Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-07-15
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pAIE1GH: FRIDAY. JULY 10. 1858.

yevs the melancholy tldlngS OF the lall Oh ficAsos
The Fall of vicksburs Confirmed.
RICHMOND, July s.-The following dispatch has
been received here from Gen. Johnston:
JACKSON, July 7th.-Hon. j. H. Seldom, Secre-
tary of 'War:-Vicksburg capituated on the 4tn
inst The garrison was paroled an6 are to be re-
turned to our lines. Officers retaining their side
srms and personal baggage This intelligence was
Drougns by an officer who left the place on Sunday
the 9Th.
(signeD J.E. JOHNSTON, General.
Our worst fears are realized. The garrison has
made most heroic and glorious defence, but moth.
ing could avail against the storm of shot and shell
which poured into the City from all sides, and the
constantly encroaching forces Of Grant When.the
latter had fought his way through to the rear Of
yicksburg his object was wellnigh accomplished.
The science of engineering, aided by the gunboats
in the river, with no succor from Gen. Johnston,
rendered the fall of the place only question of
time Yankee accounts state that Gen. Johnston,
with the limited force at his disposal, had assailed
Grants forces in the rear, and had been repulsed
uith GREAT slaughter. No doubt that officer did ali
ho conld with the means at his command, to raise
We lack space to-day to dwell on the probable
results of this disaster. The possession of Vicks-
burg gives the enemy control Of the Mississippi
from its head springs to its mouth, and cuts off
from us the States of Texas, Arkansas, and Louis
lana, The contest is now narrowed down to Vir-
cinia, North-C Carolina South Carolina Alabama.
Florida. and Georgia Marked success by General
Lee in his MARYLAND and Pennsylvania campaign
would have neutralzed the effect Of the loss Of
Vicksburg; but the indications are, although our
brave boys have fought men never fought before,
that Gen. Lee has been compelled to retire before
overwhelming forces.
From Gen. Lees Army.
The latest news from Gen. Lees army is in the
shape of an unofficial telegram from Martinsburg to
the Secretary of War, which states that Gen. Lee
storraed the enemy's entertainments at Gettys-
burg Friday last, and captured them, but, being
unable to hold them, has been falling back in the
direction of Hagerstown, Md Heavy cannonading
was heard at Martinsburg in the direction of Hagers
town, and battle was thought to be going on at
that point
The battle at Gettysburg ragged Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, With va
ried success on both sides. The New York Herald
OF the the 4th claims great victory for the federal
ss s5Sss ss7s
burg to the effect that troops achieved signal
victory on Sunday, capturing forty thousand pris
oners. We fear this report is unfounded. If Gen.
Lee is retreang towards Hagarstown, the inference
is that the tide is against him.
all accounts concur in representing our troops as
having fought with an ardor and courage unsur-
passed in the history of the world. The Herald
speaks Of magnificent charge made by McLaws
and Anderson's divisions on the enemys left on Fri
day, which was successful until met by overwhelm-
ing numbers. That paper says the scene was terri
BILE; that the Confederates fought with demoniac
fury" precipitating themselves with ringing shouts
on the dense masses of the foe. We may well be-
leve it. Alas that such valor should be unavailing
The heart bleeds and the tear unbidden starts from
the eye, when we think of the noble and gallant
thousands of our countrymen who went down in
tina. fiery vortex North Carolina ,oas there, as
she has been every where since this war commenced;
and We may be sure that her children showed them.
selves worthy of her ancient fame. Not less than
one thousand Of them. perhaps now sleep their last
sleep beneath the soil of Pennsylvania. The Con-
Tolerate less is estimated at ten thousand. Judging
Of this battle by the past one-haf Of these are
North Carolinians.
A large number of our wounded are at Winches-
ter, among them Generals Pettigrew, Pender, and
Scales OF this State Generals Armistead, Barks-
dale, Garnett and Kemper are reported among the
killed; and Generals Jones, Heth, Anderson, Jen-
klns Hampton and Hood reported wounded. The
Yankee loss is no doubt very heavy.
Hagerstown is about fifteen miles from the
Pennsylvania line, and about fifteen miles from
Wllllamsport where Gen. Lee crossed into Mary
land. The Potomac is said to be much swollen by
recent rains.