Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-06-04
Third Dispatch.

PETERSBURG, June 2, o'clock, p. NJ.
Editor Standard No trains from Richmond to-
day, no papers received and no kilograms concern
ing army movements. 1t is now two o'clock, and it
is not known whether the fighting renewed
All accounts, up TO late hour last night agree that
we obtained slight advantage in the fight yester
day. Mcclellan commanded the enemy in person.
The carnage is said to have been terrible Yankee
loss known to have been double that of the Confed
crates. Richmond is crowded with the wounded.
dispatch received in this City on Monday night
states that Gen. Colston's brigade, to which the
18th and 14th N. C. Regiments belong, was under
fire, but not actively engaged, and lives lost
The same dispatch states that there was no fighting
on Monday.
From the above it will be seen that the fight was
opened by Gen. Hill, of this State, on Saturday
morning. the s1st of May. The fight commenced
in the valley of Boar Swamp between the York
Railroad and the Williamsburg Road about z miles
from Richmond. The tremendous fall of rain on
Friday evening caused food in Chickahomny, and
carried away some of the bridges. The roads and
ground were very muddy.
From the various items in the newspapers and
from rumor we gather few particulars not en-
braced in the dispatches.
Gen. Hills division was supported by Gen. Long
streets and Huger's. Gen. Rhodes, Garland's,
Rains, Andersons, Writings and others are spoken
of in high terms.
President Davis and Gen. Lee were on the field,
! inspiring and encouraging our forces 1t is said
our troops fought with desperate bravery. At
late hour Gen. Hill telegraphed his wife at Char
| lotte, which was read in the churches on Sunday,
"God has given US great Victory" Gen. Rhodes
was wounded, Gen. Hatton, of Tennessee, killed
! On Monday dispatch brought the unpleasant
| intelligence of the death of Gen. j. Johnston Petit
grew, late Colonel of our 22d regiment He fell in
the battle of Saturday. The death of this young
officer will spread gloom large circle both
| in this State and in South Carolina
The fight on Sunday is said to have been terrible,
but so far we scarcely have any particulars beyond
the above. From the Charlotte Bulletin we learn
that 4th Regiment n. c. Troops was IN the hot
| test of the fight and immortalized ITSELF
We regret our inability to furnish readers
with fuller details of the fight on Saturday and
Sunday. OF the latter day we scarcely know any
thing and the last dispatch is not as encouraging as
we desire. The silence of the telegraph from Rich
mond is much to be deprecated. Our people prefer
knowing the worst than to be kept in constant sus-
pense.
The general impression is, indeed it is rumore6,
that an armistce took place on Monday for the
burial of the dead and the proper of the wound
ed If so, there was no fighting on that day. So
far the results of the fight ndecsive. We trust
Heaven may lnterpose and give US a complete
victory.
Dispatches from Corinth state that Gen. Seigel
had Joined Halleck with his forces. Skirmishing
continued, but no battle yet. Gen. Beauregard had
forbidden dispatches to be sent
| The gunboats of the enemy had attacked Vicks-
burg, but were driven back. Fort Pillow still holds
out The Yankees had destroyed the buildings on
President Davis's farm, below Vicksburg on the
Mississippi, and also that of Joe Bavis.
The Yankees had landed at Georgetown, S. c.,
and near Pensacola. A fight is reported on the
Charleston and Savannah Railroad, on the 29th ult.
| Capt. Scarborough, of this State is said to have
been killed in skirmish on Friday, on the Will
liamsburg Road, below Richmond
The Yankee accounts state that Mcclellan had
| telegraphed to Washington that he gained conf
plete victory at Hanover Court House. in which
Gen. Branch's brigade was concerned, and that the
| Confederates were routed with loss of 1000 He
| says his loss was 379. We doubt the statement.
| Our loss was severe, but hardly 1,OO0-his loss
must have been greater in killed and wounded
! than OURS