Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-12-21


five annual sums of s., ,066. 600 each. in
return for the mercantile advantages
and transit Of the United States troops
through Mexican territory.
Gen. Mcclellan is understood to have
made the most urgent representations
to the President in favor of a regular
and systematic exchange of prisoners.
He will probably succeed in having his
views approved and acted on.
Mccall is moving towards Leesburg,
and Gen. Smith and Gen. Porter are
extending their lines forward. while
Mcdowell and Franklin are Watching
tie encmy's centre, which is growing
weaker and weaker every day.
The n. Y. Times dispatch, of De-
ccmber Cd says: I am enabled to state
in the most positive manner, that the
struggle is over, and that the Presidents
conservative policy is sustained by his
Cabinet with entire unanimity.
The Worlds correspondent says {:
Secretaries Cameron and Seward were
serenaded tonight, but only the latter
appeared. lie simply complimented
the music, and stated that within ten
days, the country would rejoice at great
news.
A most important order will soon be
issued to the effect that no more re-
cruiting of regiments or independent
companies will be allowed, except upon
the requisition of the War Department.
Recruiting officers are obe appointed
for the several States, to recruit for the
regular service.
The planters throughout the South
ern seaboard are represented to be de-
stroying their crops lest they should
fall in the hands Of the Yankees.
A conspiracy of Union men had been
discovered in New Orleans, causing
great excitement there. Many arrests
had been made.
New York, Dec. 3.-Mr. Buttcrficld,
who has been prisoner at Charleston,
has Just arrived, and reports that the
forts of the rebels on Otter and PhT-
nix Islands were evacuated and then
blown up, on the 18th of November.
The greatest excitement prevailed at
Charleston owing to the landing of the
Federal forces at Port Royal, and q
meeting had been held to consider the
propriety of burning or surrendering
the city to the Union army. The pco-
pie and the Mayor Of the city were gen
orally in favor of surrendering, but the
rebel government said it must be
burned to prevent its falling into the
hands of the U. S. army.
QUINCY, Ill.,, Dec. 3.-A dispatch to
the N. Y. World says that Col. Kcrri-
gan, Of the 18th New York Regiment,
has been tried for treason by court mar
tial, convicted ard ordered to be shot.
The order is signed by the President.
Kerrigan is member of Congress.
Advices from Port Royal say that
Tybee Island is not yet occupied by
our troops. The national colors are
flying from the lighthouse. Beaufort
was to be occupied on the 28th ult. by
5000 troops to prevent the rebels from
taking possession of it. The cxpedi.
ton South is for Fernandino, 5000
troops have gone into it.
Quincy, Ill.,, Dec. 4.-The vote for
Mayor of New York at the election on
the I'd Dec. foots up as follows: Geo.
Opdyke, (Rep.) 25,259; Godfrey Gun
ther, 4,588; and Fernando Wood,
24,085. Opdyke elected.
Special dispatches from Washington
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in the House punisning an officer Of
the army for returning fugitive slaves
to their masters.
+. =. Stanton still claims the seat oc-
cupied by Lane in the U. s. Senate.
WASHINGTON. Dec. Al. c. Breck-
inridge was unanimously expelled to-
day.
NEw YoRK, Dec. 4.-Adviccs from
St. Thomas RIA Panama, report that
the Captain of the privatecr JEFF Daris
was on board the british mail steam
cr1 Trent when Mason and Slidell were
taken prisoners from her.
The West India Steamship Compa-
ny, in consequence Of the Trent affair,
have ordered all their agents to furnish
no more coal to U. 8. vessels.
The Dutch Government allows U.
8. vessels Of war to remain in their
ports % hours.
~ The Troy (Ohio) Times says
that . man y % fined ten dollars by the
court in that place for kissing a mar