Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-08-24
men. that they have been eontented to remain COM

parAtively quiet ever since
The report that Brigadier Chambliss was killed
in the 6ght Of Tuesday is confirmed His dead
bsdy vas sent into our lines by the onemy on We'd
Jr, ef General fslds, staff, is badly wounded and
. prisoner. He has been sent to Fortress Monroe:
Col Oates, Of Georgia, Fields division,) and Lieut.
CoE ;Carmic1ael Of the 28th Georgia regiment,
were also badly wounded in Tuesdays battle:
Lieut. Lewis, Of the 18th North Carolina regiment,
Lanes brigade, was killed. -, .~..
The enetnY has possession of Newmarket or Jen.
n'ngs Hill. u the intersecti . of the Newmarket
ana Long Bridge reads, and occupies linesof en-
trenehments extending from Riddles shop totWil-
us Church, nearly parallel to the Quaker road
his right has been driven across White Oak Swamp,
which is tributary Of the Chickahouiny The Yam.
KEGS have adssnced up as far as the drill room, on
Jonn datnnghes place at Newmarket. On Tues
Gay they b9tnt Cornelius Crews house, on Malvern
The enemy also occupied Signal Hill, two and
half miles below Chaffias Bluff. Thew were dis :
4paged oy our gnnboats, and the signal station re-
covered
Death Of Gen. Chambliss.
fhe Enqusrer says: This gallant officer fell in
the engs segment near Fussels mill, on Tuesday,
Eh4e endeavoring to reestablsh his skirmish line.
1t bad been his ayowed determination, from the
beginning OF the war, never under any circum.
stances, to surrender to the enemy On this un.
fortunate oqasion, he had pushed CALAMITY for.
~are' rhiie IRE vsisry's in:antry in heavy force,
were advancing through thick wood dense with
unde' growth. and; before he could extricate him.
Sell, they were upon his flank. An entire compa-
ny saSceily2ppeared within few PAGES Of him,
and With levb'lsd mus!sets, demanded his surren.
der. lie wheeled his horse and dashed off, But,
US ne did so, they poured volley upon him. He
fell Pierced through the body in six or seven
anH II hnyc
b'Gl mo our lines The enemy coming up and
fnd:ng h;m dead, commenced digging his grave by
the ''adside. when Gen Gregg, commanding the
"a DIVISION @: oberidans cavalry, rode up, and re-
cogr!2ing ia the body Of Gen. Chambliss the hmil.
lat JorM OF \ fellow cadet at West Point ordered
him &c De taken to the rear carefully placed within
boa' III. and eaVeioped i'll an oil cloth and blank.
ct, aud buried IN q spot which he caused to be
marked.
Capt Jos. X Nash, his Adjutant General, subse-
quenuy recovered his body under flag of truce from
Gen, Gregg who exhibited great kindness for the
deceased returning some sleeve buttons and tesla
ment taken from the dead body to be transmitted
to bis family.
From the Valley.
We have information from Earlys army as late as
Sunday last Our forces had be en- in line of battle for
two dsys but the Yankees, so far from manifesting
disposition to make attack, appeared to be
Withdrawing from our immediate front: There il
no foundation for tie rumof that battle took
place on Saturday, in which the enemy were re-
pulsed with considerable loss.-Dspatch.
From Charleston. =
CHARLESTON, Aug 2O.--An official dispatch from
Gen j. M Jackson, dated Lake City, 18th, to Gen.
Jones, received late last night says Capt. Dicker-
S42 strong, at Gainesville yesterday, completely
routing them. He captured $50 prisoners, one
piece Of artillery, besides capturing 500 stolen ne.
g:Oes-amo0gst the prisoners a Captain and two
Lieutensnts and Surgeon. The whole command
would have been captured if Captain Dickerson's
horses had not been worn out The enemy were
scattered and pursued a miles. The enemy's in
tantry consisted of four colored regiments. COL
Mccormick is in pursuit with some additional forces.
Later from. the Narth.
. PETERSBURG, Aug 1s-The Herald of the 10th
has been received. The leading editorial says we
are satisfied that ns casting about for those great
under currents Of public opinion which always in
dcate the drift of political opinion, wewere never
nearer the mark than in our advocacy of special
Commissioners from Washington in behalf of an
armstice and Convention of all the States to con-
slider the ways and means of peace.
The Herald calls upon the merchant princes
manufacturers, fnanciers, tradesmen working men
Of all professions and all pursuits, regardless o,
Paiy uobiouo ouu PoiLJ lC0ucIot W PVS0ou nj VbO<
to the work of bringing together grand indepen
dent citizens meeting in Union Square, for the ex
press object of appointing Committee of Eve hun.
dred representatives of citizens to wait upon Lin
coin in behalf of commissions to- Richmond, with
liberal overtures for an arIaStee and Convention
Of al the States, in order to if this dreadful
war cannot be ended satisfactorily by treaty Of
Peace. IL heads another article "'is war to bs
eterna. p
The Herald saws in it's " situation,' article tba,
Butter is cutting canal across Dutch Gap DIS
lance Of about half mile, and when completed
VIII save distance of about seven miles, and viii
enable the Ftderals to avoid distractions in James
river. The enemy are bringing heavy IRE to
bear upon our working parties, but the work goes
molly on.
Advices from shermau's- Headquarters, confirm
accounts Of the flank movement to the west Of At
lants and says his right now rests at East Point
this cutting the Rebel communication with Mont
gor,ery ard West Point. Averil has been prOHet
ed TO be Major General slice the Moore6eld SIGHT
NOBLE, Aug. f9s-A. special dispatch 10 th'
Adrertiser and Rrgistsr from Ssnatcbia, Of thu
18th, says the Chicago Times of The l2sh and Mem
phiS pa Pors of the 15th have been receivsd-
The Editor q the Times ccngratuasss his reader:
that one week has passed without serious disaste
| to me Federal srns. -
! Thu rebels are increasing in Kentucky. On'
thousand pc :scrs inc. tly women and children wer'
! recently punished from the State by Burhridge
l. reported that 800 Confederates, under Aean
t:,son, in Union and adjoining counties, are pre-
parins to attack Mount Vernon.
i Burhridge says kentucky is disloyai and ready
! for an outbreak at any moment Lincn4ns friend
! are DESERVING him rapidly. :.
Winter Davis made public proaueianente de
nounclrg Lincoln in severe language as usnrpe
Of the power Of Congress and Of disresardIng tn
! Constitution.
Davis is making~sroall for Convention to Is
| semble at Baltimore. to nominate candidates TO
| President and sEtss dl4e ssga
Gold in New York 256t 5FA -,
The Prvaaeer, Tallahassee, Con1sshfer Wood
is doing CREST damage to, tn fsdsfat shipping, o
the immediate coast ofths Jntfed Sta4ss
Gen. Lee has Issued "a order, sdnonishipg a
absentees from the Army without psoPee authority
and all desertess to kktpzga Il duty brshsith, Til
order is pervaded with the usual iofey end benigr