Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-05-30
LATER FROM THE ATLANTIC SIDE.
Dates to May XlSt.

New York, May l7..-The Times army
correspondent says Stuart is for the present
in command of S.onrwall Jackson's corps
which consists Of full division OF $4,000
men.
Washington. May lit is ascertained
from II gentleman who has returned from til,
Army CT the Potomac that Hooker seems
highly grali.ird with his recent. visit to the
! President. The river trout Of the enemy has
been reconnoi;crrd aud the discovery madt
that during the night OF the l4.h they threw
w rev and extensive works along the right
nj Hills position in the rear Of Eredrricks
| burg.
ii is reported to-day that every soldier now
in detail service in and around Washington
and Baltimore and on the railroads of Nir.
:uia AID Maryland, will be forwarded ia
lloo>rr's command and their places supplied
hv PENNSYLVANIA militia. which force it is said
has hccn rendered by Gay. Curtis.
The Ma,shal OF the District of Columbia
has seized, uml,r the ConiiSca'on Act, the
real and personal estate Of Capt. j. NJ. Maiit!,
Of The rebel privairrr F9or'do.
Mo,rcaho.o. May l7.-Ihr Chattanooga
Rc5i of the IL Il, ccnians the following:
Mobile. May ll--,|;ckSon. Miss is in
possession Of the enemy. We fought them
all day, bat could rot hold tli' city.
New York, May l7.-:tramer George
EIashinr,on, iiom New Or.wus, May 10, has
arrived. An Opclousas letter OF til" 9Th,
states tia, Information fom Grand Gulf has
been received with the details OF the capture
ct po.t Gi1Soa.
The cavahy raid Of Col. Grrirson caused
hundreds OF families to leave the interior 81
the State. The damage done hy this r.i,l is
incalculab.r. Greysou has arrived at New
Orleans.
Quite M excitement occurrc', on the even
ing Of the 1l, ut the Opera, occasioncd by the
ordinance demanding that he national airs 10
played, hut nothing serious resulted.
Admiral Farragut arrived at New Orleans,
May 9th, irom Brasher City, with the inpor-
tant intelligence that Alexandria was captur-
ed on the th. by Admiral Porter. Prior to
this capture. Fort Duiussey, on Red River.
was demolished by the vessels OF Farragut S
and pMt,r's fleet, after severe fight. One
Vt the rebel gunboais was captured after the
capture ot the town. The advance cavalry
OF Gen. Dwight dashed into the place. form
ing junction between Fairagut's and Bank 5
forces.
Oprlousas dates to the 9th, state that our
ARMY is on the march.
4 Baton Rouge letter of the 2l states that
G'iersou's force, consisting Of the 9Th and 9TH
Illinois cavalry, with n large number of pris-
oners. returned to that city on that day. They
left Lagrange, Tenn, IN the 10th Of April.
The destruction Of property by them was
al, hv thl ,I.ls
mentioned in previous dispatches. At Gin
! ton. near the Louisiana line, they destroyed
rebel camp and captured 500 prisoners.
They crossed Amite river ten miles from Bat.
on Rouge on the morning Of the LIST, and cap
turcd rebel picket Of 100 men with horses.
Every railroad in Mississippi was cut by
them. They supplied themselves with fresh
horses on the road, and brought in over 800
contrabands om horses.
The New Orleans Era Of the 9th. gives
tile particulars Of the burning of the 81 j. Of
war PseJle at Pensacola, on tho 27th of April.
The fire caugh: accidentally. Aficr burning
several hours she blew up. All hands were
saved.
New York. May lS.-The special Wash.
ing.on dispatches in the morning papers are
rrrn Of much else than speculation. The
Tribune's dispatches say that movements are
ON loot aud strongly supported in and out Of
The Cabinet for the appointment Of Gen. But.
Ter 10 the command OF the Department OF the
West.
The Times dispatch relates to Senators
Wade anil Chandler. who had just arrived
from Falmouth. They report tho troops in q
most efficient condition. The soldiers are i,
the best OF spirits, and impatient for an adj
vancc of l~e's army. Capt. Sager. oul
Chief Ordnance officer, reports that We lost
guns, captured on the 9th
Fortress Monroe, May 16-Two smnl
boats. the Emily and Arrop. engaged in car
rying the mails. &C., through the Disna
Swamp canal to North Carolina were captur
I'd Yesterday near Curribuik bridge. 10 miles
from Nortalk
The Richmond Sentinel Of tho 18th ha
the tullowiug:
jackson. Miss. May 12.-The enemy nd
vanced yesterday with heavy column of /:
regiments upon Raymond, Miss, where Gen
Gregg had 400 infantry, Il few cavalry ant
no artillery. diminishing began at s o'clocl
in the morning. The enemy was continual.
reinforced until one o'clock, p. NJ, when IL
opened battle heavily with musketry. Greg
fought two hours with muskctry, when learn