Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-08-30

to the Sanitary commissioners and were the
first to move. Mcclellan aud most of his
staff went by land.
The official report shows the total force of
the rebels engaged at Cedar Mountain at a.
600.
The village of Donaldson, above New Orleans
was destroyed by fire, by order ofthe Captain
of the sloop Of war, Brooklyn, it being infested
with guerrillas, whose principal business was
firing into transports filled with sick and woun-
ded soldiers.
COLUMBUS. (Ohio) Aug. 2lst.-A dispatch
from Gen. Morgan ut Cumberland Gap. says
there is considerable excitement on the sub
ject Of the rebel demonstration in East Ten
nessee, and says that there is cause for ex-
ctement.
NASHVILLE, Aug. 20.-The rebel Morgan
is reported to b. at Huntsville with 1880
men.
FonTREss MoNRoE, Aug. 1S.-The old
bridge across Hampton creek was rebuilt to.
day and a pontoon laid across near it. A
large number Of troops are encamped about
-miles this side Of Newport News tonight
Gen. Burnside is here. There is some talk
of his taking a portion Of M'Clellan's com.
man,l, as it is evident that part Of his army
must remain on the Peninsula. as between
Hampton and Yorktown there are twenty
acres covered by hospitals on the Hampton
railroad, now being built from Hampton to
this place.
PHILADELPHIA Aug l9.-The Bulletin says
a gentleman who left Fortress Monroe last
evening furnishes the following: The army
of the Potomac had arrived ut tho lower PEN.
insula without being molcstcd in tho slightest
degree.
Mcclellan. it is understood. was at William
burg yesterday morning.
Fitz John Porter's Division. which was on
the opposite side of james river, has also come
down TO the Peninsula. Gen. Burnside also
arrived Sunday. and went up tho james riv.
er ns far as the Chickahominy to see how op.
eralions were going on. He returned yester-
day to the Fortress, reporting that everything
was satisfactory. The weather was delight
full, and most favorable for the regiments.
Most of the gunboats had come down the riv.
or. but sore remained to guard the pontoon
bridge across the Chickaho,niny, over which
our army passed on its way down to the Pc
nnsula.
NASHVILLE, Aug. "a train from Hunts
vile, Ala. was fired into to-day near Colum-
ba, Tenn, killing four persons.
The rebels nre reported to have evacuated
Chattanooga and to b. making a Northern
march. -.
Union refugees from Gallatin report that
no houses were burned by the guerilla Nor.
gan.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-Spccials to New
York papers say tho mind Of the Government
is again agitatcd to using tho censorship Of
the press. Complaints have been made that
new and important movements Of the Nation
al armies We're pre,naturrly published in some
of the New York papers. The War Depart
ment has determined to order correspondents
out of Gen. Pope's lines. also other Generate.
We are informed that Gen. Butler will coon
DO recalled from the Department Of the Cult.
aud Gen. Dix will take his place with head
quarters at New Orleans. and that he will be
associated in administration Of local affairs
with Ryvcrdy johnson a. Provisional Gov
crnor.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 20-Later in regard to
the battle in jackson county. says the FEEDER
al force was moving south from Lexington.
No.. in search Of the enemy, when 1t sudden.
" fell in with an ambuscade and was assaulted
on all sides by rebels. The Fsd~rals made q
stout resistance. but after desperate and bloody
fighting. were captured. An reports agree
W. lost two or three hundred men.
A camp of guerilla from that country, bound
South, were arrested by the Js6srson Home
Guards last night. 30 guerillas were cap
tured.
A Eight occurred 30 miles south Of Lexing
ton between 800 Federals and 5000 guerillas,
which resulted in the defeat Of the former
with the loss Of 200 killed and wounded, and
two pieces If artillery.
INTsassrlNo.-Yhe Shasta Courier editor.
in answering several communications. spscu-
lates on one az follows:
A Si.gle Lady.-Bsfore we give an answer
to YOUR delicate and gratifying proposition.
we would liketo know II your means ars suf-
ticient to support both Of us, and in the course
Of time, more and whether the fact that we
are an iuvetsrats snorsr makes any difference
to yon.