Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-08-10

Eight hundred soldiers who went :.
the 18th werc attacked, and fxht ~
sued. The troops compelled the rehss.
to beat q retreat, and killed seyer,i
One they caught and hanged.
News from various sections Of NJ.
souri, looks threatening. Reports fun
Galloway county state that Gen. Hart
was marching on JeiIsrsor CITY WITH
5000 men and several cannon.
The rebels have cut the telesr,r.
wires above BoonviIle, aud will undouIs.
eddy undertake the reoccupatiWu Of Jef.
ferson, to prevent the re-assemblipr AZ
the State Convention on the 22d inst.
News from the Southwest report, Ia,
Col. Sigel had retreated to Springfield
where he was Oh the 18th, safe.
Gen. Lyon, with 5000 men, expected
to reach Springfield on the 18th inst
At Birds Point an attack from H.
rebels was expected. The troops have
been reinforced lately by two Hines
regiments.
In the House. July 18th on motto.
Of Mr. Blair. the House went into Com.
mittee on the bill to authorize the en-.
ployment of volunteers to aid in sun.
pressing the rebellion aud defending the
Government Of the United States. The
bill authorizes the President to accent
SOC, 900 volunteers.
Gen. McClellan's victory, at Beverly.
has been followed up by an advance to.
wards Stanton. with the object Of ont.
ttarking Gen. johnson, who is retreat.
ing from Winchester.
Gen. Patterson is now advancing
Southwark, with, $4,000 men.
The news to. day is, that McDowell's
column. in three divisions, was march
ing on Fairfax.
The following is from the N. Y. Her.
aid of July 18th:
The dcpredations of the Southern
privateers are becoming each day more
destructive and more bold. Our &C.
counts of the seizures made by the JEFF.
Daris, somewhat stlrtled the people Of
tho Northern States, as it was not
thought that the pr;vatcers would ven.
ture So near our shores, and we had no
vessels of war cruising there to receive
them. To-day we publish the particu.
lars of another wholesale seizure made
by one Of the pirates Of the Southern
rebels. The name of the new privateer
is the Sumter. The following are the
names ut the vessels seized by her:
barques Nestcind and Louisa Kilhum,
briggs Ben. Da.Nning, Albert adams,
Naiad, Cuba and Machias, and ship
Golden Rocket, which was burned at sea,
and the officers aud crew landed at
Cienfuegos.
The privateer steamer Sunter, be.
longing to the Confederate States of
the South. entered the harbor Of Glen
fuegos Oh the morning Of the 9th inst.,
bringing in as prizes the above named
crafts. Commander Semmes, of the
Sumter, sent an officer on shore with
letter to the Governor of the town, who
telegraphed to the Captain General tor
instructions.
The American Consul at oEce tele.
graphed to the Consul General at Ha-
vana.
The steamer left again next day, hav-
ing received supply Of ceal and water.
WASHINGTON, July IS.
The Northern Light left on the 18th,
with the passengers Of the Champion,
of July LIST, which was disabled and re.
turned on the 9th. The privateer Jeff
Dauis captured one ship, two briggs aud
two schooncrs, off Cape Hatteras, be.
tween the 9th and 18th inst, boar.iag
several Others. Several revenue cutters
aud men-of-war are in pursuit.