Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-08-12
war NEWS.


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We make some extracts from the Sentinel below,
and other papers. Mobile seems al present the
principal point Of interest. The news IRON that
quarter is unpleasant, -.sS 80 ~ : .ss1z Isss.s
. MOBILE August 7s--Friday night Lieut. Col
Williams, commanding Fort Powell eyacuatedand
blew up the Fort The enemy yesterday and %
day are shelling Fort Gaines The people Of Mobile
are all ready for the fraYs Great confidence pre-
Sais, The people are satisfied with the conduct OF
buchanan, Murphy and B1rnett of the Navy -
e --a.sz5s - SECOND DIsPATcH. lz.sscasl,} q
MoRIIE, August ST. am painfully Inundated to
announce the shameful surrender of Fort Gaines at
half past nine o'elodk thismorninG BY Col Charles
Anderson, of the 2lst Alsbsma s.5azrs 50 t-ss
This powerful work vas prosisioned for six
months and had garrison of six hundred men. He
communicated with the enemy's feet BY flag Of
truce without the sanction Of Gen. Page. Page en-
qnired BY signal what his purpose was and received
no answer. .... -. q -..-. lf-.zg aa..5E
His attention was attracted by signal guns.
Page repeatedly telegraphed-" Hold on to your
Fort" The same night Page visited Fort GaiUes
and found Anderson on board the Yankee fleet,
arranging the terms of, capitulation. Page left q
peremptory order for Anderson, on his return, not
to surrender, and relieving him of his command.
Although Fort Morgan sigDaled this morning, no
answer was received, except the hosting Of Yam
kee flag over the ramparts. Andersons conduct is
ofci1ly pronounced inexplcable and shameful, s.
Mobile bay is an estuary, or more properly, the
mouth Of the Alabama and Apaiache rivers. lis
30 miles long opening into the Gulf of Mexico by
two chanRels-one, the eastern and main ship chan.
nel drawing Is feet water, and the other, or wes-
tern channel, only or 6 feet Between the two
channels is Dauphin island, upon which Fort
Gaines is located, bearing upon the main channel.
Fort Morgan is opposite Fort Gaines upon a narrow
neck OF main land running out some distance be-
tween the Gulf and Bay. The main channel is not
nnr fhaF1f fxroo IL o,,I
forced to run very near both these forts. The bay
is on an average II miles broad and filled with ob-
structons of various kinds, and although II of the
enemys vessels have succeeded IN passing Fort
Morgan and perhaps the same number are beyond
Fort Gaines also, nevertheless the vessels will have
to pass all distractions and another bar at the head
of the bay, besides encountering works of great
defensive strength Mobile itself Is situated at the
head of the bay at the immediate mouth of the
Alabama and 80 miles from the outer forts. With
in Mobile bay is another smaller bay, called Bon
SecourI Vessels drawing more than 8 feet water
clnnot traverse the main bay approach the city,
Choctaw Point is point Of land about a mile be.
uw the city extending into the bay There are sew
eral little villages upon its Sh0res-the principal of
them, Alabama City is OH the Eastern side. Dog
river nearly opposite is small stream, entering
from the west The bay itself is pear shaped
These are the chief peculiarties of this now inter.
esting sheet of water.
.. Official Account ofth Mine.
-. HEADQUARTERS, &c, August 9th.
GsReral s. Cooper, A. and l. General: -....
An experimental mine was fired successfully last
night IN front Of Grscies line. The enemy ap-
peared much alarmed. All quiet to day. -
~.. G. T. BEAUREGARD, General.
From the Peninsula.
We learn from The Peninsula that Grant is re-
moving all the Federal forces from Yorktown and
Williamsburg. -'a.. .s .--sl. ..
1t is said that Hancock, in the affair of the SOth
of July lost very heavily. ....
Great numbers of sick and wounded are collect.
ed at City Point
Great activity prevails in the euemy's shipping
in the James river and 1t is believed Grant Is SON.
ding troops to Washington, as q large number of
transports are passing down the river.
From East Tennessee.
Private accounts from East Tennessee represent
the cOnntry between Bristol and Knoxville to be in
4 deplorable condition. Deserters from both ar
mics, and desperadoes of every kind are indscrim-
inately rObbng and numbering the helpless citizens
both Uuion and Confederate, the notorious Kirk
being the chief actor in most Of the notorious cases
committed
From the Valley.
1t was reported on the street yesterday that
General EARLY had again defeated the enemy near
Winchester. Nothing is more probable though we
were unable to trace the rumor to any authentic
soIrce That our victorious forces are entirely
able to hold the Valley from which they have driven
the enemy, we have no doubt The news from that
quarter will be looked for with great interest as
the last accounts represented the enemy, thirty five
thousand strong, marching to attsck General Early.
-SentiRsL ..-..-
From the United States.
PrrrsBURG, Aug 5.-A dispatch has been receiv-
ed here, stating that an engagement was fought
yesterday, at P. NJ, with the raiders, at New
Creek, on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, twelve
miles east of Piedmont towards Cumberland. The
fight was desperate. r., .~.
PIrTsBURG, Aug 5.-Gen. Relley telegraphs Of
icially to this city: "My forces repused the ene-
my yesterday at New Creek, under McCausland
and Bradley Johnson, The enemy attacked our
post to day at o'clock P. NJ. The fight continued
until late in the evening. The enemy then retreat
cd leaving their killed and wounded.
"Their loss was severe. Ours light-not exceed
ing 25 killed and so wounded. The garrison made
a gallant resistance"
Gov. Curtain has called for thirty thousad mi
litia. In his proclamation he says:
I" cannot too earnestly urge upon the people of
this State the necessity for the immediate presence
of this force"
Gen. Couch has issued an appeal to the people
Of Pennsylvania He urges them to prepare them
selves for Defence to put their guns in order get
in the cover of their cornfeld5, forests, buildings
&C., as rebel raid is not impossible at any time
during the summer. -, ~ - ...-..
HARRISBURG Aug. 5.-Five messengers from
Gen. Averill have reached McConnelsville, and re.
port that the rebels, three thousand strong, were
crossing the Potomac at Hancock. They further
state, that pickets were being driven in towards
Cumberland. l.-..
LArsR.-Entelligence, just received, confirms the
fact that the rebels occupied Hagerstown in force,
at nine o'clock this morning. ~ -.
The greatest CONSERVATION once more prevails
along the Southern portion of the Cumberland
Valley. The farmers are hurrying from their
homes with their stock, and the population in gen.
sral is panic stricken by this sudden, and to them
unexpected, occupation by the rebels. i
Later from Europe.
The Saxia. with dates to the 18th nit has ar.