Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-04-12
The Latest News.


The Latest News.
~. hova deferred to the latest moment making
-, our summary of news. The reader will find but
r'r additional particulars from the battle field of
Shiloh.
!, .,pears that Gems. Johnstcn, Beauregard, Polk
! pr,op had effected union of their forces at
r,r,ntb mississippi few days before the battle.
Cor,oth is about 80 miles East of Memphis, Tenn,
,h,t roint on the Memphis & Charleston Railroad
loo ,be Mobile & Ohio Railroad crosses it.
Con Grant, com handing the left wing of the
p,dor,Is supposed to be 60, 900 strong had pushed
Il. column ND the Tennessee River, and landed at
pittsburg, Tenn small town on the river about
trortr miles from Corinth. Of this, movement our
-onorals were fully aware. They were also advised
a., fen Bue had pushed on his column of 70, 900
s,r Nashville, South hut with the evident design
If forming junction with Grant at Pittsburg.
Cen Johnston therefore determined to attack
Cen Grant before Buell. could reinforce him, de-
s,rov his army and return to COri"th
TIL. number of our forces is not known; some
cay 90 600. hut we Judge that is large estimate.
Our forces moved against Grant on the 9th instant,
whose advance column was within Is miles Of Cor
NTH At Shiloh Church. At early hour the
troo,,s were engaged, and the battle fercely
contested ON both sides during the entire dav.
Whrre all md so well, it would be inyidious TO
,.,ricrriarize hut Gems Johnston, Polk, Pillow,
Brs,kinrtIge and GLADDEN. specially spoken of as
s,opsIzirg themselves. About q o'clock, General
Johnston fell ball having cut the large artery Of
his leg; he conunued in the saddle until he tainted
with loss of blood, and expired very soon after
Gen, Breckenridge is said to have had two horses
killed under him, and his clothes were badly torn.
S9ecal mention is made of the great valor OF the
Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana troops, but We
have no doubt all fought we'll Dispatches state
that only IS 900 of Grants forces were engaged
How many of ours is not mentioned. The loss on
beth sides is said to be heavy, but nothing is men
toned except that our loss is about $1,000 and that
we took between and 5000 prisoners, among whom
was Gen. Prentice and number of other officers.
Eleven car loads of Federal prisoners arrived at
Chattanooga, on the 9th.
The enemy was completely routed on the 9Th and
driven to their boats leaving an immense amount of
ammunition, stores, and guns in our possession and
100 cannon captured.
On Sunday night Gen. Buell. arrived with heavy
reinforcements and attacked Gen. Beauregard vigo-
rously on Monday morning. The battle ragged on
until l o'clock, when both parties seemed to haul
of. Gen. Beauregard fell back to Corinth accord
ing to Gen. Johnston's plan, not having been able
to save all of his ammunition, supplies and cannon
taken from the enemy the day before.
dispatch from Corinth on the 9th, to the Rich
mond DispGtch, says, still hold the battle field,
and it is not thought that the enemy will advance.
|, says that Morgans Cavalry on the 9Th attacked
the enemy in camp and killed large number of
them and burned4he tents of our forces which they
had left;
1t says that Gems Gladden. Bushrod johnson and
Hndman were wounded, and at o'clock the firing
ceased mutually on both sides on Monday, and both
armies fell back.
No doubt but Buell. will be strongly reinforced,
and will advance. Gen. Beauregard is in command
of our forces at Corinth, and doubt strongly en-.
trenched
1t is also stated that Gen. Van Dorm had joined
Beauregard at Corinth with re-inforcements. Near
that point the great battle is yet to be fought
gentleman Of this City has recrived letter
from friend in the west who states that Fl Smith
had been evacuated by forces on account OF the
desttuhOn of forage and provisions in that region,
and that Gen. Price had retired to the Arkansas
river to obtain supplies. This therefore dscourages
the rumor of another fight with Curtis.
We learn from dispatches received by the Char
lOtte Bulletin on the 10th, that Com. Hollins had
communicated to the War Department at Richmond
that three Of the enemy's gunboats had passed
Island No 10. Of course they Will encounter
breakers below
1t is stated also, that five Yankee batteries COM
menced the bombardment of Fort Pulaski below
Savannah at 6 o'clock, A. ~, on that day. No
Fears were felt for the Fort.
We have nothing from the neighborhood of New
bern, except the skrmish given another article.
rumor prevailed in Norfolk, which, however,
was believed to be unfounded that about 800 of our
militia had been captured by the Yankees between
Elizabeth City and South Mills.
Is also reported that the Burnside feet was con.
centrating at Edcnton for supposed advance upon
Suffolk. 1t needs confirmation.
No news about Norfolk or from the Merrimac.
The reported fights on the Peninsula are believed
10 have been only skirmishes. The enemy was said
70 he entrenching four miles below Yorktown.
SEIRNIsH.-We understand that Capt Boothe's
company, of Col Spruills Cavalry, had skirmish
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