Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-07-22
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RALEIGH: FRIDAY. JULY II, 1859.


RALEIGH: FRIDAY. JULY II. 1863.
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 was STILL at the latest dates, Of Hagars-
town, With his line extended, towards the Potomac
at Willnmsport. The Yankee forces are in his
neishborhood, and thought to be in his front and
rear. We have had rumors of another great battle
near Hag.rstown, but these rumors are not thus
far confirmed It's thought however, that anoth-
er gseat conflict canno. be long postponed. Delay
is dangerous to the Confederates. 1t enables the
feder.ls to add to their numbers from all quarters.
The Richmond Enquirer Of Tuesday last says:
.The President received letter from General
1e. on Saturday, which puts to rest al anxieties
in relation to the situation OF our army in Maryland
and confirms the statements which nave been made
th,t our army has been uniformity victorious in its
snco,n,ers with the enemy in Pennsylvania. The
letter states in effect that the engagements at Get
tysburr resulted in defeating the enemQ implicitly,
in killing and woundirg number |exceeding
our own. and in the capture OF large number of
nrisoners: that the falling back of our army to Ha
eerstown was prudential move, not occasioned by
anv success on the part of the enemy, and not
through any apprehension Of contingencies arising
which might ensure his success at that point The
est Of the letter. in few words, is that the enemy
was even more thoroughlycut up and whipped than
he has ever been upon Southern soil, and that the
occupation of Hagerstown was movement dictated
by strategy and prudence IS essential to the sue
cess of the campaign. The secret involved in this
movement may as we'll 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 l5. 600 and 18 900. The army
is in fiae spirits and excellent condition"
The people would have been better pleased if
they eould have had the whole of Gen. Lees letter
From Jackson.
News hom jackson to the 14th. Fighting still
going opjbetween Gen. Grant and Gen. Johnston.
Considerable loss on both sides.
From Charleston.
: TIE Yankees are actively engaged in fortifyiEg
thsr position at the south end of Morris Island
Fort Sumter maintains slow but constant shelling
of the enemys position.
From Janus River.
No troops had been landed from the Yankee gun
boats on the James River up to the 14th. The flo.
til]la 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
attles one of their correspondents states that one
Of their brigades went in 100 strong, and came ou
with only 400. Some Of the federal papers admi
their loss to have been 25,OOo but they claim tina
the Confederate loss was equal to theirs The New
York Herald of late date says:
"Lee is sending over to the Virginia shore hi
wounded and his supply trains but no troops hav
vet crossed Ammunition is being hurried over t.
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 bette
opportunities for defensive operations than that oc
.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 tn
public defence requires that every man, capable
bearing arms between the ages Of 1s and 45, shoul
now be called out to do his duty in defenseof hi
country. and in driving back the invaders no'
within the lines of the Confedetacy.
He therefore calls out all white residents OF th
Confederate States, between the ages aforesaid, an
orders sll persons subject to this call, not no"
military service upon being enrolled to repair fortl
with to the oonscript camps Of their respecti'
States, under pain of being held and punished I
d.serters He further orders that it shall be lawf
for any person embraced within this call to volunte
for service before enrolment.
If all male white residents are called tor, IL
principals of substitutes, County and State Office
Of all kinds and the militia generally are included!
ss we'll as all persons exempted by act OF Congre'
If this be So the call is not in accordance with Ia,
But we prefer see the call IN full oeiors suo"
ting comments upon It.