Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-11-23
WAR NEWS.


From Petersburg and Richmond.
All remains quiet in front of both of these cities,
except the usual picket firing and shelling.
Butler has been transferred to New York city,
where he now commands.
Frsm the Valley.
We clip the following from the Richmond Dis
patch Of the l4th: =.
"General EARLY passed through Winchester Sa.
turday, at one o'clock, on bis way towards the Po-
tomac. His army is efficient and enthusiastic Our
cavalry had Successful engagement with the enc.
my on Saturday some six or seven miles beyond
Winchester, on the Martinsburg road. We have
no particulars of the fight
Sheridan's army had, as stated in Saturdays
Dispatch, been weakened by sending two corps
across the Potomac in the direction of Washing
ton"
There is nothing else definite from the Valley.
From East Tennessee.
Gen. Lee telegraphs the War Department as fol-
lows:
"HEADQUARrERs, Nov. 10.
To Hon. Seey Of War:
Breckenridge reports that on the night of the
18th he turned Bulls Gap, when the enemy at
tempted to retreat About one o'clock on the 14th,
with Vaughan's and Dukes commands, he struck
their column and routed it. Several hundred pris
oners ten stand Of colors and six pieces of artillery
with caissons and horses complete, fifty loaded
wagons with teams, ambulances with medical sup
plies, &c, were captured.
(Signed) R. E. LEE"
From Gen. Hoods Army.
Gen. Hood crossed the Tennessee river at Tus
cumbia, Ala, and did not capture Decatur as wis
reported.
Gen. Sherman it is said has returned to Atlanta,
whence with four corps he contemplates an onward
movement towards Charleston or Macon, leaving
Thomas in Tennessee with 40 600 men to look after
Hood
evacuation and destruction of Atlanta by Sherman,
and the concentration of his forces in Tennessee
The latter is more probable.
Gen. Beauregard telegraphs from Tuscumbia,
Ala, as follows:
"TuscuAB1A, ALABAMA, November 5, 1854.
General s. Cooper,
"Adjutant and Inspector: General:
"General Forrest reports on the 9th mst that
he was then engaged fighting the enemy at John
sonville, having already destroyed four gunboats,
Of eight guns each fourteen steamers and twenty
barges, with large quantity of quartermaster and
commissary stores, on the landing and in
houses estimated at between seventy five and one
hundred thousand tons. Six gunboats were then
approaching, which be hoped to capture or destroy.
G. T. BEAUREGARD."
/ Johnsonvllle, which is named after Andy John
President elect of the United States is on the east
bank Of the Tennessee river, four miles above Rey
noldsburg and is the terminus Of the Northwestern
railroad, which connects Nashville with the river at
that point Andy johnson caused the Northwes
tern railroad to be completed to this place in order
to supply Nashville by the Tennessee river when
ever the Cumberland should be too low for steam
boat navigation. Since the completion of the rail-
road it has grown to be place of great Importance
he dapn tOfs for chvlo l1o
Chattanooga and Atlanta.
Latest from the North.
Chicago kilograms of the 9th say that Sherman has
only made show of pursuing Hood, while he has
been busily engaged preparing his forces, repairing
the railroads and accumulatlng supplies for new
movement of the greatest importance. After gather
ing sufficient supplies, he will start with five corps
on winter tour through the Cotton States. leaving
Schoeld's force to hold Chattanooga and look after
Hood 1t is probable the coming week will witness
the starting of this expedition:
Washington correspondents of several Northern
journals assert that offers being made to induce
Lincoln to send Commissioners to Richmond to sound
the authorities upon the.subject of peace
The Republican papers had discovered q tremen-
dous conspiracy to destory Chicago and release the
Camp Douglas prisoners Large quantities of arms
were found in the houses of Southern sympathisers
Several hundred citizens had been arrested includ-
ing Gen. Marmaduke's brother.
The Washington government has received informa.
ton that Capt Semmes has gone to take command
of the Sea King, large staunch screw steamer built
at Glasgow in 1854
Yankee loss in government stores at Johnsonville
six million. They say the fire of Forests batteries
was terrific No heavy iron clads north Of Mem
phis; low water prevents them going up
Rosencrans is superseded by Meade. The gunboats
below Johnsonvile are unable to proceed up, owing
to FORESTS batteries commanding the streams No
gun boats or transports above Green bottom bar
New York correspondent Oct 20, says Buckner
captured Mo8ansea on the 25th. He held the fort
of all the Federal artillery destroying all the siege
and war materials.
Price is reported at Fayetteville, Arkansas He
is supposed to have crossed Arkansas River Guer-
ra troubles continue in the State, though the main
bodies left with Price.
The Florida was captured just before daybreak, on
the 7th October in the midst of the Brazilian feet in
the harbor OF Bahia, and under the guns ofthe
twenty minutes only elapsed from the time Of the
first attack upon her till the Wachusett steamed to
sea, with the prize. The Brazilian fort fired two shots
at the Wachusett as she left, without doing any
damage, and two war vessels pursued her next day
tor some distance Intellectually One half the
Florda's crew were on Shore the other half were
asleep on the vessel She was to have left the next
night on cruise. During the stay of the two YES
sells at the port an affair similar to that Of the
Alabama and Kearsage was attempted to be gotten
up, but failed. The Yankees then cut the Florida
out, as their last desperate resort
WASHINGTON CITY, D. c..
October IL, 1861
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