Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-06-12
LATE DISPATCHES.
From OUR EXCHANGES

Battle at FairJar Court-house-Glorious Repuzse
Of the United States Dragoons-Sad death of the
brave Captain Marr.
WARRENToN June Your correspondent is now
enabled to give you strictly correct account of the
late action at Fairfax Courthouse, of which you
have doubtless heard, between Company B, United
States Dragons, 81 men, and Capt Mars Warren.
ton Rifles, 81 men. A few days since this latter
corps, armed with very ordinary rifle, without
bayonets, were ordered to march to Fairfax Court
house At that place they found Capt. John Shack
Green's Rappahannock Cavalry and Capt Thorn
tons Prince William Horse. The Rappahannock
troops were armed only with the old sword without
pistols while the Prince William troops had swords
and pistols, the latter of the most approved kind
This morning the enemy captured our rife picket,
and, at ten minutes past three came into town.
Rumor has it that the cavalry retreaed in haste as
they had no carbines to resist the enemy, who num-
bered nearly one hundred, and besides pistols, were
likewise armed with Sharpes rifles. do not be-
lieve that the cavalry did rum Right into the vii
lage the party dashed, where the Rifles were drawn
up to receive them in open order of battle When
within less than eighty yards the noblehearted Mari
gave orders for the front rank to fire, and thirty
seven rifles fired as if from one gum emptying six
or seven saddles. The Dragons accustomed to
Indian fighting, at once picked up their dead and
second charge made with no better success, and
then third, when the United States troops fled.
They carried off all their dead and wounded but
my informant told US that an old gentleman, who
was on his way to tho Courthouse from Falls
Church, met the enemy, and himself counted four
dead men in the single squad he met On asking
them if they had not had severe fight, they
sponded in the affirmative, remarking, also, that
they had laid down their lives in defence of this
olorio,,c TIpiop Nipo ua taxi hv
men, and, from what could get from members of
the company who brought with them here the body
of the brave Marr not less than from ten to twenty
were killed, and more than that number wounded;
but the Dragons, initiating the Indian examples in
Texas carried off ali the dead and wounded. Capt.
MARI not afte: the first fire. and he doubt
less fell at that time. When found, bullet had
pierced his heart and his glorious spirit left the
body without the first particle of pain.
EXCITEMENT IN Observation-Disclosures, Mo-, June /.
The Union men from Pettis, Henry, Benton and
Morgan counties, numbering 700 men, organized
seven companies near Call Camp, on Tuesday, and
threatened death to every secessionst in the Usage
valley. They have sent an agent to General Harvey
for arms. Great excitement prevails here.
ALEXANDRIA, June a, p. m.-The following are
the particulars in regard to last nights doings on
this side the Potomac:
Shortly before midnight skirmish took place at
Arlington's Mills between q company of Zuaves
and Capt. Roth's Company E, of the Michigan Reg
inent and scouting party of nine Virginians.
The Zuaves had just arrived to relieve tho Michi-
ganders, and posted their sentinels when the Vir-
gnians attacked them. The federal troops drove
them away, but in the conflict one Zuave was killed
and one wounded
WASHINGTON, June ALI orders for the move
ment of troops guardedly concealed from enqui-
rers. Plans are suddenly changed, according to
circumstances. The departments are kept CONSTANT
ly advised day and night of all important incidents
requiring their attention. The movements of the
Confederates are too mysterious for Scott and ex-
cite great anxiety.
FROM LOUISVILLE, NASHVILLE, &C.-Louisvle,
Ky. May 3l.-Immense quantities of freight for the
South, are going to Nashville, by railroad 1t is
rumored that the transportation of goods South
will be stopped on Monday next.
DEcLNAT1oN OF GEN. DoN1pnAN-St Louis, June
1.-Gen. Doniphan declines the office of Brigadier
General, rendered by the Governor of Missouri.
CAPTURED BY SOUTHERN PR1vArEERs.- Louis,
June THE New Orleans Pieayune of this morn.
ing States that the privateer Calhoun had arrived
there towing three whaling briggs and two schooners
whalers, with oil.
ALEXANDRIA, June "A majority of our citizens
continue strong in the secession feeling. At $50
every evening the citizens are all required to be IN
their dwellings. After this hour the city is gloomy
in the extreme.
Wilcox, Virginian by birth, is endeavoring to
ingratiate himself in the favor Of the Alexandra.