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The Battle of Cedar Run.

There can be no doubt that this was an impor-
tant battle, and that the victory was on the side of
the Confederates It was fought near Culpeper
Courthouse, Virginia, which is one hundred miles
northwest of Richmond, and about fifty miles
from Alexandria, by the Orange and Alexandra
Railroad The Northern accounts of this conflict
are confessions of defeat their part One of the
correspondents Of the New York Times says:
"During all this time the firing on both sides was
terrific and the men were falling by the score The
line advanced steadily, with the exception of the Sd
Wisconsin, under CALLING fire, and drove the rebels
back The Wisconsin regiment fled at the first fire,
and it was with great difficulty and at great person.
al risk that the General succeeded in getting them
into line again. They had hardly returned to their
position however before they broke and run again
in fact, proved worse than useless The remainder
of the infantry charged upon the enemys batteries,
several of which could not be seen until they enter
ed the wood, where they came suddenly upon large
infantry force that had lain concealed from the COM
mencement of the fight This force opened fire up
this point was very great than-One halt OF the
men of the a8th New York were killed and wound
ed. Colonel Donnelly, commanding, was mortaliy
wounded the Lieut. Colonel, Brown, and the MAJOR,
are both wounded, and there is not q Captain Of q
companv left to the regiment. The 10th Maine lost
about one hundred and fifty in killed and Wounoeo;
the 5th Connecticut suffered similarly besides losing
Colonel Chapman, who was taken prisoner. me
46th Pennsyicania had hardly enough men LETT TO
form full company. Col Knipe was wounded in
the head and in the arm, but not fatally; Lieut. COL
Sefridge was slightly injured, and the Major was
shot through the arm"
The loss of the enemy in killed. wounded, and
prisoners, was heavy. Several of their principal
officers are among the killed and wounded. Some
of the enemy, while engaged in burying their dead,
admitted loss of 400 killed, including many OIL
GERS, and one of their Surgeons ncautiously stated
that 1,15O wounded were under treatment The
Confederate loss was 100 killed, and some to 500
wounded and missing.
Gen. Jackson and Gen. Pope have both been large
ly reinforced, and general pitched battle in that
quarter is looked for every day. 1t is said that
Gen. Mcclellan has transferred the great body OF
his forces to that quarter, and Gen. Lee is in Gull
nener in command Of the Confederate forces. We
have every confidence that in the great conflict which
is supposed to be near at hand, our brave troops
will be victorious.
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North Carolina Troops.

We learn from our friend, Capt J. W. Bowman,
that the 5sth N G. Regiment was organized in June
last at Camp Martini in Mitchell county, by the
election of John B. Palmer, Colonel; W. W. Profit
Lieut. Colonel and John G. Keener, Major. This
regiment has 10 companies Of infantry and three Of
cavalry.
North Carolina has, therefore, So Regiments in
the field. These filled up to the maximum number,
would be $4,000 strong. We are sure We speak
the general sentiments of our people, when we say
that this number could be made up easier with ef.
fective mon by appeals to them to volunteer, than
by conscnption or any other mode.
The 5sth Regiment is stationed near Jonssboro,
in East Tennessee and is no doubt crack regiment
made up of the hardy sons of our mountainsers.
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Our Eastern Counties,

