Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-08-17
Wednesday skirmishing was going on ten miles
below Winchester.

Wednesday skirmishipg was going on ten mics
below Winchester.
, Grant has returned to City Point
1t is reported that Stanton has rendered ms re-
.signaton which was promptly accepted BY Lincoln.
Other Cabinet changes are reported but 1t seems
no doubt the resignation of Stanton was in conse
quence of quarrel with Blair.
From Europe. |
The steamer Hibernia has arrived with Euro
pean advices to the 28th ult
1t was rumored that 4 nine months truce nao
been agreed upon at Vienna.
Consols closed at s9a to 80 for money.
Ghe Confederate loan was active, at improving
rates.
Yankee Account Of the Naval Battle Near
Fort Morgan.
CLINTON, Aug. 1l.---New Orleans papers OF the
9th have been received. They state that the lie,
cnmseh struck torpedo opposite Fort Morgan ana
went down Immediately. All OIL board per'sheo'
. including the Captain, except nine prisoners
After passing the Fort the Tennessee came up, |
though the wooden vessels of the feet kept deliver
ing broadsdes and looking for the Hartford, the
flag ship of Farragut The Monongahela bore down
and struck the Tennessee amidships. The Tennes
see and Hartford then got side by side, the former
pouring full broadsdes into the portfolios ct me
latter causing as the "Deta" says, fearful loss OF
life. Later the Sackawsna and others came up TO
Farragut and the Tennessee surrendered.
Papers report that Admiral Buehanans leg WIZ
willing to die in two minutes after, had he succeed
ed in sinking the Hartford. 1t Comstrock, Con-
federate, and It. Prentice, Yankee, are both re-
ported dead.
From Mobile.
MOBILE Aug 1f-Heavy firing is reported at
Fort Morgan on Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 DAY
the telegraph wire cut between the city and the
Fort Two vessels were of Dog river bar this even.
ing The Bay shores are covered with the debris OF
federal vessels.
Large quantities of tar, pitch and turpentine have
been burned to prevent the enemy from coming up
the river.
Troops are daily arriving and good feeling exists.
[sEcoND DISPATCH
MOBILE, Aug l4.-Major Carol, Agent for the
exchange of prisoners BY fig of truce, visited the
fleet in the lower bay, to affect exchange of the
Dauphan Island prisoners. Farasut stated that
the prisoners had been placed at the disposal OF
| Candy and that he could do. nothing. Arrange
mentS have been made to send packages to the pris
| oners by their friends
Gen. Maury has ordered officers and soldiers to
remove their families forthwith. Non combatants
have again been to leave the city. The enemy are
busily crossing the bay in sight
There are heavy forces in North Mississippi
| Their destination is reported to be Mobile.
| From Georgia.
| ATLANTA, Aug 12-There has been brisk Skin.
mshing on the extreme left to day. The batteries
Marietta street and east Of the State road open
| ed upon the city at one o'clock this morning, and
continue up to the present time, striking number
| of houses on McDonough Street No casualties are
reported.
The enemy are reported still massing on the left,
but making no efforts to extend their right.
| From Petersburg.
Grant is still removing portion Of his forces,
whittier no one knows. The Smelling has been
almost entirely discontinued. The Court of In.
qury convened at City Point to investigate the late
Yankee disaster has dissolved not having sufficient
powers to prosecute the investigation. Meade it
is stated. intends prefcrring charges against Burn
side. Gen. Grant is at City Point.
From the Valley.
We understand that one of the brigades attached
to Gen. B. adey Johnson's command was surprised
last Sunday and suffered q loss of or three
hundred men aud horses, and some cannon.
Sheridan is reported marching to meet Early
Sentinel
Northern News.--Gen. Hooker.
CHATTANOOGA, Monday, Aug. l, ls64-Thurs-
day morning, the 2Sth ult, will not soon be for.
gotten by the Twentieth Army Corps 1t was made
memorable by the parting SITUATIONS Of Major Gen
eral Hooker with the officers and nen of the corps.
The promotion of Major General Howard to the
command If the Army of Tennessee seems to have
been the of this change in the relations be.
tween General Hooker and the Western army. 1t
was the ostensible and, we presume the substan-
| tlal cause Vi UeueTa uOOker y asking 10 ,0e re-
lieved of his command. His request having been
granted, on the morning of the 2sth ult., he met
the officers of this corps to bid them adieu. He
said it had never been his lot to command as good
army as the one he commanded in the West,
and he never expected to command better.
Kelty's Dispatches.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, Aug. s, 1864-Gov BORE.
NAN Ally force repulsed the enemy again yester.
terday at New Creek General McCauseland's and
! T>hp c,rOo lroJ ~kAlx
post at 8 o'clock p. m. The fight continued till
long after dark. The enemy retreated during the
night leaving their killed and wounded. The en-
emy's loss is severe; ours not heavy ; will not ex-
coed twenty five killed and fifty wounded The
garrison made most gallant defense, under the
commands Of Colonel Stevenson Colonel Hoy and
Major Simpson, B. F. KELLEY,
, Commanding General
New CREEK, W. Va, AUG. 5, ls84-GovzsNon
FOREMAN II have Just arrived here The cne,ay
etfectuay repulsed and are rapidly retreat,na
towards Moor6eh We have saved West Virginia
from terrible scourgins by this invading army OF
rebels and invaders B. F. KELLEY,
} Brigadler General.
: Bradley johnson was captured with his whole
staff colors, &C., but afterwards escaped Nc
Causand fled to the mountains.
From the Upper Potomac.
! Baltimore AmerlcGH OF the l1th says:
Our cavalry forces sent out from General Sher
dan have reoccuped Martinsburg.
An official dispatch from Gen Sheridan reports
his forces moving up the Shenandoah Valley against
the enemy, and at o'clock yesterday Wednesday
skrmshing was going on ten miles from Winchester.
Resignation Of Stanton.
special meeting of the Cabinet was held this
forenoon. tits understood that the long pending
quarrel between Mr.. Blair and Mr.. Stanton culmi.
mated on this occasion, and that Mr. Staunton after
few sharp words with Mr. Blair, rendered his re-
. signation, which was promptly accepted by the
President.
Miscellaneous.
The Indians are committing many depredations
on the prairies