Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-08-10
WAR NEWS.
Later from the NORTH


i,tcnxoND, August 4-The Herald says the mine
at 'etersburg was worked BY the 4sth Pennsyl
vania Regiment, composed mostly of Schuylkil
miners. The work was commenced on'the 28th oil
June and was done with so much secresy that other
corps around knew nothing definite in regard to it
|. Two hundred and sixty. I've of the most valuable
public and private buildings were destroyed al
Ohambersburg. Most of the stocks of merchants
were removed before the rebels arrived The losses
from fire were largely over million dollars. Three
thousand people were rendered houseless.
A Lancaster telegram says raid towards Wheel
ing is intended by Breckenridge and while Long
street threatens Washington, Early will hold the
Valley.
From Petersburg.
PErERsBuRa, August 4.-This being Lincoln's
fasting, humiliation and prayer day the Yankees
have not fred gun. The enemy is so near in
Gracies front that pickets on both sides have used
hand grenades.
Capt v. j. B. Girardy, Mahone's A. A. G., was
porary rank of Brigadier General and assigned to
the command of Wright's Georgia Brigade.
From Georgia.
ATLANTA, Aug 4-Late yesterday afternoon
heavy skirmishing occurred along our entire lines
and continued until after nightfall Every effort to
disodge our skirmsh line was defeated and we still
hold our original lines.
The firing of musketry and artillery was brisk a
portion of the time. few prisoners were captur-
ed in our front. The city was in the meantime
vigorously shelled. During the night one young
lady was killed by shell.
From the upper Potomac.
We are without later intelligence from General
Early. The dread of Johnston and his sixty
thousand men has frightened Lincoln out of his
wits. A gentleman, who left the Potomac Satur-
day evening, confirms our statement of yesterday
as to the movement of Yankee troops up the river
He says up to the hour of leaving empty transports
were coming down the river, and transports filled
: with soldiers were going up. On Friday last COM
mencing at an early hour in the morning and last
ing till night our informant heard heavy canno
nadng in the direction of Washington. As he was
not more than thirty miles, on an air line, from
Washington, he could hear the reports very dis
tinctly. 1t may be that Confederate army is again
besieging the Yankee capital, and this may account
tor Grants hurryng up his troops to the defence of
his capital, which has been threatened twice in one
months.--Sentinel
The mine sprung at Petersburg was near the
centre of our lines and the principal sufferers were
Pegram's Petersburg Battery and Elliot's s. c.
Brigade. The chasm caused by the explosion ap-
peared to be 40 feet in depth by 200 in crcumfer-
ence. Immense masses of earth were piled up one
above the other, and great fragment of bombproos,
gun carriages. iimbers &c, were lying proniscu-
ously in every direction The length Of the sap
made by the Yankees is supposed to have been 900
feet, and six tons of powder were used in the
blast In the engagement that Immediately ensued
the enemys loss is estimated at $500, ours at 700.
From the United States.
WASHINGTON, July 80 "A letter from the army
of the Potomac, dated July %, says: The arrival
OF some troops in the vicinity Of Bermuda Hun
dred, day or two ago, attracted the attention of
the enemy and caused them to believe that an ad.
vance on Richmond by way of Malvern Hill was
intended. force consisting of Kershaw division,
of Longstreet's corps and Wilcoxs division. of
Hills corps was Immediately withdrawn from the
vicinity of Petersburg, and sent down to check
the movement To counteract this movement on
the part of the enemy, the second corps was de.
tached and sent across the James river, and half.
past six o'clock yesterday morning, the advance met
the rebel skirmishers in an open field opposite
Jones Neck. Their battery was in position at the
edge of the woods on the further side of the field
A long line Of skirmishers was thrown out at once
from our force, who drove the rebels to their
breastworks, where they were kept holly engaged,
while brigade Of the FIRST division moved around
on the left Of their flank, charged them, driving the
rebels from their guns into the woods capturing
fifty or sixty prisoners and four guns, and guam
tity of small arms.
The enemy fell back on their achievements. who
occupied some strong works, built there some two
years ago. Our troops followed, taking up a posi-
ton on the front and on their fank and before this
reaches you, the entire party, it is hoped would be
captured or routed.
The guns taken were twenty pounders-Parrotts
marked captured May 20, 1864, near Rich.
moDd," and we're the same which wers captured
from the 18th corps at Drury's Bluff last Nav.
Our loss in the affair was only about half dozen
men wounded; none are reported seriously hurt
Gen. Grant rode to the front in the afternoon.
and in company with Gen. Hancock, viewed the
position the enemy had taken up. He seemed to
be well pleased with the mornings operations.
Gen. Fosters command had quite lively time
with the enemy yesterday at this place, but his
force being weak, he fell back about half a mile
to strong position which be held until the arrival
of the second corps. He lost forty or fifty men
wounded during the day.
The Conspiracy for the Formation of North.
western Confederacy.
ST. LOUIS, July 2s.-The Democrat publishes
long account of the conspiracy for the erection of
the Northwestern Confederacy referred to few
days since. The organization en- gagged in this con-
spiracy is known as the Order of American Knipbts
and the objects are to embarrass the government in
the conduct of the war, and overthrow the govern
ment if necessary for the supremacy of the Order
Its profession and purposes different in different
States. It proclams war policy in New York.
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and other Eastern States
while in the West it is for peace. The order is
Southern organization, being erected on the ruins
Of the Knights of the Golden Circle, and General
Sterling Price is Supreme Commander.
Valandigham, while in Richmond, was made
Supreme Commander of the Northern section OF
the Order; and conspiracy was entered into be-
tween him and the rebel authorities to divide the
East and West and then aid the Southern rebellion.
Vallandighams time in Canada was principally
spent in furthering this scheme. lie bad a con.
ference with some Of the leading spirits in the
North soon after his arrival in Canada, and ar.
ranged for the establishment Of the Order through.
out the loyal States.
r, The names of all who visited him at the Clifton
house are known to the government, among them
William B. Reed, of Philadelphia; Pendleton and
Pugh, of Ohio; Kri5ben, of St. Louis; Storey and
Merrck, Of Chicago, are published. The results Of