Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-03-27
The Situation-The News.

Our latest adyices indicate no material change in
the relative positions of the opposing armies, and
"masterly inactivity" unbroken except by trivial
skrmishes, still broods over the lines. The Fede-
raj army on the Rappahannock is mudbound again,
the recent snow storm and the succeeding thaw
having rendered the roads impossible. 1t is now
thought and not without reason, that the seeming
activity in the enemy's camp-the beating of drums
and firing of rockets, intended to deceive our
leaders, as they have not been accompanied by any
substantial change of position, and are apparently
causeless. HIS army, in its present position, pro-
tects Washington and the Potomac, and Hooker, in
view of the runous defeats sustained by his prede
cessors IN command. will, perhaps, content himself
as long as he can appeaSe the impatence ofthe "On
10 Richmond" party, with keeping our army inac-
tive though viglant. From the Fredericksburg
correspondence of the Richmond Examiner, we learn
there is strong reason to believe that Stoneman'S
force went to Kelly's Ford with no original inten-
ton of crossing but for the purpose merely of cap
turing party of Stuart's cavalry, who, Hooker had
learned, were to cross the river at that point
In Tennessee, the falling back of Rosencrans upon
Nashville, has greatly altered the aspect of a.i"S,
and conjecture completely at sea as to the proba-
BILE eject of this movement on the issue of the ap-
preaching campaign. 1t is generally supposed that
the retreat was ordered by Rosencrans with the
view of effecting junction with Grant, to aid in
the reduction of Vicksburg and Port Hudson, and
in completing the conquest of the Mississippi Valley
Morgan had fight at Anderson, Tenn, on the
18th inst, IN which he was compelled to fall back
before overwhelming numbers.
The Yazoo Pass expedition is reported to have
been checked by rebel battery at the mouth of the
Talahatche The Yankee fleet consisted of the
Chillieothe, De KaB, five small gunboats and eigh-
teen transports. The ChillicOthe, during the fight
which lasted all day, was seriously damaged having
received sixty-fou- shots. One shot from our bat
terry killed four and wounded fourteen of the enemy
At last accounts, the feet was three miles above
the battery.
1t is to be hoped that Gen. Price, recently as
signed to the command of Western Louisiana and
Arkansas will inaugurate at once vigorous often
sive campaign, for Missouri and that portion of Ar
kansas within the Federal lines have become the
theatre of unheard of atrocities.
Charleston and 6 vannah are still menaced. Dis
palCneS 10 Lle new 1OTh HeFdtn, lTOIn IllllOn
Head, state that the negro brigade now marching
into Florida have taken several important points
with many prsoners-that they had captured large
quantities of munitions and supplies, and were still
driving the enemy before them
The 5Oth reg't N. G. T., (Col j. A. Washington
had skirmish with the enemy on Monday last, al
Deep Gully, nine miles from Newbern. The enc
my fed leaving two or three killed on the field
No loss on our side.
In the Confederate Congress on the oath inst
the Senate passed the impressment bill. which haG
previously passed the House, and the House haG
passed the Senate bill establishing Court OF Claims
d sOIuIer OF rue .. IT00FS, wrIuru.. r.,,.
Charleston says: 81 never knew what it was t.
confirms Che hs"ss ssfsssnnp snpe ns nta
fuse to take our money. Consequently" be says
''we have to suffer for something to eat" The peo
pie of South hCarolina, by such conduct are earning
for themselves a character which will long be re-
menbered. What burning shame that a State
which, next to Massachusetts, is responsible for thi,
war; should contemptuously refuse the currency Of
sister State and that too when offered by men who
are ready to fight her battlesi