Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-09-28
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from the White Sulphur Springs, says that mes.
senper arrived there on Thursday last from General
Floyd's camp which he left on the previous day
General Floyd was encamped &C Meadow bun,
General Wise, the messenger said was stili at Big
Sewali uountain some miles beyond having ue
clined to fall back from that point.
: The GRAND of the messenger was to hurry up an
the force at the White Sulphur to Gen. Floyds AID
as he was in expectation of an almost immediate
attack The messenger said it was believed, at the
time of his leaving Floyd's camp, that Wise was
already fighting
Two coT1panes thereupon left the White Sulphur
to join Floyd and four others to resume their posts
with WiseS command.
From. Gen. Lees army he learned that nothing
new had transpired.
On some of the lines of the Potomac says the
Examiner the pickets of the two forces are sald 70
be within three and four hundred yards OF eacn
other The diversions of such close neighborhoo!di
are various. Occasionally one Of the enemy VIII
show himself and his presence be welcomed by
shot There are constant exchanges OF Shots
You frequently hear Yankee cry out, I'D re-
BEL" to which our men reply, with shout, Bun
Run" On one or two occasions the plckets nave
met exchanged courtesieS, and taken drink TO-
gether.
PADUcAH, Sept 49,
Last night was one full of excitement at this
point Twice the pickets all around town COM
Inenced firing and the whole army were turned out
and formed in order of battle.
The first alarm was caused by sentinel shooting
at struggling soldier. The second by shooting into
a market wagon.
A fugitive arrested here last night, from May
field reports that 5000 of Gen. JohnsOn's forces
are at Mayfeld and that 10 600 more are approach
ing this place.
In the Legislature, petitions were presented by
Messrs Spaiding Edmans, Hampton, Ray, Smith,
Anderson and Ireland, in favor of the War Tax
They appropriately referred.
bill was passed this morning giving the Mill
tary Board power to loan the State arms to Sunpter
Anderson. Also, bill increasing the powers Of
the Board
AUGUSTA, Sept 23-The Knoxville Register of
Saturday morning says, on the authority of Capt
John Robertson, that an engagement occurred at
Barboursville ky., on Thursday last between 1900
federal troops and 500 Confederates, who advanced
from Cumberland ford. The LincolniteS were rout-
! ed and the Con(ederateS took 400 stand of arms
and have possession of Barboursville. The Con-
tolerate loss was two killed, Lieut. Powell of Haw-
kins, county, and private. The federal loss is not
known.
The rumor is current that 400 Federals were
shot recently in or near Washington, for nsubordi-
nation.
10 The report is given as received.
/ Gen Van Dorm, of Texas, has arrived and has
been appointed Major General, in the Confederate
army.
Adv;ces of the enemy state that the Federal force
at Paducah has been increased to 10000 men. The
battery on the Kentucky Shore opposite Cairo, WILL
when finished, be formidable work. The total
number of Federal troops stationed around the
junction of the Ohio and Mississippi rvers-at
Cairo, Birds Point, Norfolk, Paducah and the
Kentucky shore opposite Carols said to be 80 OUO
rumor prevailed in the city yesterday, says
the Richmond Dispdtch that 400 HeSsians were shot
recently, in the city of Washington, by order of
Gen. Mcclellan, for INSTRUMENTATION We know
nothing of its authenticity and therefore give it for
what it is worth.
We are informed that the percussioncap factory
of Tennessee is furnishing all the supplies Of this
article that the Government is likely to need. 1t is
said to be making one million caps weekly
with capacities to supply thrice that number if
necessary.
One hundred thousand blankets are understood
to be now at the disposal of the Government, from
purchase abroad, for distribution among the army.
The unpatriotic spectators and domestic "army
worms" will be sorry to hear this.
NASHVILLE, Sept 1s.-The State of Tennessee
seized last night at State lnc 80 box cars, loco
motives, 6 passenger cars and baggage cars, be-
longing to the Kentucky portion of the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad; also arrested Fish Henry,
Conductor and Basset telegraph operator at State
Green, Muldro Hill and Murfordsville; (the latter
place is 10 miles from LOuisvc.) Several Nash
vile merchants have been arrested in Louisville
RICHMOND Sept. pa well informed gentleman,
recently from New York, gives it his decided
opinion, derived from facts communicated through
we'll informed and interested circles there that a
Yankee proprietor of large interest in Brunswick,
Ga, has induced Lincoln to fit out large and ex-
penSive expedition, with about 90, 600 men, to take
Brunswick, Ga and establish Navy Yard there,
and open that port for the shipment of cotton naval
stores and live oak.
RICHMOND. Sept. 2+.-The Central Train brought
down forty Yankee prisoners to-day.
Nothing new from the camps.
The Examiner of this morning intimates that a
long Cabinet session took place yesterday, on the
policy of pushing the war beyond the Confederacy.
1t says the Cabinet is divded-some prcferring the
ordering of the army into winter quarters, whilst
others favor an onward movement.
New ORLEANS, Sept 25.-Durrell and NJ. W.
Barr have arrived and been sent with Exc More
head to the Jacksonville Penitentiary.
Judge CatrOn issued writ of habeas corpus to
procure their release but the prisoners were re-
moved to Indianapolis which prevents its execution
News from the west has reached us, says the
Richmond Enquirer, through gentleman who left
WiSe'S camp on Saturday last. He reports that
Wise is still encamped on Big Sewall mountain
On Wednesday the enemy advanced very near him
but RETAINED from the threatened attack and fell
back again to distance of two miles, where he is
encamped. The expected movement against
Gen. Floyd did not take place. Both of our camps
are quiet, ard the expectation of an attack nc
longer exists.
Lieut. Brookes one of Gen. Wises aids, brought
down yesterday upwards of fifty prisoners, the same
which were captured by Col Davis ia his late bril-
liant encounter on Coal River. The gallant Colone
is now guarding Richmond Ferry on New River.
Congressional and Electoral Districts.
The Legislature of this State has laid off the Con