Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-12-18
WAR NEWS.

no L TOuOLeS IN LuSt lCnnSSSce-W W ar on our
Border!-North- Carolina Inoaded!!
A terrible state of affairs exists in the border
counties of Tennessee. A fight occurred last week
at Parrottsve, Cooke county, about fifty miles from
this place, in which Capt German, and two privates
of the Confederate calvary were killed. A messen-
ger reached this place day before yesterday, from
the commanding officer at Greenve, Tennessee
urgently requesting that force be Immediately dis
patched to the adjoining county of Madison, to in
tercept some two or three hundred Tennessee and
North Carolina tories, who had fed before tie
Southern troops and taken refuge in the mountains
of Madison county. About 1000 tories the messen-
ger informed US, were at Newport, in Cooke county,
armed and organized Col. R. B. Vance's regiment
had been ordered to dsperse them, and would it
was supposed, reach Newport last Tuesday. Moth
ing definite has been heard SINCE but it is presumed
collision has taken place before now.
We learn that great many arrests have been
made and no little old fashioned hanging has been
done at Greeneville. The authorities having ex-
hausted all mild remedies, determined to crush
the rebellion by force and teach the traitors that
the Southern Confederacy is Government, with
ample power to enforce obedience to the laws
News from Col. Vances regiment is most anxi-
ously looked for We will give 1t to our readers at
the earliest possible moment-Ashepille NeUs.
PoroxAc.-The many rumors of an early engage
ment on the Potomac, have ceased to excite the
public mind. People will look for it when it comes
Passengers from Manassas at Richmond, report that
Col. Ashbys command had sharp skirmish with
for raging party of the enemy, on Sunday last
and killed fifteen, took eighty prisoners, and, cap
tured twenty wagon loads we'll filled with plunder
Our loss is reported at five killed.
Gen. johnson is said to have remarked few days
since that The army of the Potomac was in better
fighting trim than it had ever been before.
Information had reached our lines, and had been
f,,l1,, ~ hat kho
suffering trouble from the small pox. 1t is descrb.
ed as raging among the Federals opposite Leesburg
SOUTH CARoLINA.-CHARLEsToN, Dec. 9.-The
Courier, of this morning says that the British war
steamer Racer arrived on Friday afternoon and left
for Port Royal. Among the blockaders yesterday
was the Swedish 5arque Minerva bound to Charles.
ton, and ignorant of the blockade.
Thirteen cotton houses have been burnt by their
owners on Port Royal Island one on Paris and one
on St Helena Island, since the Federal invasion.
A letter from Hardeeville, dated the 7th instant
says that active preparations of defence progress
sing.
detachment of Beaufort Artillery have visited
Beaufort and burnt 45O bales of Sea Island cotton
A detachment of Col. Marun's Mounted Regiment
ambuscaded while going into Beaufort? Lieutenant
Bumwell wounded in arm.
KENTUcKY.-Gov. johnson, Provisional Governor
of Kentucky, has issued stirring and eloquent
Proclamation, calling for twenty companies of VOL
unteers, to repel Invaders.
The Bowling Green correspondent of the Union
american says it is understood that Gen. Marshall
has issued proclamation to the people of Kentucky
which says Home Guards in the different counties
must join him or fight him, as he will not leave them
in his rear.
M1ssoUR1.-A dispatch from Rolla, dated 1st in.
stant, to the ST. Louis Republican,, says Gen. Price
with 16, 0000 troops marched on the 26th November
for Kansas, the field of future operations The
country in the neghborhood of Independence is be-
ing deserted, the men joining Price, the Federal
commander.
Prices proclamation is unfavorably received by
the sympathisers at St. Louis, particularly the part
that says Congress has authorised Federal Generals
to con6scate all the property of rebels who refuse
to take the oath of allegiance.
Nothing new from Columbus.
FROM TYBEE.-The steamer Ida arrived last even-
ing from Fort Pulaski, but brought no intelligence
of interest We learn that the Yankees have sunk
two Of their old hulks abreast ofthe big light where
they serve as kind of wharf They were engaged
part of Yesterday in landing something from the
beached vessels, but it was impossible to see what
they were bringing on Shore They had four drays
and horses engaged in hauling their articles from the
beach.
The Mobile Aduertiser says that deserter from
Fort Pckens who came over to the Confederate lines
reports that the losses of the Lnconites was heavy
during the late bombardment-s two were killed
in the fort and great many wounded, Col. Brown
beiEg among the latter. .-.,s-s