Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1865-03-24

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Active operations continue below. Because OF
the well understood wish Of our military Authori-
ties we refrain from publishing the many rumOrS,
etc, which We constantly hear.
Gen. Johnston's recent successes have infused
confidence into the public mind, and his ability to
meet his antagonist successfully Is daily increasing
; The people and army are happy in the wise sSec
tion Of their Commander in. Chief who has placed
this able suategis and thorough soldier at the bead
Of affairs in this State.
Below we give the telegrGphic account Of the
battle Of BentonSVille:
HEADQuARrERs, ARNIEs Q. g., March Goth.
Hon. j. o. BreakiAriCige, Secretary of Var! Gen.
j. T. Johnston reports that about p. NJ, on the
l0te instant he attacked the enemy near Benton
vile, routed him AnG captured three guns. A mile
in tho roar he rallied upon fresh troops, but was
forced back slowly until six p NJ, when re tceying
more troops lao apparently ASSUMED the offensive,
which was resisted without difficulty until dark,
This morning he is entrenched
Our troops behaved admirably A dense thicket
prevent rapid operations.
[Signrdl r. f. LEE.
Trans Mississippi, Charleston, &c.
The Mobile AdVsrti,er and Regi'ter has relG.
bic information that Kirby Smith has $4,000
900 negro troops armed equipped and organized,
Mississippi Department The muster rolls Of that
department contains oVor one hundred thousand
Names and eighty thousand effective men are in the
service. The journals announcing this fact, ask
why they not used to some purpose where they
needed,
The small poI prevails at Mobile The exchanged
prisoners brought it with them. Sanitary measures
have kept it limited in its ravages
The Yankees in Charleston send out daily, fora
ging parties to deVastae the plantations the San
tee. All able-bodied negroes are being dragged
from their homes to all the Yankee ranks.
The Carolina railroad is operating within Eve
miles Of SummerVile, twenty iVe miles from Char
lesion.
DIR. A. G. Mackey, and another person have been
appointed by the Yankees Street Inspectors Of Char.
lesion. The Editors Of the Courier cali DR.. Mack
ey an old and we'll tried citizen.
Sanitary improvements are progressing in East
Bay, Broad and Church streets The Yankees are
fearful of the event Of the scKly season.. and are
purifying to be prepared for it.
On the night q the 10Th March, fire destroyed
whole block in which was situated the warehouse
Of John Frazier 4 90.
The roads to Charleston are lined with people,
whites and blacks, going to Charleston on foot to
trade ARd for protection.
Foster has commenced treating ladies brutally
aud outrageously in his raids from Charleston.
The cotton fleet that LEFT Tybes on the Sd. con-
sisting of IS vessels Is supposed TO have been lost
in the storm which prevailed on Hatterns two weeks
since.
The situation on the North border Of Alabama
March 9th, shows that Gilmore was being reinforc.
cd by Thomas with cavalry.
At Knoxville preparations are bOing made 10 move
into Western Virginia.
Thomas has gArrisoned Dalton and Tunnel Hill.
Three regiments are at Chattanooga, and two hun.
dred and eighty at Running Water, and forty in
each Of the block houses At Enders At Bridgeport
there two regiments, and at Stevenson the gar.
rison is zery small The balance ol Thomas army
are at huntsville, Decatur and Eastport
Rosecrans has five brigAdes in Middle Tennessee.
securing the country for supplies and recruits
Tn. r.h.I sold;ors ,Lo, o,,.h haze a., .t,...,,
70 ;oiD ,ho yaDS.o. ~ ~. Li,,.S ST.. I]o rI,,
most conspicuous In thus work.
Inc hankee prisoners have been moved up from
OahA"oA 70 SelIhA' A'A' on account oi the high
water hoodlns the country so that supplies could
not reach them.
Grie-son was At pensacol. With siv thn,s.rd