Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-11-07

Advance Of Yankee Troops into this State.
ehear many rumors but nothing very definite,
up TO the time of going to press in relation to the
advance of the enemys forces into the interior to-
wards the Wilmington and Weldon Road. - &
There is no doubt of the fact that some six regi-
ments, with artillery, crossed Swift Greek some
days since, on the North side of Neuse river. What
point they were making for is not known. tits
certain that some of the enemys steamers passed up
Tar river on Sunday last, nearly if not quite to
Greenyille, Smelling the country they advanced.
This may have been intended to divert attention
from the advance on Weldon
1t is reported that conflict took place on Mon
day last near Hamilton, on the Roanoke, between
three regiments of the enemy, with some cavalry
and artillery, and portion of the 26th regiment
under Col. Burgwyn. 1t is said that we lost ten
killed and thirty wounded and that our forces had
fallen back to within few miles of Tarborough.
We have various reports as to the strength of the
enemy one being that they have ten thousand
troops near Hamilton with forty pieces of artillery
We have conversed with friend who left Plymouth
on Saturday last who informs us that he saw un-
m;stakable indications of an advance by the enemy
up Roanoke river.
day or two since we had not more than four
thousand effective troops in that part of the State
but reinfOrcements have been sent forward from
Petersburg to the scene of hostilities.
Gov. Vance left this City, with Gen. Martin, on
Monday last, for Marlborough Gen. NJ. is said to
be in command of our troops.
There are many rumors in circulation that we do
not repeat, but we will give what intelligence we
hat Ill,
the last moment before going to press.
We have constantly warned our people, for
months, of the impending danger to our Eastern
Counties, and urged them to remove their slaves,
oith sy1fciency Of meat and bread for their sup
port. But the storm so long gathering is now upon
them and fear that not only great suffering will
ensue, but that millions of property will be de-
stroyed. The government, too at Richmond is
deeply interested in the movement which no doubt
has tue cutting of our Railroads at Weldon for its
object If the government would not be cut Off
from North Carolina, and particularly from all the
Southern Atlantic States and indeed entirely cut
eff from them, with the exception of the means of
transportation furnished by the Danville Road and
the East Tennessee and Virginia Road it must rouse
itself to the dangers that threaten it. and make the
necessary efforts to drive back the enemy to his
gunboats. The main hope, if not the only hope
which we have that Eastern Carolina will be res
cued from the grasp Of the enemy, is in the fact
that the government at Richmond will find itself
isolated from the Southern Atlantic States, unless
it should make vigorous efforts to the Rail-
roads at Weldon. In other words, the necessities
of that government which has so long neglected
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will relieve Eastern Carolina of the presence of the
enemy.
P S-Since the above was put in type, we learn
from reliable source from Tarboro the following
version of the above rumors:
1t appears that three companies Of the 26th n.
C. Regiment had been sent down below Hamilton
or Williamson, other forces had been sent to
other points to enable our people to remove their
negroes and other movable property from beyond
the enemy's lines. Many were availing themselves
of this arrangement, and were removing large num-
be5s of blacks. The Yankees hearing of this, de-
termined to prevent it. if possible, and hence moved
force in the direction Of Hamilton or Williamson
Col. Burgwyn, with his small force determined
to arrest their progress, and hence attacked them
keeping in check very superior force of the enc
my until re-inforcedi when he determined to fall
back to better position. The rumors about the
landing of the enemy in BERTHE, and on Tar river,
and Of his intended advance upon Tarboro, were
believed to be premature. We hope that the ru-
mOred destruction of property at Hamilton, by
the enemy, is also magnIfed or unfounded.
STILL FURTHER AT the last moment we learn
from an entirely reliable source that the Yankees
went up the Roanoke river in their gunboats, on
Wednesday last and landed in force near Palmyra
Halifax County. This place is only % or 80 miles
from Weldon.
Gen. Pettigrew is said to be in command at Wei
don with good force. If so, we have good hope of
success.