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


ker Hill, Va, in relation to the advance
of Gen. Patterson's column to that
point on Monday. Thomkins, with
the Rhode Island battery, led the van.
Six hundred Of the rebels cavalry. un-
der Col. Stewart, charged the 23d Penn
sylvania r giment not seeing the bat
terry, wh;.l opened OH them breaking
their cha &c.
The re- lis quickly retreated, pursued
by Col. ;, iomas ofthe regular Cavalry.
One Captain aud private were cap
tured
Fort MONROE, July 16.
The 8 and 4th Massachusetts Regi-
ments, whose three month time is up,
leave for Boston ut once. Brig. Gec.
Pierce viii return home.
PHILADELPHIA, July 16.
A gentleman of this city, who left
Rciiaond Oh the 9Th inst, escaped ria
Tennessee. lie says that when he left
therc were about 10000 troops in Rich
mond. and several fortified camps COM
handing the approaches, while heavy
batteries are on the Aqua creek road.
There were three regiments at How
ard Grove, east OF the city, and two
regiments of flying artillery near Rack
ct. Regiment after regiment WAS ar
risihg r,a Danville.
Five regiments. with small baggage
tram. left Richmond on the 9Th to re-
inforcc Gen. Juhnsoa.
lie estimates that there are not les,
than 10000 men under Gen. Beaure-
gard at and around Manassas Junction,
and reinfnrcements of militia are being
forwarded daily.
Sloater's former sewing machine fac
tory has been turned into an armory,
and is engaged in altering guns, and
all kinds of cavalry and artillery equip
mcnts. There was scarcity ofleatlicr
and oil.clotll, but the same cstablis-
mcnt has recently received a supply Of
leather from Kentucky. Thirty bar
rels of oil had just been received at
Richmond bearing the mark " Philadel-
pha."
A man named De Bow has erected a
percussion cap machine which turns
ont $4,000 daily. lie is also engaged
in building three more machines.
The steamer Yorktown Ea' been
raised, and is mounted with eight Ga
Founders at Richmond.
Tie estimated number of troops at
Yorktown was $4,000 and from 10000
to 10000 at Norfolk.
Troops from Pensacola, Mt Richmond,
generally concur in the impossibility OF
taking Pickcns.
PHILADELPHIA. July II.
The Washington Star confirms the re-
port about the steamer Yorkto,cn, and
adds that two officers late of the Fed
eral navy, are making surveys of the
river to get her out into the buy.
Commodore Stringham is prepared to
meet her.
WASHINGTON. July II.
The lnhll;gencer says: An officer who
arrived here last night direct from
Martinsburg, yesterday morning. says
Gen. johnson broke mp his camp on
Bunker Hill, on Monday. and Com
menced the retreat of his army toward
Winchester. Gen. Patterson with his
entire force. Immediately went in pur-
suit, and was about IL miles in the
rear of johnson.
The city was full ofrumors that Gen.
Beauregarl had abandoned Fairfax
without firing a gun. but no such in
formation from reliable source had
reached the department up to II A. N.
to-day.
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, July II.
The Fort Scott Democrat oe the 18th
was received here to-day. 1t contains
the following incidents Of the late en-
counter near Carthage:
Twice Col. Sigel was surrounded by
the rebels. but he marched through
the opposing lines without difficulty,
the rebels showing great respect for his
artillery aud Minnie rifles.
Jackson had 5000 mounted men,
while Sigel has but 40.
One gun became cracked, aud thus rem
dered useless, was left with the enemy.
1t is said that in one instance the ex-
plosion Of single shell killed thirteen
men.
Jackson, it is said. maintained q
wide range between himself and the
scene Of danger.
1t is reported that at Spring river the
State tr"ps divided fr the pnrpose Of
cffectnally cutting off Sigel's retreat,
but that he passed through Carthage be-