Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-11-20
WHOLE NUMBER 1890.
WAR NEWS.

'-S'~.e ~ Asog Inc O8It0 WSS u very DO
we're one. Our loss in killed and wounded was not
over one hundred. A negro who escaped from Hill
ton Head says that he heard some of the Federal
officers say that their loss was fifty killed So far
as is known, the enemy have made no new demon
strations It was believed they were waiting for
reinforcements before venturing further. Some of
the planters had burned up their houses and cotton
to preven. the eneny's getting it But little cotton
has fallen into their hands The rumor that the
enemy had entered Beaufort was contradicted. COL
Cingman's, Col. Radc,ff's Regiments and Capt
Moore's Artillery had reached the neighborhood of
the enemy. Gen. Lee was at Savannah :
EAST TENNESSEE sEE-Considerabe excitement pre-
vailed in East Tennessee at last accounts The Lin
colnItes were said to be in force at several points
body OF Confederates attacked their camp in
Carter county, killed nine and took five prisoners.
The prisoners stated that they expected reinforce
ment of 800 men from Watauga county in this State
We doubt the statement especially as to the rum
Der. Several of the Railroad bridges had been
burned, but one Of them was supposed to have been
fired by discharged hands. Several persons had
been arrested on suspicion.
The Federals had advanced from Prcstonburg
KY. towards Southwestern Virginia, which caused
much excitement. 1t was believed that our troops
would be reinforced and check their progress.
Ru,nors are afoat Of lighting near Manassas, but
it needs confirmation. The enemy had thrown a
body of troops into Accomac county, Va, who met
with no resistance.
The Latest News.
TIE PoToMAc.-The papers do not confirm the
rumor of fighting beyond Manassas 1t is however
said, that reliable information has been obtained
that Mcclellan is preparing actively for early ad-
vance upon our lines. Two Federal steamers, il is
said. passed the Transport batteries on Monday,
amidst severe fire.
SouTu CARoLISA.-A telegraphic dispatch from
Pocataligo at Charleston on the 13th says that two
Federal gun boats anchored mile and half
below beaufort-that the enemy has not yet occu-
pied the town. though the negroes report they visit
II IN the day and return to the shipping at night.
The Richmond Dispatch says that it has inforlna-
tion that the authorities of S. Carolina have COM
municated with the Confederate government bout
the propriety of raising the black flag" aud that
the Secretary of War has given orders to Gen. Lee
that prisoners taken must be regarded as prisoners
Of war but it is said that South Carolina will not
regard IT. This throws doubt upon the rumor that
| it had been done.
kESrucKY.-The rumors that 10000 Federals
were marching from PreStonburg, KY, towards
Pound Gap. where Col. Williams has small force
to resist him, and that perhaps twice that number
! are moving towards Cumberland Gap where Gen.
| Zollicofter has small FORCE are credited by the
Richmond Dispatch. The object Of TIE enemy
! IN " alOru SlccOr 10 tne LlncOlnltcS OF East
Tennessee, and to possess the Railroad and the salt
works in Smythe county. The militia Of that re-
gion is moving to repel them but the force is mad.
equate. 1t is also rumored that Gen. Johnston has
left Bowling Green, and was moving towards Louis
vile with splendid army of 4O, 900 men. We see
no confirmation Of the rumor, however. The battle
of Belmont is regarded at Cairo as bad beat, and
it was believed there that Gen. Grant was killed.
TENNEssEE.-Gov. Harris has issued procama
linz thn 80 xkos-
to supply the troops. lie proposes the most vigo.
rous measures to resist the enemy. The reports Of
large bodies of Lincontes at Elizabethtown, Straw
berry Plains and Greenville are reiterated Passen.
gers at Lynchburg, Va, however, say that the re.
ported damage to the railroad bridges b. the Lin.
colnites have been much exaggerated. Knoxville
had been placed uEder martial law.
Gen. Fremont, it is said had arrived at st. Louis,
and Gen. Hunter had assumed the command at
Springfield. The Federal Generals, Mccall and
Rosseau, had resigned in Kentucky.
1t is also affirmed that another steamer had ar
rived at Savannah within few days, from Europe
bringing ten riAed cannon, 2S. 900 stand of arms
powder, medicines, clothing and blankets for the
Confederate Government.
T. :. just before going to press we received q
letter from highly respectable gentleman at Jefer.
son, N. c., dated the 18th inst, which represents
several of the Western counties in state Of great
excitement. account of the movements of the
Unonlsts of Tennessee. The contents of the lette,
are startlmg-too much so for publication-and w
have handed it to Gov. Clark.