Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-01-16
The Latest News.

No changes have taken place on our lines ABOUT
fredericksburg. The enemy keeps up snow ou'
It Is evident that large portion OF his iorce mas
L.o, .-.nsfsrred to other points. There are indi-
cations that an increased force has maze It's
orco IN the Peninsula below Richmond. Uen' fry-
or attacked Dodge's mounted Ritemen near ounoiH
- .bo 10Th and routed them; he then advanced
-, force of :. 500 Yankees at CarrsViile on the
ca,board Railroad, who fed on his approach.
prmor asserts that the Yankee troops at New
I'm ,nd Morehead City number 20 to $4,000, and
,h,t = considerable fleet was at Beaufort. Rumors
ofor advance are daily reported, but there is no
Good evidence that the enemy has yet made an ad-
s,ncs movement. We hear of strong Confederate
t,rco At Wilmington, Goldsboro, and other points,
..,d, 70 encounter him on his advance.
ga u.s rising at New York and declining at
Richmond
-. dispaIch states that Gen. Bragg now estimates
o,r 1oss at Murfreesboro, in killed, wounded and
missing at 9OOO It's further stated that Gen. Bragg
asks to he relieved from the command in Tennessee.
We give the rumOr for what it is worth
Western accounts state that Gen. Jeh IhomP-
u.s with strong force within four miles of New
Madrid, No. and that the enemy had evacuated that
Mace and Island No. 10.
Northern accounts state that Springfield, Mo. has
AGAIN been captured by the ConfederateS, with a
large amount of stores &c.
Rosecranz has caused the Confederate officers
canured at Murfreesboro to be confined and subsist
or private's rations until President Davis recent
proclamation be revoked.
Gov. Robinson Of Ky. in his message to the Leg
islature recommends to Kentucky to ect and pro-
test against Lncoln's proclamation. He says it in
Aicts a fatal though indirect blow upon the State.
A gentleman from Asheville, informs US that
about so torres and deserters from the Laurel coun-
try. on the Tennessee line, made raid upon the
village of Marshall Madison County, in this State,
last week, arrested number of persons and sacked
the Court House and other buildings, destroying
the records of the Court and other property. They
claimed to be Federal soldiers, and were commanded
BY man in Federal uniform. The authorities OF
course will take steps to chaStise them.
We learn that the Yankees and buffaloes in our
Northeastern Counties are committing many depre-
dations upon unarmed people. In Elizabeth
City and adjacent country, they said to be en-
forcing the oath of allegiance. A company of buff
faloes crossed Chowan river some days ago and
committed depredations upon the citizens near
Colerain. We give no particulars in the absence o.
authorized statements from responsible persons.
P. S. Just as we were going to press we learn
from a dispatch to the Associated Press, dated Will
mington, JAM IA, that it is believed there that the
Yankee land and naval forces had left Newbern anG
Beaufort harbor destination unknown. Non-com
batqnts had been requested TO leave Wilmington.
Northern accounts admit that Sherman's force a
Vicksburg had been completely repulsed- Yankee
loss g. 100 They had embarked for Napoleon.
The village OfLavergne, near MurfreesbOrO'. Tenn.
it is said, has been burnt to ashes by the Yankees
division of Rosecranz, it is said, had been with
drawn from Middle Tennessee.
NARROW ESCAPE-We learn that on Monday
morning last about five o'clock, Miss Elizabeth A
Jones residing with Mr. W H. Ellen of this city