Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-03-01

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ments have gone forward from Dan
Vile and Somerset to support Gen.
Thomas movements on Knoxville.
New York, Feb. 12.-The victory
at Roanoke is complete. The rebel
fleet are all captured excepting one gun
boat. $500 rebels troops arc prison
crs.
1t is stated in Richmond papers that
800 rebels were killed, aud 1000
wounded. OF the Yankees, there were
wounded about the same number; tlc
number of killed not stated.
CHICAGO, Feb. 12.-Dispatchcs re-
ceiyed from the Tennessee river gun
boa. expedition have the following
People came along the river and
came out with white flags. When as
sured that no harm was intended them.
they were vociierous in cheering. AT
every landing, farmers come 10 the
boats shouting with joy. as if they were
sure their deliverance WAS at hand.
The rebel force on Roanoke Island
was 5000 men. 1t is supposed only
- escaped. There is no bright side OF
the story for the rebels. The Rich
mond Enquirer says that it is the most
painful event of the war. .. Jennings
Wise was shot through the thigh.
Gen. Wise was sick aud sent 10 Nor
folk before the ii ght.
Southern papers admit our complete
victory. The prisoners will be at Fort
Monroe in few days.
CoLvMprs, o., Feb. 13.-The latest
adviccs from Cumberland, Md, state
that Lander WAS 20 miles on the other
side of Romnev. Gen. Banks had
moved his column so as to cut Off the
retreat of the rebels. Gen. Lander is
said to have $4,000 men, and Banks
1900; while the enclosed rebel forces
amount to $4,000. Lander believes
that the whole rebel column will be ia
ken or scattered.
WAsmINGToN, Feb. 13.-The Trcasu-
ry Note bill, with the legal tender clause,
and provision for the payment Of the
interest on thcpublic debt in coin passed
the Senate to-day.
The House Committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia, reported to-day the
bill abolishing slavery in the District,
limiting compensation to loyal slave
holders to $500.
CHICAGO, Feb. lila. NAT Roa-
noke ~ Fcderals were killed, and 10
wounded; so rebels were killed, and
about 200 were wounded. Col. Rus
sell, of the 10th Connecticut Regiment,
was killed ut the head of his regiment.
Lieut.. Col. DE Month of the French
Zouavcs was also killed
Among the prisoners are Is Colo
ncls, Lieutenant Colonies and Majors.
Edenton, at the head of Albcmarlc
Sound, was taken possession of by
Burnside's troops on Wednesday. The
rebels showed no fight.
New YORK, Feb. IA special
Washington dispatch to the New York
papers says that bill organizing the
rebel States into Territorial Govern.
mcnts will shortly be reported by the
Territorial Committee of the two
Houses.
1t is probable that an important COM
mand in Texas will be entrusted to Gen.
Fremont. For the reason of his obvi.
Gus fitness, the troops assigned to him
will be exclusively Germans.
Fortress MONROE, Feb. ia bear
err of dispatches from Burnside's expe.
dition arrived to-day with the main
facts of the capture of Roanoke, all the
rebel gunhoats burned or captured cX-
cept two, which escaped.
The 21st, 25th and 9th Massachu.
sets regiments; the 9th and 5Ist New
York, and the 10th Connecticut, were
particularly engaged. The 25th Mas
sachusetts and 10th Connecticut sui.
fercd most severely. The fight lasted
only two or three hours, when the bat
terry was abandoned. Our troops pur-
sued and surrounded the rebel camp.
and took nearly the whole command
prisoners.
Dispatches from Memphis to Norfolk
admit that the Federal flag was chcercd
on the Tennessee river. They assert
that the Federals neither seized nor
destroyed any private property-not
even cotton.
The Richmond Dispatch says: "Our
Tennessee exchanges give us gloomy
prospects for the future. In that part
of the Confederacy several leading jour
mails intimate that there is threatening
state of affairs in East Tennessee. grow
ing out of the idolairous love Of many
of those people for the old Union
Official DISPATCHES from Com. Colds