Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-07-17
The Latest News-Gen. Lees Army.

We are still without full and definite accounts
from Confederate sources of the late battles at Get
tysburg.
Gen. Lee still, at the latest dates, at Hagars-
town, with his line extended towards the Potomac
ct WiamSport. The Yankee forces are in his
neghborhood, and thought to be in his front and
rear. We have had rumors of another great battle
near Hagarstown, but these rumors are not thus
far confirmed 1t is thought, however, that anoth
er great conflict cannot be long postponed. Delay
is dangerous to the Confederates. 1t enables the
federals to add to their numbers from all quarters.
The Richmond Enquirer of Tuesday last says
"The President received letter from General
Lee on Saturday, which puts to rest all anxletles
in relation to the situation of our army in Maryland,
and confirms the statements which have been made,
that our army has been uniformity victorious in its
encounters with the enemy in Pennsylvania. The
letter states in effect, that the engagements at Get
tysburg resulted in defeating the enemy completely,
in killing and wounding number far exceeding
our own, and in the capture of large number of
nrsoners that the falling back of our army to Ha-
cerStown was prudential move, not occasioned by
sny success on the part of the enemy, and not
through any apprehension of contingencies arising
which might ensure his success at that point The
pist of the letter. in few words is that the enemy
was even more thoroughly cut up and whipped than
he has ever been upon Southern SOIL and that the.
occupation of Hagerstown was movement dictated
by strategy and prudence as essential to the sue
cess of the campaign. The secret involved in this
movement may as well be left to Gen. Lee to deVel-
ope in his own good time. The prisoners in our
hands and on the way here, are we understand,
estimated at between II, 900 and IS 900. The army
is in fine spirits and excellent condition.
The people would have been better pleased if
they could have had the whole of Gen. Lees letter.
From Jackson.
News from Jackson to the 14th. Fighting still
going on between Gen. Grant and Gen. Johnston.
Considerable loss on both sides.
From Charleston.
The Yankees are actively engaged in fortifyiEg
their position at the south end of Morris Island
Fort Sumter maintains slow but constant shelIing
Of the enemy's position.
From James River.
No troops had been landed from the Yankee gun
boats on the James River Up to the 14th. The flo
tila was reported moving up towards City Point
near Petersburg. The militia of Petersburg and
vicinity have been called out to meet the enemy.
From the North.
As evidence of the loss Of the federas in the late
battles one of their correspondents states that
OF tlelr OTlSaOeS went OUT
with only 400. Some of the federal papers admit
their loss to have been % OOO but they claim that
the Confederate loss was equal to theirs. The New
York Herald of late date says:
"Lee is sending over to the Virginia shore his
wounded and his supply trains, but no troops have
yet crossed. Ammunition is being hurried over to
the Maryland shore, and there is every indication
that Lee intends to give US battle at HagerStown.-
His position is an excellent one and affords better
for defer han hat
cupied by us at Gettysburg"
President Davis calls for more COnscripts!
President Davis has issued his proclamation,
declaring, in his judgment that the necessity Of the
public defence requires that every man, capable of
bearing arms eetwteen the ages of and 49, should
now be called out to do his duty in defense of his
country and in driving back the invaders now
within the lines of the Confederacy.
He therefore calls out all white residents of the
Confederate States between the ages aforesaid, and
orders all persons subject to this CALL not now in
military service upon being enrolled to repair forth
with to the conScript camps of their respective
States under pain of being held and punished as
deSerterS He further orders that it shall be lawful
for any person embraced within this call to volunteer
for service before enrolment.
If all male white residents are called for, the
principals of substitutes County and State officers
Of kinds, and the militia generally are included
sS well as all persons exempted by act of Congress
lfths be so, the call is not in accordance with law.
But We prefer to see the call in full before submit
ting comments upon it