Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-08-31


pieces Of artillery.
The Yankees who were not captured in
the assault fled in great confusion, drop>
ping their guns and many of them throw
ing away everything that at all cucumber
ed them. Col. Pegram, Of Richmond,s
commanding Battery Of Artillery, turned
the captured guns upon the enemy with
most excellent effect, greatly assisting their
speed and terror. The enemy scattered
in every direetiolh but our forces were I'M
able to pursue in consequence of the late.
ness of the hour and the nsar approach of
night.
The captured guns are of the Napoleon
pattern, beautifully finished and intact
They are such a. are needed in our army,
and their acquisition will prove Of no small
benefit 90. -..
A very large amount of personal plumber
fell into the hands of our brave troops,
and each and all of them secured something
of value. Gold and silver watches, fine
oil cloths, large sums of greenbaeks, sta
tionary, and every imaginable kind of Y an
kee Notion" fell TO their lot.
The battle here ended with the above
result, and the enemy in full and dis
ordered retreat towards their main position
at the Yellow Tavern. Two or three hours
more Of daylight might have brought about
still greater change in the aspect of az
fairs.
Our loss for the fighting done was very.
small, and one thousand will cover it.
Many of the wounded are but slightly
hurt. We could hear of the loss of no gem
eral officer. Is..-
Up to dark last evening, about two thous-
and prisoners had been brought in, among
them about one hundred commissioned
officers from Colonel down. Col. Cutler,
acting Brigadier-G General, is among the
captured. The number of prisoners will
reach over twenty hundred. The enemy's
loss is unknown, but believed to have been
severe. ..
Hancock's corps was engaged in the bat.
tie, and probably other infantry troops,
besides cavalry. a..
The loss Of this corps on Thursday could
not have been less than. five thousand, and
when this is taken into consideration, with
the previous losses it has sustained, it may
safel " be said that it is nearly ruined.
Col. Speer was not captured, as reported.
His fight was too rapid to admit Of being
overtaken.
We still hold the works captured from
the enemy, and we predict that our. men
will not be so easily driven from them as
the Yankees were. From an officer who
examined them we learn they are very
strong and very favorably situated 3"
A dispatch from Petersburg dated the
26th states that the victory was complete,
but contains no important information be-
yond what is given above. Considerable
firing was heard down the Road on the
26th.
|. From Atlanta and Mobile.
The following dispatches from the daily
papers contain the latest news from the
above places:
! ATLANTA, Aug. 26.-The enemy retired
from our right and front last night. Our
forces occupied their second line this morn
ing. The enemy's lines from Decatur to
Peachtree road are all abandoned, but
they are still on our left and centre
Movements are. intercepted as a concentra
ton on our left and centre. Skirlnishine
this morning on ourleft With the excep
ton of three shells fired from the right last
night before the enemy withdrew from that
point, he has not shelled the city for TWEEN.
ty-four hours.
Prisoners brought in this morning say
that Wheeler tapped the road twice, which
was repaired Immediately, and the trains
are running through. They also state that
Sherman's army is on full rations.
SECOND DISPATCH
ATLANTA, Aug. 26.-Since the morning
the enemy have retired from our extreme
left. Prisoners state that trains came
through from Chattanooga yesterday The
Chattanooga Gazette Of the 23rd, says
Wheeler destroyed the depot at Cleave.
land and burned the town.
THIRD D1sP ATcH.l
= ATLANTA, Aug. 26.-The enemy have
and the Camp road, and has abandoned
his entire line on the right Of the Chat
tanooga Railroad.
Sherman's order of the 2Sth directing
the return of the raiders, was picked up
in deserted camp. There has been
skirmishing on our left all the afternoon.
A dispatch dated Indianapolis August
18th, states that as the time for the draft
approaches the people are becoming ex
cited. There is great demand for substi
tutes of any and all colors. 49,
| From Mobile.
MOBILE, Aug. 2e.-Our flag of truce
boat returned from the enemy's feet last
evening. The Yankees say Fort Morgan
was captured at ten o'clock on Tuesday
last. On Monday the enemy centred a
fire on the front, which replied with spirit
On Tuesday the bombardment was renew
ed: mean while the anamv sncceded in