Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-06-07

is amost disastrous and bloody "cheek." Butler is
said to have united with Grant and some of his
troops are said to have been in the battle to day.
K
Official Dispatch from Gen. Lee.
HEADQ'Rs Army NORTHERN VA,
p. m, June 4 1854
ABOUT half past four a. m. to-day, the enemy
maae an attack upon our right line, in front Of
hokes part OF Breekinrdge's line, which was re~
pu,sed without difficulty. he succeeded in pene.
tatug the salient in Breckinridge's line and can
tured portion Of a battalion there posted, Fine
gans brigade and the Maryland battalion imuiedi-
ately drove the enemy out with severe loss. Re-
peated attacks were made upon Andersons position,
chiefly against right under Kershaw. They were .
met with great steadiness and repulsed in every tn-
stance under Early with like results Later in the
day assaults were twice renewed against Heth's
VINO occupied Early's left, but repused with loss.
hampton encountered the enemy's cavalry near
howes shops and part of " g. F. Lees divis.
ION drove them from their entrenchments. Our
of God, all we could expect
Signed RE LEE.
Second Official Dispatch.
RICHMOND, June 8.
HEADQUARTERS, 4th, s. 80, p. IN.
Secretary War:-Last night after nv dispatch.
BFecHlnrldge and Fnegan were attacked by the
enemy as they were preparing to re establish their
sklrmish line. The enemy we're soon repulsed-
Immediately afterwards an attack was made upon
nokes front, with like result. Up to present wri-
ting nothing has occurred along the lines to- day,
except skrmishing at various points The position
OF artillery substantially unchanged
Signed R. LEE, General
From Georgia.
The most accurate reports we have before us from
the army of Tennessee incline us to the belief that
tnere mas not been any material change in the po-
4 m lacfu
tnues to entrench and fortify. They persist in
strlnglng their earth-works along, and doubtless
VIII contnue-to to burrow until their trenches will
form continuous grave for their nameless dead
from the Cumberland to the Chattahoochee
=, our army continues to skiImish heavily during
the day, and fhe effect must be very appreciabe on
the diminishing ranks of. the enemy
| We have no doubt that another onset which will
be more formidable than any made hitherto will be
attempted by the enemy the quiet and repose of
rest ater battle will be perm itted to US. We can.
not nazari an opinion as to the probable time, but
'taat Sherman must soon attempt quirk consum-
. nation OF his plans is evident That he will not
oe permitted to recrUit.wth heavy columns of re-
hIorcements OF either men MEANS we are also
conhdent. And we cannot believe, therefore, that
p the monster coil of the enemy will be torpid much
longer. or that Gen. johnson will peTmit him to
enjoy unbroken quietude Int June I'd.
- NEW HOPE, June 3.-The enemy are still throw
ing troops on our ri sht. There has been conside-
raole artillery skirmishing since o'clock to day.
Gen. Echols is very slightly wounded in the tn Ugh.
Prisoners continue to be brought in. Among them
is 1t j. R. Basby, Q. NJ 9th Illinois Regiment.
SECOND DISPATCH
NEW HOPE, via Marietta, June 4-Skirmishing
continued during last night and up till evening be-
tween the enemy's sharpshooters and ours with
some artillery fighting The enemy are still ma.
noeuvreng for advantage of position but they have
so far been promptly met
THIRD DIsPATcH1
New HoPE, June ALI quiet during last night
This morning heavy rain is falling: Four req
ments of Yankees were mustered out of service ut
Kingston Thursday. The time of IL, 600 will
expire in twenty days.
FOURTH DISPATCH
. New HOPE June An the action of the I'd on
our left the enemys loss vas fifteen hundred killed
! and wounded. Seven or eight cannon balls passed
through the headquarters of Gen. Thomas
The enemy IS fortifying at Kingston and on the
! river four miles below. Their troops are much dis
hearteued and were told that after reaching altoona
they would meet with further opposition in their
= march to Atlanta
Exaggerated accounts of our loss were circulated
among them by their officers "a order to cheer
them. The punishment n1icte:' on them by Ste-
venSon and Cleburne last week. was very serious.
portion of the 18th army corps is now on the
way from the TransMississippl to reinforce Sher-
man. 1t had reached Van Buren,, Ala. All ira n.
quill here. Weather cool and rainy.