Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-05-13

Alta latehoor night before Gen. Pettigrew tsle-
graphed from Hanover Junction that there was no
enemy in that vicinity. great1ight, as Of house
on fire, was seen in adue west direction by our
pickets on the river, six miles from the city Can.
r.onading was believed to have been heard in the
same direction, but it may have been thunder.
The Ezauiner says: 80,
"We sse no reason to change the opinion ex.
pressed on yesterday, that the whole force Of the
Yankee cavalry engaged in the, raid near thiscity
did not exceed eight hundred, comprising together,
the 18th Illinois and 4ths New York regiments, com
manded respectively, by Colonies Davis and Z il.
patrick. But that the original expedition, Of which
that just mentioned was an ofshoot was vastly
moro numerous, we have. good reason TO- believe"
) ,fas5 From the Wsst. ~. i5sJ u ga
"a. The following dispa4shss eheas. Tsllehd1ul I'D
Atl.assaa.s.ssSls 0sisl niiSht aefiev vement Of
our cavalry under Gen. Forrest:
TULLAHoMA, May 5.-OFF1c1AL..-Forest,a after
five days hard marching, without provisions or
forage captured on the 3D. the enemy, sixteen hum
dred strong near Rome, Ga, with the same number
Of Enfield rifles, horses and side arms.
ATLANTA, May 6.-Seventeen hundred Yankees
captured by Forrest. Some of them arrived here
last evening. .
A dispatch from Chattanooga May g. states that
a heavy force of Yankees crossed the Cumberland
at Colina, near the Kentucky line, under cover OF
artillery, and attacked Col. Hamtcns forces, who,
inferior in number and without artillery, fell back
to Hilps, where they made sand, and after several
hours hard fighting repulsed the enemy, killing 10
and wounding 49, Our loss two killed and three
wounded The Yankees, retreating through Colina,
burned the place. Col. Hamilton pursued them to
Tompknsvile, KY, and destroyed most of that
town.
The Mississippion (extra) Of May 4th, says, that
Gulf, being attacked by. overwhelming numbers and
outAanked. The 31st Louisiana was captured,
fighting desperately. Loss very heavy on both
Sides General Bowen now occupies position east
of Grand Gulf and south of Bayou Pierre with Port
Gibson between him and the enemy.
The Yankees are reported at Pontotoc, Mississip-
pi, 1000 strong intending to march on Meridian
via Columbus.
The Examiner, reviewing the situation in the
west says the fortunes of the Conederacy are to be
decided during the next ninety days in the Valley
of the Mississippi and if the situation of affairs
there is not encouraging as night be desired,
still it IS far promising than it was at the close
Of the last seasons campaign, and is certainly
subject rather of hope than of dependency.
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and the tenor of advices coming thence far more
cheerful Indications seem to show that General
| Johnston has determined upon an advance move
ment, and that the able but sluggish Rosencranz
who is rather an engineer than a General, will be
compelled to leave his mathematical lines and be
forced to manoeuvre in open field
| General Johnston does not possess force as
strong IS safety and certainty Of success require
and his movements may be also embarrassed BY
Burnsides reported march in the direction of Cum
berland Gap and East Tennessee. Yet the creates
confidence IS felt in that quarter in the success o
our arms and this confidence, pervading alike th'
army and the population, is itself q very importan
guarantee Of victory.
From Europe.
Late European advces indicate an estrangemen
between the United States and England, growing
out of the issue by Mr. Adams, the Federal Minister
of permits projections to English vessels trading
to the neutral port of Mata'soras Mr.. Adams hae
given such Permit to parties who were about to sal
Tor that port with munitions Of war to be used by
the Mexcans against the French and its publication
has elected much indignant comment in the LondoI
| papers,