Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-04-23
WAR NEWS

YoRKTowN.-Farious rumors are afoat in rea-
ton to affairs at Yorktown The old tune of "fall-
ing back is said to be the fate of Yorktown. An
other is, that army has retired from their en-
trenchments to open plain to give the enemy bat
tie We do not vouch for these We hope the
mails will give US definite information before we 20
to press.
The battle at Lees Mills, which we noticed in our
last, lasted from 3 to CLOCK, P. NJ. 1t was mainly
participated in by Gen. Cobbs brigade on our side,
the 10Th N. c. regiment bearing the brunt for
half hour before the other regiments came up. Our
forces sustained themselves nobly: The 18th N. c.
had II killed, 81 wounded, of whom several have
died since the battle, and 80 missing. Col. Nick in
ney and Capt. Stancil are the only names yet pub
lished.
Observation-Disclosures had been evacuated
by our troops The enemy numbering 5000 &C.
cupied Falmouth On Friday, ard commenced she'll
ing Fredericksburg The Confederates burnt the
bridges across the Rappahannock and several of our
vessels loaded with grain and cotton Several skir-
| mishes occurred before they reached Falmouth
Warrenton had been occupied by the enemy, but he
had left. At last accounts Gen. jackson was re-
treating before strong force of the enemy towards
Staunton. Fremont was advancing into Western
Virginia. and his forces occupied Monterey and Nc
Dowell Gen. Marshall was near the Kentucky
line with small force of Confederates The track
of the enemy is marked with crueties towards our
unoffending people
NoRFoLK.-We have no account of any move
ments d the Merritnac. A report was in crcula-
ton on Sunday evening that Burnside had landed
5000 troops at South Mills, Camden county, prepar
tory to march upon Norfolk.
NORTH CARoLINA.-The enemy is committing
cruel depredations upon the people Of Pasquotank,
Craven, Jones, Onslow and Carteret The enemy
commenced land and water upon Fort Macon, it is
a. OH
correspondent of the Wilmington Journal says:
"Col White sent out about fifty men to capture
Federal picket Of as he supposed, twenty men,
on Monday. but they were met by three hundred
E;fteen of our men were killed. The remainder
retreated to the Fort. The Fsderals then commenc.
I'd the attack on the Fort but with little success
rbey have eleven vessels outside and have sent to
Newbern for the gun-boats. They are also erecting
battery on Bogue Banks, two miles from the Fort
SAvANNAH.-A dispatch from Savannah on the
18th says:
1.-THE Savannah Morning Nescs says that Skin
mish took place on Whitemarsh Island on Wednes-
day, between some companies of the 18th Georgia
regiment and Michigan regiment The latter were
repulsed with loss of about 20. The Confederate
; loss in killed and missing was and slightly
wounded"
ISLAND No. Notwithstanding the secrecy OBJ
served by our government as to the fate OF this Is
land it is now evident that we have suffered con-
siderable loss there.
The papers Of the enemy contain Commodore
Foote'S official account Of his occupation OF Island
No. 10, on the 9th inst From this it appears that
Gen. Pope had succeeded in crossing the Mssissip.
pi below the Island, whereupon our forces evacuat
ed the Island and the works on the neghboring
Tennessee shore Seventeen Of our officers and 36s
pr,vates besides some sick soldiers and employees
were taken by the enemy. Also 70 pieces Of can.
non and four steamers
Tar SHILOH BAT1Ik-Ths Richmond Dispateh Of
the 10th says: -
"An official dispatch received yesterday from
Cornth, states that the reports Of the several COM
manders show that in the engagement at shiloh our