Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-09-19

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A force of cavalry under Col. Graham, also
intercepted to-day some rebels near Cumber-
land, who seemed to be advancing to make
raid into Kentucky. Graham beat them and
captured SO.
Bridgeport, (Ala.) Sept. 4.-Burnsidc tele-
graphs that he took Kingston on the I'd.
Part Of Minetes brigades went up simultan-
eously with Burhside's army. Burnside
says he met with but little serious opposition.
All East Tennessee except the Chattanooga
region is being evacuated by the rebels and
is now free. Everything is working splen-
didly with both armies, and every obstacle
will be overcome in few days.
New York, Sept. 4.-Thc schooner Eta
lately arrived from Nassau with pine apples,
proves to be the pirate Reiribution, and was
seized yesterday. The steamship Fmlton
from Port Royal, Sept lst, left Charleston
bar, S o'clock P. NJ, same day. Gilmore had
succeeded in running parallel against Fort
Wagner. The Eonsidcs had been with
drawn from the attack on Moultric and bat
terics on Morris Island. Charleston had not
been bombarded for ten days.
San Francisco, Sept. 5.-Tclcgrams re-
ceived to-day by Gen. Wright and Collector
Low from Secretaries Chase and Stanton.
The following is one:
To Hon. F. F. Low and Gen. Wright
Accept for yourself and the loyal people of
California my cordial congratulations on the
you back speedy response from Charleston.
Gilmore keeps moving on their works. The
news received within AN hour leaves no room
to doubt the result. His force is ample and
his skill and energy arc unsurpassed. The
storms have for several days prevented
operations by the navy. Burnside is actively
pressing forward in East Tennessee, Rose
Grams on Chattanooga, Banks and Grant
busy. While our armies are thus moving On
the cncmy's works, VIC rejoice that California
has put in such blow to the rebellion.
Il. NJ. STANTON,
Sec'y of War;
New York, Sept "A Memphis letter,
dated Aug 25th., denies the report of the
death of Pembcrton, but says some of his
men having sworn to kill him, he has boon
taken 10 Richmond under a strong guard.
Fully two-thirds of his army are in the field
under llardec, who is in command at Mo-
bile
st. Louis, NO. Scpt.-A State Convcn-
ton of the Immediate Emancipationists was
held at Jefferson City yesterday. at which
resolutions were adopted providing for calling
q Constitutional Convention to adopt an or
dinance of immediate emancipation; re-
questing that Gen. Butler be assigned to the
command of the Department of Missouri,
and advocating an amendment to the Federal
Constitution which will prohibit slavery for
ever in the States to be admitted into the
Union.
Chicago, Sept. "a special dispatch to
the N. Y. Tribune says: 1t is rumorcd
among the politicians at Richmond that X.
NJ. T. Hunter is to be sent to Mexico as a
representative of the Southern Confedcracy,
in order to prepare the way for an offensive
and defensive alliance between the Emperor
of that country and the Government at Rich
mond 1t is said this gentlemen has received
instruct :ons for the immediate recognition of
the future Emperor of Mexico, in return for
which it is hoped his Majesty will be led to
recognize the Southern Confederacy. Hunter
is now at Paris, where he was sent nearly
two months ago by the Government with a
special mission to the Emperor of the French.
The principal object of his visit there is.
however, to act conformity with Slidell on all
matters appertaining to the Mexican ques-
ton, to give his support to all action of
France, Austria, England or Spain having
the defeat of the Monroe doctrine for its end,
and to promise the CO operation of the rebel
Cabinet in all measuses tending to counterfeit
the policy of the Federal Government on the
Mexican question.
Louisville, Sept. Alive deserters from
the 22d Kentucky Infantry were shot. at
Mumfordsvillc, at noon to-day.
Cairo, Sept. 4.-News from Fort Gibson,
Indian Territory, has been received to the 20
August. Gen. Blunt, with an army $500
strong. with 20 pieces Of artillery, crossed
the Arkansas river on the 22d, and offered
battle to Gen. Cooper, who had masscd on
his front IL 900 men. After a faint show of
resistance the enemy commenced to retreat.
which was soon turned to disorderly fight,
They abandoned all their property. General
Blunt pursued them 100 miles south of the
Arkansas, to Perrysvillc, which is only fifty
miles from Red river. The Indian Territory
is now clear of rebels. Gen. Blunt is march
ing on Fort Smith, which will, doubtless.
fall without struggle.
Louisville, Sept. 7.-Gov. Andrew john
son, in q speech at Nashville few days
since, avowed himself uncquivocally in favor
of the abolition Of slavery, and said the sys-
tenn of negro slavery, had proved baleful to the
nationby arraying itself against the interests of
demonstrations Of the people, and that the time
had come when means should be devised for
its eradication from Tennessee. He was in
favor of immediate emancipation, if it could
not be obtained, he was for gradual emanci-
pation-emancipation at all events. He
believed slavery curse, and wanted to see