Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-02-22

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r. :. sesess Aevs-1nea SoSsAecaeeliua. 4
:, xne Ooaumhis lxagdisa Of Monday lssk asys
60 w Fnda{ the 1oth Gen. Whssisr attacked
{ "a: 1Hpasrick and drove him i've miles 10 his en-
1se1e1asnas asar Aiken Aiks6 i II miles from
~ ns "a kalfatfiak d shus thrown out TO eoser
= mi %n slas's reee.. - p
Inc mam body Of ShermAns army. it seems. ha6
see aoose bfanchsille sogfe l6 miles to The vii I
nse 0 orsnge6ug on the Columbia sud Charles
soa rssssosd This movement completely uutassks
i: EDfcea at Azanchyial, and viii compel than d
retire beyond tho Sautss-tha nsxt riyer and line Of
defence.
The rtain branch Of the Santee. the Conesrsee.
sass Ia North -6arolina, flows south westwsrdiy
sesoash South osroliaa passing south Of Oolumbis
afsy miles, apd sntses ths AGsntic some 20 miles
north Of lhaaaston. It's bottoms are marshy and
tan Of sNamps. Should our forces, however, rs-
tire bpycnd tins river they must syscuate Charles
to1. ~ 80 ~ .s.sa zSs''.ae9-5S x
. O. nesdsy last the Columbia tssin prsossasd no
faYfkH asa.h than Iouisvilis. vh;ch is saout 30
fnifS som Rrs.ehriile = -, : Z -, "
We have received ths Columbia 4uardien ,af
tiou Of Orsnesaure last Sn.Sss =. sh.rosn % sftsr
stubborn fehs Our. xoass have re,;rsd from
Branchyilie tovards Cnh,mti. q, :, oth:S -nr5s
behind the Ssntea 4,ha Gunrhnn savs. "Wa
have thrown svsy Great ,dv.nts"e: " ,,oa;.,on
There is no. more Offensive cosntr9 fn the vmld
than that which stretrhes hstvssn ,he Ss,,rr.h
river ana S.lkahate6;s scross vh;ch tho enemy.
advance has been made.n Gen. H.mpton has bsen
placed in the command Of (;oluml. and vicin;tv an
far south IS our-lipes extend
The CaYoknian of the same DIT. s.vs that C,o,,m::
bis is in spasmi. That there IL . c.nar,i ton.v.
;urvy in the condition Of affairs, owing to The
threatening attitude Of Sberman,x .rm, That
large crowds Of refugees are aoeEins INTO the city
in North C.ro,n.i s;nas sen :. p..Iss ~
tide Of enig.ton among the orrin.s sacess;on;sss @
han ha.n t,rrs5 h.aS"sSa ~: or q.
Ws. Tba 1s :. Sa
trains are loaded with snnni;es n,1hc and n,s..s
and Altogether the U.ntsi Of sscessi. ahss hesn
plunged into vhirlnan AZ sxci1sment no las INV.
81 than tefr.sbinv r.
TIE Richmond Di,patcA of Tuesday thinks that
Beauregard does not intend ihskine an stt.ek bnt
will retire behind the Santee river. He il said to
have q force adequate either for offensive or defeu
sve operations, whichever policy he nav end il sx.
pedient to adopt
Congressional.
In the Senate on the 18th the bill for raising
Committee on Military Affairs with amendments.
Pending the further consideration of the exemptoa
bill the Senate resolved into secret session.
In the house the appropriation bill was perfected
ana passed The tax bill was referred to special
committee. Nothing else Of interest.
The Senate on the 18th after debate adopted and
passed the report Of the Conmitte oe Conference
In the House, Mr: Barksdale, from the fpecial
by himself relative to the empoyment of neproes.s
soldiers, reported back SAID bill with . recommen-
dation that it pass. 1t wa m,de the sueca order
for Thursdax.
M Niles asked and obt.iped Leave to print tn.
| minority report from the same lommittse. :.
The report. Of the Committee Of Conference on
the Dill to promote the efficiency Of the cavalry
soopteo.
Aae oni 70 Punlsn Hsuos against the Govern
| ment was fe3ecteo -.
Several oils were considered and passed, includ-
ing &, mouse OIL ior organizing neid artillery.
Ane nou0e 'nen "eit in'o SCH 81 SESSION.
| From Wilmington. -
~. "A .n u.spaaen @ Mom H,mme.oa On tne lstn 4ala
/ thsI tne enelpy Iaae tnree at2cks on sugar Loaf
on SATURDAY. whicn were repuised 1t was thought
win neaVy toss TO the enemy: q.
The whole hees opened oHFcrt Anderson during
the attacx, out the casuat'es were shght-ons kill
Cd ana one wounded Inc enemy now have some
monitors 10 inc cape rear ana one OF them partcl-
pated IN the iate attack.
| All inoications seem 70 point to the speedy rec
ne~si OF acave opelatlons oeiow wilmington.
Fro1 Petersbu!g.
AT petersburg all remains quiet The enemy 9
pickets extend but little beyond Hatcher's run.
They are engaged erecting observatories all along
their lines One in pine tres Immediately front.
ing franklin Street. and overlooking the houses of
the city.
| ~ E1change OF r!lsoners.
seems uat tns ooun'ssl9nels oa ootn sides
nave sgreeo 70 tne speeqy anu enure e1cnsnee ol
all prisoners OF wa: neid .oy oota parties:
One thousand ana my ~ returned Wau; oonisaerats
prisoners were eAPec'ea 'roh verlhs u h'cntnono
on the 10th; % IL IS understood 'ne exchange Will
now proceed regularly. -.
From the United States.
Northern papers of the a1th contain Lincoin's
message relative to the Hampton Roads conference
Mr.. Lincoln states that Blair, on ibis return trou
Richmond, left with him letter from Mr.: Davis
expressing q Williness to enter into conferences
with view Of securing peace to the t0o cosstriss
In reply Mr.. lincoln addressed . note to Mr. Biail