Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-05-14
War NsWs

dlspAtches and remarks Of 6ur exchanges
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y appears that there has not bean apything ike
I n.ttle on the Peninsuh siase Monday the 9th
;inst Nhich took place aeafs W liiamsbme We
same OF the artculass ~ onr last hut Il Iet
no enscasi account has bSen pnbaished There wssa
snssa sxirm!ah day or two after 1t West Point
out MUS loss occurred on either aide Al CORES.
Pohaent Of the Richmond Diapatch gives the FOL |
5ioWMg graphic account Of the battle Of Willisms,i
burg but gives no particulars 81
Oor rear guard had scarcely entered the townof
!" Ellamsoufg on SUNDAY afternoon, when the ene-
my debouched by the York road and ass.iled Fort |
Aagrneer with two rife pieces, supported by four
squadrons of the 9Th Cavalry, under command Of |
Col Emery: Such an appearance on our rear could |
not have happened more oppertunely. Expecting
little resistance, the enemy dashed out upon the
open field in spirited style but instantly artillery
Was opposed by artillery, and horse to horse. Sup
posing large infantry forest be approaching from
Yorktown, Gen. Andersons Tennessee Brigade was
countermarched through town. but before they could
assume line OF battle our cavalry had charged the
enemy with such enthusiasm and fury that. they
ANONYMOUSLY decamped, leaving, some 10 killed
and wounded, many horses, four eaisons, and their
two field pieces in our hands. Frem prisoners tax
en-, however, it was positively known that large
force Of the enemy were congregsting around York.
town for the purpose pursuits yet still our main
army moved forward with great CELEBRITY and order,
leaylng ample force to protect and cover the rear
should it be again assailed. As anticipated, how
ever, the enemy were not idle; for goaded to mad
ness by the expeditions and contemptuous manner
in which we demolished their first advance, they
moved up forces amounting to eight or ten thousand
amply provided with artillery and cavalry. En-
trusted to guard the rear, Gen. Longstreet took ND
favorable position during Sunday night, and await
cd the enemys approach, and on their first appear
| ance met them with murde.ous onslaught Proud
| in numbers, the Federas deployed their columns
into line of battle, and the fight became general
along the line, the several earthworks in front Of
Williamsburg being held by North and South Caro-
| linians, Lousisnians, and others, who again and
again hurried back the foe with matchless bravery,
while their comrades Of various States assailed the
enemy in the woods, whittier they sheltered them
selves cowardly enough, although hourly reinforced
! by heavy masses of fresh troops. Twas in vain
they family cheered and feeby essayed to charge,
and harmless their batteries opposed to ours
for freemen met them at every step, and the set
ting sun went down, the vain and pompous enemy
retraced their steps in hot haste, leaving twelve
pieces Of artillery hundreds Of prisoners and fifteen
hundred killed and wounded upon the battle-ground,
as far as may be CLEANED from those in the i'm
mediate vicinity Of the scene.
l., FROM THE VALLEY. -+
| StonesoaN jackson again Pietorious
The following disna.;;sin appears in the papers:
/ VALLEY DIsrRrcT, May 81
ria Staunton, May 10.
To GEN. S. COOPER, Adjutant General:
God blessed our arms with . victory at Nc
Dowelrs on yesterday.
Signed I. j. JACKSON, Maj Gen.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Richmond, May TO-
A telegram to Gov. Letcher this morning from
Stanton, states that Gen. jackson dispatches that
we gained brilliant victory and the enemy is in
full flight, hotly pursued bp our forces Our loss
was forty killed and two hundred wounded.
The enemy's loss is heavy. They left all of their
dead and wounded on the field.
Of the 18th Georgia regiment Captains Furlow
McMuen and Patterson, and LieuteDants Turpin
Gouldware and Woodward were killed Captain
Dawson was wounded badly.
FROM coR1NTn.
Another Engagement-Pr and Tan Dorm in
pursuit Of the enemy-7Ae Fsdsrals retreatiaig
to their boats.
We take the following from the Charlotte Buzle.
tin Of Monday last:
RICHMOND, Nay 10.
The following is copy of an official dispatch from
Gen. Beauregard, addressed to Adjutant General
Cooper, dated
CoR1srH May g.
via MOBILE. 4
We attacked the enemy to-day and drove him
from his position several miles. .
(S,gned,) G. T. BEAUREaARD.
AUGUSTA, May 10.
The Corinth correspondent Of the Mobile Aduers
tiser, telegraphs: So
II have Just returned from the front The enc
my has been driven across Seven Mile Greek, run
ming like sheep.
1t appears Popes division Of the Army alone &C
cupied Harrington. Halleck, with the main body
is still on the river >.4
The Confederate loss is slight
The Federals retreated so rapidly that We wer'
unable to capture many prisoners.
Price and Van Dorm led the attack
We captured telegraph Office at Pennington
and then returned to Corinth.
1t is reported that the Confederate forces opera
ting down the Tennessee have captured large mum
Der of prisoners and large amount Of property q
| Paris and Paducah."
| FROM FORT MORGAN.
MOBILE, May All quiet at Fort Morgan. Til
feet went westwardly this morning.
LARGE AND DESIRABLE
STOCK OF
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