Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-05-10
WAR NEWS.
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FROM coRINTH.
CoRINTH, May 5th.-Everything remained quiet
yesterday. 1t raned all day, and continues to rain
this morning The enemy have fallen back from
Pennington, according to appearances, for a.day
two
courier from COL SCOTS Louisiana Cavalry
arrived here last night Hereports that the enemy,
in evacuating Decatur battered down the pillars and
burnt the bridges Col. Scott crossed the river
the Sd, and attacked several hundred Federals next
day at Athens, in Tennessee. The Alabama Road
captured with all the enemy's tents and camp
equipage, and number of wagons and arms, with
a loss on our side of only one. Captain Tendon,
with cannon, proceeded to the next station on
Indian Creek The train for Nashville with General
Mitchell passed up the road half an hour previous
Hearing the down train coming laden with Federal
supplies, logs were put on the track, which pro-
duced smash up, killing numbers of Federal troops.
The locomotive was also destroyed While return
ing troops were pursued by the enemy cavalry.
At Elk river, last Friday, skirmsh ensued IN
which the enemy lost twelve. Their Colonel was
MORALLY wounded. Our loss was two.
AUGUSTA, GA, May 6.-The Savannah Republi-
cans Corinth correspondent, under date Of the 9th
instant, says the roads in shocking condition
from the recent heavy rains, but it will be impossi-
BILE to postpone general engagement The enemy
are making movement on our right. 1t is suppos-
/ ments have been made to meet them.
MORGAN AGAIN.
Augusta, GA, May 6.-Morgan has defeated the
Yankees and taken two hundred and eighty prison.
ers at PuatoSke, Tennessee. He also captured a
train loaded with Federal property
FROM NEW ORLEANS
AUGUSTA, May 6.-The Jackson NississiPpian Of
the lst has the New Orleans papers of Tuesday
(29th) The authorities of the city held out to the
last in heroic and stubborn refusal to lower the flag
of their adoption. All the guns of Fort jackson
were spiked before its surrender. Fort Pike was
evacuated, and everything it contained abandoned
Commander Farragut sent a communication to
the Mayor and Council on the 28th, complaining OF
their refusal to haul down the Confederate flag, &C.,
and notified them to remove the women and children
in 4S hours. The Mayor convened the Council, anG
they decided not to recede from their position The
Louisiana flag still floats in the breeze
Mayor Monroe nobly replies to Farragut, saying
ave will stand your bombardment unarmed and
undefended as we are" Farragut, on the 29th,
again addressed the Mayor, saying that Forts Jack
son and St. Phillip had fallen and that he will now
proceed to raise the Union flag on the Custom
House, and that the Mayor must have it respected
by all tbs civil power of the city.
The Eceninq Delta of the 30th says that all the
Confederate flags in the city have been lowered and
that the Federal flag floats from all the public bull
dings, under the protection of the Federal guns
All the city papers are still published, but they
confined to local topics. The Federals expected
to take military possession of the city on the 3Oth
The Commandant of the French steamer MiLan,.
lying opposite New Orleans, notified FaTragut that
his As hours notice of the intended bombardment
was ridiculous, and demanded GO days for the evacu-
ton of the city.
PROM VIRGINIA.
RICHMOND, May 6.-An official letter from VIII
liamsburg states that the enemy on Sunday alter
noon pursued our cavalry pickets to town but were
easily repulsed by our guard commanded by
Brig. Gen. McLaws. The enemy lost one piece OF
artillery, two caissons and Is prisoners. The 4th,
Va. regiment under Col Wickham made handsom
charge upon them.
RICHMOND May 6-An official despatch from
Staunton dated the 5th states that the enemy evae-
uated Harrisonburg Monday and that this town is
now in possession of our cavalry under Capt VIM
field.
The government has, as we learn, advices by let
ter from Colonel Jenner in relation to the appear
ance of the enemy in Southwestern Virginia, to
which we have already referred Colonel Jennifer's
command has retreated to Rocky Gap after an en-
gagement with the enemy near Princeton Mercer
county. The burning of this town is confirmed
Our loss in the skirish of the LIST instant is stated
to have been three killed and ten wounded.