Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-11-02


doing admirable execution, while those of the enc
my sent their missiles far and wide Having lasted
for about an hour quiet once more ensued upon the
Aorthside of the James,
On the Southside Grant is said to have commsn- |
ded the stack in person, and gathering together six
divisions ofinfantry, besides cavalry and artillery,
at sunrise on the 9th, (Thursday) drove in our |
pickets at Armstrong; mill, capturing some Of !
them, and thence pushed forward rapidly TWO miles
to the Boydton plankroad, some seven miles below
the city. This advance was checked awhile by our
works and cavalrymen near that point but by mas.
sing and Aanking, he gained possession of them dr
ing our troops in some confusion before him and
capturing their camp, appurten,dees, &c together
with quantity Of forage, some horses and wagons,
ard few prisoners After this, he pressed forward
TO Burgess MILL planted battery on the hill CON-
handing the pond and road, and stretching his in
fantry out across Burgess Fields xId the plank.
road, awaited our attack. Our troops occupied the
ridge in front OF his position and the opposing bat
teries kept up continual firing. and between the
two armies was valley, q creek and a bridge
This bridge the enemy held. Our attack was be-
gun in the afternoon and lasted three hours. The
following official dispatch of Gen. Lee tells the re-
suit Of this attack, and indeed of the whole days
operation:
Hon. JAMES A. Seldom Hill reports that the
attack of Heth upon the enemy yesterday at Boyd
ton was made by Malone with three brigades in
Hoht anu ~ tne same ume oy hampton IN tne
rear. Malone captured three colors and sir pieces
Of artillery. The latter could not be brought of,
the enemy holding the bridge. In the attack sub
sequehaly by the enemy Malone broke through
their line of battle and drove them.
At night the enemy retired from the Boydton
Rosd, leaving his wounded and more than two hun
dred and City dead on the field About P. NJ, q
small force assaulted and took possession of our
works the road in front of Petersburg, but were
soon dfsqsn of On the Williamsburg Road yes
terday Field captured upwards of four hundred pr-
soners an1Aseven colors. The enemy left number
of dead inv font of works and returned to their
former position.
(signeD R. E. LEE.
The following received in Richmond on the
night October Goth:
Hon. j. A. SkDDoN Hampton followed the enc
my on bis withdrawal from Rowanty creek, driving
his rear guard across and pursuing their cavalry
behind their infantry. Several hundred prisoners
were captured. The enemy burned some of their
caissons and ambulances. Our lines have been re.
established.
Subsequent dispatches from Petersburg state
that, up to the 29th, we had captured 700
prisoners, and 2, 600 of the finest kind of weapons.
The battlefield was covered with blankets, KNAPP.
sacks, overcoats and provisions Our loss said to be
about 500 killed wounded and captured.
The night of the 9Th was very rainy.
From the Valley.
Sheridan is said to be retreating towards Win
chester. Early'is pursuing.
Gen. Early reports that, on the 26th, the enemy
attacked Lomax forces at Milford, with one brigade
and two pieces of artillery, and were repused The
next day they attacked with two brlgades but were
sgain repulsed. Lomax reports our loss very slight
Col: Mosby reports that since the advance of the
enemy up the Manassas Gap road, he has killed,
wounded and captured over three hundred His own
loss being four wounded and one captured.
Gen. Lee telegraphs on the 9th:
ION the 18th, Colonel Mosby, near Bunker Hill,
captured Brigader General Dufie and several other
prisoners, number of horses, and killed number
Of the enemy. He sustained no loss"
From Wilmington.
There is no additional news from this quarter of
much importance. On the night Of the 29th, fire
consumed two dwellings on Num- aud one on Sec.
ond Street. late belonging to Capt. c. d Ellis; loss
in buildings about $4,000 before the war.
From Georgia.
Shirley" the correspondent ofthe Montgomery
Mail, Under date of the 22d, writing from Gadsden,
Ala, says, that Hoods army was then crossing the
Coosa river with their faces northward In one or
two days they were expected to cross the Tenpes.
see river at Guntersville, in north Alabama The
Northern news of the date of the 25th, which we
publish to-day, places Hood at or near Gadsden and
Sherman on the Coosa river. We should not be
surprised, If Hood crossed the Tennessee river
The weather is represented to be 6ne, and the army
in good spirits.
Upon the beginning of this last movement the
troops were addressed by Generals Hood, Beaure.
gard and Cheatham, the first Of whom informed
item they were started on 10 days maj Oh, but
whittier they were not informed.
A correspondent of the Columbus Sun (26th),
after stating that Generals Hood Beauregard, Dick
Taylor, and Chentham had all said that the Army
was going into Tennessee, adds:
The army, the people, both high and low officers,
the intelligent and the indscreet all think the river
will speedily be crossed, and that bold move will
be made in the direction Of Nashville Conjecture
even goes farther and says that the Cumberland will
be left in the rear, ard the army will winter in the
rich and flowing land of Kentucky. Every man in
this department. without single exception, urges
this movement The exiles, the citizens and the sol
diers OF those two States are perfectly frantic with
delight at the idea, and to disappoint them would
crush their hearts and leave their souls in sorrow.
From the North.
New York and Baltimore papers of the afternoon
of 9th received in Richmond. The Tallahassee and
her sister vessel called the Edith, have escaped
| from Wilmington.
Stanton is quite i'll from chls and fever contract.
ed during bis recent visit to Grant
Warren has returned and assumed command Of
| the 9th corps.
! The official majority on the home vote against
the new Maryland Constitution, was zoos.
A telegram from. Nashville placed Sherman at
Gainesville, Alabama near the Coosa river on the
! 25th. Hood was then falling back on Gadsden.
| A telegram from St Louis, 25th, says there is
| nothing later from Price. Headquarters have no
confirmation of the capture of three cannon at In
! dependence, or the routing of the rebel army.
| Late advices from Little Rock say that Msgruder
| Is rapidly marching to Red River.
| The Democratic majority in Pennsylvania is one
hundred and fifty three and ono county to hear FROM
Gold 217. 49,. $500
A special dispatch from Senatobia,- on the
28th says that the St Louis Republics" Of
the 18th contains dispatch to Gen. Craig from
Maj. Mcdonald, stating that he had just reach
ed the railresd from trip within four nes Of Rich
nond, Ray county, where b learned that q hattie
bad been fought between tia Kansas troops updes