Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-05-29
The Latest News.

The Latest News.
...,t;on of affairs in Virginia is unchanged,
..,ortion that the Yankees are making sad
~ the plantations on York River, in New
rnntv, burning and pillaging indiscrimi-
From Tennessee.
:. ouiet at TullahOma.
,.5gbam, banished by Lincoln, was brought
-. o5th inst, under flag of truce, and
Z. ,t-.I ground, Immediately in front of our
,, ,rorestville. He is now at Shelbyville.
From Mississippi.
,,,t intelligence from Vicksburg is that it
alls out bravely'
nositiOn, number and movements of Gen.
-. command, We have no reliable advIceS,
- ,h.oin from the confused and ambiguous
-. from that quarter, the impression that
w. ~ i somewhere between Jackson and Eieks-
.t-.,tening Grants rear and flank.
lrorinr are the latest press dispatches from
Es.ofwa
srlay says;
snpmy have attacked the works at Yicks-
- :. ime;-three times yesterdaY-and each
y. rpnpIscd with immense loss. Gen. Ste
.I "srs be can hold VickS6urg indefinitely"
,s:ill dispatch to the Ecening NeW', dated
!, 18th, Sunday says:
n, WAS heard until 9 o'clock this morning
..ri Of artillery has been heard since that
Tb< morning the 2Oth Mississippi regiment
"a dashed into Raymond, capturing four
= prisoners. Fourteen have been brought
[6iy. The rest, being sick or wounded were
-,ar Nav 25.-An officer who left Vicksburg
r ,, morning, at 10 o'clock, says the enemy
our left and centre four times. The hrst
.s,ed 80 minutes, the second 20 minutes,
nj Is, and the fourth 9. They were re-
With great slaughter each time. Our lOSs
men. We took four stands OF colors.
!. rbe column Of assault was brought up on
r.by the officers leading the troops broke,
Hlumn disappeared. :,
thursday, the enemy were engaged IN she'll
eniren hments. The Yankee dead were
buried Thursday night.
works towards Warrenton have not been
i The Federal line of investment is im-
Some of the prisoners taken; report that
N.ele waS killed.
From Eastern NOrth.CarOlina.
Friday last three Yankee gunboats went up
rfreesbOro' and appropriated several thousand
Of bacon belonging to the Confederate States.
stole some of the furniture from the Female
:e and abandoned the place on Saturday. On
|5haIe, they 2illaged less and did less damage
auld have been expected. The boats crews
drunk on Friday night, and the boats could
5sen easily captured had we had any troops in
5inty.
From the United States.
Ghern dates of the 2jth contain full and ex-
accounts of victory at Bakers Greek and Big
Bridge. They cl4im to have captured several
sai prisoners in two battles. The HeraH
tie President has received details from Grant
t,g he had fought FIVE battles, captured sixty
:lls and twenty four hundred prisoners. On
/ ah there was heavy fighting at Vicksburg.
fuan lost five hundred men. Steele holds the
Eater batteries. On the 20th, Steele carried
PIE pits north of the city. The right Of the
rests on the Mississippi above Vlcksburg.
HttiOn is circulating demanding of the Pres
/ the unconditional release of Vallandigham.
E Navy Department has received information
tlrragut was actively engaged in bOmbarding
BudsOn
f Herald, of the 22d, has a telegram from Suf-
gatlng, that ION Monday two companies of the
loFh Mounted Rifles were suddenly attacked
/: rebels, and tefore they could be reinforced,
oady cut up"
|; same paper has the following from the mill
apartment of North Carolina:
!le department of North Carolina has been di-
! INTO districts. General Naglee has that of
aslSe, headquarters at Beaufort; General Wes-
ilat Of the Albemarle, headquarters at Ply
ii; GENERAL Prince, that OF the Pamlico head
SiS at Washington. The three districts are
put In a complete state of defence, and guns
s!: callbre are being mounted. Since the
:Q Washington, the place has been strongly
'eed and every thing is ready for the enemy,
sfe expected back since the unfortunate turn
i'irs on the Rappahannock.
arrival from Newborn We learn how commu-
" c9R with the North, by way of the Albemarle
"a Canal has been cut off by the cap
VI IAe two dispatch boats, Emily and Arrow,
-s SQerraS, on the banks of the canal, on the
ahd 18th insts. The connection between
a, lhe and Norfolk is thus severed, as it is
-'uy no 'onger safe to trust our boats on
,a.s: 5l..: Inc rebels first captured the Arrow,
Pu'uns a crew on board, proceeded down the
unlI she met the Emily, and made her an