explosion at the bulkhead be-
irg all that was expected. The dredging
machine will now finish the work. Six
teen feet of water have been in the canal
since the 10th of last month.
sherman TO Move on Augusta and
CharlestOn-Why all the Monitors
were sent TO CharleStOn HarbOr.
A Savannah correspondent of the
World, writes that Sherman will march
first on Augusta, and then to Charleston,
when with Dahlgren in front, he will lay
siege to that stronghold. Dispatches cap.
tured on a rebel soldier, divulged the in
tention to send the rebel rams out Of
Charleston harbor at once, thus taking
advantage of the absence of our iron clads.
This led to promptly sending all the Mon
itors to Charleston harbor, where they
now are.
Citizens of Savannah Taking the
Oath OF AlleRiance-Gen.S herman's
Movements.
New YORK, Jan. 5.-The Herald's
Savannah correspondent says that many
citizens have taken the oath of allegiance.
The third division of the Twentieth
Corps had moved across the Savannah
river into South Carolina, and met and
drove regiment of Wheeler's cavalry.
No other rebel force was found.
Rumored Cabinet Change,
New YORK, Jan. 5.-The World has a
rumor from Washington that Senator
Morgan is to be made Secretary of the
Treasury. That Seward is to be made
Senator in place of Morgan, and Adams
is to succeed Seward in the Cabinet. 1t
is not said who will succeed Adams.
Reported Death Of the Rebel General
Price-BIanketS for our PriSOners-
The Cotton taken at Savannah.
The Richmond Sentinel has report
which discredits that Price is dead. The
Sentinel of the 9th ult. says that boat
load of blankets has been received for the
Yankee prisoners.
The Petersburg Express Is informed
that the cotton found by Sherman in Sa-
vannah is owned by Great Britain, and
some by private individuals, but none by
the Government. 1t appears that only
one thousand pairs of blankets were sent
to our prisoners. The Express says, as
there are three thousand Yankee prisoners
there, this supply falls short two-thirds.
The Federal Raid through South
western VirEinia-The Results.
New York, Jan. 5.-The Herald's cor
respondent gives full account Of the re-
cent important raid through East Tennes-
see and Southwestern Virginia, of Gems.
Stoneman, Burbridge and Gillem. The
injury inflicted by it upon the rebels was
immense. and is to them irreparable. The
lead mines, the salt works, fifty foundries
and furnaces, one hundred miles Of rail.
road, fifteen locomotives, two hundred
cars and vast amount Of other property,
were destroyed. One hundred and twenty
pieces of artillery and many prisoners
were captured.
Owensb0ro, Ky. Captured By Reb-
eIs-G0ld NJ New York ass.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 4.-Owensboro has
been taken possession Of By rebels under
Major Taylor-our forces evacuating.
New lYoRK, Jan. 4.--Gold 1913.