Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-03-26

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q ,os snemys gunboses md esippisd tasvs 0shsrs,
snc WAT ne aucceeded in bringing o6 IN In nan.
GoA Lee &c says. was second n comruand Hs
says tne Yankees were repulsed thsse timea s. cor
infantry and Fort Thompson. 80
A dispatch rom Goldahoso' 10 the Richmond pa.
ment was the only field officer killed and Cspt B,
\. Rand, Of thh County, Il thu only 'Captaif, We
hear Of among the Slain Capt Mayo was severely
injured in blowing up Fort ElIia but not killed a.
reported Col Avery, we are now assured, was
not killed, but was taken prisoner, and aided in
bufying Our dead. The dispatch ssys that Col.
Campbell cleared the trenches twics With the bay.
onet and re.captured Brem's battery, and that the
army was forced to retseat in Consequence Of the
milit. and Sincair's regiment giving way. It also
says the troops were posted dissdvantageouly BY
den Branch. Coils. Campbell, Vance and Avery
particularly distinguished themselves We have
heard 1t stated that one Of the charges Of COL
Campoelrs regiment was led by Lieut. Col Hay.
wood 1t is also said that at very critical period
Col. Vance ordered Maj. Burgwyn to charge the
enemy, which was done very handsomely and Of.
fectivey. Col Sloan, being absent, the command
devolved on Maj John A. Gilmer, Of his regiment
who displayed great coolness and skin on The oc.
casion.
A flag Of truce was sent to Newbern on Monday
believe, by Col Crossan, and the report is
taas tde enemy claims loss on our side in killed,
wounded and prisoners Of 400, and admits loss Of
loOO in killed and wounded - 50
The cotton government stores and several ho,asas
were burned BY orders. The bridge we hear acro6s
Trent was entirely destroyed Gen. Burnside had
made the CASTOR House his head quarters. GEN.
tlernan who made his escape on Sunday morning.
says that the Yankees were in high giee at their
success, and were drinking and frocking to great
excess. The citizens who remained felt themselves
in very unpleasan. condition
EAST TENNrssEE.-Late accounts state that the
enemy had succeeded in crossing the Cumberland
mountains at W Wheelers Gap and were at Jacksboro',
40 miles Of Nashville Another account is that he
had crossed in large numbers at Big Greek Gan, and
that Gen. Ledbetter Of Tenn. had gone forward af.
ter them with strong force.
ABOUT NAsuvnLR-Reliable accounts state that
the Lincoln force about Nashville is B0,0oO-that
the Union feeling is not strong in the city. The
Yankees were publishing two papers in Nashville.
Confederate Cavalry under Capt Morgan and Col.
Scott were occasionally lowering around and taking
off their pickets. Capt Morgan, it is thought has
killed or captured 500 recently. and . few days
since, it is said he captured battery of two field
pieces and killed or captured the drivers. The
opinion is entertained that Gen. Johnston will move
in few weeks, although his late retreat has dam
aged him greatly in Tennessee.
PoroxAc-Gen. jackson had retired to Mount
jackson, and the Yankee force in large numbers is
pressing into the Valley. Rumors state that the
| enemy had gone back to the Potomac from Ma
nassas but it seems to be certain that our troops
have now fallen back from Manassas and from Aqua
creek. 1t is rumored that Gen. Lee considers the
late movements of Gen. Joseph johnson, as . mas
ter piece of strategy.
Generals Price and Van Dorm at Boston Mountoin
GAINESVILLE, ARK, March H. via MEMPnn--A
gentleman just arrived who left Van Buren yester-
day morning, reports that Generals Van Dorm and
Price, with their armies, safe at Boston Noun
tain. The baggage train arrived at the mountain
| safely on Monday evening General Gordon, of
Missouri, brought up the rear with 5000 troops and
one battery Of artillery. He had hard fighting With
the enemy short distance north of Fayetteville.
The Latest News.
I Further particulars Of the Newbern fight are
scarce Rumors adoat in the city on Thursday,
state that the enemy had driven in our pickets Is
miles below Kinston, and were advancing upon that
place, but it is believed that the rumor srose from
skrmish between the pickets in which It is said
we lost one captured and the enemy two. Another
rulnor states that Burnside had LEFT Newbern and
was going down the river. He had appointed mil
itary Governor for Newbern, Was fortifying the
place. and arresting all who were said 10 be in the
fight The report that the Yankees admitted loss
of 1500 and that our loss was 400 in all is doubted
1t is believed that our loss in killed and wounded
does not exceed $50 and about 100 prsonera Burn
side, it rs said speaks of his loss - being about 70
killed, but the impression on our side is that bis
| loss in killed snd wounded was between 500 and
| 1000. 5s2
! The Goldsboro' Tribune announces that Brig.
Gen. Gatlin has been relieved Of his command. and
that Gen. j. r. Anderson has been placed in com.
mand of the Department of North. Carolina.
The Tribune announces the following wounded
persons in the hospitals about Goldsboro:
| 7th Reginaent-D. L. McKoy and Julius A. Par
ker Of Iredell County; Elias Crawford, Of David.
son. and W. c. C. Wilson, Of Mecklenburg.
26th Regiment-Sergt G. j. Banks and W. P.
Burt, Of Wake; Charles E. Jones, Of Moore, and
L. b Smith, of Chatham. s-
chen Cobb, Of Greene.
3sd Reg,iment.-Arch D. Mcleod of Cumber.
land, and John Guy, j. L. Henry, and David Ric.
card Of Iredell. ,r4i
s5th Regiment-Nei MedIn and ssryt Rod.
McRae of Moore.
S71 Re,in,sat.-Ls W. T. Stewart and Corp.
A. J. Stewart of Ashe, Manly Hatton and B. A.
Brookshire OF Alexander, and Jas Q. Jones Of AL.
leghany. .st
John Ritchcy of Catawba Of Capt. Brem's artil.
lery. ,.- ss.
| TENNEssEE-Rumors Of ight in East Tennessee
in which the Confederates were victorious cir.
culatsd in Richmond on Wednesday, but the rumora
was not credited
ARkAssAs.-A second edition Of the great victory
Of VanDorn and Price over the Yankees in Arkan
sas, was circulated in Richmond and other places
but not believed to have . proper foundation.
New Madrid, No, had been evacuated, but nc
movement bad been made upon our lines
! Nothing Of interest from any other quartera
The crop Of lines and lemons Ia Florida u said Il
have been very large the past season. but there be
ing no Market they are rotting upon the trees.
suggestion has been made sdyising the people K
bottle the juice and send them into the Shass.