Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-06-10
The Latest News.


urss received yesterday, states ION the authori-
~ Of letters from Hamiiton's crossing) that "a
S.;csde of Yankees with six pieces of cannon, have
O:eesed the Rappahannock near Fredericksburg and
ken position in the vicinity OF the site OF the ber-
nara House." This movement is supposed to be |
hnL A gunboat and three transports went up the |
nyer on Friday, and heavy firing was subsequently
heard in that direction the cause of which had not
heeu ascertained The Yankees had burned several |
mill houses in King William County and carried |
of a number of negroes. The Enquirer says that |
@.n ADEQUATE force has been sent to drive the ma
nuders off" -
The enemy has evacuated Yves. Point removing |
bis baggage, stores, &C., and the negroes he had
stolen.
to6re given to George Moore, British Consul in
Richmond in consequence of his assuming to act il
behalf of the British government in matters occur
ring in the State of Mississippi.
From South.CarOlina.
It is stated in an official dispatch from Charleston
lat the enemy fired the town of Button on the
d inst. Our forces engaged them, preventing
ar further advance, and they subsequently retired
10 loss on our side '.-
In their late raid on the Combahee river the en-
emy carried off thousand negroes and destroyed
property to the value OF million Of dollars.
From the West.
yicksburg still holds out
advices from jackson to the 9th inst, state that
on the preceding night terrific bombardment was
I'm progress. -; ,,,
says that refugees at Pascagoula report that we
have achieved another brilliant victory at Port :.
Hudson. Banks is said to have lost an arm" This
intelligence is yet uncon6rmed
Later adyices from Jackson announce that Gen.
Kirby Smith crossed to Port Hudson on Sunday
that the seige will be raised and that no doubts are
felt in regard to tie result
1t is said that Gen. Grant, in assaulting our works
Yicksburg, used cotton bales for movable breast
works, when Gen. Pemberton mounted 200 poun
ders and directed their fire at the cotton bales NOW
ing down whole plat0ons Of the enemy.
Official dispatches state the enemys loss at forty
thousand! Our entire loss, including the action of
Bakers Creek is said to fall short of five thousand.
Per contra, the enemy say We have lost :, 400 IN
prisoners alone and claim to have captured u
aacas of artillery.
New York papers of the 3rd inst, eontxin inter.
esting accounts of Grants march upon Vicksburg
and the battles fought prior to its investment
The special correspondent OF the Times, writing
from jackson May 18th, says:
Everybody has'doubess been astonished at the
ease with which our forces advanced upon and took
possession of Jackson Its importance as railroad
centre and depot for Confederate supplies warran
ted the anticipation that the place would be vigo-
rously defended, ard only surrendered in the last
extremity; hence'a heavy column was sent III thus
direction, and every preparation made for conflict
Of more than ordinary magnitude The column
came on prepared at any instant to fall in line but
mile after mile was passed and no enemy appeared,
no bridges were burned no obstacle encountered,
till finally the advance entered the town without
having met with any serious opposition.
Sherman's corps left jackson at o'clock, and fol-
L. \ I-n- loE& . hot
sembed more the internal regions than the abode of
civilization. Vast volumes of smoke lay over it..
through which, here and there, rolled fercely up,
great mountains of fame, that made internal music
over their work of destruction. The Confederate
Stste House, large new wooden buildlng-the
penientlary several private houses and several gov
eminent buildings, we're all in flames. The pris-
oners in the pententiary were only two in number,
and they were released before the building fred.
In this case, as in every other, where private prop
erty was destroyed, it was done without order, by
the drunken stragglers who roamed through the
town"
In subsequent letter the battle of Bakers
Creek, or Champion Hills, is thus described:
Eighteen miles east Of the bridge, on the rail-
mad is a station known as Edwards depot; three
miles southeas of this on the county read (which
runs parallel with the railroad, are the Champion
Hills, through which runs stream called Bakers
Uech dlltT UOLu VI WuICu tAO 0osS0 40 AASoPSS-
lively named.
On the morning of Saturday, May is, Gen. Ho-
'ey, who was leading, was fired upon by aparty OF
rebels, three miles from Champion Hills. Skir-
mishers were thrown out and the rebels were slew
y asixen back, until they reached the hills, when
they developed themselves in force upon the crest.
The heights were steep, the enemy numerous, their
position almost inaccessible and protected by tim
Der, while from every crest on the heights their
batteries raned hurricanes of death upon his thirsty
wearled Column.
Finally, about. noon Gen. Houey arranged
storming party, and heading them in person moved
directly up gorge in the hills, every inch of which
was swept by the musketry and artillery of the en-
envy Two four and one six gun battery command
ed the gorge, and on both sides of it were nassed
heavy supports of infantry. On went the storming
party, and in twenty minutes the gallant remnant
of those who started were hurrahing over the pos
session of all the guns the crest of the hills and the
total rout of the infantry. In this charge the Oath
Iowa regiment made up largely Of clergymen,
and hence known as the preachers regiment =
was foremost, and was nearly annihilated
The rebels, who, on this OCCASION were cotnnan-
ded by Gen. Pemberton in person, fought with the
most reckless gallantry. They were mainly com:
psed of Georgians and we're it not that their ef.
Nrts were expended in the cause of treason,
Georgia would have reason to remember With last.
ing pride the day upon which her sons fought and
td1ed on Champion Hill One entire regiment post
ed in support of Of batteries the crest re-
fused to retreat when Hovey came upon them, and
we're to man killed wounded or captured. Five,
txths of the regiment we're killed where they
stood, refusing the boon of life at the expense Of
being taken prisoners.
Hovey's charge settled the fate of the day-the
rebels broke and fed in wild confusion. Thou
snds were taken prisoners -muskets, wagons, sup
aes Of food and ammunition were taken to an ex-
ut incredible. Gen. Tilghman, of Fort Henry no
%l,ety, was killed, and Gen. Loring, Of much gen.
Sa unotorlety for Dragging and otherwise sent
s%.ulkng fugitive with broken, dsheartened rem
mt NJ Of his command, to the southwark" FL
Inc relative losses either side are thus sum.
S u up: Our entire loss in this fight was about
'"V killed and wounded Our entire loss upito |