Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-10-01
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wing Of the enemy under Gen. Ro.enershx 5000 strong,
were found advancing about o'clock yesterday afternoon
by the Jacinto road driving in rcksts. Gen. Pcs
and General Martins brigade against them and went him
sen upon the Held accompanied by Gen Little They met
the enemy advancing in line of battle about mile solth
battle opened discovering the enemy in force Cen Price
sent back for the other bgades Of tte division They
came forward double quick but did reach the Geld
until the enemy driven back 600 yards with loss
OF SO prisoners and nine pieces of artillery Darkness
vented further pursuit. and ttes division bvouscksd
Our loss in killed. wounded and missing. will reach ESQ.,
Gen Little was killed, cols. Whitfield Gilmore and Ma
bry, were wounded.
the night Gen. Price determined to carry out bis orders Of
tne previous morning, and the army left Iuks bewesn
ana o'clock in the morning. bringing of the captured
The attack which the enemy made upon our rear guard
was repused with severe loss to them Our loss only
The srd louisiana Whitfield, Leeiou and tho Ard lara,
cavalry behaved with distinguished gallantry and were the
greatest sufferers in the fight of Friday Their Colonss
Wers all wounded.
ANOTHER aLoRoUs VICTORY WON BIZ sroNlwALI JACKSON
RIcHNoxD Sept 2o-Jsckson has routed column Of the
enemy near shephardstown will send you further par
RlcH1oSD Sept 2s, m-An Official despatch rscsiyed
here this morning announces that battle took place Sat-
urday on the Potomac Shepherdstown between the
Confederate forces der Gen. Jackson and column Of
the enemy, 10000 strong resulting in the route of the
enemy, with heavy loss. Our loss was slight Quite .
number of arms were taken
jackson has re-crossed the Potomac into Maryland.
YRox CUMBERLAND GAP.
Mos1L. Sept 2s-A special dispatch to the Adv1t;ssr
and Register, dated Knoxville, 22d received to-day
1t says: courier brings intelligence from Cumberland
the
the direction Of Manchester KY and it il supposed that
he has engaged the enemy.
NEWS FROM KxoXvILLu.
KNOXVILLE, TINN., Sept 20-A courier from Cumber
land Gap reports that the retreang Yankee orcs under
Morgan had obtained but three hours start of Gen. Steven
every prospect of capturing them ALREADY about 500 pr
had been taken. large number Of the men who
composed the Tennessee tory regiments had dispersed
the bat. at Cotton H in Fayette county, Virginia the
enemy loss 500 and Is. Among the Killed was
Lieutenant Cox Of the 5lst Virginia regiment The enemy
was completely routed.
We learn from Nashville that General Bragg has cap
tured Numfordsvle Ky together with i've thousand
hundred prisoners large number of negroes and several
pieces of artillery, '0'th0ut firing gun!
ANOTHER v1croRY-BAr1LE OF NUM-
yoRDsvLLs, k1sx YANKEE REGIMENTS TAKEN PRISONERS.
RICHMOND, Sept 2S-The New York Herald of the GOTH
contains despatch from Louisville announcing the
der of six Indiana regiments at Mumfordsvle, Ky.
Official dispatches from Mcclellan, dated Friday claim
the victory in Wednesdays fight at Sharpsburg though it
is evident that his army had fallen back. He states that
the rebel army had crossed the Potomac into Virginia. and
that he had sent column under Gen. A. Peasanton in
pursuit.
BRAGG THE yIDHRAIS.
CHATTANOOGA, Sept. A.-The Nashville Union of the
Doth ns says 800 rebel cavalry attacked the Federss at
Green River bridge Saturday, but were repulaed.
alfo reports Gen. Bragg with 10000 troops at Glasgow
Junction Kosseau Federal had gone to NEST him. The
Union regards the defeat of Braggs certain.
that there 2OOO 900 Federas between Louis
vile and Nashville The Union reports several strmshes
Nashville the 18th, with loss Of Federal train of
l2 wagons and escort captured by gusras Andy john
son was still in Nashville.
VICTORY AT sHRPHRRDSfOwN.
RICHMOND, Sept 24-The Lynchburg Republican ftoday
that tue Yankee column recently routed by
near Shepherdstown was commanded by Burnside Four
bgades of the enemy rushed the river when Jack
precpitated his whole force upon them The enemy
were literally moved dOwn-sO many were killed that the
stream was almost jammed up BY their bodies. About
$500 prisoners aken and of the whole erce estma.
ted at it is thought not than 900 escaped
The casualties side only $50 killed. wounded
and missing.
TIE YAHKsH REINFORCING SOUTH.
AUGUSTA, Sept. 35.
The Charleston Aercury this morning says that pas
sengers report grounds for believing that the enemy are
sending heavy reinorcements to Hilton Head and along
shore beyond the Pnckney Island now occupied
| by a large body of troops.