Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-07-17
THE LATEST NEWS.

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tits announced that Capt. 0. Jennings
Wise, son Of Gov. Wise, ana a Captain Of his
Legion, encountered near philippi, a few
days agr, a Lincoln force of 200 men, and
routeJ them, killing nine Yankees aud taking
ga prisoners. the Lincola Captain vas kill
ed at ths. first fire.
Our batteries on Potomac and j INES Rivers
are constantly threatened BY the eneIey.-
There was another reported battle about New
port NeTs. Several war steamers were me-
nacIns Pigs Point battery, not far from Suf-
fox, Va on Tuesdiy and Wednesday.
The traitors Garlic and Wiley have been
elected US Senator's from the bogus State,
New Virs inia-up in the pan handle.
Beverly Tucker, late consul at Liverpool,
has just arrived in Richmond, and expresses
Tolerate States will soon be recognized by
England and F,ance.
But Ii tie has occurred npon Gen. Bcaure-
gafds's line, except small skirmishng for
some time. In the region of Winchester,
important events are looked for. Gen. Pat
tie, son was still at Martinsbnrg with a re-
ported free now Of 10000 men. Gen. john
ston's force was near 20, 900 or more. Gen.
McCellan with 5000 Federal tro ,is, was
on Joanson's left, threatening the valley of
Virginia or Johnson. Itgis thought he will
attempt to afford aid and comfort to the Lin.
%colnites of East Tennessee.
KANSAS CRY, June S.-The Fort Scott
nemocr4t. Of the TN instant, reports a bat
tie nctScsn CO.. j rcksol a ID en-. Z4egfe,
near Carthage. At the first onset the Mis-
s~ourilns were driven buck. The Off :ers or
dered a retreat, but the order was not suf-
f%iciently heard. Owing to this mlsander-
standing the centre Of the CInfelerates par.
tally gave way aad the Federalists were
soon nearly surraunde | AM som r1treat.d.
The fighting was mainly done by the artil-
lery. AS the ~lIeSsi4ns retreated the MiSsou-
riins advanced and pursued them to Cur
thasc, which is seven miles from where the
fighting commenced.
\ night attack on Zeegle's forces is an
nounced, by which he was forced to rLtt eat
to 5 ,racoxal.
Governor jackson is terrifying himself.
Gen Zeegle's forces were bad y cut up,
and his los, is v~ariously estimated at from
300 to 1000.
On Friday last, General Price and Gener-
7 al Ben McCulloch arrived at Neosha, 20
miles south Of Carthage, with ten thousand
men. Two hundrel Federalist were caplur-
ed there. One report says, all were murder-
Ell. Another report says that only a por-
lion Of them were killed.
( General Ben McCulIoch promptly sent two
thousand men to the relief of Governor Jack
, son.
: RIcuMoND, July II, 7 p. ma letter will
I appear in to morrow'S issue IF the Ea1utrer,
: dated Beverly, Randolph county, Va, July
z, eight O clock, p. m.
: This letter represents that on That day,
,e Sunday near Gen. Calnetts Camp, al
: Laurel Hill, which is 30 mics from Beverly,
If m engagement mad taken place between the
- First Regiment Of Georgia Volunteers and a
large body of Lincolnites, which reSulteI in
d a decided victory.
Sixty or seventy of the Yankees are said
II have been killed.
A wagon load of ammunition and many
IF arms were captured by the Georgians. On
N ly one Georgian wounded-none killed.
This news is DOUBTED by Mr.. Edward F.
le Clayton OF the Georgian Regiment, wao lief
= Gen. Garnett's Camp, ealy on the morning
of the 7th, and reached here to-day, HC
h says that the only Federal troops he hearc
of when he left, We're in the neighborhold Of
N RuCchannan.
FURrHER.-An official letter has been re-
cciyed here, dated at Garnetts Camp on ii
It'll at ii a. ID. 1t says the enemy are within
t. two niles, and a conflict is expected soon
l. The First Georgia Regiment are in Gen. Gar
ne nelt's command, and the reported engage
IN ment on The 9TH may possibly be true.
~ =, R~IcHMoND, July IA gentleman VIII
:. left Winchester Tuesday night, says That Lin
cons forces at Martins5urg are reported t
al be 10000. They are daily reinforced, wit
;" abundant artillery.
- Martinsburg is built upon a rock, and tn
J., buildings are mostly granite.
!, Tue Llncoinites occupy Grafton, and frol
= thence send reinlorcements to Dhillippa.
:. Gen. Wise is at Oh ,rlestown, Kanawh
"a 60, Va, near GurIey's Biidge, and the peopl
- are hocking to his standard.