Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-07-31


THE TIDE TURNS IN Favor OF THE souTHERNERs.
The tide of battle was turned in our favor by the
arrival Of Gen. Kirby Smith, from Winchester, with
1000 men Of Gen. Johnston's division. -
Gen. Smith heard while on the Manassas railroad
cars the roar of battle He stopped the train, and
hurried his troops across the fields to the point Just
where he was most needed They were at first sup
posed to be the enemy, their arrival at that point Of
the field being entirely unexpected
The enemy fell back, and panic seized them
Cheer alter cheer from our men went up and we
knew the battle hid been won.
Our GENERALs-Both our Generals were plainly
dressed No large epaulettes, nosgilt nor any fuss
and feathers; you could only distinguish them at a
distance to be officers by their swords but on closer
inspection, the marks Of genius and military skill
were unmistakable Their uniform was what took
to be plain undress. Not the least sign of excite
ment was to he seen on the countenances Of either
as they coolly rode forward into the storm of iron
hail. Beauregards eyes glistened with expectation,
no doubt, when he afterwards threw himself into
the very heart or the action appearing then,
afterwards most expressively said of him, to be the
very impersonatUn of the 'god of war" General
Johnston, too, looked every inch commander, and
proved himself to be the worthy inhertor. of the
prowess and virtues of his ancestors.
THE GIGANTIC BATTERY
Among the trophies taken at Manassas, was
battery composed of the most gigantic guns ever
seen on u Helu OF 1Dey were lDlrLy-LWO
pound ri1ed cannon, on wheels ten twelve feet
HIGH and with tires foot wide and drawn by ten
horses. Such monsters were never seen before out
side of a fertilization. In this outfit we see the
Chinese sticking out. The Yankees supposed that
the mere sight of these terrible looking monsters
would clear the field Of enemy.
GEN. BEE, OF soUTH-CARoLTNA.
This gallant officer fell in the field of battle. He
displayed gallantry that scarcely has parallel in
history The brunt of the mornings battle was
sustained by his command until past two o'clock.
Overwhelmed by superior numbers, and compelled
to yield before fire that swept everything before
it, Gen. Bee rode up and down his lines encouraging
his troops by everything that dear to them, to
stand up and repel the tide which threatened them
with destruction. At last his own brigade dwinded
to a mere handful. with every field officer killed or
disabled. He rode up to Gen. Jackson and said:
General, they are beating us back"
The reply was: "Sr, we'll give them the bayonet."
Gen. Bee Immediately rallied the remnant of his
brigade, and his last words to them were: "There
is jackson standing like stone wall. Let US de-
termine to die here and we will conquer Follow
meT
His men obeyed the call and, at the head of his
column, the very moment when the battle was turn
ing in our favor he fell, MORALLY wounded Gen.
Beauregard heard to say he had never seen such
gallantry. lie never murmured at his suffering, but
seemed to be consoed by the reflection that he was
doing his duty.
NoRTu-CARolINA SIXTH.
We are gratiied to learn from the Enquirer that
the eXen: of the disasters suffered by this gallant
regiment is far less than the reports have described
The rumor that they had been dreadfully cut up,
grew doubtless out of the fact that exhausted by
the ardor of battle, and the fatigue of the subse
quent pursuit of the enemy, they failed to return
to camp, but bivouacked on the ground where night
overlook them Provisions were sent to them by
order Of President Davis. These they greatly
needed, having gone Immediately from the cars to
the battle after eating meal since Saturday
morning 1t is believed that officer, save the la
mented Col. Fsher was killed.
INTERESTING INCIDENT.
A correspondent of the Petersburg Express re-
lates the following:
One of the most interesting incidents of the bat
tie is presented in the case of Willie P. Mangum,
IT,, son of the Hon. w. P. Mangum, Of Orange.
This young man was attached to Colonel Fish
er's regiment | believe and owes the preserva-
ton Of his life to copy of the Bible presented to
him by his sister. lie had the good book in his left
coat pocket. 1t struck by ball near the edge,
but the book changed the direction Of the bullet,
and it glanced off, intcting severe, but not dam
gerous flesh wound The book was saturated with
blood, but the advice written fly leaf by the
sister who gave it, was perfectly legible. 1t read
thus: ITO my brother lie will read portion Of
this blessed word every day, and remember his Sis
ter"
We are panied to see, by the official report in our
columns to-day, that this gallant young man was
MORALLY wounded EDITOR.
SLEEPING ON WATCH.-The greatest crime that a
soldier Can commit is sleeping on watch The pun
ishment is DEATH -.dcservedly So all over the world
In the armies of England, France, and the North
the man who sleeps upon his post dies. Public
siderations oVerbaance all promptings of mercy and
compassion. 1t seems hard, cruel decree, which
sends man to death for sleeping on his post but
then it is replied that this seeming inhumanity to