Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-02-19
LATEST NEWS.


Elizabeth City Re-takea BY ,Ae c..sASsr,te., =
...t:reat Battle At Fort Donel6ss, Ts1nes.
We are indebted to friend for the following dis
patches containing important news -
PsrERssURc, February IS, 1859.
The Confederates took possession Of Elizabeth
City yesterday At Is o'clock aiter driving out the
Yankees We took some prisoners. The Yankees
fed 10 their gunboats. The Confederate Gag now
floats over Elizabeth City. C.
The Confederate forces referred 10 wsrs most
probably Col. Wights Georgia regiment, and Gen.
Remington, with his battery Of artillery. These
forces were, few days since, at Ns~by's Bridge,
which Is about twenty lone miles from Elizabeth
City.
PErERsBuRa, Feb. 49, 1852.
dispatch from Nashville, dated 18th February,
half past eleven A. NJ, says the fight was renewed
this morning at seven o'clock. The conflict il ter
envy was at length driven hack beyond his camps,
and two of his batteries captured He was driven
back at the point of the bayonet
Federal prisoners who were taken say MeClelland
vas IN command, and has still sc. 900 troops. Gen.
Pillow commanded the Confederate forces The fed.
eral loss at Fort Donelson on Thursday was 500
ours Is.
uicpaIch HUN HetnpnlS states That Mclean g
cavalry routed the Lincolnites in Scott County on
the l4th, killing seven and capturing many horses
and guns. The enemy fled to the mountains in
great disorder. Confederates had three wounded
and none killed. C.
Fort Donelson is on the Cumberland river, in
Tennessee, some 80 or 80 miles west of Nashville.
The enemy is no doubt aiming at Nashville. If
they should succeed in taking that City Bowling
ryn H., or
otherwise seriously injured. Bat we have strong
hopes that they will bs beaten back There are no
drawer better soldiers than those defending Fort
Donelson Con. Pillow is a host in himself He
may not always throw the dirt on the right side in
constructing Notifications, but he knows how to
throw bullets
Still Later.
Dispatches from Nashville represent the battle on
Saturday last at Fort Doneson tie fercest of the
war. Our forces fought the enemy outside their
entertainments, driving him inch by inch on every
point taking three of the enemys batteries killing
and wounding about $40, and taking 800 prisoners
Our loss is about 500 killed ard wounded The
enemys force was about $4,000 and he was still be-
ing reinforced 1t vas expected that another attack
would be made on Sunday.
den Johnston finding the enemy had sent Of
much Of his force to another point evacuated Bow
ling Green on Thursday. General Hinduan had 4
contest with the enemy, on Friday, beyond the
town, and effected a retreat in good order destroy.
ing the bridges on Barren river. The enemy sheled
Bowling Green on that day. setting it on fire, and
it was nearly destroyed
Accounts FROM Baltimore rm Norfolk, represent
that the Yankees have been largely reinforced at
Port Royal, and indicate an early attack upon Sa-
vannah and Charleston.
dispatch had been received in Washington City
that Gen. Price had retired from Springfield.
An order has been issued by Lincoln releasing all
the political prisoners except the spies.