Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-06-30
Latest from the North.

The whereabouts of Gen. Lee is not definitely
known. A telegram from Harrisburg, dated the
22d states that our forces at GreencaSte, Pa IT
heavy column, and that demonstration on Harris
burg is confidently expected Another Of the same
date from Baltimore says there are only seven or
eight thousand rebels in Maryland, and that Mary
land Heights strongly fortified and still hold out
and vet of Gen. Lees movements, it says, the pub
lie are profoundly ignorant
A private letter copied by permission in the En-
ouirer from Confederate soldier, dated near Will
Transport Md, speaks of the long and weary march
es our troops have accomplished since leaving Fred
ercksburg, over the mountains and river into Ma
ryland, they being obliged to support Gen. Jenkins
cavalry. Gen. ROdes' brigade leaves there to-mor-
row. it says and are to get horses and leave soon
too They are only seven miles from the Pennsyl-
vania line, and if the rumor of Rhodes brigade be-
ing mounted at Fredericksburg is correct he IS noW
no doubt, at or near Harrisburg, Penn. Well may
the Mynheers quake.
The Yankees have made another raid around Rich
mond The damage done is serious. They started
from Tunstalls Station on the York River Railroad
on Friday morning last about 200 cavalry and TWO
field pieces, and moving straight up the Pamunkey
River arrived at South Anna bridge on the central
Railroad at eleven o'clock, cutting the wires and at
lacking body of eighty North Carolinians guard
ing the bridge belonging to the 44th n. O., Col
Sngletary. Renforcements were teegraphed for
by Gel Goodwin, commanding at Hanover junction,
and they were promptly forwarded, but too late to
relieve our gallant troops at the bridge Unfortu-
nately Gen. CorSe's command had left the junction
little before IN consequence of an untounded ru-
NOR, and gone higher up the road. After short
resistance, the bridge was fired and consumed, our
troops falling back. The fredericksburg road was
not damaged at last accounts, and it is to be hoped
that communication with Lees army will not be ut
terly destroyed
The marauders captured Gen. W. II. F. Lee, at
Col Wckham's residence where he has been stay
ing since he was disabled at Brandy Station. The
track from Tunsalrs to the White House has been
torn up on the York River Railroad and two trains
on the Fredericksburg road narrowly escaped cap
ture
Richmond is thoroughly fortified, and support
ing force of 10000 is in striking distance Inc
telegraph wires bring intelligence this morning that
10000 men, under Dix and keyeS are moving up
the Peninsula. Preparations have been making for
the defence of Richmond for time, and militia
organizations have been constantly going on so that
whatever could be done in its defence has been et-
fected There is no great danger, unless reinforce
ments from Gen. Lee are cut off by their cavalry
and large army suddenly massed before the City,
which is scarcely probable
From the East.
There are no movements of interest going on in
this quarter Negro soldiers have made their ap-
pearance at Swift Greek. They are well armed and
equipped.
Suffolk has not been consumed nor evacuated,
says the Express.
From the West.
Morgan is over the Cumberland near Carthage,
with i've thousand troops He is free from Bragg S
apron strings once more and will give good ac-
count of himself no doubt
From Cincinnati we lean that nine hundred rebels
are in South Indiana near Pamela. Their OBJECT IS
to burn the bridges on the Ohio and MISSISSIPPI
Railroad.
Vicksburg is still beleaguered. We have no ad-
ditional news from that quarter.
miscellaneous.
The gunboat James Adger has arrived at Fortress
Monroe with the officers and crew of the atlanta,
captured near Savannah.
Pleasanton claims victory over Stuart in the cav
airy fight at Middleburg.
About one hundred and fifty Yankee prisoners,
captured, we learn, at Port Hudson, passed through
this city on Sunday last, on their way to Richmond
a harder looking set We have seldom seen. :,
Further northern and war news will be tound
elsewhere,