Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-09-10
Gbt Stan6ar6.
RALEIGH: SATURDAY, SEPT. 6, 1862.
The War News.

The War News.
The past ten days have been glorious for the Con-
federate arms at all points. On the Potomac, we
have reason to believe that our successes have been
equal to what the most sanguine could have expect
ed Our losses have been great no doubt, which
will cause grief in many households, but our tri-
umYhs have been only equalled by the daring and
selfsacrifce of our brave troops. Many rest in
their long sleep, but they fell in defence of their
homes and their rights.
A most excruciating anxiety fills the public mind
to learn the particulars, but we regret to say this
anxiety cannot be satisfied on account of the ar
rangements of the government and the poor facili-
ties yet created for learning facts from that now
distant quarter Particulars of the fight on Thurs
day and Friday have come through Northern pa
pers, but they are vouminous, contradictory and
false, we cannot burden our columns with them.
OF the battles of the 2S:h, 2ath, and 50th Of Au-
gust, though week has elapsed, we are almost en-
tirely ignorant as to the particulars except few
facts cleaned from passengers arriving at Richmond.
That we obtained signal victory over the enemy
on the 50th, as stated in Gen. Lees dispatch to the
President which we gave our readers in last,
doubt can exist
Our army, it is said, during the three days bat.
ties, occupied nearly the identical position the Yam
kee army did in the great battle on Manassas Plains
of the 21st of July, 1861, and the Yankee army oc
cupied the position our army then did. The Rich
mond Examiner of the 3rd INST, gives the following
account obtained from passengers who participated
in the fight of Thursday, showing how our forces
obtained their positions and of the fight that day
ION Monday the 9sh, General A. P. Hill moved down
from Salem along the Manassas Gap railroad and Tues
day took possession Of Manassas Junction. capturing sew
eral hundred prisoners and eight ten guns General
Ewe followed General Hill, and General Taliaferro
manding General Jacksons old DIVISION followed General
Ewe General Talliaerro reached Manassas Wednesday
evening Just as the troops of Ewe and Hill
ting that position and falling back towards Bull Run in the
direction of Cenrevie. General Ial;iaferro occupied
Manassas and made show of throwing out heavy pckets
towards the enemy, who at Bris'ow station on the
Orange and Alexandria railroad five miles distant IN
soubwestery drectlon but shortly after nige,a call
ond took nosition near Groveto where he remained all
night His position to the right OF Generals Hill ana
EwrlI At dawn the Thursday morning, occasional
renors of and muskety begun be heard towards
the left which kept up at intervals until evening".
Still enemy had yet been seen on {" tne r
o'clock P NJ they were suddenly borne down upon by
several heavy columns of the enemy numbering 1t was
estimated, twenty thousand men, The hght was opehea
ON both sides with artillery at first at long range out
gradually the enemy drew up his batteries to our lines
v six O'Clock the distance between the combatants nao
been reduced to musket range and the hgh aong Tue
whole lines of Taiaerros Ewells and Hills divisions be
came general The enemy fought with great o6stnacy
being inspired, it is thought by the supPoson that ne
had caught General Jackson in small force and had an op
nortuny of crushing him. But often as they charged
our lines they were driven back with hiDned ranks without
being able TO move us from our position fn ~ a,m ,n
closed over the scene and the retired from tne
aic The battle was however, kept up until nine O'Clock
by the artierists on both sides.
Our loss in this engagement is said to have been
from eight hundred to one thousand, killed and
wounded, and the enemy is believed to have lost
double that number. Gen. Ewell was shot through
the knee with minnie ball. and we regret to learn
his leg would be necessarily amputated. The loss
of the services of so valuable officer will be much
felt Gen. Trimble is said to have been severely
wounded Gen. Taliaferro, commanding the Stone
wall Brigade" received three shots, but his wounds
are not dangerous. The names of several othe1
Virginia and South Carolina officers are also given
and our casualties among officers wounded are sale
to be greater than killed.
Our forces rested on the field on Thursday night
and moved forward on Friday morning mile II
the direction of the enemy.
On Friday, the other wing of our army was at
tackled by the enemy. The fight was severe, bu
we have no particulars.
On Saturday our centre under Gen. Lee attacked
the enemy. The morning was consumed in Sc
we're cannonading from both sides, and general en-
gagement began in earnest about o'clock. Th
Richmond Enquirer learns:
"Tbe enemy contested steadily every inch Of th
ground but were finally repulsed flying in
Several of their regiments almost utterly annhilated
The slaughter immense and the field for three mile
was covered with dead and wounded.
The fight commenced Oh the Warrenton turnpike AM
gradually became general Our troops fought with anma
tion and obstinacy.
The Division under the immediate command of Brig
Gen Kemper captured three batteries (some thirty pieces
We have captured numerous stands of colors arms
thousands Of prisoners"
Gems. Pope and Mcdowell, of the Federal army
are reported as both mortally wounded, and one &C
count says that Gen. Segel was killed; another ha
it that it was the notorious Sickles
On Saturday evening, it is said, the enemy, nc
being able to resist the force of our arms, rereate
in the direction of Washington-some say by wa
of Leesburg, others by way of Alexandria.
Accounts direct from Washington, represent tn
city to be greatly excited. The Long Bridge an
Ac1neluct had been blown up to prevent our force
crossing the Potomac Other rumors are afoat OF
we prefer to await the arrival of the last mails b.
fore giving them.
surroLK-The Petersburg Express learns this
the Yankees have been reinforced at Suffolk to III
Ooo They have pushed up an advanced guard
far as Franklin depot apprehendng an attack. W