Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-04-24
The Sftustiou-The News.

! Hooker, instead OF changing his base, or
-,nsring again to advance, is quietly awaiting, it
rs f,.ms the time now rapidly approaching, which
=, rpIieye him of at least one-third of his army.
Tbo term of enlistment of large number Of his
IN will determine about the middle of May, and it
,.rtaip but few of these will remain any longer
. ,,rvice The object of Lincons late visit to
T,,tors camp, was to secure if possible the re-en-
r,r,ert of those whose time of bondage is about to
,r,ra In this he totally failed, though during his
-, upbounded license was suffered to prevail, and
r;.,,,, was supplied ad ibitum. 1t is true the
,.,,,,s were consumed with genuine Yankee ra-
Sa.,r bu, his speeches. prufuse Of promises "to
f,,aicb the rebellion" in the ninety days proven
h,IIv assigned for that purpose, were received
,-;b spathetic Indifference, for they knew full we'll
that previous predictions of analogous purport had
.,,sssiycy heraded bloody and disastrous defeats.
The President returned to Washington it is said,
S,53r if not wiser man.
From Suffolk.
,irices from Suffolk up to Sunday at twelve
o,cIock state that general engagement was mo-
menariv expected. Skirmishing was going on
ba,veeu the two armies, and had been for several
i,rs with pretty considerable loss. The Yankees
had taken to the rear number of their killed and
1ounded, and the fire had grown quite sharp be-
tween the opposing forces. On Sunday there was
an iDcessant cannonading, which continued up to
y o'clock at night and the opinion prevailed that
the skirmishing, which was gradually increasing,
would bring on a general action the next day.
portion of our forces are said to have certainly
crossed the Nansemond river. The object of this is
to cut off the enemy's communication During
some days last week the enemy'S communication
vas cut off with Newport News, but whether the
Yankees have forced passage is not known. Il
is now certain, however, that in attempting to come
up the river one of their gunboats (the Lousiana)
was sunk and two others seriously disabled. The
fire of our artillery had been effective, that the
whole fotilla had been driven back.
The Yankees are said to be receiving heavy rein
forcements There was the greatest alarm of the
capture of Suffolk and the advance of our army, and
trains of powder and combustbles have been laid
under all the bridges leading from Suffolk, so that
they may be destroyed in an instant if the necess
ty should arise. The greatest fears we're felt for
the fate of Suffolk.
Major General Dix had arrived at Suffolk, and it
was reported he would assume command there.
From Port Royal.
The Savannah Ners states that there we're on
Thursday at Port Royal 2 steam frigates, 8 gun
boats iron cladS ships, barks, brigs, ocean
steamers, 6river steamers, tugs and SO schooners.
On Friday morning four additional iron-clads and
Il schoOners arrived, making total of 1ls Gnclu-
ding iron,clads) now at Port Royal
All quiet at Charleston.
From the West.
There is no prospect of an early engagement in
Tennessee and we have heard of no material changes
in the relative positions of the armies Of-Bragg and
OfROSencranS.
Gen. Wheeler with his command, swan the
Cumberland river near Nashville, captured wagon
train and killed and captured forty Yankees the
18th inst
Scouts from the Tennessee river report the land
ing Of twenty-four transports at Eastport, eight
miles from Iuka, with twenty thousand Fedcrals,
chiefly cavalry
The Progress has the following dispatch, con-
frming the capture Of the "Queen of the West"
PoET HUDsoN, April 2l.-New Orleans dates Of
the 10th confirm the report of the destruction Oi
the Queen of tie West and Diana. The former got
aground in Grand Lake. As the Yankee feet ap
preached fierce bomhardment ensued.
A shell from the Calhoun exploded on the Queen't
deck, igEiting a quantity Of powder which commu
hicatcd with her magazine and caused an explosion
The Diana is reported to have been burnt by the
rebels. One hundred and thirty-six prisoners in
Guiding seven commissioned officers, three surgeon.
and eight of the crew of the Queen of the Vest ar
rived at New Orleans on the 18th. Among then
is Capt Turner commanding the feet, who was
slightly wounded in the ankle. He is now at St
James hospital prisoner. Forty-fve of the crew
are reported missing, and supposed to be drowned
Or killed. A dispatch from Berwicks Bay on the
18th reports the Federals beyond Franklin. Theil
forces are landing and marching on.
From Eastern North. Carolina.
Wehave no intelligence of interest from the East
We are looking with interest to that quarter
A skirmish occurred at Core Creek on the goth
in which we had three men killed and some taken
prisoners
Confederate Congress.
RICHMOND April 21.-In the Senate to-day res
oIution was adopted fixing the first of May as the
time for the adjournment of Congress. The House
amendment to the bill authorizing newspapers to be
sent to soldiers free of postage, was concurred in
House bill for the assessment and collection of taxes
was amended and passed.
The House passed Senate bill abolishing supernu-
merary offices in the quarternastcr and commissary
departments
From me United States.
Inc tone of the Northern press indicates final
abandonment of active demonstrations by the gov
s'aent for the reduction of Charleston; and pur-
pose avoid as far possible decisive engagements
o,.l oulIhg the summer campaign. Impending famine
s.ne South, they say, will disperse our armies
sa %ru crush the rebellion. The HernH of the 18th
g. mat the latest news from Suffolk to the 10th
NUS that the attempt of Longstreet to cross the
to,HS tshont river With the aid of pontoons was dc.
i~r oy artillery. Its other news items are un