Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-05-31
WAR NEWS,
General JacksOn's Victory,


three pitched battles in three q,eeE. fought
the enemy. W." 'eateE
The whole country rejoices at the sroo.
Gen. jackson in the Valley of Virginia Hi sSSo Of
is the true one, and the only one to roa. pO1cy
country. He fights when he is ready, and ~ @e
''ays ready. Its the only policy adaptad a.
ern lire and energy and for Southern 10y. SOUTH
Ditchins and delays hamper, DISCOURAGE S0'uers
moralize Southern armies. They are br,ro N'.1 us'
uous and daring Turn them loose, We co., 'u'pet'
them loose upon the enemy as jackson say Iurn
have done, and our cause must be trDn,., N"u Frce
The following dispatches give all tb r-t s,
developed We copy from the Petersbur, - ~ Yet
The following dispatch was received br
Letcher, in Richmond, on Monday last 'O'efnOr
we gained great victory at Front Ror,,
winchester completely routing Banks's ARMY orySl and
On our sioe only one hundred killed and worn L,S
we captured the First Maryland regiment Oun
lment vermont cavalry, and two thousand og tSs
prisoaers' besides all of the enemys stores T w
Winchester. The enemy are being boti, stores at
beyond winchester, and are compIepIU r, pursued
dismayed. F-0'ey routed and
Inc enemy attempted to fire the town brt n
too hotly pursued. We lost oplv tbrno ' ue were
Oap'ains oheetS, Fletcher and Paxton, WoanS
to get Banks and his army" We expect
on Tuesday the following official despatcb t,.
Gen. jackson came to hand: 'ui
WINCHESTER, May 26, 1862
During the last three days God has blessed o,-
arms with brilliant success On FRIDAY the FeSo"
s a. front ROYAL were routed, and one section Of
N Nv ADDITION to many prisoners, captured
&c. LAY DanNS main column, whilst retreat
rear part retreatng toward Strasbnrg IN STE
the other part was routed at this 1lace A.
accounts Brig. Gen. Ii. Stewart, was pursun, vtI
cavalry and artillery, capturing fugitiyes 1 I.rra
amount OF medical, ordnance and other stores b,oo
fallen into our hands. '
(Signed,) TJJ.crsox
Maj. Gen. COMMANDING.
RICHMOND, May 27.-The following despatch was
received by Gov. Letcher this morning, dated Siam.
ton, May 81: '''D'''
Banks army has been completely routed He is
still flying in utter CONSERVATION The defeat has
been worse than Bull Run.
Cannon, stores and provisions are still being can.
tured by our forces.
Skirmishing near Richmond.
For several days brisk skirmishng has been roing
on in the vicinity of Richmond. Confidence is ex
pressed that general fight is imminent every hour.
The most severe and successful Skirmish up to
Wednesday last occurred on Tuesday, in the neigh.
borbood of Hanover G. H. 1t appears that the two
n. G. BrigadeS, Gems Anderson and Branch, which
were ordered to Gordonsve, had been ordered back
to Hanover c. II. The Dispatch says that it ap.
pears that part of Gen. Longstreets division had
been ordered up towards Hanover C. H., to open
tho To hot nd hot y,1;tb :
AIDES of Gems. Anderson and Branch, at that place
attacked the enemy simultaneously. The dispatches
state that the 25th New York regiment and the
28th N. c. regiment (Col. Lane's) were the prnci
pal ones engaged. That the battle resulted in kill
ing eighty Federals and capturing sixty. Our loss
only six or eight But the Richmond Dispatch
says that the battle continued to rage ercely and
expresses the hope that Gems. Anderson and Branch
were able to effect junction with Gen. JohnstOnS
army, otherwise they might be cut off, Severe
fighting was also reported at Lees Station on the
Central Road, but no particulars. 1t was rumored
that Gen. Johnston had crossed the Chickahominy
to give Mcclellan general battle. We hope sO-
An early attack will drive Mcclellan back, but de-
lays are dangerous. Give our boys free fight and
the day is ours.
From tile South Vest.
AUGUSTA, May 26.-The Mobile Register has
dispatch from Corinth dated the 22d. 1t says that
General Halleck failed to make an attack to-day
There was considerable skirmishing on the Monte
rey road towards evening.
Gen. Hindman's artillery shelled the enemy from
house on the Pennington road. Our pickets nov
occupy Pennington and the enemy are being driven
back.
AUGUSTA, May 26-The Jackson Miss,sagpian
has dispatch from Vicksburg dated the 2Oth say
ing all was quiet.
The mortar boats and transports were at the bay
on Monday, the 21st The Federals had ordered
the women and children to leave the city in twenty
four hours. The Mayor asked that they be allowed
until Friday morning. The answer of the FederaIS
is not known.
VIcKsBuRG, May 26.-All quiet here Two YES.
sells arrived at the feet to-day 1t is supposed thai
the Yankees are awaiting reinfOrcementS. Our men
are eager for the fight.
AUGUSTA, May 22-The Vicksburg Wing, OF the
21st, says that Baton Rouge is still in our posses
sion.
1t is stated that the foreign Consuls at New Or
leans have protested against the suppression Oh nS
Confederate currency, and that the English anu
French owners of cotton burnt at New Orleans were
making out bills against the Federal government
for their losses.
The Houston (Texas) Telegraph, of the 7th co., G,
tains the particulars of battle at GlOrieta i. Inc
Courier says that the enemy left five hundred klel
and wounded on the field and lost besides two nun
dred The Confederate loss was sixty-eight AllTu
and wounded, including Maj. Raquet, Capt BUCK
holtz and Maj. Shropshire.
CHARLESTON, May 26.-The Savannah Rspu6S'Gsas;
states that between forty and fifty FederaS lanGSl
and went up from Pilatka, Fla, to Welaka TnS pen
they were fred upon by the Confederates, and l.
of the enemy killed. :.
On Tuesday, barge with twenty-one FedeIas
approached St. Marks, Fla, when they were amOu''
caded, and seventeen killed.