Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-10-19
WAR NEWS.



It was thought on the 1lth that Grant was then
transferring more troops to the North side Of James
river This may b. probable, as it has been ais
tactics heretofore 70 make ,eints upon our works
there, and then make IN actual attack on tho
Sonthside road defenees below Petersburg There
are two corps, the 10th and 18th, on the Northsde
Of the river already.
From Petersburg.
On tho night Of the l1th there was heavy artil
iery and musketr firing for hour or mose, grow.
ing out OF an alarm on the part of the pickets. All
else quiet in the immediate front.
The enemy at Bermuda Hundred were reported
demonstrating on the 12th probably to draw atten.
where. The night before the enemy were busily
engaged in moving pontoons to the Northside of the
James, They are rigidly inspecting hospitals,
wagon camps and other places, and requiring all
able bodied men to report ct the front and disabled
men and negroes to take their places a. FAR IS pos
sibfe.
Butler gives an account Of the tieht below
Richmond on Friday last He says the rebels at.
tackled Kantz cavalry With spirit in their entrench
ments and drove them back with . small loss of
men, but with the loss Of his artillery, but says
Birney subsequently advanced and regained Kautz's
old position and holds the enemy in the inner line
Of entrenchmsnts aroum Richmond Butler says
We had much the best Of this days work-one
thousand of the enemy being killed and wounded,
and one hundred prisoners taken and bloody re.''
pulse.
From the Valley.
Sheridan still continues his retreat. Northern
papers publish an order from Grant commanding
the destruction of Mills crops &c, in the Valley.
This is doubtless meant to impoverish that region
so much; that it will cease to be longer source of
pnl.n <krrp
for. His troops have destroyed mills crops and all
property Of use to the rebels
Oar cavalry on Sunday last after pressing the
enemy with much success for several days. pushed
forward too far, and got in among the enemy's in-
fantry. We we're repulsed with the loss of eight
guns-the loss in killed and wounded is not given.
The fight occurred near Ewing IN the Valley.
From Georgia.
A despatch dated at Lagrange, Ga, Oct 11th,
says that the flank movement Of Hood has been
completely successful. The railroad from Big
Shanty to Kinston, distance of IS miles, has been
entirely destroyed, even the cuts filled up and all
the garrisons are captured for that distance.
On Wednesday, the 5th Frenchs division of
failed Subsequently the whole corps went to his
assistance, when the town was captured together
with 4,000 prisoners and an immense quantity of
the ma erial Of war.
The Yankee account ola Chattanooga and Nash.
vile, says that the attack failed and the Confede
rates retreated precipitately, leaving or 500 dead
and Ep9pded aoesA not say anything Of sub:
seqasnt attack and loss of the place and garrison.
At last accounts our army was on the Kingston
and Rome railroad Geu. Beauregard was with
Hood.
Gen. lverson, who remains in the rear of Hood
with his cavalry, attacked East Point few miles
South Of Atlanta the other day, taking so Wagons
in good condition and the wrecks of many more.
Slocum5s goth corps alone remains in Atlanta,
Sherman having hung bis main body across the
Chattahoochee. VERSIONS pickets are said to be in
one mile of Atlanta. Its evacuation is daily looked
for, but it is said that Sherman has no stock with
which to haul his artillery, commissary and other
stores, and he has no railroad.
Sherman's conduct has been strange since the
commencement of Hoods flank movement Both
armies are necessarily enveloped in some mvstery,
but the whereabouts of our troops has been often
told, when that of the yankees has never been
plainly located. That Gen. Sherman should allow
Hood to pass quietly into his without battle,
is strange, but that he should let him press on de-
stroying railroads and capturing whole gairisons,
without at once bringing on general engagement
where his numerical superiority might tell, is
stranger still The Yankee commander is however
willy and audacious man, and his strange passive
ness, while Gen. Hood rides roughshod over his
communications and rearguards, has for it some
reason, which the future alone can unfold. The
report that he lacks stock to draw his artillery &C.,
which seems impossible as long as he has cavalry
horses, is the only reason that appears adequate to
explain his remarkable quietude Perhaps the whole
tale has not been told May We may not hope,
however that be has at last met his match, if not
his superiors, in Beaurega:d and Hocde
From the North.
The Washington Chronicle of the 9Th has been
received in Richmond.
Important movements were still progressing in
Misst uri. Price failed to cross the Usage river al
Castle rock, being repulsed by Yankee troops or
the other side. 1t is supposed that he will try
again. 1t is also reported that several hundred
Confederates have crossed from Missouri into Mont
gomery county, Indiana. Bridges over the Gas
couade river and Coles creek have been burned
At the latter point 90 locomotives and 80 cars were
destroyed. The Confederates appeared il front o
Jefferson city on the 7th 1t is not known wheth
er battle Was fought or not The movements il
Missouri are thus given. Price Lad advanced with
three columns, including Marmaduke's force o
$500 and Shelby's of 1850. Price is with the
main column. Shelby 3 force took more northern
route operating principally on the railroads which
were greatly damaged, especially the Southwestern
branch which was torn up in many places and cars
depots, bridges, TRUSTEES and tanks burned. At las
accounts Price was between the South Branch ane
main Pacific Road, with train of two hundret
wagons
A. j. Smith was at franklin. All qriet at Jef
ferson City, although telegraphic con,rnunicatior
was cut off. Ewing is reported to have arrived a
Rolla with eighty men of the Pilot Knob Garrison
Various rumors prevail COnfederates are moving
! with great rapidity.
| The amo:.nt Of damage to the Pacific Railroad il
three hundred thousand dollars and from the pros
! pective loss Of business the same amount Rose
Grams reports that Ewing had arrived at R,a.
Nashville dates Of the 4:b say that Forrest, afte
| destroying the Alabama and Tennessee raiiroid
advanced BY Duck River and Spring Hill and wen
| towards Florence Guerilla bands are nnmeron
around Nashville. capturing commissaresa and foIag
+. trains, disabling wagons sndcarrying off miles =