Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-06-11
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RALEIGH SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1862.
The Latest News.

The latest telegraph the mails add but little to
the news already prepared for our readers.
The fight at Richmond has not yet been renewed
The enemy is still in possession of Chickahominy
swamp and the low grounds on the west, but the
excessive rains have flooded the country so as to
render operations impossible An occasional shell,
balloon and entrenching operations seem to occu'
DIV the enemy Our army is represented as occu-
pying favorable position on the high lands, and is
said to be in 6ne spirits. The papers represent our
people and army to be confident of success. An
admirable address to the army has been issued by
President Davis for which We have not room to-
day, in which he says he can ask nothing better,
nor desire more than the army has DONE Moth.
ing could exceed the prowess with which you closed
upon the enemy when sheet of fire was blazing in
your faces" On Tuesday and perhaps Wednesday
the enemy was drawn up in line Of battle, but the
enemy showed no disposition to advance. Gen.
Lee is in command
But few additional incidents Of the battle had
been gathered. The Dispatch says that Major
Grimes of Pitt, of the 4th n c. Regiment exhibited
great daring in the battle of Saturday. He had two
horses shot under him. While on foot, the color.
bearer and his staff being all killed or wounded,
Mai. Grimes rushed to the front with the standard,
and bore it aloft through perfect storm of shot,
shell and canister, and trumphantly placed it on
the field work amid the cheers of his men.
The precise position of Gen. jackson appears not
to be known One account is that he had fallen
back to Strasburg, and that Fremont, Dix, Mellow
ell and Geary were marching to attack him. An
other is that he was at Frederick Nd, had captured
large amounts of stores, arms &C., burnt bridges,
and was within 80 miles of Washington City. All
Lncondom is in a ferment at his late successes
The stores captured by him are estimated at $2,.
100000 If his force is sufficiently large the coun-
try has no fears of him. Where he will turn up
next, no one knows
Rumors and Northern accounts state that Gen.
Beauregard had fallen back from Corinth to point
on the Ohio and Mobile Railroad. His army day
or two ago was said to be in fine health and spirits
At all accessible points in Mississippi, Louisians
and Arkansas the enemy was committing great ex
cesses and ravaging the country. Our small forces
and batteries at different points were moestng hin
severely. Vicksburg and Memphis held out at las
accounts. There is a.rumor that Fort Pillow ha'
been evacuated, but it needs confirmation.
The enemy appears to be advancing slowly upor
Charleston. The enemy landed about 400 men OF
James Island nearly opposite Charleston on the Sd
and were repulsed by our troops. force of 1,7O(
Yankees are also reported to have landed on Barry
Island. Onr forces are ralying to meet them.
We hear nothing of the movements of the enemy
on our Coast at any point The force is believed tt
be small at Newbern. There is no confirmation o
the rumor that Burnside was moving his forces VI
Chowan. Every thing appears to be quiet below