Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-09-12
LATER FROM THE ATLANTIC SIDE.
DATES TO SEPTEMBER 3.


San Francisco, Aug. 30.-Dispatches state
that should Charleston be taken, Gen. Butler
will be placed in command.
Some 800 of Whites guerillas crossed the
Potomac at Whites Ford yesterday and COB
bled up about forty of our men and num-
Der of teams belonging to the Ohio and
Chesapeake Canal Company.
Fortress Monroe, Aug. pa dispatch
from Newbern says that on the morning OF
the 18th large sloop-of-war, with ten guns,
and flying the British flag, swept past the
blockaders, and Immediately after hoisted
rebel flag and passed into Wilmington. This
is the fourth vessel Of war that has run the
blockade within six weeks.
Rebel papers received at Morehead City
say that jeff. Davis decided, after confer
ence with the Governors of the States, to
call out 200 negro troops, who are to re-
ceive their freedom and fifty acre Of land at
the end of the war.
Trenton, N. j., Aug. 29.-Voluntecring
in this State proceeds busily. 1t is thought
that the quota will be filed in few days,
thus doing away with the necessity of u
draft.
New York, Aug. 29.-Bermuda news to
the 25th, received. The rebel steamer Ga
diator had arrived there. The rebel steamer
Robert Lee reports being chased by FEEDER.
al cruiser for three hours, and she was COM
PEELED to throw overheard 800 bales of cot
ton, in order to escape. The Florida was
seen on the Goth with ship in tow, in lati-
tude IS, longitude g..
The National htcNigencer publishes let
ter from a gentleman who has Travelled
through Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina
and Alabama. lie says that should proc
lamation be published offering freedom to
those laying down their arms, great good
would come if it.
st. Louis, Aug. 2S.-pcrsons arriving
from the Kansas and Missouri border repre-
sent that the excitement continues. The
evaporation of the Union people agans:
the Seccsh knows no bounds. There has
been already much destruction of the pro-
perty of Butternuts Many Secesh lives have
already been offered upon the altHr of the
country. That region which is infested by
the most infamous and treachcrous enemies
of the Union is doomed to utter dcsolation
and depopulation.
Washington, Aug. 29.-Official informa-
ton has been received of skirmish between
a detachment of the Second Massachusetts,
negro regiment and Mosely's men. The at
tack was made by Moscly. Our men num-
bcred but 25, and were attacked in front and
the rear at the same time. They fought bull
ly, end lost two killed, thirteen wounded and
nine prisoners, and all their horses, fifteen
of which were recovered. The cnemy's loss
were two officers killed, and four men woun
died. Mosely was wounded in two places,
and it is believed MORALLY. The rebels were
afterwards chased from Ccntrcvillc to Snick-
crs Gap.
Fortress Monroe, Aug. 29.-Thc Rich
mond Dispatch of to-day has the follow
ing:
Charleston, Aug 27.-The cncmy's attack
on our rife pits, on Wednesday night, was
made about eleven o'clock. They were in
overwhelming numbers. On Thursday the
firing ON both sides was slow, and with no
unusual incidents.
Charleston, Aug. 2S.-Thc bombardmcnt
of Forts Sumter and Wagner proceeds slug
gishly The enemy is working hard in
trenches in front of Wagner. No further at
tempt has been made to shell! the city
Philadelphia, Aug. 30.-The steamer Ber-
mUda arrived from Port Royal on Wednes-
day morning, via Charleston. The captain
reports that Wagner is not taken, and cannot
be Mt present. He confirms the report that
Sumter had been knocked into hits. Fur
Their naval operations will be carried on with
out regard to Wagner, the capture Of which
would be left to Gilmore.
Headquarters Army of the Potomac, Aug
deserters were shot to-day. This
is the first execution of that class that has
taken place in the army.
Washington, Aug. 3O.-There is no in
either in the War or Navy Depart
ment, that our flag waves over Forts Sumter
and Wagner.
The rolls of rebels taken at Vicksburg
have been received at the War Department.
They swell the list to $4,000.
Stevenson, Ala, Aug. 28.-The Army of
the Cumberland has crossed the Tennessee
river at four points, to-day. with infantry |
and cavalry. The Second Kentucky cap
turcd IS pickets at point opposite Steven
son. Gen. Reynolds captured large force |
at Shell Mound. and took the camp ON Fall |
ling Water Creek. 4,
Among the captured are the notorious
guerilla May, and the Tennessee rebel Con-
gressmen, Cannon. Little or no resistance |
was made to our crossing. The rebels are
reported in force at Rome and Cleaveland,
along the Georgia State railroad.
Cincinnati, Aug. 3O.-Gen. Burnside is
in the region of Kingston, and expects an at
tack to be made on that place during the
week.
Warrenton junction, Aug.-A dispatch
Just received from Fairfax, says. five guerril-