Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-08-15


purpose to abandon the rebel cause.
The horse stealing Richardson Is still car.
rying on his outrages with high hand. Re.
command his order for the enforcement Of the
CONSUMPTION, perfectly attrocious in sent;.
ment. All males between IS and 45 wereto
report at his place Of rendezvous. Failing to
comply, the conscript will be liable to be shot
and his property carried of or destroyed, and
house burned.
A Baltimore correspondent of the 1,;6sse
says Ex-Governor Akin has been incarcerated
in Libby prison for refusing to submit to the
tyranny of jeff. Davis.
Fortress Monroe, Aug. 2.-Newburn, N,
c., dates reach to the LIST. The Raleigh
Standard denounces JEFF. Davis a. fepadi.
ator in whom no confidence can be placed and
and whose efforts to establish Southern
Confederacy will be failure. The Richmond
Enquirer calls upon Davis to suppress the
Standard and Supreme Court of N. C.. The
Standard replies that Gov. Vance will stand
by the Supreme Court and the STANDARD, and
also if Davis attempts to use physical force to
suppress papers, he will be met by the same,
and revolution in the State will be the result.
900 soldiers for causeless war, AZ, 900 Of
whom have been killed and wounded. It
urges that the State should send delegation
to Washington Immediately to see what terms
ofpeace can be obtained.
A reconnaissance confirms the concentra-
ton of Lees forces near Culpepper, and indi.
Gates that his headquarters lie at Stratsburg
four miles southeast of Culpepper.
According to the statements of nine pris.
oners, the rebel force is so much scattered
watching our movements that no general en-
gagement is imminent at present. Spies
were arrested en- route to Richmond, with
maps of all the Notifications about Washing.
ton, on their persons.
Exemption of drafted men by surgeons
certificates in the various posts of New Eng
land, since the commencement Of Federal
CONSUMPTION, amount to the enormous proper
ton of 70 per cent. Boston papers say SO
numerous are exemptions in Boston that the
Government recently sent inspectors to that
city to ascertain if possible the cause of excess
sive debility prevailing there.
New York, August 3.-Drafting in the
District of Columbia commenced to-day.
Much interest is felt and large crowd is in
attendance. The proceedings are remarkably
quiet.
Cairo, Aug. ga train of one hundred
wagons, with light escort of the I'd Nilsson.
ii cavalry, encamped at White Water, be-
tween Girrardeau and Bloomfield on Saturday
night, August LIST. During the night they
were surrounded by guerrillas. the escort car.
tured, and the wagons with their contents
destroyed and the negro drivees carried of.
Only two white men escaped.
Chicago, August 4th.-Dispatches dated
Charleston, July Goth. says Cummings Point
was severely handled yesterday. The Iron.
sides and two monitors were engaged. The
bombardment lasted five hours, and was re-
sponded to BY batteries Gregg, Wagner and
Sumter. No firing to-day.
Memphis. Aug. l.-Col. Hatch who sue
ceeded in driving Richardson's band of guer-
rillas, 200 strong, down into Mississip is
now turning his attention to General Pillows
force. who are in the neighborhood Of Paris.
Tennessee. Scouts continue to report disaf-
lection in Bragg's army. Half of the Ala.
bama troops have deserted, and Johnston's
army is reported leaving.
Louisville, Aug 3.-The election for State
officers yesterday passed off quietly. Returns
received indicate the election Of Bromlette,
Union, over Wicklifc, Democrat, for Govern
or, by 10000 majority. f
New York. Aug. "A special to the
Times says that the main body Of Lees army
is encamped between Rapidan Station and
Orange Court House. Two divisions Of
Longstreets corps occupied Culpepper.
A Spcncerville. Va. dispatch dated August
LIST. says the Fourth Pennsylvania cavalry
were dispatched on a reconnaissance yester.
day. AT Little Washington, twelve miles
from here. they encountered company Of
rebel cavalry, 100 strong, and drove them
them through the town. It is ascertained
that brigade of rebel cavalry il posted
short distance from that place. Prisoners
taken represent the rebel army in desperate
condition. bitterly bewailing the error Of the
recent raid into Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Halifax. Aug. S.-The steamer, arabia,
with dates from Queenstown to the 26th has
arrived. 81 Aek
An Anti. Southern Association, formed in
Manchester, counteracts the influences and
corrects the misrepresentation Of slavehold-
ers of the Confederacy. ~ .-''l
The Army and Nary Gazette Of London
says that there is no ground for speaking
hopefully of the prospects Of the Confectionery,
unless Lee is able to reverse their misfortune
BY a great victory. %r
In the House Of Commons the subject Of
foreign enlistment was introduced 81 Mr..
Golden on the 22d. He referred to the pro-
ceedings Of the alabama, Florida and ESys
gisia. all bailt in English porta fos Conisder.
ate service. and said it was wen known that
two iron-clads were now being built in Liv-
erpool for the same purpose. He believed if