Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-05-28
The STANDARD.
WAR NEWS. J.


Chickahomny, with perhaps small force on the
west side of the upper Chckahominy. Gen. John
ston's forces are around Richmond. He must fight
now or evacuate the city. Whatever Of strategy he
now employs must be in the manDuvring Of his
forces on the field The citizens Of Richmond it is
said are re assured and the army is represented to-
be in fine spirits and confident of victory. Several
skirmishes are said to have come off within a few
days past between bodies Of the contestants, with
small results but every case to the damage OF the
enemy. The great battle is looked for daily.
The approach to Richmond by the river IS De-
lieved to be impossible Ten steamers, gun boats,
&C., were at City Point on Friday, but what the
feet will do cannot be conjectured. In the mean.
time it is said that Gen. Banks has evaded General
Ewing and Joined Mcdowell near Fredericksburg,
both Of whom it is thought will move upon Rich
mcnd in support of Mcclellan. There is no news
of probable advance from below upon Petersburg
and Richmond by land. Gen. Jackson's movements
are not developed. The Enquirer intimates his adj
vance into Maryland.
The Richmond Wing notices favorably the gal.
liant action of the 9th N G. Regiment, Col. Fender,
and Riley's battery, in the skirmish at Barhams-
Vile two days after the battle Of Williamsburg
The Northern accounts represent the battle be-
tween the Yankee boats and our forces at Drurys
Bluff, on James river, to have been severely DANA
ging to the feet and to have depressing effect AZ
the North. The killed on the Naugatuck was -,
on the Galena, IA killed and IL wounded our
shot went through and through the Galena, to the
number of Is. No admission is made OF any dam
age on board the Monitor.
Nothing from Norfolk or Suffolk or Smi:h6eld
Va has transpired of much general interest," except
the usual arrests of few citizens and stealing what
the Yankees want
From Corinth nothing decisive has been received
Sharp skrmishing among the pickets took place all
along the line on the 3d. and general battle was
daily looked for Intense res@tment existed in the
army at Buffers infamous proclamation. Our forces
are said to be in high spirits and confident of victo
nv. Haleck had sent 200 Confederate prisoners
sick with the smallpox, to Fort Pillow, to be ex-
changed. Beauregard wrote him letter charging
him with bad faith and inhumanity, but Haleck re-
piled that he did not know that the men had the
smallpox
Vicksburg had not been attacked, but every exer-
ton was being made to resist the invaders Natchez
being without means of defence has been surrender
ed by the Mayor to prevent its destruction Sever
al Federas landed about ten miles below Vicksburg
and four were killed. the rest driven back. The
Yankee gunboat Creole attacked our battery at Pass
Manchac below Mobile, and was repulsed.
Moryans Late Dash into kentucky.
A member of Morgan's cavalry furnishes to the
Knoxville Register the following account of the in.
"After the reverse at Lebanon, Col. Morgan, with
those OF his party who escaped, went to Sparta,
and subsequently increased his force by the addi-
ton Of Bledsoe's, McHenry's and Hamilton's cav
airy companies. With these he proceeded by
rapid march to Cave City, Ky, which is only sixty
eight miles from Louisville and SIX miles from
Mammoth Cave. He reached Cave City on Sunday,
the 18th instant captured the telegraph operator,
and very kindly ociated in his stead to spare the
authorities along the line any undue excitement,
which the announcement of his presence so near to
Louisville might have occasioned on the Sabbath
He succeeded in capturing two trains from Louis
ve-one passenger and one freight train. The
latter had one of the finest engines in the country
attached to ii, said to have cost 00e This train
consisted of thirty eight box cars. Col. Morgan
destroyed the whole train and engine. On the pas
senger train he captured two Federal Majors-Ctf
fee and Elbetter-and six or seven other prisoners
together with $780, 900 of U. S. Treasury notes.
which were being transmitted by express to Ten
nessee to pay off the Federal army with. party
dispatched to Woodland four miles above Cave
City, destroyed considerable lot of bacon belong
ing to Abe's government One object of the daring
scout defeated by the escape Of prisoner from
Morgans pickets, who communicated information of
his movements to the telegraph operator at Bells
station, some miles this side of Cave City, by which
means the train from Nashville, having on board
the prisoners of Morgan's party taken at Lebanon,
was turned back, and thus the gallant Colonel was
disappointed in liberating them.
From Cave City Col. Morgan returned by way of
Burkevie, where he captured seven of Wolfords
cavalry, who were armed with Sharpe's rifles and
revolvers; thence by Livingston and White Plains
to Sparta. From Sparta our last intelligence Of the
partisan Colonel is that he was making his way
through the mountains to Chattanooga. Whether
he will "turn up" next in Northwestern Virginia
or on the Ohio river near Paducah we have no in.
timaton.
1t was reported in Kentucky that Col. Wolford
whose cavalry fought Morgan at Lebanon, was
wounded in the bowels, supposed MORALLY.
A Touching Marratips.
A camp correspondent writes:
The brigade to which our little command is at
tached has been constantly on the march for the
last two weeks. We have come through Gloucester.
King and Queen, King William, Caroline, Hanover,
New Kent, Charles City, and Henrico counties.
marching frequently all night long through swamps
kneedeep in mud and water, and without nything
to eat but two hard crackers per day. Officers who
served through the Mexican war say they have new
er experienced such a march. When the heroic
deeas OF those who are engaged in this great fight
for freedom shall have been written by the future
historian, no brighter page will be found than that
winch records the herosm of this gallant brigade in
patiently submitting to this long, tedious, and pain
Jul march: Their very pathway in many places was
stained with blood from the bruised and swollen feet
Of the suffering soldiers. Many gave out on the
march, and as we passed them on the roadside thew
would beg with tears in their eyes that we would
send back for them when we reached our CAMPING
ground. Some died from exhaustion on the road.
side, and we were compelled to leave them with no
stone to mark their last resting place. or tell to flu
ture generations how much Of worth lies sleepinp
IN these hastily made graves. We have witnessed
aeath ana suffering in all its forms, but We confess
there is nothing that affects us with such feeling
OF sadness as witnessing the burial of these brave
heroic men, lar from their homes and kindred and
oitentlmes without even friend near to annrse the
loved ones at home of their fate. But we drop >
tear 70 their memory and pass on. N''p
After reading the above, what man Is +bere ,v;t.
asoul of man who would withhold from I the SOL Of
der any aid in his power to bestow Onr hr s0
defenders need many comforts such as food a.%
ing and kind attention. and all should con.. I1o.
cheerfully and freely. Rich. Dispatch. '''1'
From North Alabama.
The Montgomery Adoertiser publishes II. G.,
lowing extract from letter. dated May 18th Wit IL,
10, ~ o.o,<Iav,sn IN North -s'NS VIII