Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-06-03
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RALEIGH: FRIDAY. NAY %. 1863.

RALEIGH: FRIDAY. NAY %. 1863.
The Latest News.
The situation of affairs in Virginia is unchanged,
with the exception that the Yankees are making sad
havoc with the plantations on York River, in New
Kent County, burning and pillsgng indiserimi-
nately. e. ~ i
From Tennessee.
An is quiet at Tullahoma
Va.landisham, baniahed By Lincoln, was sssasht
South on the 25th inst, under flag Of truce, and
left neutral ground Immediately in front of our
pckets at Forestville. He is now at Shelbyville
From Mississippi.
The last intelligence from Vicksburg is, that it
still holds out brayely.
Of the position plumber and movements Of Gen.
Johnsons command, we have no reliable advices,
but we obtain from the confused and ambiguous
dispatches from that quarter, the impression that
bis army is somewhere between Jackson and Vicks-
burg, threatening Grants rear and flank.
The following are the latest press dispatches from
the seat of war.
MOBILE, May 95.-The jackson Aissisippian,
Of Saturday says:
"The enemy have attacked the works at Vicks-
burg SIX times-three times yesterday-and each
time been repulscd with immense loss. Gen. Ste
venson says he can hold Vicksburg indefinitely"
A special dispatch to the Eeening Ne~s, dated
Jackson oath, Sunday says:
"Firius was heard until o'clock this morning.
M ranort of artillery has been heard since that
bour. This morning the goth Mississippi regiment
,nounted. dashed into Raymond capturing four
hundred prisoners Fourteen have been brought
TO this city. The rest, being sick or wounded were
paroled." .r
Tuesday (?) morning, at 10 o'clock, says the enemy
attacked our left and centre four times. The first
attack lasted 80 minutes, the second 20 minutes,
the third 15 and the fourth 9. They were re-
nulsed with great slaughter each time. Our loss
was so men, We took four stands of colors.
When the column Of assault was brought up on
Wednesday, the officers leading the troops broke,
and the column disappeared.
On Thursday, the enemy were engaged m she'll
;ns our entrenchments. The Yankee dead were
still unburied Thursday night.
Our works towards Warrenton have not been
meuaced. The Federal line Of investment is ina
perfect Some Of the prisoners taken, report that
Gen. Steelsv.&ailsaNe g..
From Eastern Nozth-Carolina.
On FRIDAY last three Yankee gunbosts went up
to Murreesboro' and appropriated several thousand
pounds of bacon belonging to the Confederate States
They stole some of the furniture from the Female
College and abandoned the place on Saturday. On
the whole they 2illaged less and did less damage
than could have been expected. The boats crews
all got drunk on Friday night, and the boats could
have been easily captured had We had any troops in
the vicinity.
From the United States.
Northern dates of the 25,h contain full and ex-
ulting accounts Of victory at Bakers Greek and Big
Black Bridge. They claim to have captured several
thousand prisoners in two battles. The Herald
saws the President has received details from Grant
showing he had fought five battles, captured sixty
four guns and twenty four hundred prisoners. On
the 10Th there was heavy fighting at Vicksburg.
Sherman lost five hundred men, Steele holds the
rebel water batteries On the Goth, Steele carried
the rife pits north of the city. The right of the
army rests on the Mississippi above Vicksburg
\ petition is circulating demanding of the Pres
ident the unconditional release Of Vallandigham.
4; The Navy Department has received information
that Farragut was actively engaged in bembarding
y Port Hudson.
The Herald, Of the 22d, has telegram from Suf
folk stating, that ION Monday two companies of the
New York Mounted Rifles were suddenly attacked
by the rebels and before they could be reinforced
we're badly cut up."
d The same paper has the following from the mill
tary department of North-Carolina:
h Eided into districts. General Naglee has that Of
It, The Neuse headquarters at Beaufort; General Wes-
i sells that of the Albemarle, headquarters at Ply
y y mouth; General Prince that of the Pamico head
3 quarters at Washington. The three districts are
being put in a complete state of defence, and guns
!" Of large calibre are being mounted. Since the
! Siege of Washington, the place has been strongly
reinforced and every thing is ready for the enemy,
sho are expected back since the unfortunate turn
& Affairs on the Rappahannock. ..
Dy By arrival from Newborn we learn how commu-
cson with the q way S Tl 1e IA th
Il, ure Of the two dispatch boats, Emily and Arrow,
by the gperrillas, the banks Of the canal on the
lAth and 18th insts The connection between
81 Roanoke and Norfolk is thus severed as it is
y widently no longer safe to trust our boats on
= ne route. The rebels first captured the Arrow,
md, putting crew on board, proceeded down the
y canal until she met the Emily, and made her an
easy prey"