Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-12-16

The Nnys-The Battle of Fredericksburg.
Onr readers are already informed that Gen. Burn
side With his forces, after having beer repulsed
tr,ce had succeeded in crossing the Rappahannock
near Fredericksburg.
A battle commenced on Saturday, and ragged all
day. Gen. Lee teegraphs to the War Department
tba, at nine O'Clock on Saturday morning the enc
nv attacked our right wing, and as the fog lifted
the battle ran along the line from right to left I'M
I'll six in the evening, the enemy being repulsed at
all points. Gen. Lee was of opinion that the bat
t,e would be renewed on Sunday morning.
Our loss is said to be heavy-that of the enemy
far greater than ours The Confederates lost four
Generals, to wit: Gregg of South Carolina, Ker-
shaw, of the same State, T. R. R. Cobb of Georgia,
and Hood, of Texas.
Gen. Hooker federal, is reported killed.
tits reported that some $4,000 Yankees crossed
the river and that the ground on which the battle
was fought was favorable to u.s.
The enemy, it is said, were driven back, and our
army occupied the battls GROUND on Saturday eve
ming
Ne await further intelligence with great anxiety.
BATTLE OF KINsToN.
On Saturday last the enemy advanced in force
I'D the south side of Neuse river towards Kinston,
while their gunboats attacked the river works, a
few miles below that place. Considerable skrmish-
ing took place on Saturday between the infantry
aud cavalry, and on Sunday the fight became gen.
eral Our troops fought all day Sunday, and fell
back towards the town in the evening" destroying
the bridge, which is about one mile from the town.
Our troops fought with great steadiness and cour-
age, but they could not cope in numbers with the
enemy whose forces are said to have been at least
10000
Our troops engaged were Evans brigade, conss-
ting of two South Carolina regiments Radcliffe reg
iment the Sd cavalry, the battalion of conscrlp's
from Raleigh under Col Mallett and the 47th under
Col. S. H. Rogers We had not probably more
than three thousand men in the fight We learn
that the battalion of conscrpts, which left here on
Saturday evening" went into the fight in fine spirits
on Sunday morning, and acquitted themselves well.
They are said to have suffered severely.
We have no list of casualties We learn that our
loss is severe, while that of the enemy is very heavy
We think it more than probable that the enemy
is in possession of Kinston, our troops having re-
tired towards Goldsborough. Considerable rein
forcements have been hurried to the latter place,
and the belief is that Goldsborough Will be held
against the enemy.
PLYMOUTH AND BLAcxwATER.
portion of our forces under Col Lamb, attacked
the enemy in Plymouth, on the morning Of the 10th,
and drove them from the town. We captured some
25 prisoners and 70 negroes. Capt. Galloway, Of
Rockingham, was severely wounded.
We have no confirmation of the rumor that the
enemy is at Murfrees6orough. The Petersburg
Express of Saturday states that the entire Yankee
army, 10000 strong is supposed to have marched
out of Suffolk on Thursday. A fight was progress
sing at Zuni, but the Express had no particulars.
1t is believed that general attack in force had been
made along the whole line of the Blackwater, from
Zun to Franklin.