Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-04-12

In the Senate. Trumbull from the judiciary
Committee, reported back . joint resolution
for cooperation with States in accordance
with the Presidents Message with recommeu.
dation. Passed.
News OF March 3lst.
| CHICAGO, March 81.
CA.aO. March 2l.-The effect Of the can.
nonade Of Monday. from the gunboats and
mOrtaB on Island No. 10. was terrific. Ths
rebels could be seen carrying of the dad
and wounded. Our pickeis could plainly hear
their groans at midnight. A moderate fire
was kept up on Tuesday and Wednesday,
Yesterday. the gunboat Jiissesosa dismount-
I'd the l2s-pounder on the eneiny's upper
battery. The rebel gunboats tried to force
their way up again yesterday, but failed to
succeed.
Gen. Pope has 22 guns mounted ON Point
Pleasant, below New Madrid. lie has also
erected a new battery four miles below Is
land No. 10. The rcb..l regiments were dis
tinc.ly seen On dress parade At one time on
"Wednesday. ont az mach Of the mor,ars.
| Information has been scr..ivei from Gen.
Grant. from Savannah, on Tennessee river,
that the troops arr in fine health and spirits.
Bcauregard commands $4,000 troops from
Pensacola. at Corinth. Cheaiham and Bragg
also command divisions near that point
The Federal forces in that vicinity arr divi-
dcd into Eve divisions. GOO volunteers have
enlisted at Savannah in the Union army
On the night Of the 18Th a skinmish took
place between a division Of the 9Th Ohio Cav
airy aud a part of Cheatl,am's force The
rcl~ls were routed.
FoRTRErs MoNROs, March, 2l-Nothing
has been seen or heard Of the .Mfryimae-
The Monitor remains near the fleet. She
has received some alterations and additions,
which materially improves her.
WASHINGTON, March 2l-As our forces
extend the authority Of the United States on
the Atlantic coast, numerous applications are
made by merchants and shippers to the Treas
ury Department. for permission TO trade with
the rccaptured ports, but are uniformly re-
fused. Nothing will be done to interfere with
the blockade. Permission, however, has
been granted by the Department for internal
trade.
Hereafter the pnblic debt, and all foreign
drafts, are to be- paid at maturity, no matter
what may be the pressure in other respects on
the Treasury.
Maj .-Gcn. Hunters new Department is to
be called the Department of the Gulf. As
constituted, it will comprise all the coast of
the Gulf west of Pensacola harbor, and so
much of the Gulf States as will be occupied
by the Federal troops. Its headquarters
will be moveable-wherever the General
commanding may be.
New York, March 21-T'he steamer Tan-
dvJ;H is being converted into an ircn-clad
man-of-war. The steamship Ocean Queen
will be converted into an iron ram steamer.
ST. LOUIS, March 2l.-A rebel dispatch
from Fort Smith to the Memphis papers nc.
knowledge the death Of Gems. McCulloch and
Mcintosh at the battle of Pea Ridge. The
Memphis appeal contains n dispatch from
Richmond of the 4tl, saying that jeff Davis
is coming West soon and urges everybody to
rally to his standard
PHILADELPHIA, March 21.-A letter from
Ship Island, dated March 18th, says that
the gunboat Nosd captured a schooner off Mo-
bile Bay, having ON board 100 bales cotton
and that the Pamela captured the schooner
Cora with 200 bales.
NEW YORK, March Ala letter from the
Engineer of the gunboat Water Witch con-
firms the capture of the William Mallory,
with Yancey ON board Against this, tele-
gram from Nashville Of to-day says that Yam
cey arrived ut New Orleans and made a
speech, avowing that no help can be expected
from England or France. He urged retalia-
ton by stopping the cultivation Of cotton.
News Of March 22d.
WASHINGTON, March 22-The Navy De-
partment has ordered of the builders of the
Monitor. six more irol,-clad vessels of similar
construction. but more Formidable. They are
to BE- GOO feeA long instead Of IT'S. aud to car
ny 2 l5-inslt instead of 13-inch Dahlgrcns.
Gen. Blenker has been suspended, ON ac-
count Of unbecoming conduct.
Orders were sent to-day to Gems. Halleck
and Wright, to send troops to protect the en-
tire overland route, emigrants, mail, and treas
ure. which tho Government is anxious shall
be carried on our own soil and not through
foreign countries.
ST.. LOUIS, March 22.-Gen. Halleck has
telegraphed to Secretary Stanton that the IN.
emy's fotilla, hemmcd in between Com. Foote
and Gen. Pope made another attempt to es-
cape down the river, but were driven back
with severe loss. One guuboat was sunk and
others damaged. They have been complete
y hemmsd In. and can only escape by fight
ling their way out.
Philadelphia. March 2s.-The crew Of the
privateer Beauregard, II men, have been
brought here. and will BE- sent to Fort War
rem.
WASHINGTON, March 2i.--The Senate Is
in Executive Session to-day. and cou6rmed
~ Major-G eneals-Buell Curtis, Pope. Sigsl.
and McCleunand. Wallace aud Smith, the
Colonels who commanded At Fort Donclsou,
wcre confirmed n Hrigndiesr- Z sss,er,ls