Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-06-08

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is amost disastrous and bloody acheck.n- Butler ia
sad to have united with Grant and some Of his
troops are said to have been in the battle to day.
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Official Dispatch fromsGen. Lee.
- lIEADdR b Amy EosrtlEns VAL
r. =. 2. m, June 4. 1854
About half past four a. m to-day the cne,ny
made IN attack upon our right line. in front If
iiokes part OF Bteckinridge's line, whieh was re~
pulsed without difficulty. He succseaed in pens-
uat'ng the salient in Breckinridge's NE and CAP.
tared Rortien of battalion there pasted Fine
gan.s brigade and the Maryland hs,sa|ipr immedi.
a.e.y grove the enemy out With ssSsfc loss Re-
.peats attacks were made upon 3ndssson's position.
chiefly against right under Ksrshaa. Thew were
met with great s!eadness and repnlscd in every in.
stance under Early with like ,csnlm Later in the
Gay assaults were twice renewed against Hsth's
VINO occupied Ea,ly's left, hut rvpusesi with loss.
:, hampton encountered the cnemy's cavalry near
ifowes shops, and a part of W. II. f. Lees d,,is.
ION ION drove them from their eutrenchments. Our
loss to-day small. Our success under The BLESSING
OF Cos, I'll VIZ could expect =
Sg,:rd r. + .Irr
Second Official Dispatch.
RicuMoxD, June 5.
HeapQr EKs 4th, 30, p m.
Serc'ary 1Far:-Last night, after NV dispatch
BIrki'rd2e and Fmegan were attacked bv the
Enemy as .hcy Were preparing to re establish their
tkhm'sh line The cneluy were soon rcunsed.-
immediately afterwards an attack was made upon
iiokes front, with like result. Up to present wri-
except sFrash'Hg Il various points HE R position
OF artillery substantially unchanged
Signed r E LEE, General
From Georgia.
The most accurate reports we bave before us from
the army OF Iennt ssee incline us to the belief that
there has not been any material change in the po-
stlon since our last writing The enemy still con-
hnues to entrench and fortify. They persist in
stringing their earth-works along. and doubtless
will continue to burrow until their I, cnches will
form continuous grave Tor their nsineless dead
| from the Cumberland to the Chattahaochee.
l. Our army continues to skiImsh heavily during
the day. and The effect must be very apprcciabe on
the diminishing ranks of the enemy
/ We have no .dnubt that another onset which will
he more formidable than any made hhe. to, will he
attempted 10y the enemy tho 'irt aud repose Of
rest alter battle Will be perm it,ed to US We cam
mol hazard an opinion JAS 10 the ,lrOkse time, but
'a't hi,erhah W"sk soon attempt quick; CONSUME
ma,'or OF his plans is evident. That he will not
De permitted 10 recruit Wi,h heavy columns of
'ntoacemens Of either men or means, we are also
confident And we cannot believe therefore that
the monster coil Of the enemy will lie torpid much
longer, or that Gen. johnson will pe,mit him to
ENJOY unhroken quetn,e:-AtLanta lat .Iu I'd.
NEW lioPE. june 3.-The enemy are still throw
ing troops On our right There has been conside.
rable artillery diminishing sinre o'clock to day.
Gcn Echols is very slightly wa,nded in the tn IGN.
Prisoners continue 10 be brought in Among them
is It. j. Bagby, @ n. 9th Illinois Regiment
[sEooSp nlsPArcn
New HopE. via Marietta, June A. Skirmshins
continued during Last night and up tin evening be-
tween the enemys sharpshooters and ours, with
SOME artillery fighting The enemy are still MA
noeuvreing for advantage Of position, but they have
80 far been promptly met
THi DISPATCH.
New HOPE, June An quiet slnriag last night
his morning heavy rain in falling. Four regi
ments of Yankees were mustered out Of service .
Kingston on Thursday. The tune Of $4,000 vii
expire in twenty days.
FOURTH DEPAreH. u.
New HopE, June 4-Iu the action Of the I'd o
our left the enetny's loss vas fifteen hundred kle
and wounded. Savenor eight cannon. tails passe
=. through the heaaQuart.ls of Gen. Thonas
The enemy is fortifSing at Kingston and on th
river four miles below. Their troops are fauch di
heartened and told that after reaching Altoon
they would meet with no further opposition in the
nsrch to Atlanta, '.1s;
Exaggerated accounts Of our loss were circulate
, among them by their officers in order to che,
hem The punishment inflicted on them by St
. senson and Clehurne last week, was very seriou
. portion Of the 18th army corps IL now on Il
way from the Trans Mississippi to reinforce She
man. 1t had reached Van Buren,, Ala. AL ira
1ui! here. Weather cool and rainy.