Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-08-26
WAR NEWS.

The following from the Petersburg Express Of
Monday gives US some interesting particulars ofthc
recent fighting around Petersburg:
The BGttLe of Friday-Hore Fighting Yesterday
Capture Of PriS0ners--The Enemy stiu hOM
the Weldon Road-Dedth Of Gen. Sdunds rs
The engagement of Friday afternoon on the line
Of the Weldon Railroad was a severe ore, but re-
suited in no material advantage u.s. far as po-
sition was concerned. The enemy having advanced
his lines to some three quarters of mile from the
position occupied by them on Thursday, were at.
tackled and driven back. On Friday night there.
fore, the pos ition of fhe Yankee army was un-
changed on the immediate line of the Railroad.
In the engagement however, the enemy
verely chastised losing two thousand two hundred
prisoners and large plumber of killed and wound
ed. Their loss in killed and wounded is represent
ed to have been very heavy, and to have thickly
covered the ground over which our troops charged
and fought. Vast quantities of kpapsacks, oil
cloths, small arms and plumber Of all kinds were
thrown away by the Yankees, much of which fell
into the hands OF our men.
Our own loss was not inconsiderable. We lost
some prisoners and a number of wounded, but
small proportion killed. We gratifed to state
that the large majority of the wounded are only
slightly injured, and will be able to return to their
commands in a few days. We noticed many who
had received only Sigh: flesh wounds.
On Friday night our forces again fell back on the
line of the Railroad and the enemy soon as they
discovered our withdrawal threw forward their lines
of skrmishers, and again occupied the fields beyond
Davis house. east and west of the road They at
once threw up their breastkorks and at the same
time continued to strengthen their main line of
works on the hills beyond Davis farm.
Saturday passed without ans fighting between
the srmies-saVe little shelling'cnd picket firing,
but it was generally thought that yesterday would
be an eventful day, and everybody was prepared to
hear the opening thunders of battle at early dawn.
heavy fight did occur but the battle for the pos-
session Of the railroad is yet to be fought aud the
signs that it will be bloody one.
EARLY in the forenoon yesterday, our line Of bat
tie formed east and west of the railroad and an
advance ordered The troops, as Copfederate troops
always do when going into battle moved forward in
beautiful order and the finest spirits to the work
before them. Over ground on which they had twice
fought before, they fought again and with like sue
cess driving the enemy out of their front lines of
breaStworks, back upon their main lire and captu
ring three hundred prisoners. The enemy did not
retire without giving battle, and the ground was
hotly contested for the space of hour or two be-
fore they were forced back. In the meantime, the
enemy's artillery was throwing shell and canister
at ranks, and our batteries in the rear were
plying. We regret to learn that number of our
troops were killed aud wounded by our own battle.
-ries, on a por. ion, of the line. The enemys main
works on the railroad were adjudged too strong to
attack and troops, therefore held their second
line Of entrenchments
In the meantime, more important movement
was started towards the enemys extreme left
about one mile west of the railroad. A body of our
troops acting in conjunction with others, was sent
down on the Vaughan Road, some three or four
miles from the city, to reconGoitre the enemys po-
stion in that direction and ascertain their strength
there, with view to further movements.
The expedition was entrusted Ito a most skillful
and gallant officer, with men upon whom lie could