Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-06-10


the impression still prevails that he is endeayoring
to make his way to James river.
Affairs at Bottoms Bridge continue quiet nothing
having occurred yesterday the occasional throw
ing of a shell from either side, which served to
keep the men on the lookout.
There is no news Of interest from the Southside.
From our own Correspondent
ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRsNIA,l
June 6, o'clock P NJ, 1854.
Since my last communication nothing of special
interest tas occurred in the fighting line. After
dusk last evening there was vas. hsSST SsPpo4 9o 4e
About sundown yesterday evening Lieut. Gen.
Grant sent flag of truce bearing communication
for Gen. R. E. Lee proposing that in the intervals
OF battles squads of unarmed men by merely ex.
hibiting white flag should be permitted to come
between the lines to bury the dead and for the
wounded. Gen. g., in sending this flag, professed
to be actuated alone by motives of humanity. Gen.
Lee at once replied declining it is said to accede to
proposition o. this character, but intmating q
willingness TO entertain proposition Tor flag of
truce In the regular way. Gen. Grant it is proper
To mention, averred in sending his communication
that there were dead and wounded of both sides be-
tween the lines. That there were any Confederate
dead unburied or wounded unattended to between
the lines Gen. Lee denied
This morning Lieut. Gen. Grant sent another
flag, saying that he would avail himself of the ar
rangement to send squads of his men between the
lines for the purposes indicated. Gen. Lee at once
notified Gen. Grant that he had misconstrued his
letter. This wound up the correspondence, and so
the matter stands.
This morning the fact was revealed that the ene-
my had fallen back from our left and part of the
centre, in front of Early and portion of Ander-
sons command and moving by their left flank still
TO our right concentrating their troops on that
point. Lieut.. Gen. Early at once began to swing
his columns, and went some two miles, passing
three heavily entrenched lines of works which
the enemy had left On lines parallel with the
Mechancsville pike some nine ten miles from
Richmond, We captured some fifty prisoners, some
Of whom say Grant has fallen back to the White
House to get the protection of his gunboats.-
Others think he is moving towards James river in
order to 90 to the Southslde. Besides this nothing
Of interest has transpired to-day.
have it from good authority that our captures
of prisoners since the campaign began will foot up
about seven thousand five hundred well, besides
number Of wounded ones.
JUNE IA p NJ
Early yesterday evening moved forward, or rather
swung his lines on our left around some three or
four miles in pursuit of the enemy, who had left
his 'front.' until he found them in force strongly en-
trenched on the Tottototomy creek, with deep and
impenetrable marsh in their 'front.' After skrmsh.
ing with them . while nothing was left him but to
desist in the pursuit Among the prisoners whom
we captured was Captain of Engineers on Sheri-
dams staff The enemy in falling back left some
three or four lines Of very heavy works As usual
the enemy have inflicted all kinds Of wrongs upon
the heads of the poor non. combatants left in their
lines Some of the people in the country thus
abandoned by them were absolutely without one
morse to eat whilst their houses had been literally
sacked, the bedding being. taken by the Yankee
devils to the trenches to sleep on and other kinds
of furniture carried there and wantonly destroyed
To-day our wagons are hauling large number of
hides left by the enemy, and also some arms-say,
six or seven hundred stands. To-day on our ex-
treme left all was quiet at q P. NJ.
Last evening Grant sent another flag Of truce to
bury the dead This granted, and the time
between and 10 P. NJ. set apart for that purpose.
From Some cause or other, however, Grant did not
get notice Of the truce in time, and his dead were
not buried. This morning another flag of truce
came over but am not advised at this writing of
its purport
To-day little or nothing has been done. Grant
is still in force near Games Mill front of Hill
and Anderson. That he has not gone back to the
White House, | am almost sure. He may be max.
ing for the Southside he may intend to strengthen
his lines and mass his troops for another and
desperate final effort It is said, 1 close this,
however, that he is again moving more to our right.
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Staunton Va, has recently fallen into the hands
of the enemy. This place is,jn, the valley, about
l30 miles from Richmond aid the same distance
from Danville. The Petersburg Express of Wed
nesday has a rumor that Lexington, Va. was
threatened by Averill with his cavalry force.
From Georgia. go
The Atlanta C0nfederGcy of June 9th has a ru-
NOR that Altoona hills were in possession of the
enemy; and they were fortifying, and that our
forces had retired to Big Shanty. The rumor lacks
confirmation. Occasional skirmishing between tie
two armies, but no regular nghIing Forrest was
supposed to be on the north side of the Tennessee
of course doing his.duty. -
Congress.
RICHMOND, June THE Senate was chiefly oc-
cupied to-day with House bill amending the Tax
law. No final action.
A resolution requesting the President to inform
the Senate if any officers Of the Provisional Gov
ernment still dischargng the duties Of the Off
ces to which they were originally appointed, was
debated and transferred to the secret calendar.
The House indefinitely postponed the Senate bill
amending the Currency Act, and passed the Sem
ate bill to compensate the hG6eas corpus Commits
sioners They concurred in Senate's amendment
to the bill increasing the pay of the army. Both
Houses finally passed the bill increasing the pay of
the General officers of the army
RICHMOND, June S.-The Senate sustained the
Presidents veto of the joint resolutions exempting
Editors and employees on Magazines and Periodi-
calls from military service Also rejected bill in
creasing ordnace officers, returned by President
The appropriation bull passed without amend
ment
The House Joint Resolution of thanks to General
Taylor, his officers and men, were concurred in.
The tax bill was further considered.
House was occupied in the discussion of the Sen
ate impressment bill until recess
The army correspondent of the Montgomery Id
UertiSer states that few days since soldier cried out