Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-10-04

| strong. Shel0y g cavalry ana Kirby Smith are BE-
lieved to be cooperating in the movement RosecrAnz
and Pike appeal to the people to rally to the rescue Of
the State
Seward is on . visit to Grant.
Mobile is reported in the North, to have surren-
dered on the 26th, and created great excitement
Gold closed at 1913. Produce and merchandise OF
all descriptions, declined heavily in sympathy with
gold.
Late and Important News--Desperate fighting
around Petersburg and RIchmOnd--The great
| Battle still progressing.
The dispatches received in this City up to this
(MOnday) morning, are confused and disointed, but
they evidently show that desperate fight has been
going on between the two grand armies for the pos
session of the Southside railroad. We have cap
tured many prisoners and inflicted heavy damage
upon the Yankees, but they have gained ground and
still hold possession Of some works, near Fort Nc
| Rae, captured from US. WehId recaptured part of
these works from them, but finally relinqushed
them for proper reasons.
EARLY on Friday morning last the 3Oth, the enemy
advanced on our works four and half miles south
of the City, and dslodged cavalry at that point
After the capture of our works the enemy pressed
on some two miles until met and driven back
| upwards of mile by our forces. Early on Sat
urday morning, Oct 1st our troops renewed
|
portion Of the works which it appears subsequent
| ly they had erected within our works Friday
| night, after falling back mile before our troops
Upwards OF 4OC prisoners were captured, but fail
ing to retake the whole of the works troops
Hnquished possession of what part they had cap
| tured.
The carnage was represented to have been terri.
BILE in the ranks of the enemy, equalled only BY the
fight at SpottSylvania o. H..
The force of the enemy engaged was the Ninth
and Fifth Corps. There were many new recruits
among them. The enemy were constantly using
| their now railroad durng the fght-forwarding
Inducements to the place of battle it is supposed
Rain had been falling all day on the 1st, and the
| evening. Our cavalry was engaged heavily during
| the whole Of the contest capturing many prisoners
dispatch from Gen. Leee of the 1st states that
| Gen. Heth attacked the enemy's infantry who had
broken through portion ofthe line held by our art-
lery on the Squirrel Level Road and drove them back
Gen. Hill reports that they were severely punished
and four hundaed prisoners captured Hampton,
| operating on HethS right, also drove the enemy
capturing two stands of colors and about five hun
dred prisoners including four Oolonels and l3 other
| officers.
A special dispatch to the Whig Of the 1st says
that BurnSides corps advanced across the Vaughn
the Squirrel Level Road yesterday and dislodged
our forces frsm their breastworks at PEBBLES farm
four miles from the city, and distant one and half
miles from their former lnes Our forces fought brave
| ly but were overwhelmed. Hampton checked and
forced them back. The battle progressed hOtly but
favoraby, and the enemy were driven back from the
| works taken from US at PEBBLES farm. Our forces
captured 200 prisoners among them several Col
Onels and other Field Officers. Being fsnked by
| superior numbers we were compelled to retreat
] with the loss of one cannon and eighty killed and
wounded and prisoners. After this advantage, the
enemy pressed forward in the direction Of Boylston
Plank Road but were met on Robt H. Jones plan.
tation by Wilcox Most of the prisoners have ar
| riv in lOrS basy
| fully known, but comparatively small Some fight.
1 ing this morning. The enemy hold the captured
works.
| A dispatch from Petersburg Of the Cd inst, Sun
day, gives US some more particulars, but the whole
of the kilograms confused and almost unintelli-
| giblc.
The facts it says about Saturdays fight are that
| our infantry charged and drove the enemy from .
line of breastworks they had thrown up in advance
Of our works. These our forces held Saturday, to-
| gether with a number of the enemy's killed and
wounded, but relinquishcd possession of them that
night ana fell back short distance for proper rea-
| sons. No further efforts made to dslodge the
enemy from the lost works near Fort McRas. Sat
urday evening the enemy's cavalry pressed forward
still further right, some eight miles below
here, driving back our cavalry some distance. Our
cavalry, however, being reinforced, reformed, and
after hard fight drove enemy back, re-estAblishng
the lines from which, for q while, they had been
dislOdged. During the fght our cavalry captured
about 200 prisoners Our loss slight-the enemy'G
| heavy. Among our slain are Gen. Dunnavant and
| DR.. John Fontaino, uampton's Medical Director
OurlOsses since Thursday not over seven hundred
| Our cavalry lost piece Of artillery when dis
lodged from Fort McRAe Friday morning. Total
number Of prisoners captured thus far is seventeen
hundred. The enemy shelled our position near the
Of operations for the last few days and several
hours this forenoon, but it amounted TO nothing
Fighting may be renewed at any moment
! From Richmond.
After the failure in attempting to recapture Fort
Harrison no assault has been made upon that point
| up to Oct lst. Firing the afternoon Of that day 10
believed in Richmond to have exceeded in rapidity
| any cannorading heard since the commencement Of
the war, and produced lively excitement The
cause of the firing was the approach Of Kautzs
airy towards the intermediate line of dofences Our
batteries opened the raiders and drove them back.
From the Valley.
Gen. Early reports that up to the 1st all the
my's cavalry have retired towards Harrisonburg, and
| that there is now enemy south of North river
From East Tennessee.
Echols reports that the passage Of the Watauga
| river East Tennessee, by the enemy was resisted
from noon 29th, till dark 30th. He was routed by
| Cosby and Duke, and driven in the direction Of
Jonesboro'. At Cartcrs station he was repulsed by
Gen. Vaughan. Col. Gilmore is operating against
body advancing up Sandy river
From Georgia.
| Gen. HOOD mas mAQe . movement 70 the rear OF
Sherman in order to withdraw the latter from At
| lanta sever his communications and force him to
| retreat to Tennessee. When last heard from his
army had crossed the Ohattahoochee and was pres
sing on to Blue Mountain, which will probably be
the base of this expedition. We may look for stir
ring news from this quarter soon.
On the 26th ult, Gen. Hoods army was 25 miles
| beyond Atlanta His army WAS full of spirit and
determination. Every thing in the way Of hospitals
and stores had been sent to the in order not to
cucumber his march. 1t is bold movement, and
will either be crowned with great success or meet
an overwhelming defeat
Still Later.
| Since the above was written We have received
Petersburg and Richmond papers of the 1st instant