Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-07-13
The Latest News.


We have lately received several Richmond and
Petersburg papers, but they contain no lists of cas-
altes in the North Carolina troops, and no infor
nation in relation to the condition of things in that
quarter Of very interesting or important charac
-er.
dispatch to the daily papers of this City, da-
ted Petersburg, July 1Oth states that about five
o'clock on Friday evening last our artillery along
the whole line opened upon the enemy and at the
same time our men mounted our works and de-
lied the enemy, who sought the cover of their en-.
trenchments and replied with artillery. The firing
lasted about thirty minutes. The enemy have made
no assault on our lines for a week. 1t is the i'm
preston that the enemy have been drawing off
their forces from our front for several nights The
rumbling of artillery and wagons was distinctly
beard all night The enemy, however, still keep
up show of force along our entire front. All
quiet on the 10th.
We give below the latest news rsesived up to the
time of gong to press
Highly interesting Northern News.
PETERSBURG, July 9th.-The Washington Chron.
icls Of the 9th, has been received here. It says
great excitement prevails in the North in conss-
quence Of the rebel raid. Martnsburg has been
captured by them with large quantities Of supplies.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and canal badly
damaged. Gen. Ransom is supposed to be in com
mand of the rebel cavalry, and Gen. Early the ill.,
antry. The rebels are believed to have reached
Hagerstown by the 9th, bound on an extensive raid
INTO Pennsylvania. Gov. Curtin has issued pro-
camation, saying the enemies Of the government
IN desperation are threatening the State with an
armed force, in the hope that Gen. Grant may be
withdrawn from before Richmond. The rebel in.
vading force not known. Siegel is again safe by
timely flight
RICHMOND, July 9.-The Baltimore Gazette of
the 7th says, that Martnsburg, Harper's Ferry and
Point of Rocks had fallen into tie hands of the
Confederates. They obtained very considerable
amount of booty at these places.
Gov. Curtin has issued proclamation calling for
twelve thousand men to serve for one hundred
days. Lincoln has made requisition ON Gov.
Seymour of New York for similar number.
on Wednesday. The federal troops retreatcd to
Greencastle Gold in New York on the 9th, 259.
Lincoln has issued q proclamation, declaring
martial law and suspending the hadeas corpus in
Kentucky.
RICHMOND July 9.-The citizens of Fredericks.
burg, carried off by Grants order as hostages for
Yankees captured in that town after the battle of
the Wilderness, have been exchanged. They left
Washington on Wednesday and arrived at Freder-
ickrburg the same day. They say that intense
nouncement that forty thousand rebels approach
ing the city. Lincoln has called out the militia in
the adjoining States.
A telegram from Har-isonburg says the excite
ment there is intense in view of the raid of Brock
inridge in the direction of Chalnbersburg. One
report says Breckenridge has twenty thousand men
and has whipped Seigel.
RICHMOND, July Smoothing further from the
valley day. 1t is reported that another large
force of the Yankees is crossing to the north side
of James river.
MOBILE, July sth.-A special dispatch to the
REGISTER, dated Senatobia, July 7, says Northern
dates announce Wilson's return, after destroying
sixty miles of railroad and burning bridges, dc.
Ewells corps is reported in Northern papers to
be in the vicinity of Harper's Ferry. Hunter and
Siegel have evacuated Martinsburg
The HeralGs Bermuda Hundred correspondent
says the two armies are taking their last repose
before girding up for the battle
The N. Y. HeralGs special Washington CORES
pondent says Lincoln will call for half million of
men Immediately on the adjournment of Congress.
The Richmond Dispatch of the 18th July says:
1--WE learn from persons who left Petersburg last
evening, that beyond the usual picket firing and oc-
casional cannouading, event Of importance trans
DlCeu yGStcTO1y. 1ucIC ID hOW Nouos SLo1 vi ohs
has contracted his lines some six or seven miles,
BY the withdrawal of bis force from the vicinity Of
. Reams' station, on the Weldon Railroad. 1t was
probably the intention of the enemy to have held
this position. On the night Of the 30th ult, Gems.
Wright and Sheridan, and other officers OF the Yam
kee army, visited the point, surveyed the ground
and had actually marked off line for the construc
ton of earthworks, when certain movements on oul
part caused them to retire very unexpectedly ano
unceremoniously. The project was thus abandoned.
1t is known that Grants army confronting Peters
burg has been reduced by the withdrawal of troop!
for other quarters and speculation is rife as to the
points to which they have been sent The genera
impression is that they have gone to localities dis
tant from the seat Of var in Virginia, while per
hans few have recrossed to the north side o
James river, and also to Chesterfield side OF tn
| Appomattox."
| From Georgia.
I We have no late news from Atlanta. We pub
lish elsewhere to day some interesting extracts f0h
..,snsa IeteHigssesr in rel5tion to the situation
tSs ~ and tie Iasslsss'"ssr & the s 9
:; 5s' ls. ~, ,'s : - ss
| 1.-THE responsibility tliGs has Asyoivsd appa' osS
Johnston in opposing the as yance q the ens4J
upon Atlanta from Dalton5p Gfs Chattah1Ochse, 4,
mas unnincnhSty anu shhhutyine" his strategy
has commanded the admiration of his officers; hi.
courage that of the men; his successful retiring.
before the enemy, the order preserved, the cheer
fitness and high discipline OF his army, that of the
country. 1t cannot be forgotten, come veal o,
come woe to the san,sdsraey from its retention o,
loss of Atlantis, that the army Of Tennessee bias re
tised only before force largely superior to it ir
numbers hrge, indeed, that, with tho force Al
Gen. Johnston's command, open as the enemy's
rear for hundreds ofmes has been to him. he could
MAXI 10 demonstration upon it The Ranking op
eratious Of Sherman forbade snch attempts, and to
him we attribute responsibility for failure in as
sailing SherlnanS rear-that rests elsewhere, End
upon whom doesitrest? We answer, emphatsally
. upon PRESIDENT DAvIsl Had conpete,t force
been ordered 10 interrupt Sherman's communication
with his rear hsd Forrest with his ten thousand
men, been directed to cooperate with Gen. John
ston, by making such demonstration; land who
doubts that it would have proved successful y OF