Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-09-17
LATER FROM THE ATLANTIC s1py
DATES To SEPT. i.

JS>ieNtI-
Washington. = y'. 4.-Sherman's ofiri,l
report OF the caprurr OF A'laa'a ha. be-n
r~c-iv"d. dat-d 20 miles souh OF A,lant ,
Yesterday morning. II gives tn detail, Of
mano-ver>. III. hrs, att ick- .J,nrsboro. hi.
army cirrying the WORKS. ctp;urin: 10 guns.
900 prisoner. AMI driving the rrb |. Z,
Lovejav.s s'a,irn. IIooi indin. communi.
Cations Gu, oil, blew up the m1-azin-s and
lett atlanta in the night. Sl,cam, eor,,s
took possession of the CITY. =, A,ltn'a i.
ours. aud fairly won. Since III. 9TH of Nav
We have been in o:ir cons'lnt BATH or sk,r-
mi-h and med res. Oar lose, will Mt *
re.d. $1,000. We have over 5000 r-b,l
dead AID wound d. and 5000 pri,on~r-.
\Sgned) SHEgN,*.
Lft.r dispatches from Sl,cun. dl'rl Allan
IA. on tn night If ihr ID. -lv- that th. IN
emv d-sr,ycl seven sIoc ia tive, AMI -
cars ! ,adcd with ammunition small arms and
stores. They left II pieces of artillery.
m's'ly uniujarcd. and a lag numb.- OF small
arms.
Dr-er'ers ar coa>,aa;ly arriving inside
our line.
lSi-nrl.) STANTON.
BHimorc. Sept. 5-t sp cal To the
.imcricas Il ttrd mar B.rrvsviIl.. the / h saw:
Gro Ks command, with the i9.h aud 9Th
corps. reached Brrysville at moor. yrste DAY,
and ab,u: 1 "'clo X. heavy >kir nisdiag com
mrncrd. The ;i6th Ohio aud oh NIr.ini,
charged the rebels and dove then ont of the
trenches. \ dc>pcr,;. s:ruysl. now took
place. The rebels d ~t,rninei 10 regain their
trenches aud miss,d two divisip n and hurled
them with their accustomed fer. c!'y asnins.
our forces, who W re supported ly Daniels
and Thorohurs'- divisions. The enemy were
h,nd-onrly r.puls.l. The army wa, Engaged
all night d 'gsiig entertainments and ,hrowing
up b~rea~iworks. and we occupy a s'rong pc.
sition. We captured 80 pr, nc:s and three
stands Of ,lors. Oar loss is Loaf 800 killed
anil wounded. The cncmv's | rs is greater.
Gen. Granger has ISSUED IN ord r in ac-
acknowledgement to the army for The part taken
in the reduction Of Fort Morgan. We did
not loose n single man in the last attack on
the fort. The army worm was making sad
havoc among the cotton near Baton Rouge.
.Nem iork, Sept. G,-Thc Hetaif's Bunker
Hill correspondent dated the 4,h says: Crook
was last night attacked but he rcrulsed tho en-
cInv, taking 100 prisoners.
Tho Urraii's City Point correspondent on
the 18th says: Richmond papers affect to
ridicule the idea of Il single line of railroad
being vital to their occupation of Petersburg
and Richmond. but II general despondency
shows i.s,lt in the same issue.
The 7;1bune's special says Hunter has
been relieved q, his own request OF the com-
mand oftthc Department of Western Virginia.
1t is believed that Crook will be assigned TO
the command.
Burlington, ~, Sept. 1.-The returns of
the Stat election come in very slowly and
indicate large Union gums. Smiths majority
will be- nearly 10000.
Lancaster, Pa, Sept. 7.-Ata meeting of
the Union State Convention to-day. Thad.
Stevens was re-nominatcd to Congress by nc.
clamation.
Nrm York. Sept. 1.-The HyuIl's
Washington special says; The President,
ina recent conversation with Republicans.
said that an armisticc once arranged or grant
cd from Government to ii Z rebels never would
result otherwise than in a final acknowledge
mrnt ofth" independence of the rebels. As the
independence of Texas was c%vcntual' y. ac-
knowlcdgrd by Mexico. An armisticc grant
ed to the rebels would be an indirect agree
mrnt to ut some future time acknowledge
their independence.
Washington. Sept. 1.-The Provost Mar
shall Generals office is busily engaged in ar
ranging the credits of tn. scvcra! districts.
lie has ordered a draft without delay for de-.
f%icienccs in those districts which have not
filled their quotas. beginning with ,hos" most
in arrears. Credits : for volunteers will lie
allowed IA long as possible; but the advan-
tngr of filling up our armies Immediately will
require a draft tn be SPEEDILY made in the
drfaulring districts. All applications for its
postponcment have zen refused.
(Signed.) STANTON.
81. Louis, Sept. 1.-The Democratic
State Convention met here o .day and nomi-
mated Thomas l.. Price for Governor.
Wilmington, DH.. Sept, 6-At the mu-
nicipal election to-day. the Union men car
rird the city by $50 majority.
Cincinnati, Sept. 8.-Thc Democratic
Convention nominated Geo. f.. Pugh for
Congress in the LIST district and Henry C..
Lord, I'd district.
LouisriHr, Sept. G.-Grn. Ewing. com.
manding til. district of Western Kentucky.
has issued order 10Th, requiring the Judge Of
Quarterly Court in each county to call juie>
composed of citizens aud direct them to levy
upon the tax PAYERS a sufficient sum t. arm.
noun, and pay fifty men, to be raised within
each county. and maintain them until further
orders. Gov. Bramlctre yesterday issued II
proclamation denying that Ewing had any
civil OF military authority for 81 ordering. AMI
declaring til. order to lie in n'gti"n - thu
laws OF kentucky AID in conflict with the
rights aud liberties Of the people. lie tl'r"-
fore forbids the iuri,s waking such levy. and
calls upon all officers who favor Ewin's order
to resign.
Srnior Fasio. representative ofthe Emperor