Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-08-19

rison having suffered little.
He made no reply to repeated orders and signals
from Gen. Page to hold his Fort and SURRENDERED
upon conditions not known here. /
~ D. II. MAURY, Msjor General
From accounts in the telegraph column, taken
from New Orleans papers, the Yankee feet must
have suffered terribly in the late conflict with our
small, but gallant force.
The prespscksis very hopeful of successful de-
fence of the city of Mobile, Notwithstanding the
strange conduct, if mot treason, Of Colonel An
derson. -
Northern News.
PETERSBURG, Aug 14th, 1s64.-The New York
Herald, Of the 11th instant, contains five columns
of the proceedings of great mass meeting recon-
mendng Mcclellan for President One hundred
thousand people were present
The Queen of England in prorogung Parliament,
declared the purposes VI the government were to
adhere to the neutral policy.
The Herald says that Grant when he visited
Washington, left the army Of the Potomac comman.
ded by Butler and intimAtes that Grant wants
Meade removed. -,
The Herald says that if staunton is removed,
Butler will be Secretary OF War. 1
RICHMOND, Aug. 18th, 1854 Baltimore papers Of
the 18th inst have been received They contain
nothing definite from the Shenandoah Valley. 1t
is believed Early is retiring before superior forces
who are advancing against him. 60
Telegram from New York reports the capture
and destruction of seven vessels about sixty miles
stesmer called the Tallahassee. s.... .'.Y =.
An arrival from New Orleans brings the report
that the Confederates in Strong force ohtsds @
Algiers, and were certifying the position with the
intention Of makingit base Of operations.
Guerrillas continue very active in Kentucky.
Staunton has not resigned, and SAYS, having been
solicited to accept of the office he will not volunta
Iily Felinqulsh it
Petitions are being circulated in Ohio and other
States requesting the postponement oftho draft I'M
til an attempt can be made by negotis ton to
peace, based on the Constitution and Union.
The New York Herald thinks the time has ar.
rived when the Administration, on behalf of peace
and reunion, may adVantageously open the door to
armstice, and q convention Of the States The Her.
aid advises Lincoln to send three commissioners to
Richmond
The Paris Presss, under reserve announces the
conclusion Of peace between Germany and Denmark.
Terms unknown
The Confederate loan was still advancing Uni
ted States stocks were further depressed.
From the Washington Correspondence Ofthe New York
Times
It is understood that Generals Meade and Burn
side severaly cast the blame of the last fiasco be-
fore Petersburg on each other 1t seems that on
the night before the attack, certain notifications
were made by General Meade in the plan of assault
which had been agreed on with General Burnside
The latter claims that this gave him the notion that
General Meade would personally be present to
perntend the attack but the result was thatlneth-
er Meade nor Burnside there, and an operation
which, ofal Others demanded the personal presence
intelligence and inspiration Of the header of the ar
my, was left helpless affair.
The court Of inquiry, now in session in the case
WILL it is to be hoped develop all the 6cts and af.
fix the blame where it properly belongs.
Gen. Logan's Official Report.
HEADa'Rs, DEP'T AND Army OF TENN, T.
Before Atlanta, Ga, July -, 1884
GENERAL: have the honor to report the follow
ing general summary Of the result of the attack of
the enemy on this army on the 22d instant: Total
loss in killed, wounded and missing 3,52l, and ten
pieces of artillery.
We have buried and delivered to the enemy.
under q flag Of truce sent in by them, IN front Of
the Third division of the Seve9teenth army corps,
one thousand Of their killed
The number of the dead in front of'the Fourth
division of the same corps, including those on the
| ground not now occupied by our troops, General
| Blair reports will swell the number Of their dead
on his front to two thousand
The number of their dead buried in front of the
Fifteenth corps up to this ho1r is three hundred and
sixty, and the commanding Oeicer reports that at
| least as many more are yet unboFisd, burying
| parties being still ar work.
| The number of dead buried in front of the Six.
teepth corps was 422 We nave over l. 900 of their
wounded in our hands, the larger number Of
wounded being carried off during the night after the
| engagement by them. We captured eighteen
stands of colors and have them now. We also
| Captured five Thousand stand Of arms.
The attack made on our lines seven timeS
| and was seven times repused. Hoods ana Hardess
corps and Wheelers cavalry engaged lis. We have
sent to the rear one Thousand prisoners, Including
thirty-three commissioned officers of high rank
We still occupy the field and the troops are in fne
spirits detailed and fuli reportwill be forward
| ed as soon as complete.
| REcAPTTUBlTioN.
Our total loss, 1851. Enenly's dead thus far
daf,- o nn,2.l
OF prisoners sent North, LOTT. Total of prisoners
wounded in our hands, I00ey Estimated loss of
the enemy ut least 1000. =,
Very respectfully.
Your obt ssrv't
| JOHN A. EOGANF Mai. Gen.
Major General W. T Sherman, commanding
Military Division of the Mississippi.
| From Europe.
THE QUEENS SPEECH.
On the afternoon of the 3eth1lt, Parliament was
| formally prUrogued. Toe Qpeeli's speech was
| delivered By the Lord Chancellor. In regard: to
| America the speech says: 81 :
Her Majesty deeply lameotsrthst the civil war
in North America has not been, brought to q close
Her Majesty will continue to observe strict neu-
traty between the belligeIeDts and. would rejoIce
at friendly reconciliation besw cen the courendlng
parties. Her N1jesty has observed with satisGac-
ton that the distress which the civil war in North
America has created in some OF the anufaeturing
districts mas 10 great exIeSk aoateu ana ner
Majesty trusts that increased supplies of the raw
materials Of industry may be extracted from coun-
tries by which it has hitherto been seantily furn-
| ished" -
The other features of the speech are an expires.
sion of regret at the failure sS the Dano German
Conference, and hope that the. new negotiations
may lead peace reference to the cession of the
Ionian islands; the satisfactory progress of Uou.
rnerce, &C., in India and in China ;sand to the war
in New Zealand, &C., windihg,up with an enumera-
ton of the most important acts of the session, and
as expression of satisfaction at the commercial posi-