Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-02-09
TERMS OF THE STANDARD
RALEIGH: TUESDAY. FEB. ., 1884,
War News.

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Wehave nothing to add to the statement IN oal
,.st in relation to the reconnaissance towards New
~ Commander Wood, from Richmond, With q
- If marines. boarded and captured the 1nitee
c.,,es punboat Underwater, four guns and ninety
and officers, near ,the wharf at New6ern; but
:. .bs vessel was within musket range OF some
-. ,vorks. and as Rer steam was not up; he had
10, her. His loss was twenty killed and Wonn-
~ and four missing. Gen. Martin, with the 18th
-.J A9d and Col JaSkson's comnandfrom kenans-
~. h,ote the Railroad below Newbern At Shep-
wv s0,;IIo driving the enemy across Newport river.
d. tbo expedition in front failed, owing to the
.. .t-snotb Of the enemy's Notifications. " There
doubt they could have been taken, bot the
..cri6ce of life would have been. great The "ll-
.;roton Journal of Saturday says: ..v.a..
1--WE do no. know who is to blame for this pat
.,-s Somebody is responsible, and We nope the re-
Snonsible person, whoever he may be, VIII De Ter
oe,tad out We have nothing against any com n
Ior We know not one of them personally, and only
ue. .ho sentiments of this community when We
[ ps~re them that the people have been disappointed
pt ,e snnnose civilians are not capable OF forming
aorrsct conclusions Yet civilians Will have their
oU;n;ons and some how or other they have way
of ovnressing themselves and giving vent 70 tnelr
Sonps Somebody is to blame. 1t IS time these fAil
,,ros 1 Eastern North Carolina were put stop %;
last wear we beseiged Washington ior several
Teaks and came away without accomplishing any
thing. Now we have witnessed rePe,ltio'i .. ne ne
same thing with regard to NeWGern, ony IL ms ng'
taLen 80 long to do nothing. To sum up, the ex-
nodition marched from Kinsron, captured Yankee
6nt.nost consisting of two or three hundred fan-
kees and negroes, camp equippage, &c, ana DE-
etroved one gunboat, and marched back again.
ITThs apuears to be about the SUN and substance Oh
+bo wbole matter except the loss OF the lamented
CoI n n Shaw, of the Sth N. G. T., and some 80
men in killed and wounded 49,,
The loss of Col Shaw is to be seriously regretted
He was brave and true man, and hlghiy esteemeu
bv his MANY acouaintances, and had, so tar as We
Know the full confidence of his regiment"
The news from Mississippi is important Gen.
Sherman, with two corps, about thirty thousand
men, vas advancing on the 4th towards Clinton, in
he direction of Jackson, The federal plan seems
10 be an advance from Vicksburg towards the cen!
raj part of Alabama. Our forces occupy Corinth
md Jackson. The Yankee cavalry in strong force
crossed the Big Black on the Sd, and some sharp
lighting took place.
Gen. Lee telegraphs to Gen. Cooper that on the
Both Gen. Rosser captured train of ninety three
wagons, belonging to the enemy, with cOmmissary
torres and forage, five hundred mules, and twenty
prisoners.
All quiet along the Rapidan.
We are concerned to hear the report that the fed
rails infantry, artillery, cavalry, some six hundred
rong were near Ashevile, in this State, on Thurs
Jay morning last The sound of cannon was heard
It Hendersonville, indicating that fight was going
n Our force there was too small, we fear, 10 re-
list successfully. .e...'. .---. E."