Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-10-12
WAN NEWS.


!. From Pefershusg.
We have received news from this point up TO
dark on the evening Of the 4th, TuesdayA and con-
trary to expectation there has been no more severe
nghtang, both sides seeming content with what has
been done fer the present: ,..-,..-..-: !
The enemy are busy fortifying their newly gained
position At Fort AcR.a and show no disposition to
advance. This point is one mile from their former
line Of entrenchmenta, but still SIX miles from the
southside road. intelligence from Grants rear
says that General has ordered up all his troops to
she nreastwcrks leaving the country uncovered
behind him and open to raids. The enemys losses
IN the fight on Thursday are estimated at 1000;
ours not over &c., 80
Ourforces after driving back the Yankees to Fort
McRae On Saturday retired to more eligible posi-.
ton near the Boydton Plankroad. The enemy
then advanced his piekets, but they we're driven
back Saturday and Sunday to more respectful
distance. with some loss on their part.
The Express says that during de last few nights,
Grant has been constantly using his railroad from
where. They are supposed to be reinforcements,
and IT the whole matter is not feint it betokens
active operations In that quarter. Sunday night
the Yankee troops were heard chsering while the
tr"'r was moving the reinforcements up. Burn.
sides old corps, the ninth, is commanded By Gen.
GIbbon.
1t is estimated that Gen. Grant has lost 5000
men f6r mile. since his establishment 1t Petersburg
At that rate iG will cost him 8O, coo men to traverse
the Nix miles now intervening between himself and
the Southsida road
Tuesday many rumors were a1oat in Petersburg
one, that Hampton had hagged party of raiders,
ana another, that Forrest has captured Rome, Ga,
and 10000 wounded Yankees. Neither could be
traced TO any reliable source however.
From the Valley.
An official dispatch received in Richmond, on the
4th, says that small portion Of the enelnys cav
airy were in Culpeper county rebuilding the bridge
at Rappahannock station. All was quiet below
Richmond that day.
Another dispatch from Gen. Echols in Southwest
Virginia, dated at Saltville, says that he whipped
the enemy badly there Monday. They retired in
confusion, leaving their dead and wounded in our
hands-~mong them q Brgadier General and a
good many other officers. Three regiments of ne
gro troops were badly cut up. Oar reserves and
detailed men fought splendilly. The enemy fed in
the direction Of Sandy river. We IRE in hot pur-
suit
General Early reports the enemy north of North
rver-his cavalry occupying the north bank of
that stream, his infantry being near Harrisonburg.
from Mt Crawford.
from 00OtS0s
There is no news from Gen. Hoods operations.
He has however been relieved at his own request,
and put in command Of Charleston and its defences
Gen. Beauregard supercedes him, in command of
the whole Southern district and now directs the
movements of that army.
Con. Forrest, according to Nashville dates of the
26th bad destroyed all bridges on the railroads and
ali lelegraphic communication, and had stopped
both reads. A heavy fight took place at Pulaski,
Tenn. on the I'd, between Forrest and Rosseau.-
The latter reports that Forrest retired that night
with the loss Of 200 men. Memphis papers of Sat
uray evening last report that Forrest mad captured
Pulaski, and that it will take several weeks to re
pair the railroads. Nashville dates of the 9th, re-
ports Rosseau as slowly retiring on that place.
Forrest was destroying bridges, Sc. The 6g ght was
then going on at Pulaski. Cerro Gordo Williams
was try ny to JON Forrest The Coafedsrates had
captured two trains at the Big Shanty.
From the North.
A special despatch to the Mobile Register, dated
Senatobia, October Sd, says the Memphis Bulletin
of the 30th has been received containing the follow
ing news:
St. Louis papers say that Forrest has created the
greatest excitement in St Louis. Price'sarmy was
within twenty four miles of the city, es.imoted at
SO, GOO strong. Cape Girardeau is reported cap
tured. A large Yankee force surrendered at Pilot
Knob on Monday. Heavy fighting on Tuesday
evenipg--results unknown,
Bill Anderson captured tram on South Missouri
ralroad-twenty Yankees captured and shot.
Rosecrans has issued orders, calling out the mil
itia-l2,00O are under arms at St Louis 4. j.
Smith is fifty miles south ST. Louis, watching Prices
movements. Large numbers ofrefugees from south
ern Missouri had reached St. Louis
Twelve boat loads of troops had left Memphis
bound IN the river Hatch and Garrison. with s, 0O0
men. had gone after Forrest Winslow's cavalry
had crossed into Arkansas in pursuit of Price.
portion of the 10Th Yankee army corps had left
Brownsville, Ark, in pursuit of Shelby.
All quist at Mobile on the srd.
From Richmond.
A flag of truce steamer arrived At Varina on Tues
! day. the 4th inst, with several hundred C0nfedsr
/ ata nrisoners No particulars or news received
All quiet on the 9th in front of Petersburg. Th,
enemy are still fortifying near Fort McI2ae, ant
show no purpose to attack US at this or any othe
/ portion Of our lines.
Gen. ,Beauregard's headquarters were remove.
| from Petersburg on the 9Th, Thursday.
1 From Georgia.
| All accounts agree that Gen. Hoods army IS vel
in the rear of Atlanta and 1t positively repor,
ed in Griffin on the 4th, that we held the Chatta
l nooga railroad between Vining and Marietta.
brigade of Yankee cavalry came to Fairbu-n, Oh
the West Point Railroad southwest Of Atlanta OF
| the Sd, and attacked the c,mmand of Gen. Iverso
at that point, who fell hack after losing one or tw
| killed and wounded On the morning of the 1t
they were reported at Fayetteville. but it is doubt
! fue Prisaners taken in the fight with them ss
q that no train has arrived in Atlanta for six days..
| Military men believe that Sherman's army will b
forced 70 abandon Atlanta and out its way out in
few days.
Later from the North.
The Washington Chronicle Of the 1st has bee
received 10 Richmond. A dispatch from Gran
dated near Chaffin's Oct. 29th, says that Ord
Corps sdy 4nced this morning and carried veT
strongly fortified line of ofentrenchments below Cha
fms fsrm. with some fifteen pieces Of artillery all
tws or th.'se hundred prisoners. Odd was woun'