Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-02-10
eALEIeH: WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10, 1854


w.b.ve nothing to add to the statement ~ our
~; reot;on to the reconnaissance towards New
horn Commander Wood, from Richmond, WITH
hand of marines, boarded and captured the oniteo
st.tes punboat Underwater, four guns and ninety
,,on and officers. near the wharf at NewDern but
=. the vessel was within musket range Of some
strong works, and as her steam was not up ne mao
r. hn,, her. His loss was twenty killed and woun'
ded and four missing. Gen. Martin, with the 18TH
and 4ad aud Col. Jackson's command from enahs-
vile, broke the Railroad below Newbern at Shep-
.rdsyille, driving the enemy across Newport river.
Rnt the exuedition in front failed, owing to the
GREAT strength of the enemy's Notifications. There
ia no doubt they could have been taken, but the
sacrifice of life would have been great The Will
mineton Journal of Saturday says: ...
1--WE do not know who is to blame for tins ta's'
xrs Somebody is responsible, ana We nope Tue 70
.nonsible person, whoever he may be- WILL De ler'
4 retted ont We have nothing against any comman-
der. we know not one of them personally ana only
sneak the sentiments of this community when we
sssnre them that the people have been disappointed
Rnt no snnpose civilians are not capable OF forming
correct conclusions. Yet civilians WILL nave their
oninions and some how or other they nave way
Of expressing themselves and giving vent 70 taelr
faenes Somebody is to blame. 1t IS time these fall
nras ;1 Eastern North Carolina were put stop to.
Last year we beseged Washington tor several
weeks. and came away without accomplishing any
thing Now we have witnessed repetition o., the
same thing with regard to Newbern, only it has not
taken so long to do nothing To sum up, the ex'
pedition marched from Kinston, captured Yankee
outpost consisting of two or three hundred IAN
KEGS and negroes, camp equippase, &C. ana DE-
stroyed one gunboat, and marched oack ae@h.-
This appears to be about the sum and substance OF
the whole matter, except the less of the hmented
Col r. " Shaw, of the 9th N, C. T., and some 80
men in killed and wounded
The loss of Col Shaw is to be seriously regretted
He was brave and true man, and highly esteemed
bv his MANY acquaintance, and had, SO far as we
know, the full confidence of his regiment"
The news from Mississippi is important Gen.
Sherman, with two corps, about thirty thousand
men, was advancing on the 4th towards Clinton IN
the direction of jackson. The federal plan seems
to be an advance from Vicksburg towards the Gen.
trail part of Alabama Our forces occupy Corintn
and Jackson The Yankee cavalry in strong force
crossed the Big Black on the Sd, and some sharp
fighting took place.
Gen. Lee telegraphs to Gen. Cooper that on the
Both Gen. Rosser captured train Of ninety three
wagons, belonging to the enemy, with commissary
stores and forage, five hundred mules, and twenty
prisoners.
All quiet along the Rapidan.
We are concerned to hear the report that the fed
erals, infantry artillery cavalry, some six hundred
strong, were near Ashevlle in this State on Thurs
day morning last The sound Of cannon was heard
at Hendersonville, indicating that fight was going
on. Our force there was too small, we fear, to re.
sist successfully.