Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-05-14
WAR NEWS.
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IRON coRlNFH.
CoBNrH, May 6tt-Everything remained quiet
Yesterday It raine all day, and continues to rain
this morning. Thefenemy have fallen back from
Pennington, according to appearances, for day or
two. - 80
A courier from ObL Scotts Louisiana Cavalry
arrived here last night He reports that the enemy,
in evacuating Decatuf battered down the pillars and
burnt the bridges Col Scott crossed the river on
the 3d. and attacked several hundred Federals next
day at Athens, in Tennessee. The Alabama Road
was captured, with all the enemy's tents and camp
equipage, and a number of wagons and arms, with
q loss on our side of only one. Captain Tendon,
with cannon, proceeded to the next station on
Indian Greek. The train for Nashville with General
Mitchell passed up the road half an hour previous.
supplies, logs were put on the track, which pro-
duced smash up, killing numbers Of Federal troops.
The locomotive was also destroyed. While return.
ing our troops were pursued by the enemy cavalry.
At Elk river, last Friday, skirmish ensued in
which the enemy lost twelve. Their Colonel was
mortaly wounded. Our loss was two.
MORGAN AGAM.
AUGUSTA. GA, May 6.EMorgan has defeated the
Yankees and taken two hundred and eighty prison.
ers at Pulatoske Tennessee. He also captured
train loaded with Federal property.
- .r, .. - q IRON NEW OkLEAnSs
Augusta. Nav 6.-The jackson Miaisippian Of
the 1st has seen the New Orleans papers Of Tuesda
(2sth) The authorities Of the city held out to the
last in heroic and stubborn refusal to lower the dag
Of their adoption All the guns OF Fort jackson I
. were spiked before its surrender. Fort Pike was
evacuated, and everything it contained abandoned
Commander Farragut sent . communication to
the Mayor and Council Ion the 2sth, complaining u
their refusal to haul dotn the Confederate flag, &c,
and notified them to remove the women and children
in 48 hours. The Mayor convened the Council, and
they decided not to recsde from their position The
Louisiana Gag still floats in the breeze. sfs 5.3
Mayor Monroe nobly replies to Farragut, saying
"We will stand your bembardment unafmed and
nndefended as We arey FarTagut on the 29th,
son and ST. Phillip had fallen, and that he will now
proceed to raise the Union flag on the Custom
House, and that the Mayor must have it respected
byall tbs civil power Of the city. ~
The Ebenina Delta Of the S0th says that ~ de-
Confederate flags in the Gty havc been lowered and
that the Federal flag oats from 81 the public bull.
dings, under the protection Of the Federal guns.
.rs conned iRs ss . Ps Iosl topics Tsasss M expected
to take miltray possession Of tie city on the 30tb.
The Commandant Of tbe French stesmer Nilen,
lying opposite New Orl$us notified Fsrragut that
bis As hours notice Of De intended bombardment
was ridculoua and demlpded 80 days for the evacu~
ton Of the city.
RIcm1QNp, Nay 6-AA official letter from VIII
liamsbhfg states that the enemy on Sunday alter
noon puIsued our cavalry pickets to town bot were
1 easily repulsedsby our rear guard commanoeo ~
Brig Cen AcIAws. The enemy lost one psecs 81 q
artillery, two caissons and 10 prisons.A Ipe 4sos
VAs regiment under Col. Wickhau made naaoeotn
4 charge upsns them. - -. !.
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