Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-06-07
The Latest News.

The Latest NEWS
The latest telegraph or the Raails add but little to
sbe news already prepared for OUT readers
The 6eht at Richmond has not yet been renewed
The enemy is stall in possession of Chickaao'niny
swamp and the low grounds on the west, bat the
oxccssiye rains have Hooded tho country 50 IS to
-anaer ope-atisas impossible. An occasional shell,
balloon, and entrenc6ing operations seem to oocti-
nv the enemy Our army is represented as occu-
pying favorable position on the high lands and is
said to be in fine spirits The papers represent our
reople and army to be confident of success An
admirable address to the army has been issued by
President Davis, for which We have sot room to-
day. in which he says he can ask nothing setter,
nor desire more than the army has done. Moth
inc could exceed the prowess with winch yoa closed
unon the enemy when sheet of fire was blaEiaG in
YOUR faces" On Tuesday and perhaps Wednesday
the enemy was drawn up in line Of battle, but the
enemy she&ed ne disposition to advance. Gen.
Lee is in command.
But few additional incidents Of the battle had
been gathered. The Dispatch says that Major
Grimes of Pitt of the 4th N. G. Regiment exhibited
great daring in the battle of Saturday. He had two
horses shot under him. Wkile on foot the color
bearer and his staff seipg all killed or wounded,
Mai. Grimes rushed to the front with the standard
and bore it aloft through perfect storm of shot,
shell and canister, and trlumphantly placed it on
the feld-work amid the cheers of his men.
The precise position of Gen. Jackson appears not
to be known One account is that he had fallen
back to Strasburg, and that Fremont, Dix, Mellow
ell and Geary were marching to attack him. An
other is that he at Frederick Nd, had captured
large amounts of stores, arms, &C., burnt bridges,
and was within 80 miles of Washington City. All
Lincolndom is in a ferment at his late successes
The stores captured by him are estimated at ST.
100000 If his force is sufficiently large, the
try has no fears of him. Where he will turn up
next, no one knows.
Rumors and Northern accounts state that Gen..
Beauregard had fallen back from Corinth to point
on the Ohio and Mobile Railroad. His army day
or two ago said to be in fine health and spirits.
At all accessible points in Mississippi, Louisiana
and Arkansas the enemy was committing great ex-
cesses and ravaging the country. Our small forces
and batteries at different points moesting him
severely. Vicksburg and Memphis held out at last
accounts. There is a rumor that Fort Pillow has
been evacuated, but it needs confirmation.
The enemy appears to be advancing slowly upon
Charleston. The enemy landed about 400 men on
James Island nearly opposite Charleston on the Sd,
and we're repulsed by our troops force of ], ZOO
Yankees are also reported to have landed Barrys
Island. Onr forces are rallying to meet them.
We hear nothing of the movements of the enemy
on our Coast at any point The force is believed to
be small at NeWbern. There is no confirmation Of
the rumor that Burnside was moving his forces up
Chowan. Every thing appears to be quiet below.