Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-03-17
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,yc,,, D,sp.rcH 70 THE GOLD HILL DAILY NEVIS
Lee Announces Hanpton's success
aver KilDRtrick.

CRY POINT, Va, March IL.
To Stanton: The following were taken
from to-day's Richmond papers:
HEADQUARTERS, March 10.
10 Breckenridge, Secretary of War;
General Wade Hampton attacked kilpat-
rick at daylight this morning and drove
him from his camp-taking his guns, wag-
ons, many horses, and several hundred
prisoners, and relieving great number OF
opr own men who had been captured.
The guns and wagons could not be
brought off for want of horses. Many OF
the enemy were killed and wounded. Our
loss was not heavy. Lieut.. Col. J. S.
King was killed, and Brig. Gen. Hume
and Coils. Kugan and Morrison wounded.
(Signed) LEE"
HEADQUARTERS, March 9.
TO J. G. Breckenridge, Secretary OF
War General Rosser reports that on
March 9th, with few of his men, he at
tackled the enemy near Harrisonburg, Va,
who were guarding prisoners taken at
Waynesboro, and captured few prison.
ers. One the morning Of the 9TH, he again
attacked them near Reeds Hill, having
detained them for day and night at the
river, and caused them to retire in haste,
abandoning one piece of artillery and their
smbulances. He annoyed them a good
deal, and enabled a good many Of our men
to escape. (Signed) LEE"
The NIntamOras Consul Story Hum
bug.
WASHINGTON, March lS.-Reports, cur
rent for few days past that the L. S. Con-
sui has been ordered to leave MatamoraS
are without foundation. In fact, Consul
Pierce, resigned his office last year, and
the subsequent closing of Consulate was 8
matter of course, in view of complications
incident to war in Mexico and blockade
of Rio Grande. The U. S. Government
has since that time preferred to be repre-
scented at Matamoras by commercial
Agent. instead of Consul. This class of
officers have no political functions, and
don't require any official recognition by
the government of the country in which
they reside.
Our Generals tell n Different Tnlc
about the Fighting.
VESTS FORK, y. c., March 10.
To Grant: The enemy made heavy
attack on our center and left to-day, but
was decidedly repulsed, with heavy loss.
His dead and badly wounded were left on
the field. We also took several hundred
prisoners. Our loss was small. General
Couch is only twelve miles from here to-
night, and will be up early in the morn
ing. We took prisoners from Lees and
Stewards Corps. They say two corps are
here, and that the rest of Johnston's army
is coming. (Signed) ScHoFIELD.
New YORK, March l5.-The HeraHs
Newbern, n. c., correspondent, under
date of March llth, says some of the
heaviest fighting that we have seen since
the corps commanded by General Cox
reached the vicinity of Kinston occurred
on Friday, the 10th. The rebels had evil
IDENTIFY learned that Couch, with portion
of the Twenty-third Corps, was not far
of. and would soon join Cox, and this
urged them TO extraordinary desperation.
They charged again and again upon our
works, making ten or twelve seperate
charges through the day. Generally, they
spent their fury on the left, but sometimes
they would charge on the entire line,
vainly hoping the momentum of so large
body would break down everything.
Our men. however stood their ground
heroically, as attested by piles of slain and
dying rebels before our works in various
directions. The enemy also fought with
valor worthy of better cause.
On Friday night 10th, and Saturday
morning 18th, COUGHS forces came up
from toward Wilmington and effected a
junction with Cox, which gave US the adj
vantage of course, of which the rebels were
not slow to become informed; so they at
once began to fall back abandoning all
further opposition this side of the Neuse
river. They are now on the north side of
the river, with the bridge that crosses over
to Kingston partially burned. The much
talked of ram Neuse, is also partially de-
stroyed, Our forces followed them up
vigorously and will doubtless prepare to
cross the river at once by means of pom
toon bridges, or by relaying new timbers
over the old bridge for cars to pass over.
apprehend there will be no difficulty
now in driving the rebels back from any
point where they may see fit to make a
stand.
The New Hampshire Election "A
Union gain Treasury Matters
President Lincoln Ill.
CONCORD. N. H., March l4.-The cleo
ton of State officers, members of Congress
and Legislature, took place to-day. The
returns received thus far indicate the cleo
ton of Smyth - Union candidate for
Governor-by 5000. Marston (Union)
is elected to Congress in First District,
and Patterson and Rollins are reelected.
This is Union gain Of one member.
New YORK, March l4.-The CONNER
ciaFs special dispatch says: The question
of anticipating the payment of May cou-
pons of the fve-twenty bonds is under
at the Treasury Department.
1t is doubtful whether Senator Harlan
will accent the Secretaryship of the In