Weekly standard., 1862-03-19
Gte STANDARD.
RALEIGH: SATURDAY, MARCH Is, 1862.
LATEST NEWS.

LATEST NEWS.
Burnside in Neuse hiver-..Attacks ouI lower !
Batteries and effects a landing, it is salI:.-
Desperate fighting in Administrations. Nc.
Cuiioch, Mcintosh and Hubert killed, &c. 80
Our Troops falling back from the Potomac.
Rumors were rife on Thursday last that the
Burnside feet, in force, some say 80 vessels, were
in Neuse river about Is miles below New bern, and
an attack was hourly expected.
On Friday morning the rumors by the train are,
that the feet attacked lower batteries Thurs
day morning and that the fight was continued all
day; the feet succeeded at length to pass the lower
batteries and effected landing. The report is,
that we lost but one man on Thursday. What
damage was done to the enemy is not stated.
FROM THE Observation-Disclosures has been received
at the War Office in Richmond and by telegraph to
the press, that battle had been in progress during
the 9th, 9th and 7th inst, on Pea Ridge. Benton
County, Ark. near the Missouri line. between our
forces under Gems. Van Dorm, Price, McCulloch
&C., and on the Yankee side under Gen. Curtis, in
which the carnage was very great and the contest
severely stubborn on both sides. The forces on
each side are said to number 30O00 but our forces
were badly armed, yet they fought with despera-
ton.
The whole country mourns over the loss of the
intrepid Gems McCullocn and Mcintosh, who with
Gems. Hubert Slack and Col. McRae among the
slain The report is that Gen. Slack was morta!ly
wounded, and that Gen. Price was wounded in the
arm.
Gen. Van Dorm announces in dispatch on the
7th that he was victorious-that his force slept on
the field that night and that for prudential reasons
he retired Is miles from the battle field on the 9th.
He had ordered Gen. Pike with 6O0O Indians to
inforce him, and the impression is that having the
vantage ground of the enemy, he has defeated him.
The loss on both sides must be immense
The Yankees on the other hand claim the victory,
and represent that they still pursuing Gen. Van
DORM The bodies of Gen. McCulloch and Mcintosh
had been taken to Fort Smith for interment.
At last accounts the enemy was pressing our
lines severely at New Madrid, Mo-, and rulnor was
aAoat that Gen. Beauregard had been attacked at
Island, No TO- But it is more likely that the
rumor is in advance of the truth. few days
however only elapse before he is attacked
Every confidence is expressed in his ability and
means to resist the attack.
OK THE PoroMAc-Our batteries on the Potomac
it appears have been abandoned and troops have
fallen back Gen. Hill retired from LeeSburg on
the 9th, and our troops fell back from Centreville
on the same day, and the enemy was in possession
of that place. From Winchester, We have nothing
certain, except that the enemy was near that place
in force. Whether Gen. jackson would give him
battle or retire was not known. A Northern ac-
count says it has been evacuated.
We have nothing new from Yorktown, Norfolk,
Savannah, or Charleston of the movements of the
enemy.
The Confederate Congress is discussing the pro-
priety of recalling Commissioners from Europe.
The Gen. A. P. Hill, recently appointed, is Vir-
einian and late Colonel of the 18th Virginia reg-
ment
Congress is discussing the exemption bill, and
proposition to exempt ministers in charge of con-
gregalions was rejected in the House.
The Northern papers state that Capt Semmes has
been arrested a. Tangher by order of the u S. Con-
sui at Gibraltar.
YANKEE PRISONERS $50 Yankee prison.
ers who had been released on parole, returned
through this City on Wednesday last to Salisbury.
They came from Tuscaloosa, Ala, and had gotten
on their wav homeward as far as Weldon, we un-
derstand but on account of the obstructions about
Old Point, occasioned we suppose, by the recent
gyrations of the Merrimac could not proceed, and
hence were ordered back to Salisbury. .7
= Col. SINGELrARY.-The ,Newbern Progress says
that Col. Slngeltary has received commission as
Colonel from Gov. Clark, and that he has been or.
dered to report here for duty.
Gov. Letcher of Virginia has called out the en-.
tire militia of that State, and has abolished the or.
der authorizing the employment of substitutes.
Much dissatisfaction prevails, and it is thought all
business must be stopped and the planting of the
new crop abandoned. Hisloyalty, whether justly OF
not is suspected, and the intmation made.that the
order if executed, will tie Virginia hand and foot
and make her an easy prey to the Yankees. Be
tween the mismanagement of the State and Con
federate governments, things are getting no better
fast .
The ole steamer Johnston, on Sunday last burst
her boiler at Fort Macon wharf, killing one man
and wounding-e Others s,sz sG5rsrs.saH
The New York Herald had heard Of the first
days fight between the Merrimac and the Yankee
vessels at Newport News, and calls it a small affair
Gen. Wool dispatched two regiments and .si1
companies of cavalry and mounted rifles to New.
port News, by land on Saturday. .>--, ~
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