livery days observation of the war and the tenn
per OF our enemy satisfies us that we have not been
AZ lauit In advising our Eastern people to remove
tnelr negroes and other movable property beyond
tne reacn OF the Yankees Their rage against US is
becoming more and more intense and bitter. If
they fail to conquer our armies, they will despoif
our people on our coasts and water courses and rob
and destroy all within their reach. Let US defeat
their madness by putting our property out of their
way.
We find in the Wilmington Journal an order from
Brig. Gen. Clingman, in compliance with instruc-
tlons from Maj. Gen. D. H.. Hill, commanding the
Military Department of North Carolina, which
strikes US very strangely. The order requires the
slave owners of New Hanover, Onslow, Duplin, lie.
noir, Craven, JONES' Cartere Pitt, Martin, BERTHE,
Hertord, Gates and Greene Counties in this State,
to send at once oneourh of their ablebodied force
to be worked on Notifications in the vicinity of Pc
tersburg and Richmond Our Eastern farmers
need all their force at this time to save the fodder
CROP Besides it is evident that Mcclellan has evac-
uated James River: Moreover, We have examined
the Petersburg Egpress, and find no such order to
the slave owners of Prince George, Surry, Isle of
Wight, Nansemond, Southampton, Greenville, Sus-
sex, Dinwiddie, Brunswick and Chesterfield Coun-
ties in Virginia which lie more contiguous to those
Cities, and which have three times as many slaves
in them. What does it meani We North Caro-
linians have done, and willing to do all we can
tor Virginia; but she is better able to help herself
in that matter than we are. Perhaps General Hill,
finding that our Eastern people will not remove
their negroes from the enemy has determined to do
it for them. But how can the people of Craven,
Carteret and other Counties send any slaves with
out the consent of the YankeesP If Gen. Hill will
send a sufficient force he can drive out the Yam
KEGS and get 10000 negroes at Beaufort, Newbern
and Washington, and our people will thank him
for it.
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The Presidents Message.

Our readers will peruse with pleasure the mes
sage of President Davis to Congress, sent in on
Monday last Like all his papers, it is short manly,
and to the point The emphasis with which he
dwells on the barbarous practices of certain Yankee
officers in the conduct of the war, and the determi-
nation at which he has deliberately but reluctantly
arrived to arrest such conduct by prompt retalia-
ton, must meet the approval of every Southern
man. 1t is dernier resort for an enlightened
Christian people, forced upon them by an enemy
who seems lost to all the claims of reason and hu-
MARTY.
The President, it will be seen, again asks that
Congress will assume the control of the Railroads
within the States. Congress has no power, under
the Constitution, to do this. If the Railroads are
not disposed to do all they can in aiding the govern
ment to transport troops and supplies, and muni-
tions Of war; let the military power see to it in par
tcular cases that the cause is not injured by such
assumed indisposition on the part of the Roads;
but let this power, when exercised, be limited and
restrained by law. But we do not believe that the
Roads are deserving of censure in this respect.
They have done all they could for the government
and the wonder is that in their condition they have
done so much. Besides, these Roads belong to the
States, and not to the Confederate government We
forbear, however, to discuss the subject further.
The President admits that Executive appoint
ments in the army have been sometimes unfortu-
nate" No doubt Of it The power, however, to
dismiss Incompetent officers without trial is high
and summary one; but that such officers ought to
be dismissed there can be no doubt This is due
alike to our brave soldiers and to the cause.
We regret to see that the President asks for ALI
extension of the conscription law. If nothing else
,ciU do let it 5e extended; but agree with Gen.
Foote, that the best mode of raising troops for the
future would be to call for volunteers for the war
through the State authorities. We may hereafter
point out the defects in the conscripton law to say
nothing of its unconsttutiopality. 1t can be shown
that it operates unequaly and unjustly, and among
other things tends to tester the spirit of specula
ton and extortion which is doing so much to en-
barrass our efforts for independence We are salts
fed that this State, if called upon for volunteers
would raise and tender twenty thousand at a much
earlier period than the same number of conscripts
could be obtained. Let the government give boun-
ties, and land warrants, and promise pensions
to the wounded and disabled-and let the volun-
teers have the right to elect their own officers and
our word for it this State would have twenty thous
and more men Cher full quota, if not more) in the
field in sixty days. The people Of the other States
can answer for themselves.
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The Yankees in OnsloM.

