Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-10-23
WHoLE NuMBsR 1886.
Tho Latest news.

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from information received in Richmond on We'd
esdsy evening last it was believed that the Federal
army on the Potomac was making an sdyance pnon
our INES IN the direction Of Fairfax or Leesbu.g-
Our forces had fallen back as far Is Centrevc, and
it was reported that Beauregard had ordered the
burning of Fairfax C. Il. If true the object is no
doubt to draw the enemy from his entrenchments
to give him battle. @a
Rumors also intimate probable fight below York.
town. It has been said that Gen. Mansfield had
sent . message to Gen. Magruder to evacuate his
position in ten days, in reply to which Mazruder
had defied him to cotr,e and drive him away. II is
also stated by the Richmond Dispateh that it has
information that Gen. Magruder had determined to
grant no furloughs until after the LIST Of January,
giving as reason that the enemy at Old Point had
been strongly reinforced by troops, 70 red cannon
and 500 horses.
The recently discharged wounded Yankee prison.
ers had told egregous falsehoods they went North
Of their treatment while at Richmond General
Holmes, of this State, and Gen. Longstreet of Ga,
have been promoted to the rank of Major General
Yankee steamers are almost daily trying the power
Of our batteries on the Potomac Their recent at
te.npts at Evansport resulted in little on either
side.
The $15,o000o0 loan of the provisional govern
ment has been completed, and no doubt exists that
the loo, ,000, 900 produce loan will soon be effected
Brig. Gen. Williams is said to have been put in
command at Hatteras Inlet; another rumor however
says that Gen. Wool had returned to Old Point and
that Gen. Mansfield would 60 to IIatteras.
The brilliant exploit of Com. Ilollins with bis lit
tie feet of steamers had certainly resulted it is be-
lieved in sinking the Preble and driving the enemy
out of the Mississippi river.
The Norfolk Day Book of Wednesday, learns that
Commander Lynch had left Roanoke Island with
the steamers Curlew, Fanny, Raleigh, Winslow and
Edwards, for ilatteras Heavy firing was heard on
Monday in that direction, and Commander Lynch
had driven two Yankee steamers out of the Sound.
The results of che expedition were not known
The last European arrival confirms the news of
the treaty between Spain, England and France for
an immediate intervention in the affairs of Mexico.
They design to blockade her ports and force the
payment of the debts due them. 1t is probable,
however, some thing else will grow out of it.
The Commercial Convention at Macon, Ga, pro.
poses to open our ports for free trade with all na
tons at peace with us-advise the government to
make some advances upon cotton-proposes amend.
| ments to the sequestration act and express the
belief that the issue of s1Oo, 100000 in Treasury
notes, with the bank circulation to be quite sufi.
! cient for general uses.
From Kentucky we learn that by mistake the
Confederates had destroyed two spans of the rail
| road bridge over Green River. The blunder would
hinder the progress of the Southern forces The
i Yankees talk of an army of 10000 men there It
is said that Mcclellan had sent 25 900 from the Po
tomac, and that Rosencrantz was making his way
thither. These rumors are doubtful
The blockaders had captured the ship Thomas
Watson from Liverpool loaded with salt, which run
aground on Foley Island near Charleston. Seven
blockading ships were of Charleston harbor on the
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Two candidates for Congress in Mississippi, Cham.
bers and Lake had quarreled ard fought duel
and Lake was mortally wounded
The rumor Of fight between Gen. Price and Gen.
: Fremont, is doubtless some days or weeks ahead
of the truth.