Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-06-15
Later from the Atlantic Side.
News of May 1Oth.

Lister from the Atlantic Side.
News Of May goth.
Generals Scott, Mansfield and Butler
have been in consultation with Gamer
on most of the day.
Deserters from Virginia report scar
r;ty of percussion caps, and other am
munition, and but five field pieces and
afew old iron cannon at Harper's Ferry,
and short of provisions. Col. jackson
is commander there.
It is decided that no more troops
will be accepted by the Government
under the last requisition, either from
New York or elsewhere.
The War Department contemplatcs
to establish shortly two large CANTON
ments, one at Gettysburg, Pa, and the
other in the neighborhood of New Y ork.
The forces collected in these camps will
be probably $4,000 to 2O,0O0men.
Orders are issued to get ready at the
earliest moment fleet of steam-trans-
norts that rendezvous in the adjoining
waters, so that in afew hours, when the
word is given, the whole force Oh the
Atlantic coast can be embarked and pro-
coed with all speed on the service desig-
mated.
News Of May 21st.
An Irish brigade for the three years
service, has been formed in St. Louis,
and will be rendered to the Government
at once. 1t will be commanded by
Colonel John O'Fallon.
MI hoe roooSy-o1 oIvI-
ccs from London which afford satisfac-
tory indications of the policy which will
be pursued by the British Government
towards the seeding States. The Ad-
ministration entertain firm convictions
that its course in crushing out the re-
bellion will be fully sustained i'll Eng
land.
Judge Nelson writes from Tennessee
that the Union men of the eastern Sec
tons of the State will give 10000 ma.
jority against secession.
The people of Sharpsburg village,
Maryland, thirteen miles southeast OF
the road to Harper's Ferry. swear that
no more soldiers of the Confederate
States army shall pass through theil
town..
The N. Y. Tribune says: Yesterday
by bold stroke the Government OBJ.
tanned possession of the most invaluable
documentary evidence against the SYM
pathizers with treason in the North
AT given hour, the officers of the law
visited every considerable telegraph
Office in the free States, Selling the
manuscript of dispatches for year past
The Government can now trace the
secret operations OF the rebels and their
aiders and abettors, and henceforth
hold the Northern enemies of the Re-
public at its mercy.
News Of May 22d.
The Commercial learns from authen.
tic sources that the extra session OF
Congress will be short; business will
be compactly arranged and presented
According to presentappearances almost
perfect unanimity will prevail. An i'm
pctus will be given to the loyal senti
ment, and everything done that car
be to bring the contest to speedy ter
mination.
Two Philadelphia companies have
seized large quantity of arms, stored
in an unoccupied house, in Baltimore
comprising fifteen hundred muskets
marked Virginia muskets; also 4,0O(
pixies. The whole were taken to For
McHcnry. The arms had been in the
custody Of the city authorities.
The Worlds Washington correspon
dent saws: Letters received here to-
day from Senator johnson, of Tcnncs.
sec, state that he continues canvassinp
the State, firm in the belief that the
Union men will triumph at the polls. y
An act amending the State militia
law, by which the State Guard are re.
quired to swear TO support the Consti.
tuition of the United States and Ken.
lucky. passed the Legislature of that
State-ayes, 40; noes, SO. :
Dispatches by the Persia state that
the agents Of the rebel government have
explored Europe in vain for arms, mu.
nitions anc money, in exchange fol
their bonds. Dudley Mann sought an
interview with George Peabody, in
hopes ofnegotiating securities, and was
firmly but politely repulsed.
News Of May 28d.
ST.. LOUIS, May 23d.-The news oil
the week is important.
Northern troops are still gathering
around Washington and Maryland, and
points along the border.
Soldiers are being drilled prepare
tory for military duties.
The people Of the border States dai
~ expect an attack on the Southern