Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-06-08
LATE DISPATCHES.
TFRoM OUR EXCHANGES. |

Battle at Fairtar Court-house-G Glorious Repulse
Of the United States Dragons death of the
| brace Captain Mari.
WARRENToN, June 1.-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. Marr's Warren
ton Rifles, "a 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
| toms 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 retreated in haste
they had no carbines to resist the enemy, who num-
bered nearly one hundred, and besides pistols, were
! likewise armed with Sharpes rifles. l do not be-
lieve that the cavalry did Right into the vii
lage the party dashed, where the Rifles 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 gun, emptying six
| or seven saddles. The Dragons, accustomed to
Indian fighting, at once picked up their dead and
wounded comrades and retreated a y Indian. A
second charge made, with better success, and
| then third, when the United States troops fed.
| They carried off all their dead and wounded but
my informant told us that an old gentleman, who
was 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 .hey had not had a severe fight, they re-
sponded in the affirmative, remarking also, that
they had laid down their lives in defence of this
glorious Union. Nine prisoners were taken by our
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 all the dead and wounded. Capt.
MARI was not seen after the first fire. and he doubt
less fell at that time. When found, a bullet had
pierced his heart and his glorious spirit left the
body without the first particle of pain.
EXCITEMENT IN M1ssoURL-Warsaw, Mo-, June l.
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 secessonist in the Usage
valley. They have sent an agent to General Harvey
for arms. Great excitement prevails here.
ALEXANDRIA, June 4, 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
Arlingtons Mills, between company of Zuaves
and Capt Roth's Company E. of the Michigan Reg
iment and a scouting party of nine Virginians
ganders, and posted their sentinels, when the Vir
ginians attacked them. The federal troops drove
them away, but in the conflict Zuaye was killed
and one wounded.
WASHINGTON, June 3-All 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.-Louisville
KY, May 31.-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
DEcL1NATIoN OF GEN. DoNIPHAN.-St Louis June
1.-Gen. Doniphan declines the Office of Brigadier
General, rendered by the Governor of Missouri.
X CAPTURED BY SOUTHERN PRIvATEERs-St Louis
June 1.-The New Orleans Pieayune of this morn.
ing States that the privateer Calhoun had arrived
there towing three whaling brgs 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
ingratiste himself in the favor of the Alexandria