Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-10-03

quantities of stores, and number Of cattle
and mules were also captured.
Arkansas was at Arkadelphia, at the head az
navigation on White river. It is believed
they will co1tinuefth fetreat - Our army id.
vanc.s. Gen. Davidson's force of cavalry
said to number $500, was in occupation Of
Little Rock 900 prisoners were taken, and
also 1900 negroes, With SOME heavy ord.
nance and stores.j # -
Buford with his own and kilpatticks cav.
airy occupied Madison Courthouse last night.
the village was deserted by early all the
male inhabitants. Few prisoner were ia.
ken.
Fair Mountains, which day before yester.
day was occupied as rebel signal station, is
now in our possession. Clark Mountain
seven miles to the left of Culpepper, is still
held by the rebels. Nearly ali the male in.
habitants of Culpepper have been arrested,
and are now held BY the Provost Marshal.
A special dispatch to the Times Guys or.
dprs left Washington on the 14th for Burn.
side to reinforce Rosecrans. He could not
possibly reach him before the 18th, a. hs
was then at Jonrsboro, where he expected
an encounter with Longstreet's reinforce.
ments going to Bragg. He could not, there.
fore, reach Chattanooga, $50 miles distant,
to meet an attack before the goth.
A Norfolk, (Va,) letter in the TriJxas
says Lee has been at Charleston within the
past few DAYS. and the probabilities are he
will superintend the final struggle at Chat,a.
nooga.
Fort. Monroe, Sept. 24.-The Richmond
Wiz to-day reports three days heavy fight
ing in Northern Georgia, with heavy loss on
both sides. The Confederate loss 5000.
Among the killed are Generals Smith, Wool.
ford. Waliham. Helm, Dtshltr and Wood.
Atlanta, Ca Sept. 22.-The fight is still
going on. We have every confidence that
the enemy will BE- driven from his present
stand at Mission Ridge, six miles from Chat.
tanooga In the three days fight the enemy
has been driven miles to the position nov
held by him. The Wig editorially speaks
of affairs at Chattanooga despoudingly.
New York Sept. 24.-Gold 81. Govern
ment Stocks firm.
A special dispatch to the Post says. official
ndvicrs from Rosecrans' army say there is no
indications of another ba tile. The rebel
losses on Saturday are characterized a. ire
mpndous.
Cincinnati, Sept. 24.-The N. Y. Herald.
correspondent arrived tonight from Cbicka.
manga. He was on the field and witnessed
the two days fight, and says the Army Of the
Cumberland has met with defeat which
must put il on the defensive for some time to
come. Thomas corps was really the Only
one that did any fighting. On the first day
it defeated Longs,reet with terrible slaughter,
driving him with great confusion across the
Chickamanga mile. Longftrret. in the two
hours fight, lost 1000 killed and double that
number wounded. Gems. McCook and Crit.
t-ndrn's corps on the same day We're beaten.
The enemy broke our centre, driving Cri,ten.
den in every direction. The defeat Of this
part of the line caused Thomas to abandon
his position and fall back to re.establisl his
lines. The rebels, not aware Of what they
had accomplished, failed to pursue the ad-
vantage gained, aud Wood and N-gl-y went
in our centre and re-established that part Of
our line !; they day was ours, though the en-.
envy held the field. We took six pieces Of
artillery more than WE lost the first day.
Thomas defeated Longs!reet on the second
day and saved Rosecraas from humiliation.
From 10 to l2 o'clock OH Sunday h. fought
the enemy and rrpulstd him in three success
sive charges, when finding his assaults in vain
the enemy charged on the right and centre
aud Mt the first charge broke Crittendcn's and
McCook's line, driving them into Rosrvle
and Chattanooga. Thomas corps still held
the mountain, aud was enabled through the
timely reinforcement Of Granger. to hold his
an ,,;rhte.u no,.v.,J IL, .,,-.ot IN
Roseville. This correspondent was in tho
field till Z o'clock Sunday evening and at
Chattanooga till Monday noon. Rosrcrans
was falling back on Chattanooga. where he
would b. perfectly safe from all that Bragg
could do. His lines of communication WERE
perfectly secure and he had plenty of ammu-
milton aud provisions ut Chattanooga fnr a
months siege. The result. he SAYS, has been
bad for us. as we have lost tremendously I'D
maerial-not less than fifty pieces Of artillery
having fallen into the hands Of the enemy.
The rebel lost in killed aud wounded exceed
ours-in killed. double ours. Rospcrans il
in M danger, but at the time thu corrspon-
dent left Chattanooga Burnside was in immi-
nent danger. ,as s. y
Washington, Sept 24.-The Richmond
Sentinel Of yesterday says: Accounts from
Bmgg's army. SO far. are proof Of entire sue
cess in that quarter. The battles of Satur-
Gay and Sunday were not conclusive, though
it ia claimed that the advantage was on the
rebel side. es .l .ase-s r.s4a5s
The enquirer says the battle commenced
s miles from Riugold, and on the goth Rose
crs"s was driven two miles by the combine
charges of Hill and Polk. The Federal sr'
tillery fire was heavier than any during the
war. It also states that on Saturday Hood's