Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-07-02

s A Richmond paper Of this morning says McClel-
Ian will make q stand with the army he. has left
and thinks the ost desperate fight Of the war will
take place to-day. (Monday as 1t is fight or total
surrender on his part.-
Mcclellan has burnt immense quantities Of valu-
able ordnance andSoinmssary stores, but could not
burn all At Gaines Mill and other places we have
captured one hundred cannon fifteen thousand stand
OF small arms, much fixed ammunition, clothing
shoes, etc: in: great abundance. The contest will
certainly be decided to day. and it is now narrowed
down to. escape or capture on McCtellan's part
Oo. Campbell. of the 7th N. g. Troops, killed in
battle OF Gaines Mill on Tuesday. Maj, Blount
wounded. Five companies ont Of eight of the reg
iments placed hors du combat. Two hundred of the
regiment missing. Maj. Ed Savage, Mi. P. j.
Sinclair and Col W. j. Hoke, of North Carolina,
reported severely wounded. The list of wounded at
the hospital in Richmond occupies two and a half
solid columns IN the Dispatch the name Of some
North Carolinian appears in nearlysevery line
There are thus far five thousand prisoners in
Richmond
The Matanzas, flag ship of federal gunboat feet,
grounded in the Appomattox on Saturday, and was
abandoned and burnt by the Yankees. The Mont
tor stucsast for twelve hours and it required the
combined effort of the Yankee feet to get her off
They threw overheard all her COAL and when off,
the whole fleet skedaddle0.
LATER.
mcclellan Durnt MS vast stores on our right on
the Williamsburg road last evening and commenced
retreating through White Oak swamp He is now
rapidly flying and our men are in hot pursuit We
expect 10 capture most of his men before he can
reach his gunboats on James river. Stuarts caval-
ry captured 5000 Yankees yesterday afternoon,
who were endcavoring to make their way to York
river.
All agree that Mcclellan is totally routed and
his grand army totally broken up. Exit little Ma
poleon. e
The above particulars are every way gratifying.
Friday appears to have been the day of days for
hard fighting The attacks upon McCellan's fortifi-
cations at Games and at Ellison Mills, are not sur
passed by any thing on record. Such cool daring,
fearlessness of death, ard such determination to
succeed, have never been excelled
McClcllans retreat continued on Saturday, and 1t
is said that he proposed armstce of two days to
bury his dead, but Gen. Lee replied "ct the dead
bury the dead" proposition could be entertained
but unconditional surrender.
TN Saturday or Sunday night Mcclellan with
drew all his forces that he could CONTROL west of the
Chickahominy, and started for James River, through
Charles City County. Since then, the pursuit of
our forces has been incessant capturing prisoners,
arms, &C., &c
North-Carolina had So regiments in the battles,
besides two companies of artillery. The 7th, 3rd,
4th and 18th are said to have suffered severely
We learn in addition to the above named killed and
wounded, that Lieut.. Thompson, commanding the
Oak City Guards, of this County son of Geo. W.
Thompson, Esq, was killed. Coils. Hoke Avery,
Conner and lver>on were wounded We learn also,
that Captain York, of this County, was slightly
wounded The Ellis Light Artillery, Capt. Manly,
Though in the action, had not lost man.
Its rumored that the enemy entrapped the First
N. {. Cavalry, Col. Baker, on Sunday morning, and
we regret to hear that Major Crumpler and 80 pri-
Yates were captured. We hope it is not SO.
The latest impression was that nearly McClellans
entire force would be captured So mote it be.