We learn from gentleman, who left Onslow on
Tuesday last, that FRIDAY the 18th, five Yankee
steamers appeared off the bar near Swansboro, and
that in the afternoon three of the steamers came in
and landed Yankee troops, artillery and infantry,
reported by to be 5000, and by others various
numbers up to 10000. 1t is believed, also that a
body of Yankee cavalry from Newbern was co-ope-
rating with them.
Our informant says, that he learned they had
committed depredations upon the inhabitants in that
section destroying and taking their cattle and hogs
and the growing crops-that they had destroyed all
the salt-works at Swansboro, and at all the points
between them and New River. He had heard of no
one having been arrested by them, nor was the cb-
iect of the enemy understood farther than to de-
stroy property, steal negroes, &c.
We had three companies of Rangers in the Coun-
ty who seem however, to have offered no resistance,
the idea prevailing that the enemy wasn large force
We incline to the opinion, however, that not more
than 1000 Yankees have been landed. We know
not what steps have been taken by our military to
arrest them The probability, however is, that by
the time we have sufficient force there to attack
them, the enemy will have re-embarked and gone
to other points.
Such raids may be expected in our Eastern Coun'
ties frequently, until some spirited, daring man is
put in command on our coast with sufficient force
to drive the enemy out or to confne him in narrow
limits. We hope the common government will al
once relieve Eastern people They call for helE
and they deserve it. Otherwise the State govern
mont nuct do ifs dutv and relieve them
Our Wilmington correspondent whose letter is
unavoidably excluded, says the in that place
is that the Yankees have landed 900 at Swansboro
He says, the military in that section are on ths
mr.; nine
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Gbt Stanbar1.
RALEIGH: SATURDAY, AUG. %, 1862.
The Latest News.

It is understood that McClellan's entire force
evacuated Berkley, below Richmond on Friday night
last, and steamed down the river, leaving many
stores and other vauables behind them. 1t is also
understood that the enemy is evacuating Wes-
tern Virginia, and Suffolk, Va, and there are !nd-
cations that Norfolk and Portsmouth will be also
It is therefore evident that all the enemy's avail
able force is being concentrated under Pope, Nc
Clellan and Burnside to oppose the advance of our
army northward; the idea of ION to Richmond y
being we judge at present abandoned, until our
forces under Jackson and Lee are defeated. Gen.
Lee is in chief command on the Rappahannock line,
and the two great armies are near each other
Whether fight is to come off at once is doubtful
now, since the policy of Gen. Lee has been to wait
until the enemy gets fully ready to attack or resist
him. Jacksons dashing policy is evidently the
proper one for the occasion. Were his tactics the
guiding policy, Washington City and Baltimore
would be ours in 80 days.
From the West, there is but little news. The
Yankees, it is reported, with heavy force at the
mouth of the Yazoo river, have captured the trans
port Fair Play, with 1000 Enfield rifles and large
quantity of army stores, designed for Gen. Hindman,
in Arkansas
Fort Cliff, near Hartsville, Tenn, was captured
by our forces on the 18th inst, at the point of the
bayonet.
The Freeman's Journal, the leading Catholic pa.
per in New York, advocates proposition for com.
promise with the South to end the war.
The North is energetically prosecuting the effort
to raise her additional 100000 men. What we do,
should be done quickly.
In the Confederate Senate on "Wednesday but
little was done. In the House number of reso-
luons were offered in relation to substitutes in the
army-to the punishment of deserters, officers as
we'll as men, the removal of secresy from the action
of the House the Conscripton bil-to investigate
the condition of the army hospitals about Richmond,
for the increase of the pay Of prlvates and various
other important matters.
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LAW OF RErAL1AT1oN.-We regret that want Of
space to-day excludes the interesting correspondence
betveen Gen. Lee and Gen. Halleck, the command
ing Generals of the two contending powers, in re-
GARD to the late barbarous acts Of Butler, Pope,
Phelon, Fitch and, Hunter. Gen. Lee indicates
very plainly the purpose of the Confederate govern
ment to reaiate promptly for such acts if not dis
.vowed and prevented. Gen, Halleck does not ad-
NIT the correctness of these allegations, assumes
that his government will conduct the war according
to the rules of civilized warfare and returns Gen.
Lees two last letters as insulting to his government
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The ConscrintS.

