Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-11-27
WAR NEWS.

THE PoroMAC.-The continued blockade of the
Potomac 81 ives the Lncointes great concern. Wood
and provisions are growing scarce at Washington
City. Nothing farther has transpred Of the move
ments Of the enemy on Occaquan. A dispatch
from Manassas to Richmond on the 10Th says
There was another skirmsh last evening near
Falls Church. Our advanced forces took ten pris-
oners and killed five or six of the enemy Two of
cavalry were killed and two or three wounded
One Of the killed was named Chichester-the name
of the other is unknown"
SoUTH-C -CARoLNA.-We get but little definite news
from the neighborhood of Port Royal. The Yam
KEGS claim to have taken two millions of dollars
worth of cotton from the island and number of
negroes but this is only partially credited. They
are making quite glorifcaton the victory ob
tanned at Port Royal. Confederate flags and two
cannons had been sent to Washington as trophies
and they represent the negroes as flocking to them
joyfully. This is denied The Yankees are en-
trenchins themselves on Hilton Head, Bay Point
and Plnckney Island Charleston and Savannah
are not fully recovered from the attack The fol.
lowing from the Southern Guardian of Wednesday,
is the latest intelligence received from that quar:er
81 private dispatch received here yesterday says
that dense smoke was seen in the direction of
Beaufort on Monday night; the impression is that
the town was burnt 10y our troops.
Heavy firing was heard N the direction of Bluff
ton Yesterday morning. which continued for nearly
an hour.
We learn that the Yankee troops shot some ne
groes it is presumed for refusing to work for them
or 60 with them" RS ts.r : .'.l~.J ,yt.f
The KANAwuA.-The following from the Rich
mond Examiner of the goth contains the latest aul-
thentic news from Gen. Floyds forces:
General Floyd has retreated from Cotton Hill to
point four miles this side of Raleigh Court House,
where there is Strategic point of such character
that he will he able make SDcoaccfn1
against an army ten times more numerous than his
own. 1t has been long familiar to him, and it is
known that he has often declared his intention to
make his stand there if compelled to fight against
greatly preponderating forces during his present
campaign.
The causes of this movement are these simple
facts: that the enemy, having already three times
his whole force on the kanawha haze uithin the
last ,oeek received such reinforcenents as to render
his position at Cotton Hill rery dangerous that the
roads to the railroad by which his supplies were
received have become nearly impassable; and that
he has failed to receive any of the new regiments
ordered to his succour by the Government, and with.
out which his little army stood in peril of being en-
velopcd 10y overwhelming numbers. 3D.. -
The stories Of battle and defeat, with loss of
cannon, baggage, &c. are mere sensation reports
Two days before the retreat was ordered there was
a heavy skrn,ish on Laurel Creek, near the foot Of
Cotton Hill, between part Of Floyds command and
some of Roscncranzs regiments on this side the river
in which the Yankees were vigorously repulsed !;
the gallant young Col. Croghan was killed by some
Yankee sharpShooters next day, who fired on him
from an ambush. This was all the fighting the re-
treat was deliberately ordered, and executed with
out the slightest interruption. No cannon were lost,
no baggage fell INTO the hands of the enemy, and no
prisoners. sick or well .-. p. d
NASHVILLE, Nov. 1S.-The Bowling Green cor
respondent of the Nashville Union and american
says that gentleman has arrived there directly
from Elizabethtown, who reports that the Federas,
1000 strong, had advanced to Bacon Greek. a.
a portion of Gen. Hardee's forces were sent to
break UP a Federal camp at Tompkinsville. They
returned to Bowling Green on the.l7th, the Fed
erals having left Tompkinsye two days before they
arrived. 80
A dispatch from Memphis on the 10Th says: -,
"Great apprehension is felt Of an attack on Co.
lumbus. In s.,.s... : .. ..',-.sT y
"A public meeting will be held tomorrow TO devise
measures for defense. s..f j <. -. ~
The Federals are concentrating in immense force
at Cairo. An attack is anticipated hourly s, ..
-. MIssoUKL-A dispatch from Memphis on the
18th says: s0hrc a:ED1 ~ y -! 'yt eriihs, .tsi
The Memphis Appeal publishes an extra an
noupcing that battle has been fought near Spring
field, Missouri and thateths Cenfederatcs were vic
totious. sfsi .gl-ai t5as1pH 9fa .o .:4rr.F ~