Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-09-21

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YRxxA, Sept. 10
The Pony with dates from s. Ic.;.
to Sept Sd, arrived 1t Sulphur sp,;.,.
2l9 miles east from Fort Church;ii
Sept. 9.
81. LoUIs, Sent. 4
Official dispatehss from the Ed Ia
dies state that the lag officer b. ~
ceived orders from tbe War depstm:st
for the immediate return Of the souad.
ron to the United 6tates. One chin i
to he left there, slso one on the cusae a
Africa, and one on the coast Of Br,,;I
The squadron has been withdraw n,
blockading. The Lieutenant Of Per.
nando Pc, has been authorized bv n.
Spanish Government To receive on tt
Island certain number of slaves vAo
may he captured by vessels Of the Cnissd
States; thst being free, they may ~
ceive the benefits Of civilization. h
flag officer Inman, has communicate
the proPositin to our GoverDnseat
Ex-Ministcr Preston, Of Kentucky.
has addressed the people. He favcs.
neutrality, and peace for Kentucky, but
did not believe she could preserve either.
II not, the sooner she went out the bet.
ter.
Advices from Richmond estimate the
number now in arms in Virginia, It
nearly 100000.
The force Oh the Potomac alone i
nearly 10000.
Since the first Of June immense
quantities OF arms purchased east have
been carried into the State throuxA
Baltimore. The whole army is well
armed.
Manasses Junction is virtually aban-
doned, there being only guard there
to look after the guns and batteries.
The steamer Arago, from Havre by
Southampton, with dates to the 21st,
arrived ut Cape Race on the 3Oth.
LONDON, Aug. 20.-The Great East.
ern was expected to take more troops
to Canada. ~
The Etna, which broke her shaft 100
miles out, on her voyage to New York,
has arrived at Queenstown.
The following proclamation has been
issued by Gen. Fremont:
Headquarters of the West Aug. 30th
Circumstances in my judgement Of
sufficient urgency render it necessary
that the Commanding General Of this
should assume the admin.
of the powers Of this State;
in order, therefore, to suppress disorder,
to maintain as far as is now practicable
the public peace, and to give security
and protection to the persons and prop
erty of loyal citizens, I do hereby ex-
tend and declare established martial law
throughout the State of Missouri. The
lines Of the army of occupation in this
State are for the present declared to
extend from Leavenworth by way Of
the posts of Jefferson City and Ironton
to Cape Girardeau, on the Mississippi
river. Al! persons who shall be taken
with arms in their hands within these
lines, shall be tried by court martial,
and if found guilty, will be shot. The
property, real and personal, Of all per-
sors in the State of Missouri who shall
take up arms against the United States
or who shall be directly proved to have
taken active part with their enemies in
the field, shall be confscated to the
public use. Their slaves if they have
any are declared free men. All persons
who shall be proved to have destroyed
after the publication of this order, rail-
road tracks, bridges or telegraph lines,
shall suffer the extreme penalty Of the
law. All persons engaged in treason.
able correspondence, in giving pecuni.
airy aid to the enemies Of the United
States, in exciting turmoil and disturb
ing the public tranquility, by creating
and circulating false reports and incen'
diary documents, are in their own In
terest warned that they are exposing
themselves to sudden and severe pun
ishnent. All persons who have been
led astray from their allegiance are re-
quested to return forthwith to their
homes, and any such absence without
sufficient cause will be held to he sutii-
ciemt evidence against them. The OBJ
ject Of this declaration 10 to place in the
hands Of the authorities the power to
give instant effect respecting lava and
and supply such deficiencies - ths CO..
ditions Of war demand. Il u MT IN.
tended to suspend the ordinary ts'b..
mails If the country where the law w'n
be administered By the civil authnsit'ss
in the ususl manner and With thsir 60
tomsry suthosi.;, while tie sane 80 ~
pcaceably exeesesa H. ss0aaaose
General vill I'm. !He.saly - e