Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-10-05

Dipstches.fro st Louis If the 46th -say, Gen !
Pfcs entered Aisse1ri With = fons thirty thousand
strong. Shelbys cavalry and Kirby Smith are b. !
heved to DO coopsrating in the movensnt RossoFanx
and Pike appeal to to rally to the rescue Of
Seward is on visit to Grsht. 49,.
Mobile is reported in the North, to have surrsn-
dered on the 2sth and created q great sxcitsmsnt
Gold closed 1t 1913. Produce and merchandise Of
all descriptions declined heavily in sympathy with
gold.
Late and Impertsns News-.Desperats fighting
around Petersburg and Riohmond--The great
battle still progressing.
The dispatches received in this City up to this
(Monday) morning, arc confused and diaiointed but
they evidently show that desperate fight has been
going on between the two grand armies for the pos
session Of the Southsiae 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. Wehsd recaptursd part Of
these works from them, but finally rslinqushsd
them for proper reasons
Early on Friday morning last the Both, the enemy
advanced on our works four and half miles south
of the City, and dslodged cavalry At that point
After tho capture Of our works the enemy pressed
upwards of . mile by our forces EARLY on Sat-
uroaJ morning. Oct lat, our troops renewed
the attack, and succeeded in dislodging them from
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 400 prisoners were captured, but fail
ing retake tho whole of the works our troops re-
lnquished possession of what part they had cap
tured.
Tue carnage was represented to have been terri.
ble in tho ranks of the enemy, equaled only BY the
fight at Spottsylvania G. H.
The force Of the enemy engaged was the Ninth
| and Fifth Corps. There we're many new recruits
| among them. The enemy were constantly using
their new railroad during the 6ght-forwarding r.
Inducements to the place of BATTLE it is supposed
Rain had been falling al day on the 1st, and tho
evening. Our cavalry was engaged heavily during
the whole Of the contest capturing many prisoners.
| dispatch from Gen Lees Of tho LIST states that
den heth attacked the enemy's infantry who hxd
broken through portion the line held BY our srtil
lery on the Squirrel Level Road and drove them back
Gen. Hill reports that they were severely punished,
and four hundasd prisoners captured. Hampton,
operating on Heth's right, also drove the enemy,
capturing two stands of colors and about five hun
dred prisoners including four Colonies and Is other
! officers.
| A special dispatch to the Whig Of tho 1st says
that Burnsides corps advanced across tho Vaughn to
the Squirrel Level Road yesterday and dislodged
our forces from their breastworks at PEBBLES farm
four miles from the city, and distant one and half
miles from former nes Our forces fought brave
| ~ but were overwhelmed. Hampton checked and
forced them back. The battle progressed hotly but
avorably, and the enemy were driven back from the
works taken from us at PEBBLES farm Our forces
captured 1900 prisoners, among them several Col
onels and other Field Officers. Being fanked by
superior numbers we were compelled to retrat
with the loss of one cannon and eighty killed end
! wounded and prisoners. After this advantage, the
enemy pressed forward in the direction Of Boylston
Plank Road, but were meton Robt. H. Jones' plan
tation by Wilcox. Most Of the prisoners have ".
rived in town. Yankee loss very hesvy-ours not
fully known, but comparatively small. Some fight.
ing this morning. The enemy hold tho captured
| works.
A dispatch from Petersburg of the I'd Inst, Sun.
day, gives US some more particulars, but tho whole
Of the kilograms confused and almost uninteli.
gible.
The facts it says, about Saturdays fight are that
our infantry charged and drove tho enemy from .
line Of breastworks they had thrown up in advance
of our works. These our forces held Saturday, TO-
sether with number of the enemy's killed and
wounded, but relinqushed possession of them thst
night an6 fell back short distance for proper res
sous. No further efforts was made to dislodgs the
enemy from the lost works near Fort AcRas. Sat.
urdsy evening the enemy's cavalry pressed forward
still further on our 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.sstablishing
the lines from which, for . WHILE they had been
dislodgsd. During the fight our cavalry captured
about 200 prisoners. Our loss slight-ths enemy
heavy. Among our slain are Gen. DunnAvant and
DR.. John Fontains, Hampton's Medical Director
Ourlosses since Thursday not seven hundred
n.,p alrvl osf ,aiAo ~ iIlApry oh
lodged from Fort McRae Friday morning Total
number of prisoners captured thus far is seventeen
hundred The enemy ahelled our poiision near the
scene of operations for the last few days snd several
hours this forenoon, bat it amounted to nothing
Fighting may b renewed at any moment.
From Richmond.
| After the failure in attempting to recapturs Fort
Harrison, assault has been made upon that point,
up to Oct. 1st Firing tho afternoon Of that day d
believed in Richmond to have exceeded in rapidity
any cAnnoEading heard since the commencement Of
the war, and produced lively excitement The
Cause of the firing was the approach of Ksutzs cav.
airy towards the intermediate line Of dsfsncss. Our
batteries opened the raiders and drove them back
From the Valley.
Gen. EARLY reports that up to the 1st all the enc
mys cavslry have retired towards Harrisonburg, and
that there il now no enemy south of North river.
From East Tennessee.
Echola reports that the passage Of the WAtaug,
river, East Tennessee, by the enemy was resisted
from noon, Goth, till dark, s0th. He routed by
Cosby and Duke, and driven in tho direction Of
Jonesboro'. At Carters station he Was repulssd by
Gen. Vaughan. Col Gilmore is operating sgainst
. body advancing up Sandy river. ....-.
o.. From Georgia.
Gen. Hood has made movement to the rear Of
! Sherman IN order to withdraw the latter from At
lanta, sever his communications and force him to