Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-04-19

day from Fortrea. Monroe says the e.ptd;.
ton had arrived there. ''
1t is stated that the rebel commander r..
ten has been assigned to the command ~ ~.
li0rimac. ''e
a large amount Of property has been ,h.,
doncd by the rebels at Manassas, incluJ;.-
wagons and other articles which were CO..
cred cumbersome.
Previous to the adjournment Of III. s.o,..
to-day, Mr.. Trumbull gave notice tina, NC
should call up the Confscation bill at an s,,,e ~
day. and press it daily until DISPOSED Of
At Fredericksburg there were Inn, c.
troops. and they were falling back ,ox.,I
Richm, nd. Citizens stated that the Conf.Ja'
ate Government intended to abandon V;rn;n;.
CAIRO. April 5.-During the night Of ,6s "a
the rebels erected a battery opposite Pom,
Pleasant. and in the morning opned fr. u, .,.
our works. After firing some time Win ~
effect. it was silenced by our guns. No.
ualiies reported ON our side-loss Of the ,.I,.l.
not known. The firing yesterday was m'.'
rapid and did good execution. In the eyr,;n'
one shell struck directly On their aaaiin. hat
terry. killing men. disabling it so tina, Il Goa.
ed down towards the Island The tele.,,,h
between here and New Madrid having Lr.
cut, Gen. Pope issued orders informing re,;d.
ents along the route that they would be h.lA
responsible for its safety; if torn down hs,..
after their houses and barns should be burned
and themselves and families arrested and
brought to camp and visited it'll the seyerest
punishment.
New YORK. April GA Key West cor.
respondent Of Boston journal, under date Of
March -, says the Union fleet was repre.
scented at the head of Passes BY sloops Of war
Harlford and Brookiyn. and a large portion
Of Commodore Por.er's mortar Ao.illa. On
the evening of the 18th and morning Of the
18th, heavy and continuous firing was heard
upon the river, our Navy being engaged with
the enemy. The gunboats aud Bomb Shoot
crs were inside the bar. Two were in tow
OF the steamer Harriet Lane going up the
Pass, and two other gunboats were engaged
in towing the rest of the Mortar feet up the
Delta.
BrDD's FERRY, Va, April 3d.-A corps Of
picked men from Excelsior Brigade left 'Liv-
crpool Point under command of Gen. Sickles
early on Thursday morning, for Stafford
Court House. On arrival, bis troops took
Sleeping Point batteries, marched thence to
Fort Dumfries, and through Aqua to Stat
ford Court House. There was skirmishing
between body of 400 rebel cavalry and the
advanced corps of Sickles' command four
miles this side of Stafford Ferry. Both sides
continued firing, until the rebels reached that
place in retreat, and set fire to the town and
all the stores. Our forces promptly stopped
fI. ,N,u,~p4;nV 4 oe
horses, stores &c, fell into our hands. From
Brooke Station force of 1900 rctei
infantry and battery Of six, field pieces
were moving up to support their cavalry.
After remaining three hours in Stafford, camp
fires were built on the hill, to deceive the r,b-
els while our forces Withdrew from the place.
Gen. Sickies with part of his corps, arrived
back at Shipping point this morning; tire
rest came in to Brent's Ferry opposite Liver
pool point. Our casualties were two wound
cd and a few missing. The corps marched
icYty-cght miles III seventeen hours, over the
worst of YorSls.--s