correspondent calls our attention to the fact,
Holmes, near this city, much to the dissatisfaction
of the conscripts themselves, as well as their nu-
merous friends.
The law provides, that in assigning tho conscript
soldiers to the several companies and regiments,
that regard shall be had to the particular section in
which they were raised the object being, as was
generally thought that conscripts from the several
counties should be placed in companies raised in
each particular county. We know nothing-of the
course of procedure at Camp Holmes, nor do we
know the extent to which the officers there have
concerned themselves to accommodate the feelings
and wishes Of the conscrpts. If half that we have
heard be true, suppose there has been but little
accommodation any way, nor do we know that the
officers were able to do better than they have done
Our correspondent says that some OF the eonscrpts
from Chatham and Wake have been placed in the
1st and 9th N. G. Regiments, where they were en-
tire strangers to both officers and men. We know
nothing of the facts but correspondent will per-
ceive, at glance that it was out of the power of
Major Mallett or any one else, to place every man
exactly where he wished to CO.
In the first place, we apprehend that the number
which have come into Camp Holmes, has been much
smaller than any one expected. Secondly, the de-
ficencies in all the regiments much greater than
was at first supposed. Thirdly, some of the reg-
ments were much moro reduced than others, hence
to bring up those regiments especially the 9th, 1s
and others, which were SO greatly reduced, to, a
number equal to what the new regiments had,
would take all the men IN camp. MAJ. Mallett was
obliged to commence with some regiment and go
on through as he had the men to fill them. We
have no idea that he or any one purposely design.
ed to aflict the Chatham and Wake men, by placing
them in the 1st and 5th regiments. The task in
disposing of the conscripts properly, is difficult
ard unpleasant one, and that complaints should ex-
ist even under the best possible management, was
to have been expected. The defects of the law it.
self are so numerous and Objectionable, that we
could not hope for entire satisfaction in its execution
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Confederate Congress.

