Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-07-31

me- Hampton eauardk follow to victory r. The ef
fectof the tones q the command, was instant
rHEs1TDE f1RAs IN SAyoa Of The soufHssstRs
The tide Of battle was turned In our favor BY the
arrival Of Gen. Kirby Smith, from Wincester, with
1000 men Of Gen. Johnston's division. % IN
Gen. Smith heard while on the Manassas railroad
cars the roar Of battle. He stopped tho train, and
hurried bis troops the fields to the point just
where he was most needed. They were at first sup
posed be the enemy their arrival at that point Of
the Geld being entirely unexpected.
Cheer after cheer from our men went up and we
knew the battle had been won.
Our GENERALS Both our Generals were plainly
dressed No large epadlettes no gilt, nor any fuss
and feathers; you could only distinguish them at a
distance to be officers by their swords bnt on closer
inspection, the marks Of genius and military skill
were unmistakable. Their uniform vas 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. Beauregard's eyes glstened with expectation
no doubt, when he afterwards threw himself into
the very heart of the action, appearing them as was
afterwards most expressvely said of him, to be the
very impersonation Of the '.god Of war" General
Johnston, too, looked every inch commander, and
proved himself to be the worthy inheritor of the
prowess and virtues Of his ancestors.
THE GIGANTIC BATTERY.
Among the trophies taken at Manassas, was o
battery composed Of the most gigantic guns ever
seen on field of battle They were thirty-two
pound rihed cannon, OH wheels ten or twelve feet
high, and with tires foot wide, and drawn by ten
hnrses Such monsters were never seen before out
side of q 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 an enemy.
GEN. BEE, OF soUTH-cARoLINA.
This gallant officer fell in the field of battle. He
displayed gaantry 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 every thing that was dear to them to
stand up and repel the tide which threatened them
with destruction. At last his own brigade dwindled
to mere handful. with every field officer killed or
disabled. He rode up to Gen. jackson and said:
General, they arc beating us back" =
The reply was: Sir 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
mer
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 was heard say he had never seen such
galantry. He never murmured at his suffering, but
seemed to be consoled by the reflection that he
doing his duty.
NORTH CAROLINA SIXTH.
We are gratiied to learn from the Enquirer, that
the exten. of the disasters suffered by this gallant
regiment is far less than the reports have described
The rumor that they had been dreadfuly 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 no meal since Saturday
morning. 1t is believed that officer, save the Ia
mented Col. Fisher, 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,
jr., 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. He had the good book in his left
coat pocket 1t was struck by ball near the edge,
but the book changed the direction of the bullet,
and it glanced of, .infcting severe, but not dan
gerous flesh wound. The book was saturated with
blood but the advice written on 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 panied to see, by the official report in our
columns to-day, that this gallant young man was
MORALLY wounded.-[EDITeR
SLEEPING ON WArcH.-The greatest crime that
soldier can commit is sleeping on watch The pun
ishment is death, deservedy so, all over the world
In the armies of England France, and the North,
the who sleeps upon his post dies. Public con-
sderations overbalance all promptings of mercy aud
compassion. 1t seems a hard, cruel Decree which
sends man to death for sleeping on his post but
then it is replied that this seeming inhumanty to
one man is true mercy and humanity to thousands.
No army is safe for moment, and Of course the
cause which depends upon army is continually in
danger when sentinels are permitted to sleep with
mpunity, whilst the most rigorous penalties Of mil
itary discipline executed upon sentinels of the
other side when they neglect their duty.
Dismissal from the army should be the least pun
ishment Of any man who sleeps upon his post 1t
is high crime; it involves such terrific hazards,
and possible slaughter and destruction that it seems
to us more care should be taken in the selection o!
men 1or this KIND OF duty tnan any otner military
duty whatever. Men, overcomewith fatigue, OF who
have the capacity of the '.fat boy in 'Pickwick"
for falling asleep upon the slightest provocaton,
should never be entrusted with this kind Of service
We have not heard of single case Of man sleeping
upon his post in the Northern Army. In this respect
the rascay virtue of discretion" is more valuable
than thatexcess of courage which sometimes prompts
men to disregard ordinary precautions against dan
ger, and which has often caused the sacrifce-the
selfsacrifces brave men to the most despisable
enemies.-Ri Richmond Dispatch 500
Sound SrSsE-WELL SArD.--We respectfully sug