Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-12-07

diDgs that The Sm Jeeia1s had on bo.,a
Messrs. Slideil and Mason, who w.
going abroad - Minister Of the soma
ern Confederacy.
Com. Wilkes Gid he would rno,,
ut head quatsss - psssa, and will m.
ward his dipaadkss tseight.
TIE Bslridos ksviag bsen reps;,.a
win leave Foslyess l1oesoe for Pa.
Roynl to-mesvsW, New. IL. with ms;l.
and diaPatclsea
LYxcuBCne Va, Nov. IL
It IL reported, but not ooufrnes
that the Uaion men Of Tennessee -
taken possession Of Bsistol.
1t is reported from savannah thst !.
consequence Of the victory Of n.
Federal feet 1t Port Royal, evesyboI,
WIS greatly alarmed Smal issG:
who were packing up their good =
leave, had been notified b. he suthm.
tiles that they would not be alIOvsa
TO carry u their goods.
The British steamer Aron, which o..
rived ct Aapinwall jsA bsloss d.
CkamPioa, reports thse The psriv,aeer
Sapsier Was 1t Barbedoes, Octoher p
William b. Astor declines the non.
ination for Mayor.
A special dispatch to the New Yo,k
7ri6x,e, dated Fortress Monroe, Nov.
Is. says Mason and Eli6ell were aboard
the British Mail vessel. Wilkes sent
aboard and demanded their surrender.
The reply was there IVES not force
enough to take them. Wilkes sent an
additional force and put the San Jaeis.
to into convenient position. Slidell
and Mason were then surrendered.
The English steamer took them on
board not knowing who they were. ri
Their friends were allowed to proceed
to their destination. Captain Wilkes,
it is understood, acted on his own res.
possibility. Gen. Wool granted Sill
dell and Mason permission to send open
letters to their friends this evening.
There are $500 men now at Amman.
oils ready to embark. The current ru-
NOR is that they are to reinforce Cen
eral Sherman.
New YORK, Nov. Is.
ALARM IN RICHMoND.-The Rich.
mond Enquirer of Nov. Ia, says: "In.
telligence was received in this city last
night, and conveyed to the War De.
partment, that large force Of the enc.
my (Federal,) 10000 strong, had in.
vaded the eastern shore of the State,
crossing from the Potomac. Our whole
force there (RebeD is not over 1900,
and it will be impossible to get rein.
forcemcnts to them across the water"
The N. Y. Heralds special CORES.
pondcnt says the difficulty is progress
lag between Col. Herrick of the 18th,
Massachusetts regiment, and a Major
of the Tammany New York regiment
The affair grew out Of the report Of
Col. Herrick to Gen. Stone in regard to
the engagement at Bulls Bluff ed
wards Ferry, which contained severe
structures upon the conduct Of the Tam
many regiment. tits understood that
a challenge has passed from the Major
to Col. Hcrrick. f
The same paper says the steamer
FMgal has arrived Mt Savannah, with .
cargo of war munitions, etc.
A Richmond dispatch says: We
have information that the authorities of
South Carolina have communicated
with the rebel Government upon the
subject Of hosting the black flag, to
which illusions have been made since
the attack OH the coast Of their State.
It is believed Gen. Lee has received
communication from the War Depart.
ment urging that their captives must
be regarded a. prisoneres Of war. 1t is
said that this will be disagreed to by
the authorities of South Carolina; that :
the same course will DO pursued Is that
adopted by Gov. Wise at the time Of
the john Brown raid, and that when
South Carolina is done with the inva-
ders, the Confederate Government can
have them.
Savage, Vice Consul at Havana, who
has been at Key West, says . force Of
$50 rebels had gathered On Santa Rea
Island, twenty miles from the fort; in
tending, after being reinforced, to make
q night attack on Wilson's Zouavsa
They werc discovered and driven away
with great loss.
LATH PROM EuRoPK-Advices from
Europe in relation to Mexican a&in
are received. Spain and The 6paniA
party In Mexico have resolved to in
pose . King upon that counfy 1t ths
point q the bayonek OF tho three
Princes, Monte Il De 2voFite. It's
doubtful whether ElGland and France
have fully aceeded 10 dis