Inls body convened in Richmond on Monday last
quorum was present in both Houses, and they pro-
cseded to business. Messrs. Dortch and Davis, of
TINS State were in their seats in the Senate, and
Messrs. Ashe, Bridgers, Gather, Lander, and Nc
Dowell, of this State, were in their seats in the
House. Messrs. Davidson, Mclean, and Smith ap-
peared in their seats on Tuesday,
Various propositions were introduced on the first
and second days, but none of them strike US as be-
ing more fit and proper than those in the Senate
and House by Mr.. Yancey, of the former, and Mr..
Foote, OF the later to amend the rules as to pro-
vide for legislative sessions with open doors The
Confederacy is now suffering under disadvantages
and burdens which would never have existed, but
for secret sessions of the Congress- Let the doors
be thrown open, and let every Senator and Repre-
sentative feel that in reality, as well as in theory,
he IS responsible to the people, and Immediately
sponsible, for what he says and does.
The message of the President, which will be found
in the Standard today, was sent in on Monday.
In the Senate on Tuesday, the Presidents mes
sage was taken up and referred to appropriate COM
mittees
The Senate took no action on the subject of Sc
cret sessions, but the House determined, by a vote
of 81 to 15, so to amend its rule not to 60 into
secret session without vote upon the motion by
yeas and nays. We doubt whether this will amount
to much in practice. The delegation from this State
voted to amend the rule
lnthe House on Tuesday, Mr.. Fooe pressed his bill,
introduced on Monday to raise $50, ,0Oc through
the State authorities, instead of by an extension of
the conscription law. That gentleman addressed
the House at some length and with much ability, in
support of his proposition. Before arriving at any
action on the subject the House adjourned.
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GEN. PErr1GREw.-In response to inquiries froE1
various quarters for the address Of Gen. Pettgrew,
we have been informed by Mr.. Shepard Of this City,
that the General is not now in Richmond-or, at
least that any communication to him for the present
must be directed to him at Petersburg Va, care OF
Gen. D. II. Hill. We learned, also, from the same
source (ss stated in our last paper that Gen. had
renorted for service though still suffering from one
Of his wounds, and though his right arm was still
par.lyzed. Nothing can more fully prove, than
facts like these, the noble daring and determined
resolution of our soldiers to give the Yankees
warm reception.
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Hon. ABRAM RENcHER.-We had the pleasure of
seeing this gentleman in town yesterday, his way
with his family to his old home near Pittsborough.
Mr. Rencher our readers will remember, was ap-
pointed by Mr.: Buchanan Governor of New Mexico,
and occupied that post with much credit to himself
and benefcially to the Territory, until his State de-
cided to sever her connection with the federal gov
ernment Gov. Rencher labored for some twelve
months to get through with the settlement of his
accounts and to obtain permission cross the lines;
and this permission he obtained only recently. after
numerous and most perplexing difficulties. His old
friends and the people Of the State generally will
welcome him back to North Carolina. There is no
truer Southern man than Abram Rencher
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We were glad to see in the City. day or two
since, Capt Eugene Grissom, Of the Both Regiment
who was wounded in J@ Of the battles below Rich
mond. Capt. G. is rapidly recovering from his
wound lie was elected to the House Of Commons
by the people of Granville, while absent at Rich
mond, by very hattering majority. The people
Of that County could not have bestowed their suf-
frages on more gallant or worthy man.
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The Wilmington Journal says that the chief cause
of the late election result in North Carolina op
position to the conscription law.-Rieh. Enquirer.
The Wilmington Journal is mistaken. The con-
scripton law was not generally discussed, either
the stump or in the newspapers. Nnty-nine hun
dredths of our people, like the Wilmington Journal,
were opposed to the passage of the law and depre-
Gated the necessity which appeared to lead to it;
but after the law was passed, our people submitted
to it like patriots. Opposition to it had nothing
to do with the result of the election in this State
The Wilmington Journal opposed the law, before it
was passed, with more vehemence even than we
did, and it seemed probable at one time that the
Journal would advocate resistance to it. We never
thought of resisting it; and ours is the only paper
in the State which has made direct appeal to the
conscrpts themselves to obey the law and stand by
the flag. The Journal has made no such appeal
That paper we beg the Enquirer to remember, sup
ported Mr.. Johnston for Governor, and we support
ed Col. Vance.
We will tell the Enquirer what was the "chief
cause of the late election result" in this State 1t
was caused by the proscrptive spirit of the early
secessionists towards the late secessionsts and by
the necessity Wnicu eXlste0 LOT REFORM IN OUT Otate
government The early secessionists in power
both at Richmond and Raleigh, had not only i'm
peached the loyalty Of the late secessionsts or old
Union men, through those who spoke for them in the
newspapers and on the stump, but they had studi-
ously excluded them as untrustworthy from every
office of prominence and influence. 1t was against
such injustice, which was injuring the common
cause while it threatened to blast the political and
personal character of the late secessoniss that the
people Of this State rose up,-and this, repeat,
with the demand for reform, constituted the "chief
cause" of the result in this State.
The Enquirer very absurdly imagines that the
old Democratic party is still in existence, and it
considers the Baltimore boilers the Democratic par
ty. Hence the confidence 1t places in such papers
as the Wilmington Journal. We may as well in
form the Enquirer that the Wilmington Journal is
any thing now but Democratic paper tina! its in
fuence, never great, is now confined to small
locality; and that even this influence is maintained
by the manner in which it suppresses and perverts
the truth. If the people who read the Journal had
been thoroughly posted in relation to the issues be-
fore the people in the late election they would have
risen above their prejudices and voted almost to
man for Col. Vance
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OFFICERS REPORTING FOR DUrY.-Under the late
order of Maj. Mallett we learn that officers of the
twelve months Regiments who were defeated, or
temporarily out of service on account of ill health,
are reporting for duty at Camp Holmes, near this
City. Among others, We are glad to see IN the
City Capt. ". NJ Norman, of Surry, formerly OF
the 2sih, who has reported himself for the war
Capt n. has been out of the service for several
months, on account of i'll health.
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CONTRIBUTIONS.
For the Standard.

have received from ladies in and near Raleigh,
hands Of Miss Susan G. Battle, $lag, through Mr..
G. W. Mordecai from Rev. Cyrus Waters, on bs.
half of the citizens of Windsor, $780, and from the
ladies of Scotland Neck $3.50, through the hands of
Miss Hill. It is understood that this money was
collected to build Gunboat or found Widows
and Orphans Asylum; but as these objects were
found to be impracticable, it has been appropriated
to the purpose Of providing for the comfort and vel
fare of our sick and wounded soldiers. Certainly it
could not be given in better cause.
CHAS. T. JOHNSON.
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SWORD PREsENrAnoN-In another column will
be found the proceedings of the 26th N. c. regi-
ment in connection with the presentation of sword
to Col. Vance, the Governor elect The remarks
of Sergt Major Polk and Of Col. Vance will be pub
lished when they come to hand.