Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-10-05

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sTxRAsHxyc NEAR KANSAS cTyT.
Shooting Of CA. J. A. WasAi.Stoa.
Aanissisa q 1ssel vsasals int - Hsssl
YasxA. seps- -.
From Jacob Wells station 40 miles east al
Fort ChsrehiIl, Sep:enser ed. Tae body uith
dates from Leasesuorth to September lsth, ar
riye4 to-day at sr.n-
LIArrSuosru. Sep isth.
Last accounts from the Southern border re-
presents Tea. Rayses marching North, and GeI.
Lane Is fsiis~.ag him
IL a. diaculs to obtain iafor,nAsisa Of the uove-
meat cft.osPs. owing To the seeessisy 1t keeping
u secret
About 1000 rebels were OF Platte city. eight
miles east Of here, yesterday, supposed 20 be on
their wsy TO josn Paine OF Priee, erosss-g the
ryer ., Liberty
Kaxsas No. sept L.,
Considerable excitement uas create 4 here on
saiu fisr, tie isth. by the appearance Of rebel
scott. ga the opposite hank II the river. A COM
panr Of twenty mounted men tho w~rc seat over
lron here discovered rebel camp Of two or three
sss..rrl g.en 81. =,.... f-.r- the river An aA1i-
'ional force was detailed gu the afternoon u the
4 ih who killed several rebels. aud took several
prisoners. with nsmber oi horses. aud destroyed
their barracks. Oaly one Federal wounded.
Yesterday a large force Of rebels supposed to
he part OF the band recently .ncanped at ~. 10.
appeared four miles below. on the opposite side
of the river and attempted TO cross the river in
a fiat boat seading part of their force To attract
the attention OF the feierals, by firing into the
city Wyando;i. They were rePulsed and the
boat sunk II is believed they succeeded in cross
ing al Sibley ferry. sixteen miles below, which
they have possession of.
ST. JosErH, Sept. 10.
The rebels in Kentucky had seized all the banks
Of Bowling Green. and appropriated the money.
1t is rumored in Washington that gross fraud
had been discovered
All is quiet on the Potomac.
The Capt. General of Cuba, has issued a pro-
clamation from her Majesty the Qneen as follows :
have declared, under date of August, that all
vessels occupied in Legitimate commerce, proceed
ing from ports in the Confederate States, shall be
entered and cleared under the Confederate flag.
and shall be duly protected by the authorities of
of the Island. Foreign Cousus are notified that
no interference on their part will he tolerated.
Cotton is taking second growth in the vicinity of
Monticello, Arkansas, and it was considerably
damaged in CONSEQUENCE.
Adviccs from Richmond say, tobacco has suf-
fcred from the same cause.
5000 was subscribed to the National loan ut
Troy, NJ.
Steamer Champion from Aspinwal, 5th, has ar
rived
Advices from Clarkshurry. Va, state that rebels
commenced and advanced pickcts towards Elkwa-
ter summit, and succeeded in surrounding the
Fort of the Summit and cut the wires. They con-
tinucd the advance on Elkwater. until within
miles Of our troops, when she'll from our battery
dispersed them. Skirmishing was kept up all night
Next morning two regiments were sent out to the
Summit. The rebels retreated in confusion Two
rebel officers, spying around the camp at Elkwatcr
were surprised and shot by our pckcts. The
body of one taken to the camp proved to be Col.
John A. Washington, of Mount Vernon.
The President and Secretary of State have been
in receipt vi petitions from New York and Phil
adelaphia calling for the expulsion of VIM. II.
Russell, of the London Itp,cs on the ground that
he is public enemy and should not be tolerated
ut this crisis.
Prince Saidsalm of Prussia had arrived at Wash
ington. lie at once rendered his services to the
Government they were accepted.
On the llth, the enemy in strong force Of inf,n-
try. artillery and cavalry appeard in front of the
Union Pckcts on the center and the right wing Of
our forces on the Virginia side Of the Potomac.
They made their demonstration on the road lead
ing from Falls Church to Rulrs Crossroads, dri-
wing in our pickcts. Heavy bodies Of scouts aud
skirmishcrs Immediately followed; planting a
heavy section Of artillery near Merry Hall House.
From this they played upon the Union pickcts,
directing their fire at every point along the road.
The Union pickets ralliedwithOut confusion. In
tcllgencc was Immediately sent to Gen. Mellow
ell at Arlington House.
After demonstrations on our pickets near Bulls
Crossroads the rebels paid their respects at sew
.-1,a - I'm
Chain Bridge, and made an onset on vandcrburg's
house.
Two miles from the Union camp, where We had
pickcts stationed, they fred eighteen or twenty
shots, doing no damage.
Soon aft,r, a body Of cavalry and infantry ap-
peared, when our pickets, &c men, rctreated to
house eight miles distant where they were shortly
afterwards reinforced with battery Of artillery
aud company of infantry and cavalry. They
took position and awaited the appearance Of the
enemy.
The ste inner C,,um5id arrived at New York on
the 18th, with dates from Havana to the 10th.
Vessels under the rebel flag were admitted into
the ports Of Cuba, TO discharge and receive car
goes, under the same privileges rs vessels Of all
civilized nations, without recognition Of nation
ality.
A balloon reconnaissance ut Wash.
ingtom, showed that the body Of rebels
which advanced the night before were
falling back on Manassas. The gener-
al beliefs that they intend giving bat
tie somewhere OH our li.,cs within 4S
hours.
A naval officer from Fortress Mon.
roe says an attack is expected on New
port News Immediately.
Several war vessels have gone there
to assist in defense.
St Joseph is now in possession of
Federal troops.